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, December 5, 2016

How to market a compliant personalized cosmetic product (1/2)

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It is THE trend of the moment: personalized cosmetics are popular, but this category can cover different product types that must meet specific regulat...

Tuesday, November 29, 2016

Current cosmetics regulatory affairs as seen by the industry

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Article 15 of the Cosmetics Regulation and status of CMR substances, European catalogue of nanomaterials, future of ‘free from’ and ‘hypoallergenic’ c...

Monday, November 28, 2016

Current cosmetics regulatory affairs as seen by the European Commission

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Every year, the Perfume & Cosmetics Congress organized by the Cosmetic Valley invites a representative of the European Commission to make an updat...

Wednesday, November 23, 2016

Exchanges at the Chartres Regulatory Congress

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A call from the President of the Cosmetic Valley to unite the profession, a peaceful speech from supervisory authorities, encouragements to exchange a...

Tuesday, November 15, 2016

Cosmetics labelling: is information digitization an option?

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The quantity of information to be provided on cosmetic product labels is already quite significant, and the possibility to have to add the presence of...

Monday, November 14, 2016

Is your website compliant with regulations? (2/2)

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Terms of use, information on cookies, and personal data collection concern all websites, whether institutional or e-commerce websites. But in addition...

Tuesday, November 8, 2016

Protect your business, protect your innovations

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It is not an unknown fact that counterfeiting and hacking are developing, putting at risk the business community. They constitute violations of the ri...

Monday, November 7, 2016

Is your website compliant with regulations? (1/2)

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Which requirements must a website publisher meet? What information must absolutely be made available to web users, whether on an institutional or e-co...

Wednesday, November 2, 2016

Cosmetics distribution: perceptions and consumer expectations (2/2)

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At the conference and meetings morning about the transformation process of selective distribution organized by the FEBEA (French Federation of Beauty ...

Monday, October 31, 2016

Cosmetics regulations in the EAEC (2/2)

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What should be done to place a cosmetic product on the EurAsian Economic Community’s market? Which requirements must be met, in particular in terms of...

Wednesday, October 26, 2016

Cosmetics distribution: perceptions and consumer expectations 1/2)

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Where and how do consumers buy their cosmetics? How do they go to and fro between physical stores and online networks? What changes should distributio...

Wednesday, October 26, 2016

Sunscreen products around the world (2/2)

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OTC or cosmetic, Drug Facts, Broad Spectrum, UVA logo, PA, UVA/UVB protection ration… If there is a category of cosmetic products for which regulatory...