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Silver: the European Commission notifies a change to the restrictions

On 30 July 2026, the European Commission notified a draft Regulation, which is in fact a corrigendum to Regulation (EU) 2026/78 (the 8th “CMR” Regulation), in order to bring the restrictions on silver into line with the latest Opinion of the SCCS. It is worth noting that its provisions apply from… 1 May 2026.

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.

Monday, September 26, 2022

Draft EU Allergen Regulation notified to the WTO

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The European Union has just transmitted to the WTO a draft Regulation on the labelling of fragrance allergens in cosmetic products. It is a transposit...

Monday, September 26, 2022

European Commission consultation on the new hazard classes of the CLP Regulation (ED, PBT, PMT)

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On 20 September 2022, the European Commission opened a public consultation on its draft Delegated Regulation establishing new hazard classes in the CL...

Wednesday, September 21, 2022

Essential oils, REACH and CLP: the European Commission's response to the French Senate

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In a European Resolution dated 5 July 2022, the French Senate expressed its concern about the preservation of the lavender-based essential oil industr...

Monday, September 19, 2022

Publication of the 5th Regulation on CMRs

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The European Union has just published Regulation 2022/1531, the 5th annual text aiming to ban or regulate substances recently classified as CMR. It co...

Monday, September 19, 2022

The European Commission consults on its proposal for a basic Regulation of ECHA

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As part of the implementation of the Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability (CSS), one of the components of the Green Deal, and in particular the “1 su...

Monday, September 5, 2022

European Commission publishes its proposal to restrict microplastics

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This proposal for a Regulation is a consequence of the European Commission’s Plastics Strategy, published on 16 January 2018. Developed by the Europea...

Monday, September 5, 2022

The ECI "Save cruelty-free cosmetics" has collected over one million signatures

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Launched by a collective of animal welfare organisations, the European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI) “Save cruelty-free cosmetics - Commit to a Europe wi...

Monday, September 5, 2022

EU/UK: Consolidated Cosmetics Regulations 2022 are published!

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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)

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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 distribution

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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)

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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 consultation

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On 19 July 2022, the European Commission launched a Call for Evidence for its initiative “Chemical Safety - better access to chemicals data for safety...