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Regulation:France

Terms and conditions of the PFAS ban: French Decree published

On 30 December 2025, Decree No.2025-1376 “on the prevention of risks resulting from exposure to perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances” was published in the Official Journal of the French Republic. It will come into force on 1 January 2026.

France: A proposed law for greater transparency on the risks of cosmetics

Submitted on 23 December 2025 to the French National Assembly by Léa Balage El Mariky, an environmentalist MP, this bill aims to “improve transparency on the risks associated with cosmetic products’ by introducing labelling that rates the safety of products.”

French Professional Packaging EPR: Specifications and Scope

As part of the implementation of the new EPR system for professional packaging, France published two decrees on December 18, 2025. The first defines the specifications for eco-organizations, while the second sets out the scope of packaging covered by this new system.

Bulk sales areas: the French Decree has been published

Decree No. 2025-1102 “on the sales area targets for the sale of fast-moving consumer goods presented without primary packaging” was published in the Official Journal of the French Republic on 21 November 2025. It sets out the framework for calculating the space devoted to bulk products in shops larger than 400 m².

France : two “PFAS” decrees under consultation

On August 7, France launched a consultation on two decrees implementing the law of February 27, 2025, “aimed at protecting the population from the risks associated with perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances.” The first concerns the definition of the reduction trajectory for industrial facilities. The second sets the PFAS concentration values that trigger a ban on products containing them.

Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Evaluation of REACH-registered substances: an opinion, by the French Ministry of Ecology

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Following the update of the 3-Year Action Plan for the evaluation of chemical substances (CoRAP), after the REACH Regulation, the French Ministry of E...

Tuesday, March 12, 2013

Adaptation of the French law to the Cosmetic Directive

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Two orders have been just released in the French Journal Officiel, number 0054 issued on 5 March, to adapt the French law to the Annexes of the Europe...

Tuesday, January 8, 2013

Nanos: the declaration "à la française"

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Time has gone when nanos shall be declared. Further to the declaration on the European level, as required in the Regulation on cosmetics, another one ...

Thursday, May 10, 2012

Tax on cosmetics: a postponement, and then?

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Six more months to declare it: every company has now until the 1st October 2012 to comply with this new obligation! Indeed, it will have to be paid. T...

Friday, May 4, 2012

Tax on cosmetics: postponed!

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It should have been declared before 31 March 2012. Further to the financial problems it could have put to the smallest companies, it was also an incre...

Thursday, February 2, 2012

The tax on cosmetics: OK, and what about, now?

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There are times when we need to be back to revisit challenging matters, especially when they are topical issues! The tax on cosmetics, approved by the...

Thursday, December 1, 2011

Tax on cosmetics: Passed!

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The third time has been successful. After two unsuccessful attempts in 2009 and 2010, the tax on cosmetics, introduced in the 2012 financial law on So...

Friday, November 18, 2011

A tax on cosmetic products ? again?

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It is a kind of ever-recurring issue … coming back every year due to the diligence of the French Senator Alain Milon (UMP) when the Financial Act is ...

Monday, December 14, 2009

Zero-rated cosmetics... before they were!

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Who said anything about a cosmetic tax? Forget it: it was removed… before it even existed!

Thursday, December 3, 2009

A tax on cosmetics?

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Surprise in the Senate on December 3rd. As part of the review of the 2010 Finance Bill, and against the advice of the government, Senators passed an a...

Tuesday, December 9, 2008

Cosmetics for babies: the Academy of Medicine wants to calm the game

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A working group of the Academy of Medicine has just published a statement on the risks of cosmetics for babies. According to its members,"worrying pub...

Tuesday, November 25, 2008

A logo on cosmetics dangerous to health?

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Dangerous compounds, particularly for reproduction (phthalates and other endocrine disrupters), are at the heart of the debate on the safety of cosmet...