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On 22 July 2026, a corrigendum to Regulation (EU) 2024/1328, which laid down the restrictions applicable to D4, D5 and D6, was published for the French version only. Under the restrictions, it stated: “Shall not be placed on …

On 17 July 2026, the European Commission announced the launch of a new web page on the Digital Product Passport (DPP), designed to provide economic operators, public authorities, consumers and other stakeholders with a centralised source of information on …

In an article published on 1 July 2026 on its website, IFRA announced that the European co-legislators had reached an agreement on the Regulation establishing a new stand-alone legal framework for ECHA. It confirms the transfer of the SCCS from …

On 18 June 2026, the L’Oréal Group announced that it had acquired a majority stake in Innovist, a leading digital-first Indian personal care house of brands. This investment, the group comments, “reinforces L’Oréal’s commitment to India and accelerates its strategy …

On June 17, 2026, at its General Assembly, Cosmetics Europe, the European trade association representing the cosmetics and personal care industry, elected Oswald Barckhahn of Beiersdorf AG as its new President and Benedetto Lavino of Cosmetica Italia as its new …

On 15 June 2026, IFRA (the International Fragrance Association) confirmed that the consultation launched on 12 December 2025 on the 52nd Amendment to its Standards had come to an end. The Association states that it received a large number of …

On 28 May 2626, as the deadline for doing so had expired on 27 March, the European Commission sent letters of formal notice to 20 Member States (including France) for failing to fully transpose Directive (EU) 2024/825, which aims …

On May 19, 2026, the European Commission published a corrigendum to three versions (French, Spanish, Romanian) of Regulation (EU) 2026/78 (the 8th “CMR” Regulation, published on January 13, 2026, and effective as of May 1, 2026). The purpose is to …

In publishing Regulation (EU) 2026/909, which amends Annexes II, III, V, and VI of Cosmetics Regulation 1223/2009 to update the conditions of use for 12 ingredients, the Commission’s services got their wires crossed when numbering the new entries in Annexes …

It is a first-class funeral, without fanfare, that was confirmed by European Commissioner for the Environment Jessika Roswall on Monday 27 April: the REACH Regulation, a cornerstone of European environmental chemicals legislation, will not, after all, be revised. Announced back …