As a reminder, the European Commission’s proposal concerning the simplification of “certain requirements and procedures applicable to chemicals”, and providing in particular for amendments to the Cosmetics Regulation 1223/2009 (specifically Article 15 on the management of CMRs), has already been the subject of much discussion.
The Council adopted its position in November 2025, and the Parliament did the same on 29 April 2026.

The trilogue discussions that then began between the three European political bodies have therefore just concluded with an agreement.
In its press release, the European Parliament states that “the co-legislators agreed to phase out cosmetics containing prohibited CMR substances faster than the Commission had proposed.”

Time limits under Article 15

In detail:
• Where a substance is not defended for continued use, companies will have — once the ban takes effect — 6 months to stop placing affected products on the market and 12 months before they can no longer be made available
• Companies wanting to keep using a substance will have up to 12 months from its new classification to request a derogation, and the phase-out clock starts only once that request is decided
• If the derogation is refused on safety …