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, September 22, 2014

Regulations: international news

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In keeping with what has become a yearly tradition at the Beyond Beauty trade show, FEBEA’s International Regulations Task Leader Anne-Marie Breton ga...

Friday, September 19, 2014

Hair: multicultural yet very personal

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The market for cosmetic hair products is growing quickly and is also undergoing many changes. Multiculturalism, growing demand for naturals, changing ...

Thursday, September 18, 2014

Exports to China: changes and perspectives

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All regulatory services know it: exporting to China is not easy. Administrative authorities, regulatory framework, product and ingredient registration...

Wednesday, September 17, 2014

Scrubs: alternatives to polyethylene

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The polyethylene microbeads contained in our cosmetic products are controversial because of their environmental impact. They are not biodegradable, an...

Tuesday, September 16, 2014

Allergens: what the industry has to say

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In late 2012, the SCCS’s final Opinion recommending a strict revision of fragrance allergen regulations sent ripples of concern throughout the entire ...

Tuesday, July 8, 2014

Eye-tracking, the marketing tool that helps see things clearer

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How can advertisements, packaging, web pages be optimized… to make sure essential messages are well-received by their target? How can weak points be t...

Wednesday, July 2, 2014

Cosmetic claims: lessons from food

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Cosmetic claims are in respite. What if their status was about to change? What if they were as strictly structured and regulated as claims in the food...

Tuesday, July 1, 2014

Natural cosmetics: state of affairs and prospects

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At its general meeting of 17 June 2014 in Paris, the Cosmébio association held several conferences to shed light on the context that surrounds natural...

Monday, June 23, 2014

The future of fragrance according to industry leaders

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From last 10 to 12 June in Deauville, at the biennial World Perfumery Congress, the major players in perfumery came together to take stock of the indu...

Wednesday, June 18, 2014

Consumption: the sustainable revolution

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For the past 10 years, Ethicity (a sustainable development and responsible marketing consulting firm) has conducted an annual survey to better underst...

Wednesday, May 14, 2014

Fragrances and industrial property

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How can a fragrance be protected from counterfeit, unfair competition, and parasitic competition? There is a legal tool for this: industrial property....

Tuesday, May 13, 2014

The organic cosmetics market by 2025

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Despite a slowdown in growth, the organic market still arouses the interest of professionals and consumers. What will its future be like in 10 years? ...