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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, May 1, 2017

Cosmetic ingredients: from safety assessment to regulations

How is the safety of cosmetic ingredients assessed? Which process is involved in the decision to authorize or prohibit their placing on the market? Ho...

Monday, April 17, 2017

o-Phenylphenol and its salts: Consultation by the European Commission

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On 11 April 2017, the European Commission has launched a public consultation on its proposal to make regulations evolve as regard the cosmetic ingredi...

Wednesday, April 5, 2017

ECHA makes available REACH data on 15,000 substances

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Key information on around 15,000 chemicals can now be downloaded and used on ECHA website. According to the European Chemicals Agency, researchers, re...

Wednesday, March 29, 2017

CoRAP 2017-2019 adopted

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ECHA has adopted the updated Community rolling action plan (CoRAP) for 2017-2019 with 115 substances to be evaluated. According to the plan, 22 Member...

Monday, March 20, 2017

Cosmetics safety: a factsheet from the European Commission

Consumers continually expose themselves to chemicals through the use of a wide range of personal care products. To reassure them about the safety of c...

Monday, March 13, 2017

Peanut & wheat protein in cosmetics: new restrictions in 2018

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The European Union has just transmitted to WTO a draft regulation aimed at restricting the peanut protein level of peanut oil, its extracts and its de...

Thursday, February 23, 2017

D4 and D5 restricted to 0.1% in rinse-off cosmetics in 2017

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The European Union has just transmitted to WTO a draft regulation aimed at restricting the use of octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane (D4) and decamethylcycl...

Wednesday, February 15, 2017

Benzopheneone-3: 6% maximum from September 3, 2017

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Regulation 2017/238 of 10 February 2017, published in Official Journal of the European Union on 11 February, amends Annex VI (UV-filters) of Cosmetics...

Wednesday, February 15, 2017

Hair dyes: new regulation for 17 substances

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Regulation 2017/237 of 10 February 2017, published in Official Journal of the European Union on 11 February, amends Annex III (restricted substances) ...

Monday, February 13, 2017

Reminder: MIT is now banned in leave-on products

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Over the past few months, the noose had been tightening around Methylisothiazolinone. It was banned in leave-on cosmetics as from 12 February 2017, an...

Wednesday, January 25, 2017

MBBT [nano] in Anne VI to the Cosmetics Regulation in 2017

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The European Union has just transmitted to WTO a draft Regulation aimed at allowing the use of MBBT (Methylene bis-benzotriazolyl tetramethylbutylphen...

Wednesday, January 18, 2017

The use of Zinc oxide to be limited in 2017 in Europe

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The European Union has just transmitted to WTO a draft regulation aimed at restricting the use of Zinc oxide as a colorant in uncoated non-nano form i...