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EUDR: Everything you need to know about the "Deforestation-free" RegulationSubscribers only

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...

Homosalate: new restrictions come into forceSubscribers only

On this 1st january 2025, the new restrictions on the UV filter Homosalate set out in Regulation (EU) 2022/2195 come into force. They apply to all new products placed on the market.

Triclosan, Triclocarban: Regulation 2024/996 comes into forceSubscribers only

On this 31 December 2024, the new restrictions on the preservatives Triclocarban and Triclosan set out in Regulation 2024/996 come into force. They apply to all new products placed on the market.

The "Deforestation-free" Regulation officially postponed for a yearSubscribers only

The postponement by one year of the entry into force of Regulation (EU) 2023/1115 “on the making available on the Union market and the export from the Union of certain commodities and products associated with deforestation and forest degradation” had been agreed but not yet legally formalised. This was achieved with the publication of Regulation (EU) 2024/3234 in the Official Journal of the Europe...

Revision of the ‘’Sunscreen products‘’ Recommendation: subjects under discussionSubscribers only

Work on revising the European Commission’s “Sunscreen products” Recommendation began in early summer 2024. At Cosmetic Days, organised by Cosmed on 3 December, Caroline Bassoni, the association’s Director of Regulatory Affairs, presented the current lines of thought and the state of discussions, which will continue over the coming months.
Wednesday, June 21, 2017
Nanomaterials: the catalogueSubscribers only
It is an understatement to say it had been long-awaited: the Commission was to publish it in January 2014. Tricky to set up, reported to late 2015, an...
Wednesday, June 14, 2017
ECHA proposes to classify TiO2 as Carcinogenic 2Subscribers only
ECHA’s Committee for Risk Assessment (RAC) concluded that the available scientific evidence meets the criteria in the CLP Regulation to classify Titan...
Monday, May 15, 2017
Skin sensitization: two new alternative methodsSubscribers only
The JRC's European Union Reference Laboratory for alternatives to animal testing (EURL ECVAM) has published its recommendation on the use of non-anima...
Wednesday, May 10, 2017
D4/D5: Consultation by ECHASubscribers only
The European Chemicals Agency launched a call for comments and evidence on Octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane (D4) and Decamethylcyclopentasiloxane (D5). Th...
Monday, May 1, 2017
Cosmetic ingredients: from safety assessment to regulations
How is the safety of cosmetic ingredients assessed? Which process is involved in the decision to authorize or prohibit their placing on the market? Ho...
Monday, April 17, 2017
o-Phenylphenol and its salts: Consultation by the European CommissionSubscribers only
On 11 April 2017, the European Commission has launched a public consultation on its proposal to make regulations evolve as regard the cosmetic ingredi...
Wednesday, April 5, 2017
ECHA makes available REACH data on 15,000 substancesSubscribers only
Key information on around 15,000 chemicals can now be downloaded and used on ECHA website. According to the European Chemicals Agency, researchers, re...
Wednesday, March 29, 2017
CoRAP 2017-2019 adoptedSubscribers only
ECHA has adopted the updated Community rolling action plan (CoRAP) for 2017-2019 with 115 substances to be evaluated. According to the plan, 22 Member...
Monday, March 20, 2017
Cosmetics safety: a factsheet from the European Commission
Consumers continually expose themselves to chemicals through the use of a wide range of personal care products. To reassure them about the safety of c...
Monday, March 13, 2017
Peanut & wheat protein in cosmetics: new restrictions in 2018Subscribers only
The European Union has just transmitted to WTO a draft regulation aimed at restricting the peanut protein level of peanut oil, its extracts and its de...
Thursday, February 23, 2017
D4 and D5 restricted to 0.1% in rinse-off cosmetics in 2017Subscribers only
The European Union has just transmitted to WTO a draft regulation aimed at restricting the use of octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane (D4) and decamethylcycl...
Wednesday, February 15, 2017
Benzopheneone-3: 6% maximum from September 3, 2017Subscribers only
Regulation 2017/238 of 10 February 2017, published in Official Journal of the European Union on 11 February, amends Annex VI (UV-filters) of Cosmetics...
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