The 9th edition of ERPA’s (European Cosmetics Responsible Person Association) annual Congress, the CRCC (Congress on Regulations and Compliance for Cosmetics), will be held in Brussels on 24 and 25 February 2025. The programme includes 23 conferences divided into eight thematic sessions.
Nine themes will be addressed during the two-day conference.
Session 1: Impactful Regulatory Updates
• EU Legal Framework for Cosmetics – Challenges and Opportunities for the Responsible Persons
-> Sylwia Jaczewska - Policy Officer, DG for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, European Commission, Belgium
• Impact of the EU Regulatory Updates / Lack of Updates
-> Gerald Renner - Director Technical Regulatory & International Affairs, Cosmetics Europe, Belgium
• UK Management of Cosmetic Ingredients and Chemicals – Updates & Divergence from the EU
-> Francesca Rapolla - Scientific Affairs Manager, CTPA - Cosmetic, Toiletry and Perfumery Association, UK
Session 2: Impactful Regulatory Updates (cont.)
• UK Environmental Legislations Updates
-> Rachel McEvoy - Environmental Affairs Manager, CTPA – Cosmetic, Toiletry and Perfumery Association Limited, UK
• TBD
-> Sybille Millet - Regulatory Affairs Manager, Cosmed – The French Cosmetics Association for SMEs, France
• EUDR - EU Regulation on Deforestation, Impact on the Industry Beyond the Regulation
-> Andrea Maltagliati - Secretary-General, EFFCI – The European Federation for Cosmetic Ingredients, Belgium
Session 3: SPF - Sun Protection Factor
• SPF - The Competent Authorities View and Expectations
-> Kenny Verzijl - Senior Inspector – Chemical Product Safety Project Lead, Competent Authorities, Netherlands
• ERPA’s Position on SPF Products - ERPA Code of Conduct for the EU Responsible Persons and Safety Assessors
-> Zoran Gavric - Regulatory Toxicologist, The Regulatory Company, Netherlands
• Roundtable: The Current Situation in Europe on SPF and What is Being Done at European Level:
-> Kenny Verzijl - Senior Inspector, Chemical Product Safety Project Lead, Competent Authorities, Netherlands
-> Sybille Millet - Regulatory Affairs Manager, Cosmed – The French Cosmetics Association for SMEs, France
-> Zoran Gavric - Regulatory Toxicologist, The Regulatory Company, Netherlands
Session 4: Worldwide Impact - Labelling & Claims
• Labelling Challenges When Selling in Multiple Jurisdictions
-> Helena Eixarch - Senior Consultant, TSG Consulting, Spain/UK
• Green Claims in Non-EU Markets
-> Mark Smith - Director General at The International Natural and Organic Cosmetic Association - NATRUE, Belgium
• Overview of the EU Ecolabel Criteria
-> Ana Pinto - Policy Officer, European Commission DG ENV, Belgium
Session 5: Regulatory Enforcement
• USA legal Framework for Cosmetics – MoCRA. Status. FDA Enforcement. Cosmetics vs. OTC
-> Geoff Waby - Board Director of Obelis USA LLC, Adjunct Instructor at University of Cincinnati, Independent Consultant, USA
• State Laws
-> Meredith Petillo - Vice-President, Technical & Regulatory Affairs, IBA, USA
• Cosmetics Inspections: from Planning to Enforcement
-> Margot Paternotte - Pharmacist, Cosmetics Inspection Coordinator at FPS Public Health, Belgium
Session 6: New Approach Methodologies (NAM) & New Generation Risk Assessments (NGRA)
• Cosmetics, NAMs & NGRA - it’s All Going to End in Tiers
-> Paul Carmichael - Senior Science Leader Toxicology, Unilever, UK
• A Practical Example of NGRA ab initio: Hair Dye HC Yellow No.13
-> Vera Rogiers - Prof. Dr. Emerita, In Vitro Toxicology and Dermato-Cosmetology (IVTD) at Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium
• NAMs in Immunotoxicology
-> Emanuela Corsini - Full Professor of Toxicology at the University of Milan, Italy
Session 7: Chemical Hazards
• The New “Fragrance Allergens” 2023/1545 Implications & Case Studies
-> Sofia Papaspirou - Safety Assessor, QACS Lab, Greece
• PFAS, a WW Growing Concern with Impacts on Cosmetics
-> Christophe Brault-Chevalier - Scientific & Regulatory Affairs Director, BIORIUS, France
• International PFAS Regulations. Practical Implementation in Formulation Development
-> Liliana Teles - Regulatory Affairs, Critical Catalyst, Portugal
Session 8: Nanocosmetics
• Nanocosmetics Regulatory Challenges
-> Konstantinos Gardikis - MSc, PhD. - Lecturer of Pharmacy, Frederick University Nicosia, Cyprus
Further information
• See the CRCC 2025 website