Laws & regulations
Cosmed calls for a simplification of the Cosmetics Regulation
On the occasion of the visit to France on 16 and 17 February of Franz Timmermans, First Vice-President of the European Commission and the...
Brazilian health agency simplifies registration of cosmetic products
Brazil’s National Health Surveillance Agency (in Portuguese, Agência Nacional de Vigilância Sanitária, ANVISA) recently published new...
Ban on cosmetics animal testing makes progress around the world
While 2014 has been marked by dramatic progresses towards a ban on a animal testing for cosmetics in several countries, including India,...
Australia bans commercial sunbeds over cancer fears
Most Australian states and territories are banning commercial sunbeds from the 1st of January 2015, in a crackdown on artificial tanning...
High Court refers questions about the scope of the ban on animal testing of cosmetics to the ECJ
In a recent judgment, the High Court of Justice of England and Wales has asked the European Court of Justice (ECJ) to rule on the...
The Sunscreen Innovation Act: What is changing?
Following on from Senate approval in October and unanimous consent by the House of Representatives in November, the Sunscreen Innovation...
Plastic microbeads: Australia to stop; ban is on governor’s office in New Jersey
The end of the plastic beads in cosmetics seems to be closer than ever. Several pieces of legislation intending to prohibit their use...
Preservatives: The EU Commission further restricts the scope of possibilities
The European Commission has lowered the maximum concentrations allowed for two parabens in cosmetic products and has prohibited their use...
French justice imposes a fine on perfumery "pirates"
Over €1.2 million! This is the fine imposed on Pin by the Tribunal de Grande Instance de Paris last April 11. What for? For illicitly...
Ukraine: A new regulation for cosmetic products?
In August 2010, Ukraine adopted a new Technical Regulation on the safety of cosmetic products, which is scheduled to come into force in...
