There are on the label of a cosmetic product certain information which is required by regulation and mandatory. Neglecting them can lead to at least risking of compliance requests by market surveillance authorities. Reminder of the mandatory passages, and advice from the FEBEA, given during a breakfast organised by this federation for its members on the theme of labelling on 23 March 2013.
They are under the responsibility of the Responsible Person or of the distributor of the product in Europe.
They are listed in the Article 19 of the Cosmetics Regulation 1223/2009. The container and packaging, says the text, shall bear the information “in indelible, easily legible and visible lettering.”
FEBEA’s advice
All the information provided for in Article 19 must appear on the labelling, but they do not have a designated place. Nor do they necessarily have to be grouped together. This means that they can be worn independently of each other, facing, but also behind, on the sides or even under the pack, in fact in the place that suits you best. As a general rule, and with the exceptions specified below, they must be present on the primary packaging (container: pot, tube, bottle…) and on the secondary packaging (pack, case, plastic film…).
The name or registered name and the address of the Responsible Person
The Regulation
It is the legal or natural person, established in the European Union, who guarantees, for every cosmetic product placed on the market that the product complies with the regulatory obligations.
Such information may be abbreviated in so far as the abbreviation makes it …
