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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, January 9, 2017

Ban of three fragrance allergens in… 4 years!

The European Union has just transmitted to WTO a draft regulation to ban the use of three fragrance allergens in cosmetic products. The text should en...

Friday, December 16, 2016

Tagetes: Consultation by the European Commission

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On 14 December 2016, the European Commission has launched a public consultation on its proposal to make regulations evolve as regard the cosmetic ingr...

Wednesday, December 7, 2016

Restriction of MI in rinse-off products in 2017

The European Union has just transmitted to WTO a draft regulation aimed at restricting the use of methylisothiazolinone as a preservative in rinse-off...

Monday, November 28, 2016

Current cosmetics regulatory affairs as seen by the European Commission

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Every year, the Perfume & Cosmetics Congress organized by the Cosmetic Valley invites a representative of the European Commission to make an updat...

Wednesday, November 23, 2016

Furfural: Consultation by European Commission

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On 17 November 2016, the European Commission has launched a public consultation on its proposal to make regulations evolve as regard the cosmetic ingr...

Monday, November 21, 2016

European Commission calls for data on salts of o-Phenylphenol

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On November 11th, 2016, the European Commission published a call for data on salts of o-Phenylphenol (Sodium o-phenylphenate, Potassium o-phenylphenat...

Tuesday, November 15, 2016

'Free from' claims: European Commission recommendations to come

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‘Free from’ claims are trendy. But they are under revision by the European Commission, as regulators are about to publish new recommendations intended...

Monday, October 31, 2016

CoRAP: ECHA's proposal for 2017-2019

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ECHA has just published its proposal to update the Community rolling action plan (CoRAP) for 2017-2019. The draft plan contains 117 substances propose...

Monday, October 31, 2016

Denaturing of alcohol: the new rules

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The regulation 2016/1867 of 20 October 2016, published in on 21 October, is amending the regulation 3199/93 and setting up a single common denaturing ...

Monday, September 26, 2016

Cosmetic claims: the Commission’s report

It was to be released no later than July 11, 2016 – it was actually published on September 19. The Commission’s report on the use of cosmetics claims ...

Wednesday, September 14, 2016

Zinc pyrithione: new limitation of concentration

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The European Commission has just transmitted to WTO a draft regulation aimed to amend Annexe III (restricted substances) to the Cosmetics Regulation 1...

Monday, August 22, 2016

TTIP: 14th round and cosmetics

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The 14th negotiating round of negotiations for the transatlantic trade and investment partnership between European Union and United States (TTIP) took...