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PPWR: the European Commission’s GuidanceSubscribers only

On 30 March 2026, the European Commission published its guidelines on the application of Regulation (EU) 2025/40 on packaging and packaging waste, along with a FAQ, to ensure the uniform application of the new rules and to address stakeholders’ practical questions.

Cosmetics Europe and IFRA warn against “misinformation” regarding Omnibus VISubscribers only

As the Commission’s proposal on simplifying chemical regulations is set to be presented to the European Parliament in late April 2026, a heated debate is raging between consumer and environmental advocacy groups and the industry. In a joint statement, Cosmetics Europe and IFRA warn against a campaign of misinformation.

Safety Gate 2025 report: cosmetics top the list of reportsSubscribers only

The European Commission presented its annual report on Safety Gate on March 5, 2025. The first finding was that of the 4,671 alerts notified, 36% concerned cosmetic products, which were affected much more often than toys (16%) and electrical appliances and equipment (11%).

Assessment of chemical mixtures: SCHEER tasked with revising the 2011 OpinionSubscribers only

In 2011, the three independent non-food Scientific Committees of the European Union (SCHER, SCENHIR, and SCCS) provided a joint opinion on “the toxicity and risk assessment of chemical mixtures.” The European Commission is now asking SCHEER (Scientific Committee on Health, Environmental and Emerging Risks) to update this Opinion.

Urban wastewater treatment: Cosmetics Europe's appeal dismissed as inadmissibleSubscribers only

In March 2025, Cosmetics Europe, along with EFPIA (European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations), filed an appeal with the EU Court regarding the revision of the Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive, challenging the application of the polluter pays principle to the pharmaceutical and cosmetics industries alone. The Court has just ruled that this action is inadmissible.
Monday, September 5, 2022
EU/UK: Consolidated Cosmetics Regulations 2022 are published!Subscribers only
On both sides of the Channel, the regulatory authorities have just published the consolidated versions of their respective Cosmetics Regulations, whic...
Tuesday, August 30, 2022
"1 substance, 1 assessment" information session: the Q&A (2/2)Subscribers only
After each of the presentations made by the European Commission services at the “1 substance, 1 assessment” (1S1A) information session, the speakers a...
Tuesday, August 23, 2022
VBER: what's changing for selective cosmetic distributionSubscribers only
On June 1, 2022, the European Commission adopted a new Vertical Block Exemption Regulation (VBER) which specifies certain competition rules. CosmeticO...
Monday, August 22, 2022
"1 substance, 1 assessment" information session: the Q&A (1/2)Subscribers only
After each of the presentations made by the European Commission services at the “1 substance, 1 assessment” (1S1A) information session, the speakers a...
Thursday, July 21, 2022
Horizontal legislation on chemical data: European Commission consultationSubscribers only
On 19 July 2022, the European Commission launched a Call for Evidence for its initiative “Chemical Safety - better access to chemicals data for safety...
Thursday, July 14, 2022
"1 substance, 1 assessment": the common data platform on chemicalsSubscribers only
This is the last part of the “1 substance, 1 assessment” (1S1A) initiative, which the European Commission presented in its entirety at the information...
Tuesday, July 12, 2022
"1 substance, 1 assessment": the horizontal legislative proposal on dataSubscribers only
The fourth part of the “1 substance, 1 assessment” (1S1A) initiative, which the European Commission presented in its entirety at the information sessi...
Monday, July 11, 2022
Regulation 2022/1181: new labelling rules for products containing formaldehyde releasersSubscribers only
Regulation 2022/1181 of 8 July 2022, published in the Official Journal of the European Union on 11 July, amends the preamble of Annex V (authorised pr...
Monday, July 11, 2022
Regulation 2022/1176: new restrictions for Benzophenone-3 and OctocryleneSubscribers only
Regulation 2022/1176 of 7 July 2022, published in the Official Journal of the European Union on 8 July, amends Annex VI (authorised UV filters) to Cos...
Monday, July 4, 2022
Cosmetic ingredients under the spotlight of the European CommissionSubscribers only
During the Cosmetics Europe Annual Conference, held on 15-16 June 2022, Rizos-Georgios Manikas, DG Grow’s Scientific and Policy Officer, gave an updat...
Monday, July 4, 2022
"1 substance, 1 assessment": the proposal for a standalone ECHA founding RegulationSubscribers only
The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) is at the heart of the various initiatives of the European Commission’s Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability (CS...
Monday, June 27, 2022
98 contributions to the consultation on the revision of the Cosmetics RegulationSubscribers only
98 contributions were received by the European Commission during the consultation on the revision of the Cosmetics Regulation 1223/2009, which ended o...
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