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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.

Labeling of allergens: are you ready?

This is the first step in the implementation of Regulation (EU) 2023/1545: from 31 July 2026, all cosmetic products newly placed on the market in the European Union must include, in the list of ingredients on the labelling, the allergens featured on the list, which contains more than 80 such substances.

Tuesday, April 22, 2025

Consultation on the amendment of Annex I of the "Deforestation-free" Regulation

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On April 15, 2025, the European Commission launched a consultation on a draft Delegated Regulation designed to amend Annex I of Regulation (EU) 2023/1...

Monday, April 14, 2025

Glyoxylic acid: call for data from the European Commission

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Following the alert on the safety of glyoxylic acid issued by the French Anses, the European Commission has opened a stakeholder consultation. The aim...

Monday, April 14, 2025

European 2025 JACOP for cosmetics

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During her presentation at Cosmed’s 25th Regulatory Congress on March 26, 2025, DG Grow’s Sylwia Jaczewska focused on JACOP (Joint Actions on Complian...

Monday, April 7, 2025

Restriction on microplastics: the European Commission's Explanatory Guide

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Published at the end of September 2023, Regulation (EU) 2023/2055 instituted new restrictions applicable to synthetic polymer microparticles, under th...

Monday, March 24, 2025

Fitness check of the European Cosmetics Regulation: 1st stage completed

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Launched on February 21, 2025, the quality assessment of Cosmetics Regulation 1223/2009 began with a Call for Evidence, which closed on March 21. 155 ...

Monday, March 17, 2025

Notification of the update of the European Glossary of Cosmetic Ingredients

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On 13 March 2025, the European Commission notified a draft Decision to update the “Glossary of common ingredient names for use in the labelling of cos...

Monday, March 17, 2025

Legal action against the Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive

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On 10 March 2025, Cosmetics Europe, just like EFPIA (European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations), announced that it had filed a...

Monday, March 3, 2025

The fitness check of the Cosmetics Regulation from the point of view of the European Commission

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The European Commission launched the fitness check of Cosmetics Regulation 1223/2009 on 21 February 2025. On the 24th, the CRCC (Congress on Cosmetic ...

Monday, March 3, 2025

Industry calls for simplification of the Green Claims Directive

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The time has come in Europe to cut red tape and keep businesses competitive. These are the pillars on which several associations representing the indu...

Wednesday, February 26, 2025

Evaluation of the Cosmetics Regulation: the fitness check is launched

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Hans Ingels, Head of the Bioeconomy, Chemicals and Cosmetics Unit at the European Commission, announced at the end of October 2024 that instead of the...

Monday, February 24, 2025

How to obtain the EU Ecolabel

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During a webinar organised by the European Commission in December 2024, Georgia Faraca from the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre detailed t...

Monday, February 17, 2025

The opportunities of the European Ecolabel for cosmetic products

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It has been around since 1992, but given the current regulatory context, it seems to be more attractive than ever. During a webinar organised by the E...