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 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...

Tuesday, December 15, 2015

Nanomaterials: an update on the situation in Europe and around the world

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More than two years after the Cosmetics Regulation came into force, nanomaterials are part of the cosmetics ingredients whose status, and sometimes fu...

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 ...

Monday, December 7, 2015

Natural and organic cosmetics: the stakes involved in the future ISO standard

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The future ISO standard on natural and organic cosmetics has not even been finalized, and it already triggers very contradictory debates. It will serv...

Wednesday, December 2, 2015

Preservatives: we’re in the midst of a crisis!

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We all know it, preservatives are often badly thought of, and regulatory changes are usually not favourable to them… so much that the cosmetics indust...

Monday, November 30, 2015

The Cosmetics Regulation today: Cosmetics Europe’s perspective

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Even after more than two years of actual existence, the Cosmetics Regulation still poses problems. At the 13th edition of the regulatory congress held...

Thursday, November 26, 2015

The Cosmetics Regulation today: the European Commission’s perspective

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Claims, CMRs, preservatives, allergens… more than two years after Regulation 1223/2009 came into force, there still remains grey areas and uncertainti...

Tuesday, November 24, 2015

Regulatory congress in Chartres, France: a (little) special edition

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This annual event is organized by the Cosmetic Valley, and in 13 years of existence, the Perfumes & Cosmetics Congress has become a top priority f...

Thursday, November 19, 2015

Shea: a sustainable choice for cosmetics

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Sustainability is a growing concern for the cosmetics industry. Among “sustainable” ingredients, there is shea butter, which is harvested in Africa an...

Monday, November 16, 2015

A look back on the milestones of anti-aging innovation

What are the key dates in anti-aging innovation? Which product families have contributed to shaping this market? At the Cosmetic 360 show, Jean Claude...