News:Congresses

EUDR: Everything you need to know about the "Deforestation-free" Regulation

It was due to come into force on 31 December 2024, but has been postponed for a year. And for good reason: nobody was ready, whether economic operators or the authorities. So there is still time to get to grips with it and prepare for it. At the Cosmetic Valley’s 22nd Congress on Regulatory Issues - Fragrance & Cosmetics, held on 20 and 21 November 2024, Thomas Delille, of the law firm Squire Patton Boggs, presented a decoding of what he called “a veritable jewel of regulatory engineering th...

Consumers and sun protection: the current situation

During the Cosmetic Days organised by Cosmed in early December 2024, Valérie Rager-Brossard, Director of Customer Relations at the Appinio research institute, presented an overview of the uses and understanding of sun protection products by French consumers. The findings were mixed…

French DGCCRF: an update on the 2023, 2024 and 2025 inspections

At the Cosmetic Valley’s 22nd Congress on Regulatory Issues - Fragrance & Cosmetics, held on 20 and 21 November 2024, DGCCRF representatives Virginie Gallerand, Nathalie Delion, Flore Pluvinage and Isabelle van Hamme presented the results of investigations carried out in 2023, gave an update on controls in 2024 and announced the outlook for 2025.

The implementation of French Anses' “cosmetics” missions

One year ago, Anses became a new player in the French cosmetics safety landscape. At the Cosmetic Valley’s 22nd Congress on Regulatory Issues - Fragrance & Cosmetics, Sandrine Charles and Élodie Lontsi presented the implementation of their new missions concerning the vigilance and evaluation of cosmetic substances and products.

Perfumes & Cosmetics Congress 2024: the Q&A of the authorities

Following their respective speeches at the Cosmetic Valley’s 22nd Congress on Regulatory Issues - Fragrance & Cosmetics, held on 20 and 21 November 2024, the representatives of the French cosmetics control authorities, the Anses and the DGCCRF, answered questions from congress attendees. On the menu: status of certain ingredients, claims, cosmetovigilance, control philosophies…

Monday, January 13, 2025

EUDR: Everything you need to know about the "Deforestation-free" Regulation

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It was due to come into force on 31 December 2024, but has been postponed for a year. And for good reason: nobody was ready, whether economic operator...

Monday, January 13, 2025

Consumers and sun protection: the current situation

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During the Cosmetic Days organised by Cosmed in early December 2024, Valérie Rager-Brossard, Director of Customer Relations at the Appinio research in...

Monday, January 6, 2025

French DGCCRF: an update on the 2023, 2024 and 2025 inspections

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At the Cosmetic Valley’s 22nd Congress on Regulatory Issues - Fragrance & Cosmetics, held on 20 and 21 November 2024, DGCCRF representatives Virgi...

Monday, January 6, 2025

The implementation of French Anses' “cosmetics” missions

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One year ago, Anses became a new player in the French cosmetics safety landscape. At the Cosmetic Valley’s 22nd Congress on Regulatory Issues - Fragra...

Monday, January 6, 2025

Perfumes & Cosmetics Congress 2024: the Q&A of the authorities

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Following their respective speeches at the Cosmetic Valley’s 22nd Congress on Regulatory Issues - Fragrance & Cosmetics, held on 20 and 21 Novembe...

Wednesday, December 18, 2024

Perfumes & Cosmetics Congress 2024: the Q&A of the FEBEA - Claims section

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As every year, at the close of the Cosmetic Valley’s 22nd Congress on Regulatory Issues - Fragrance & Cosmetics, held on 20 and 21 November 2024, ...

Wednesday, December 18, 2024

Revision of the ‘’Sunscreen products‘’ Recommendation: subjects under discussion

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Work on revising the European Commission’s “Sunscreen products” Recommendation began in early summer 2024. At Cosmetic Days, organised by Cosmed on 3 ...

Monday, December 16, 2024

Perfumes & Cosmetics Congress 2024: the Q&A of the FEBEA - Regulations / Labelling section

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As every year, at the close of the Cosmetic Valley’s 22nd Congress on Regulatory Issues - Fragrance & Cosmetics, held on 20 and 21 November 2024, ...

Monday, December 16, 2024

The draft Green Claims Directive and its practical implications

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Sammy Drissi Amraoui recently joined the French General Commission for Sustainable Development, a cross-cutting department of the Ministry of Ecologic...

Monday, December 9, 2024

Yes, the GPSR applies to cosmetics!

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It is not revolutionary in its principle, since its aim is to ensure that products on the market are safe. But it deserves to be fully understood, par...

Monday, December 2, 2024

The European Commission's programme following the abandonment of the revision of the Cosmetics Regulation

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After more than three years of reflections, discussions, projects and uncertainties, the project to revise Regulation (EC) 1223/2009 has been definiti...

Monday, December 2, 2024

Without its revision, what will be the future of the Cosmetics Regulation?

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The late revision of the Cosmetics Regulation… is not over yet. Because now that the project has been officially shelved, it won’t be without conseque...