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"Biodegradable" claim: the French Conseil d'État confirms the banSubscribers only

In a decision dated 31 May 2024, the French Conseil d’État rejected the application by the Federation of Hygiene and Responsible Care and the FEBEA to overturn the ban on “Biodegradable” and “Environmentally-friendly” claims introduced by the AGEC law. The main reason for this decision was to protect the environment.

Court of the CJEU: cosmetic ingredients may be tested on animalsSubscribers only

The decision had been eagerly awaited by the cosmetics industry, animal welfare groups and even the European Commission, which had put on hold the examination of a possible analysis of the interface between the REACH Regulation and the Cosmetics Regulation concerning animal testing until the publication of these judgments. The General Court of the Court of Justice of European Union handed down its...

Titanium dioxide: France's offensive continuesSubscribers only

France wants to continue to defend the classification of titanium dioxide as a suspected carcinogen at European level. The government has just announced that it is appealing against the decision of the European Court of Justice, which annulled it last November.

CJEU: Advocate General considers that an operator may request amendment of a RAPEX notificationSubscribers only

In her Opinion, communicated by the CJEU (Court of Justice of the European Union), Advocate General Ćapeta argued that economic operators have the right to request from the competent authorities that a RAPEX notification be completed, particularly when its incompleteness is likely to impede trade in the safe products it wrongly covers.

CJEU: the Général Court annuls the classification of TiO2 as CMRSubscribers only

On 23 November 2022, the European Court of Justice annulled Commission Delegated Regulation 2020/217 (18th ATP to CLP) with regard to the harmonised classification and labelling of titanium dioxide as an inhalation carcinogen in certain powder forms. A rare event, which the European Commission must now examine.
Wednesday, March 19, 2014
What legal protection for cosmetic packaging?Subscribers only
Primary or secondary, with technical, seductive and commercial functions… cosmetic packaging involves several professions and represents significant i...
Wednesday, March 19, 2014
Legal protection: cosmetic packaging and its technical functionSubscribers only
The different functions of packaging correspond to different modes of legal protection. If we consider it under its technical function, it is to ensur...
Wednesday, January 22, 2014
Non-compliant labelling: sanctionsSubscribers only
Regulatory obligations… associated legal sanctions. Who, in France, can carry out a compliance survey of cosmetic product labels? What criminal sancti...
Wednesday, January 8, 2014
The new "Safety Package" and cosmeticsSubscribers only
The regulatory framework is an ever-changing field. And as if the rules specifically provided for cosmetic products were not enough, other texts also ...
Friday, February 1, 2013
Pierre Fabre cosmetics on the InternetSubscribers only
The legal fight has lasted for years, and has been studied by several French and European courts. It brought into conflict the cosmetics distributors ...
Thursday, October 13, 2011
Sales on the Internet: to a specific exemption for Laboratoires Pierre Fabre?Subscribers only
The terms of the judgment by the Court of Justice of the European Union allow Laboratoires Pierre Fabre to argue for an individual exemption to prohib...
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Pierre Fabre cosmetic products soon on the Internet?Subscribers only
The case has been longing for years. It divides the dermocosmetic group Pierre Fabre, which wants to continue selling its products (Avene, Klorane, Ga...
Friday, January 21, 2011
Argane : Pierre Fabre appealsSubscribers only
On January 5, CosmeticOBS-L'Observatoire des Cosmétiques echoed the decision of the Tribunal de Grande Instance of Paris acting that the word "Argane"...
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
Argan and Argane ... are not cosmetic brandsSubscribers only
No, "Argane" is not a brand, but the other common name of the argan, and therefore can not be registered for an exclusive use. At least it's the judgm...
Sunday, October 10, 2010
No champagne designation for a cosmetic!Subscribers only
The French producers have just won the champagne battle by condemning the major cosmetics group Unilever, which had marketed on the Dutch market a sha...
Thursday, October 7, 2010
Schwarzkopf sentenced to compensate a hairdresser suffering from cancerSubscribers only
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Pierre Fabre: 3 months to sell onlineSubscribers only
Traditionally, the Pierre Fabre group (Avène, Klorane, A-Derma, Galénic…) refused to sell its products on the Internet and reserved them for the netwo...
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