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…

Sunday, May 9, 2010

Towards a new cosmetics: regulatory trends and issues

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Continuation of our reports of the Morning Sessions of the , always more"tendency"! For this 6th session in April, the sun is shining in the Matinales...

Thursday, April 1, 2010

The ethical commitment of cosmetic brands

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The appeal of brands for ethical billboards is a fairly recent phenomenon, dating back to the early 1980s. Today, ethics is becoming a brand driver: c...

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

To which label should you devote yourself for your cosmetics?

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Organic, Natural, Ethical, Ecological…? Which label should a cosmetics manufacturer choose today to ensure a promising marketing and commercial enviro...

Thursday, February 4, 2010

GMP in the Breakfast Meetings - Cosmetics

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GMP, i.e. the Good Manufacturing Practices, is a major issue for cosmetics companies. Codified to become an international standard, they are now, atop...

Thursday, November 5, 2009

Cosmetics of tomorrow: for your pleasure!

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The 3rd and 4th of November 2009 in Chartres the convention "Perfumes and Cosmetics - Legal Stakes" was held, organized by Cosmetic Valley. Two full d...

Sunday, October 11, 2009

Do we wash our babies too much?

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It is customary to wash babies in the first moments of their life in the maternity ward, then to repeat the process at least once per day afterwards...

Sunday, March 22, 2009

Cosmed regulatory meetings: an update on current cosmetic projects

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Aluminium, alcohol, nanomaterials, preservatives… the regulatory meetings organised by Cosmed, the Professional Association of Small and Medium Enterp...

Thursday, January 8, 2009

Allergies to cosmetics - A report on the Paris, 2008 Conference on Dermatology

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The Paris Conference on Dermatology was held on mid-December. Coordinated by the French Society of Dermatology, they help the professionals to broaden...