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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.

Thursday, July 14, 2022

"1 substance, 1 assessment": the common data platform on chemicals

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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 data

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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 releasers

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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 Octocrylene

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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 Commission

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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 Regulation

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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 Regulation

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98 contributions were received by the European Commission during the consultation on the revision of the Cosmetics Regulation 1223/2009, which ended o...

Monday, June 27, 2022

"1 substance, 1 assessment": the reattribution of scientific work

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At the information session on the “1 substance, 1 assessment” (1S1A) initiative organised by the European Commission on 1 June 2022, each of its compo...

Tuesday, June 21, 2022

"1 substance, 1 assessment": the coordination mechanism

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At the information session on the “1 substance, 1 assessment” (1S1A) initiative organised by the European Commission on 1 June 2022, the speakers, aft...

Monday, June 20, 2022

The revision of the Cosmetics Regulation as seen by Cosmetics Europe

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Initiated in 2021, the revision process of the Cosmetics Regulation is largely in line with the European CSS (Chemicals Strategy for Sustainable Devel...

Monday, June 20, 2022

Revision of the Cosmetics Regulation: end of the public consultation... and after?

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This 21 June 2022 marks the end of the public consultation period on the revision of the Cosmetics Regulation 1223/2009. A revision that raises a lot ...

Wednesday, June 15, 2022

The European Commission publishes its new Recommendation on the definition of nanomaterials

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On 14 June 2022, the new Commission Recommendation on the definition of nanomaterial was published in the Official Journal of the European Union. This...