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JACOP 2025: Results of the FPS tests

As part of the JACOP (Joint Actions on Compliance of Products) initiative launched in 2025, the European Commission funded a campaign to test SPFs and UVA protection factors. The results were released on 27 July 2026.

Reminder: entry into force of the latest version of the European Glossary of Cosmetic Ingredients

It sets out the names that must be used in the list of ingredients, which must appear on the labelling of cosmetic products. The latest version of this Glossary, published in July 2025, comes into force on 30 July 2026.

Regulation 2022/1181: full implementation on 31 July 2026

It comes into force for products made available on the market this 31 July. Regulation 2022/1181 of 8 July 2022 amended the preamble to Annex V (authorised preservatives) of Cosmetics Regulation 1223/2009 to define the new threshold for labelling the presence of formaldehyde releasers.

"Deforestation-free" Regulation: the new European Commission's Guidance Document

On 20 July 2026, the Commission published a new edition of its “Guidance document for Regulation (EU) 2023/1115 on deforestation-free products” in the Official Journal of the European Union, replacing the 2024 version.

Labeling of allergens: are you ready?

This is the first step in the implementation of Regulation (EU) 2023/1545: from 31 July 2026, all cosmetic products newly placed on the market in the European Union must include, in the list of ingredients on the labelling, the allergens featured on the list, which contains more than 80 such substances.

Monday, July 27, 2026

JACOP 2025: Results of the FPS tests

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As part of the JACOP (Joint Actions on Compliance of Products) initiative launched in 2025, the European Commission funded a campaign to test SPFs and...

Monday, July 27, 2026

Reminder: entry into force of the latest version of the European Glossary of Cosmetic Ingredients

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It sets out the names that must be used in the list of ingredients, which must appear on the labelling of cosmetic products. The latest version of thi...

Monday, July 27, 2026

Regulation 2022/1181: full implementation on 31 July 2026

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It comes into force for products made available on the market this 31 July. Regulation 2022/1181 of 8 July 2022 amended the preamble to Annex V (autho...

Monday, July 20, 2026

"Deforestation-free" Regulation: the new European Commission's Guidance Document

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On 20 July 2026, the Commission published a new edition of its “Guidance document for Regulation (EU) 2023/1115 on deforestation-free products” in the...

Monday, July 20, 2026

Labeling of allergens: are you ready?

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This is the first step in the implementation of Regulation (EU) 2023/1545: from 31 July 2026, all cosmetic products newly placed on the market in the ...

Thursday, July 9, 2026

The European Commission notifies an "Omnibus+" (CMRs and other ingredients)

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On 8 July 2026, the European Commission notified a draft Regulation aimed, on the one hand, at prohibiting the use in cosmetics of substances classifi...

Tuesday, July 7, 2026

Implementation of Directive 2024/825: the "Common understanding" for "old stock situations"

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Published in March 2024, Directive (EU) 2024/825, which aims to “empower cconsumers for the green transition through better protection against unfair ...

Monday, July 6, 2026

Update to the rolling list of European REACH restrictions

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On 2 July 2026, the European Commission announced a review of the “rolling list” in its REACH restrictions roadmap, first published in 2022. It provid...

Monday, June 29, 2026

Destruction of unsold goods: France may derogate from European law

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On 29 June 2026, the Commission published its Decision (EU) 2026/1435 in the Official Journal of the European Union, approving the French national pro...

Wednesday, June 17, 2026

Omnibus VI: agreement reached in trilogue

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Political negotiations between the Commission, the Council and the Parliament on Omnibus VI (the European Commission’s proposal to simplify the requir...

Wednesday, June 3, 2026

Reminder: entry into force of Regulation (EU) 2024/1328

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This 6 June 2026 marks the entry into force of Regulation (EU) 2024/1328 of 16 May 2024, and the ban on D6 in rinse-off cosmetic products. Reminder.

Tuesday, June 2, 2026

The European Commission publishes its roadmap to phase out animal testing

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This was one of the responses to the “Save cruelty-free cosmetics” ECI, which was validated in early 2023. The European Commission had committed to la...