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, October 24, 2016

Cosmetics regulations in the EAEC (1/2)

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Russia and its neighbours form an economic union where regulations governing cosmetics are enforced on a harmonized basis. The registration procedure...

Wednesday, October 19, 2016

Sunscreen products around the world (1/2)

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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...

Wednesday, October 12, 2016

4D holistic packaging

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Cosmetics packaging is not just packaging. And current trends can definitely make it turn into a ‘smart’ tool with new functionalities. At the 2016 Na...

Monday, October 10, 2016

Cosmetics regulations in Iran

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If it is a highly coveted market for cosmetics companies today, and if its regulations are quite similar to those in Europe, Iran also has its own reg...

Wednesday, October 5, 2016

Labelling of cosmetics around the world

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Who has never dreamt of a “’”world label”? One single label for all countries cosmetics can be exported to? The round table held on this issue at the ...

Wednesday, October 5, 2016

Health, the new beauty marker

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From skincare to health care, a new paradigm was born, and cosmetics brands must take it into consideration to meet the market demand. Pascale Brousse...

Monday, October 3, 2016

The Iranian cosmetics market after sanctions were lifted

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Today, Iran attracts the interest of many global cosmetics brands, in particular since multilateral and national economic and financial sanctions rela...

Wednesday, September 28, 2016

USA: how to distinguish a cosmetic product from an OTC?

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It is common knowledge that American regulations classify certain cosmetic products as OTC products, which involves increased requirements in terms of...

Monday, August 1, 2016

Beauty and data: the tracking business

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As products and customer relationships are getting more and more personalized, data is one of the main concerns of cosmetics brands. Social networks, ...

Monday, August 1, 2016

Mexican cosmetics regulations

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Differences among hygienic products (classified in the medical device category), registrations, notifications… At the International Congress organized...

Wednesday, July 27, 2016

Online sales: the winning union of storytelling and social networks

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To differentiate themselves, involve their consumers, and transform web users’ interest into sales and conversions, nothing better for companies than ...

Wednesday, July 27, 2016

The Mexican cosmetics market

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Second economic power in Latin America, a very open market, 0% customs duties for European companies… Nathalie Gazeyeff, Director of the Lifestyle/Hea...