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…

Friday, July 22, 2016

American cosmetics regulations (2/2)

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At the International Congress organized by Cosmed on June 10, 2016, Linda M. Katz, Director of FDA’s Office of Cosmetics and Colours, presented Americ...

Wednesday, July 13, 2016

Recognizing the benefits of cosmetics: the debate

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Should the cosmetics industry ask the European Commission to review the Regulation, so that the notion of benefits provided by cosmetics is recognized...

Monday, July 11, 2016

Yes, you are beautiful!

How do you perceive beauty? If you are like most women, you must be quite negative about it. And to say the least, it is a shame, because your confide...

Wednesday, July 6, 2016

American cosmetics regulations (1/2)

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Specific status for colourants, distinction between ‘simple’ products and OTC drugs…. American cosmetics regulations involve very different specificit...

Monday, July 4, 2016

Recognizing the benefits of cosmetics: the background

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Cosmetics undeniably provide benefits for consumers’ health and wellness. Should this aspect be recognized by regulations? Can we officially talk abou...

Wednesday, June 29, 2016

Towards a risk/benefit analysis for cosmetics?

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Today, the notion of benefits provided by cosmetic products, whether for consumers (wellness, self-confidence…) or society in general, is not recogniz...

Wednesday, June 29, 2016

The American cosmetics market

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Second world economic power, dollar weaker than the euro, French products associated with a quality image… At the International Days organized by Cosm...

Monday, June 27, 2016

The cosmetics issues under study at the Commission

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At the regulatory and scientific congress held as part of the Cosmetics Europe Week in Brussels last June 13-17, 2016, Salvatore D’Acunto, DG Grow’s H...

Monday, June 27, 2016

Canadian cosmetics regulations (2/2)

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Identical in their principles, but different in many aspects, the regulations governing cosmetics in Canada were presented by Frédéric Lebreux and Séb...

Wednesday, June 22, 2016

Canadian cosmetics regulations (1/2)

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If, overall, their principles are the same as anywhere else, the texts governing cosmetics in Canada still contain a few specificities… At the Interna...

Monday, June 20, 2016

The Canadian cosmetics market

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In this vast country spread across six time zones, French cosmetics enjoy an excellent image amongst consumers… At the International Days organized by...

Wednesday, June 15, 2016

The 3rd International Skin Meeting

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On April 11, 12 and 13, 2016, A-Derma Dermatological Laboratories hosted the 3rd International Skin Meeting, which gathered over 60 dermatologists rep...