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On 26 July 2023, the French Ministry for Ecological Transition initiated a public consultation on the draft Regulatory Management Option Analysis (RMOA), produced by French ANSES (National Agency for Food, Environmental, and Occupational Health and Safety), to determine whether the use of Octocrylene requires measures with regard to the risks Read more…
On 25 July 2023, the Commission responded to the European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI) ‘Save Cruelty-free Cosmetics – Commit to a Europe without Animal Testing’. The response provides a comprehensive overview of the EU’s legislative and policy framework relevant to the use of animals for testing purposes. It also proposes additional actions to Read more…
On 8 June 2023, the European Commission published an amendment of Annex XVII to the REACH Regulation regarding substances recently classified as carcinogenic, mutagenic, or reproductive toxicant (CMR) by the 18th ATP (Adaptation to Technical and Scientific Progress) of the CLP Regulation. Specifically, the new amendment formally adds a number Read more…
On 19 June 2023, the European Commission notified the WTO of a draft amendment to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006, known as REACH Regulation. The publication is amending Annex XVII as regards undecafluorohexanoic acid (PFHxA), its salts and PFHxA-related substances. To this end, the use of undecafluorohexanoic acid (PFHxA), its salts and Read more…
On 22 June 2023, the European Commission notified the WTO of a draft amendment to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006, known as REACH Regulation. The publication is amending Annex XVII as regards Octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane (D4), Decamethylcyclopentasiloxane (D5), as well as Dodecamethylcyclohexasiloxane (D6). To this end, the use of these substances in leave-on and Read more…
On 26 April 2023, ECHA published four reports on the assessment of regulatory needs for four substance groups. Interestingly, three groups include substances used in cosmetic products.
On 27 April 2023, the Commission welcomes the positive vote of the EU countries on the REACH committee for its proposal to restrict microplastics that are intentionally added to products.
In order to be sold legally within the European Union, a cosmetic product must comply with the EU Cosmetics Regulation (EC) No. 1223/2009, which sets out a number of requirements relating to the safety, labeling, and packaging of cosmetic products. Additionally, any individual substances used in the cosmetic product must Read more…
The German competent authority for REACH intends to submit a restriction proposal according to REACH Article 69(4) and to restrict the manufacture, use, and placing on the market of 1,4-dioxane-containing surfactants. In cosmetics and personal care products, 1,4-dioxane itself is not used as an intentionally added ingredient but is an Read more…
The CMR Omnibus V Regulation, formally EU Regulation 2022/1531, which is based on the 17th ATP of CLP, enters into force on 17 December 2022.