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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.

Wednesday, December 6, 2017

REACH 2018: Suppliers asked to communicate their registration intentions

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The Directors’ Contact Group (DCG) – a platform of the European Commission, ECHA and industry associations – recommends that companies communicate the...

Monday, December 4, 2017

o-Phenylphenol: new restriction of use by the end of 2018

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The European Union has just transmitted to WTO a draft regulation aimed at restrict the maximum concentration of the preservative o-Phenylphenol in le...

Monday, November 20, 2017

The European Commission has published the criteria to identify endocrine disruptors in biocides

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If the process was blocked by the European Parliament for plant protection products, Regulation (EU) 2017/2100 of 4 September 2017, published in the O...

Wednesday, August 23, 2017

HICC, Atranol, Chloroatranol: prohibited from August 23, 2019

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Regulation 2017/1410 of 2 August 2017, published in Official Journal of the European Union on 3 August, amends Annexes II (prohibited substances) and ...

Wednesday, August 23, 2017

Non-nano Zinc oxide prohibited in sprays

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Regulation 2017/1413 of 3 August 2017, published in Official Journal of the European Union on 4 August, amends Annex IV (colorant) of Cosmetics Regula...

Tuesday, July 25, 2017

Tagetes extracts and oils banned and/or restricted at the end of 2017

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The European Union has just transmitted to WTO a draft regulation aimed at prohibiting or restricting the use in cosmetic products of Tagetes erecta, ...

Monday, July 10, 2017

MI: no more than 0.0015% in rinse-off products early 2018

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Regulation 2017/1224 of 6 July 2017, published in Official Journal of the European Union on 7 July, amends Annex V (preservatives) of Cosmetics Regula...

Monday, July 3, 2017

A 'CMR' regulation to ban 3 preservatives by the end of 2017

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The European Union has just transmitted to WTO a draft regulation aimed at prohibiting or restricting the use in cosmetic products of all substances w...

Wednesday, June 21, 2017

Nanomaterials: the catalogue

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It is an understatement to say it had been long-awaited: the Commission was to publish it in January 2014. Tricky to set up, reported to late 2015, an...

Wednesday, June 14, 2017

ECHA proposes to classify TiO2 as Carcinogenic 2

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ECHA’s Committee for Risk Assessment (RAC) concluded that the available scientific evidence meets the criteria in the CLP Regulation to classify Titan...

Monday, May 15, 2017

Skin sensitization: two new alternative methods

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The JRC's European Union Reference Laboratory for alternatives to animal testing (EURL ECVAM) has published its recommendation on the use of non-anima...

Wednesday, May 10, 2017

D4/D5: Consultation by ECHA

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The European Chemicals Agency launched a call for comments and evidence on Octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane (D4) and Decamethylcyclopentasiloxane (D5). Th...