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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, April 30, 2018

REACH Annexes: specific information on nanomaterials

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The REACH Committee has voted to amend REACH Annexes to explicitly address nanoforms of substances. The specific requirements will address the knowled...

Monday, April 30, 2018

Three o-Phenylphenol salts soon to be banned

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The European Union had transmitted to WTO a draft Regulation aimed at restrict the maximum concentration of the preservative o-Phenylphenol in leave-o...

Tuesday, April 24, 2018

The European Commission has published the criteria to identify endocrine disruptors in plant protection products

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Following the text adopted as part of the regulation on biocides, Regulation 2018/605 of 19 April 2018, published in the Official Journal of the Europ...

Tuesday, March 27, 2018

CoRAP 2018-2020: 108 substances to be evaluated

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ECHA has adopted the updated Community rolling action plan (CoRAP) for 2018-2020 with 108 substances to be evaluated, some of which are used in cosmet...

Monday, March 5, 2018

ECHA calls for evidence on possible restriction of microplastics

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ECHA has recently announced that, at the request of the European Commission, it will investigate the need for a restriction on the placing on the mark...

Monday, February 26, 2018

Reminder: Zinc oxide banned in sprays as from February 24

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If it was authorized as a colourant until recently, without any restrictions, the use of non-coated, non-nano zinc oxide is now banned in the applicat...

Tuesday, January 30, 2018

Preparing the Brexit: a notice of the European Commission

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On 22 January 2018, the European Commission published a notice to encourage all interested parties, and especially economic operators, to get prepared...

Wednesday, January 24, 2018

Reminder: MIT limited to 0.0015% in rinse-off products as from January 27

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After a total ban in leave-on products, which took effect on 12 February 2017, the second part of the new restrictions on Methylisothiazolinone is abo...

Monday, January 22, 2018

ECHA to consider restrictions on the use of oxo-plastics and microplastics

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Following the requests from the European Commission, ECHA has started to prepare restriction proposals for oxo-plastics and for intentionally added mi...

Tuesday, January 16, 2018

Regulation 2018/35: D4 and D5 limited to 0.1% in wash-off cosmetics

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Regulation 2018/35 of 10 January 2018, published in Official Journal of the European Union on 11 January, amends Annex XVII of REACH Regulation 1907/2...

Monday, December 11, 2017

Endocrine disruptors: consultation on the Guidance

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Following the publication of European Regulation setting out scientific criteria for the determination of endocrine-disrupting properties for biocides...

Wednesday, December 6, 2017

Regulation 2017/2228: restrictions for peanut & wheat proteins

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Regulation 2017/2228 of 4 December 2017, published in Official Journal of the European Union on 5 December, amends Annex III (restricted substances) o...