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On 15 September 2022, the European Commission notified the WTO of a new amendment to the Cosmetic Regulation. The publication is amending Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 of the European Parliament and the Council as regards labelling of fragrance allergens in cosmetic products.
On 15 September 2022, the European Commission published the “CMR Omnibus V”, formally EU Regulation 2022/1531, which is based on the 17th ATP (Adaptation to Technical Progress) of the CLP chemicals legislation.
The European Commission has requested ECHA to collect information on the potential risk to human health and the environment from polyvinyl chloride (PVC) additives and PVC itself, including aspects relating to the circular economy.
European Commission presented (through its REACH committee) the first legislative proposal on the limitation of synthetic polymer microparticles in the common market. Taking into account the Annex XV dossier, the opinions of RAC and SEAC, the RAC supplementary opinion, the socio-economic impact, and the availability of alternatives, the Commission considers Read more…
From 21 August 2022, only compliant cosmetic products containing the fragrance ingredient Methyl-N-methylanthranilate (M-N-MA) (CAS No 85-91-6) shall be placed on the Union market.
On 8 July 2022, Regulation (EU) 2022/1181 was published in the Official Journal of the European Union amending the preamble of Annex V to Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 with regard to the threshold for the labelling of the warning “releases formaldehyde” in cosmetic products.
On 7 July 2022, Regulation (EU) 2022/1176 was published in the Official Journal of the European Union amending Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 regarding the use of Octocrylene (CAS no 6197-30-4) and Benzophenone-3 (CAS no 131-57-7) as UV filters in cosmetic products.
The marking of packaging of the following products, placed on the market before 4 July 2022 could be affixed by means of stickers.
On 10 June 2022, the European Commission (EC) clarified the definition of nanomaterials in a new Recommendation. The new Recommendation supports a coherent EU regulatory framework for nanomaterials, helping to align legislation across all sectors. The EC states that this new definition should be used in EU and national legislation, policy, Read more…
From 3 June 2022, hair and eyelash dye products containing the following hair dye ingredients shall not be made available on the Union market.