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Horizon 2045: four scenarios to prepare for the future

To mark CEW France’s “Journé de la Beauté 2026”, an innovative session broke with the usual round-table format. Olivier Parent (Director of Prospective Studies at Comptoir Prospectiviste), Frédérique Lenglen (Strategic Communications Advisor) and Karine Cottin (Senior Advisor, Inspire Positive Change) presented the Biotech 2045 Forecasting Capsule, a project initiated by Jean-Yves Berthon, Chairman of Greentech, in partnership with Burson and Comptoir Prospectiviste. The task: to imagine four po...

Retail in the age of the experience

To mark CEW France’s Beauty Day 2026, a round-table discussion brought together Catherine Spindler (President of Sephora for Europe and the Middle East) and Hubert de Malherbe (Director of the design agency Malherbe Paris) to address a single question: what will the shop of the future look like in ten years’ time? Their answers both centre on experience and emotion.

Impact, comparison, brand and stocks in Directive (EU) 2024/825

During a webinar held on 12 June 2026, Ambroise Pascal, the DGCCRF’s Ecological Transition Officer, and his team addressed the key issues raised by the entry into force of Directive (EU) 2024/825, which aims to combat commercial practices amounting to greenwashing. The final section of their presentation covered claims of carbon neutrality, comparison services, brands and product names, and the is...

Claims in Directive (EU) 2024/825

During a webinar held on June 12, 2026, Ambroise Pascal, the DGCCRF’s Delegate for Ecological Transition, and his team addressed the main issues raised by the implementation of Directive (EU) 2024/825, which aims to combat commercial practices that amount to greenwashing. The second part of their presentation focused on generic environmental claims and future environmental claims.

Sustainability labels in Directive (EU) 2024/825

During a webinar held on 12 June 2026, Ambroise Pascal, the DGCCRF’s Ecological Transition Officer, and his team addressed the key issues raised by the entry into force of Directive (EU) 2024/825, which aims to combat commercial practices amounting to greenwashing. The first major section of their presentation focused on sustainability labels (and the subsequent question-and-answer session).

Monday, January 20, 2025

How to interpret and manage the "Microplastics" Regulation

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At Cosmetic Valley’s 22nd Congress on Regulatory Issues - Fragrance & Cosmetics, Florence Ricaud, General Secretary and Technical Manager of Ingre...

Monday, January 13, 2025

EUDR: Everything you need to know about the "Deforestation-free" Regulation

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It was due to come into force on 31 December 2024, but has been postponed for a year. And for good reason: nobody was ready, whether economic operator...

Monday, January 13, 2025

Consumers and sun protection: the current situation

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During the Cosmetic Days organised by Cosmed in early December 2024, Valérie Rager-Brossard, Director of Customer Relations at the Appinio research in...

Monday, January 6, 2025

French DGCCRF: an update on the 2023, 2024 and 2025 inspections

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At the Cosmetic Valley’s 22nd Congress on Regulatory Issues - Fragrance & Cosmetics, held on 20 and 21 November 2024, DGCCRF representatives Virgi...

Monday, January 6, 2025

The implementation of French Anses' “cosmetics” missions

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One year ago, Anses became a new player in the French cosmetics safety landscape. At the Cosmetic Valley’s 22nd Congress on Regulatory Issues - Fragra...

Monday, January 6, 2025

Perfumes & Cosmetics Congress 2024: the Q&A of the authorities

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Following their respective speeches at the Cosmetic Valley’s 22nd Congress on Regulatory Issues - Fragrance & Cosmetics, held on 20 and 21 Novembe...

Wednesday, December 18, 2024

Perfumes & Cosmetics Congress 2024: the Q&A of the FEBEA - Claims section

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As every year, at the close of the Cosmetic Valley’s 22nd Congress on Regulatory Issues - Fragrance & Cosmetics, held on 20 and 21 November 2024, ...

Wednesday, December 18, 2024

Revision of the ‘’Sunscreen products‘’ Recommendation: subjects under discussion

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Work on revising the European Commission’s “Sunscreen products” Recommendation began in early summer 2024. At Cosmetic Days, organised by Cosmed on 3 ...

Monday, December 16, 2024

Perfumes & Cosmetics Congress 2024: the Q&A of the FEBEA - Regulations / Labelling section

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As every year, at the close of the Cosmetic Valley’s 22nd Congress on Regulatory Issues - Fragrance & Cosmetics, held on 20 and 21 November 2024, ...

Monday, December 16, 2024

The draft Green Claims Directive and its practical implications

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Sammy Drissi Amraoui recently joined the French General Commission for Sustainable Development, a cross-cutting department of the Ministry of Ecologic...

Monday, December 9, 2024

Yes, the GPSR applies to cosmetics!

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It is not revolutionary in its principle, since its aim is to ensure that products on the market are safe. But it deserves to be fully understood, par...

Monday, December 2, 2024

The European Commission's programme following the abandonment of the revision of the Cosmetics Regulation

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After more than three years of reflections, discussions, projects and uncertainties, the project to revise Regulation (EC) 1223/2009 has been definiti...