News:Authorities

French Anses delays the publication of its work programme

On 6 January 2025, Anses, which is now responsible for assessing cosmetic substances and cosmetovigilance in France, announced that it was postponing publication of its work programme for 2025, as it did not currently know what resources it would have available for the year.

ED Lists updated

Since 2020, the “Endocrine Disruptor Lists” website, compiled and updated by five national authorities in European Union Member States, has compiled a list of substances known or suspected to act as endocrine disruptors. The latest update was published at the end of December 2024.

Revision of the "Sunscreen Products" Recommendation: the opinion of French Anses

As part of the ongoing review of the 2006 European Commission’s Recommendation “on the efficacy of sunscreen products and the claims made relating thereto”, known as the “Sunscreen Products” Recommendation, the French Anses has just published an opinion setting out its position on all the points currently under discussion.

Anses takes up the "Glyoxylic acid" dossier

Following on from the Académie de Médecine, it is now the Anses that is warning of the risks associated with hair straightening products containing glyoxylic acid. The French agency advises against the use of this type of product and plans to take the matter to European level.

Consultation on the Anses draft RMOA on lithium and its salts

On 7 October 2024, the French government opened a public consultation on a draft RMOA (Regulatory Management Options Analysis) drawn up by Anses. After an initial proposal for the CLH classification of lithium salts, notably as reprotoxic substances, it is now also a question of a classification as endocrine disrupters.

Wednesday, February 10, 2016

ANSM: results of GMP inspections

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Between 2010 and 2015, an extensive inspection program was carried out at cosmetic manufacturers and manufacturing establishments by the Inspection Br...

Thursday, January 14, 2016

8 Customs tutorials for import-export

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Nomenclatures, VAT, customs duties, ATA carnet, Made in France, technical standards, counterfeiting and CE marking: the customs services have just mad...

Monday, December 21, 2015

ANSM cosmetics inspections: the results (2/2)

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It is with a very thorough – and complementary – presentation at the 13th edition of the regulatory congress held on November 18-19 in Chartres, Franc...

Thursday, December 17, 2015

ANSM cosmetics inspections: the results (1/2)

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The cosmetics sector depends on two market surveillance and supervisory authorities. Both were at the 13th edition of the regulatory congress held on ...

Wednesday, December 16, 2015

DGCCRF cosmetics inspections: the results

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At the 13th edition of the regulatory congress held last November 18-19 in Chartres, France, the cosmetics market supervisory authorities came to make...

Wednesday, December 9, 2015

Supervisory authorities: what they are… and what they are not

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The atmosphere was a little tense at the 13th edition of the regulatory congress held last November 18-19 in Chartres, France, when it was the French ...

Wednesday, September 30, 2015

The ANSM bans the ingredients of Cargill France (Lannilis site)

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This decision of the ANSM health police is dated September 25. It orders the suspension of the manufacture, packaging, placing on the market, distribu...

Tuesday, August 18, 2015

It is in the name of"non-compliance and significant breaches" that the ANSM has just sent the company ICP France (specializing in the development, man...

Tuesday, August 11, 2015

Samples of cosmetics on the web: beware of hidden subscriptions!

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The DGCCRF relays an alert from the ECC (European Consumer Centre) which has recently received numerous complaints from consumers who have subscribed,...

Thursday, August 6, 2015

ANSM injunction against SECOS

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It is in the name of"non-compliance and significant shortcomings" that the ANSM has just sent SECOS (cosmetics manufacturer) an injunction to bring it...

Thursday, July 30, 2015

Removal of Endoderma Relaxing Cosmetic Cream

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ANSM (Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé) announces the withdrawal of Endoderma's Relaxing Leg Cosmetic Cream. Reason...

Monday, July 13, 2015

ANSM : the 2014 activity report

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On 8 July 2015, the ANSM published its Activity Report for the year 2014. After medicines, biological products, medical devices… The Observatory has s...