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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.

Monday, November 18, 2024

"Deforestation-free" Regulation: the European Commission's Guidance Document

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Regulation (EU) 2023/1115 “on the making available on the Union market and the export from the Union of certain commodities and products associated wi...

Tuesday, November 12, 2024

The European "One substance, onr assessment" initiative: an update

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The “One substance, one assessment” (1S1A or OSOA) assessment process is a commitment by the European Commission, expressed in the European Green Deal...

Monday, October 7, 2024

Publication of the 22nd ATP of the CLP Regulation

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Delegated Regulation (EU) 2024/2564 of 19 June 2024 was published in the Official Journal of the European Union on 30 September 2024. This is the 22nd...

Monday, October 7, 2024

The European Commission proposes a 12-month postponement of the "Deforestation-free" Regulation

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Regulation (EU) 2023/1115, which aims to protect the world’s forests and has an impact on a number of cosmetic ingredients, such as those made from co...

Monday, September 30, 2024

Europe notifies the 23th ATP of the CLP

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On 25 September 2024, the European Union notified a draft Regulation which constitutes the 23th ATP (Adaptation to Technical and Scientific Progress) ...

Monday, September 23, 2024

The European Commission consults on its roadmap to phase out animal testing

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This was one of the responses to the “Save cruelty-free cosmetics” ECI validated in early 2023. The European Commission undertook to launch a roadmap ...

Monday, September 23, 2024

Regulation (EU) 2024/2462: a restriction on certain PFAS applicable to cosmetics

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Regulation (EU) 2024/2462, published in the Official Journal of the European Union on 20 September 2024, amends Annex XVII of Regulation (EC) 1907/200...

Monday, August 26, 2024

A Corrigendum to Regulation (EU) 2024/858 (Nanomaterials)

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Regulation 2024/858 of 14 March 2024 amended Annexes II (prohibited substances) and III (restricted ingredients) of European Cosmetics Regulation 1223...

Thursday, July 25, 2024

Template for a recall notice: a corrigendum to European Regulation 2024/1435

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Published in May 2024, Implementing Regulation 2024/1435 provides the model to be followed by product recall notices issued by companies to consumers....

Monday, July 22, 2024

Regulation 2022/1181: entry into force this 31 July 2024

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It comes into force for products placed on the market this 31 July. Regulation 2022/1181 of 8 July 2022 amended the preamble to Annex V (authorised pr...

Monday, July 15, 2024

Revision of the European Commission's "Sunscreen Products" Recommendation

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In 2006, the European Commission adopted a Recommendation “on the efficacy of sunscreen products and the claims made relating thereto”. Twenty years l...

Monday, July 8, 2024

Publication of the European "Ecodesign" Regulation

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On 28 June 2024, Regulation 2024/1781 “establishing a framework for the setting of ecodesign requirements for sustainable products”, known as the “Eco...