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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.

Tuesday, June 7, 2022

Introduction to "1 substance, 1 assessment

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On 1 June 2022, the European Commission’s DG Environment organised an information session on the “1 substance, 1 assessment” (1S1A) initiative, which ...

Thursday, June 2, 2022

Reminder: new hair dye bans/restrictions come into force

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On this 3 June 2022, new bans and restrictions under EU Regulation 2020/1683 come into force for several hair dye ingredients. This is the last stage ...

Monday, May 30, 2022

Corrigendum to Regulation 2022/692 (18th ATP of the CLP)

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On 25 May 2022, the Commission published a Corrigendum to Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/692 of 16 February 2022, which constitutes the 18th ATP (Adap...

Monday, May 9, 2022

Publication of the 18th ATP of the CLP

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The Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/692 of 16 February 2022 has been published in the Official Journal of the European Union on 3 May 2022. It is the 1...

Monday, May 9, 2022

European Commission call for data on salicylic esters

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On 5 April 2022, the European Commission launched a call for data to identify salicylic esters used in cosmetic products, in particular those that are...

Monday, May 2, 2022

Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability: the European Commission publishes the Restrictions Roadmap

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On 25 April 2022, the European Commission published its “Restriction Roadmap” for harmful chemicals as part of its “Chemicals Strategy for Sustainabil...

Monday, May 2, 2022

EU publishes updated Glossary of Cosmetic Ingredients

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On 29 April 2022, the Commission published in the Official Journal of the European Union Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/677 which is the update of th...

Thursday, April 21, 2022

New restrictions for Dihydroxyacetone applicable to all products

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This 22 April 2022 marks the entry into force of new restrictions under Regulation 2021/1099 for Dihydroxyacetone, particularly when used in non-oxidi...

Tuesday, April 19, 2022

Europe notifies new regulation for 4 cosmetic ingredients (EDs, colorant, UV filters)

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The European Union has just transmitted to the WTO a draft Regulation aiming at modifying Annexes III (restricted substances) and VI (authorised UV fi...

Monday, April 4, 2022

European Commission launches the public consultation on the revision of the Cosmetics Regulation

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After the inception impact assessment published in October 2021, the European Commission has just opened the public consultation on the targeted revis...

Monday, March 28, 2022

What restrictions on cosmetics exports to Russia?

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Today, the restrictions established by Europe against Russia and Belarus due to the conflict in Ukraine also affect luxury products, including cosmeti...

Monday, March 21, 2022

European consultation on the evaluation of chemical substances

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The European Green Deal foresees the establishment of a “one substance, one assessment” process for chemical safety assessments. The Commission believ...