Cosmetics Regulation 1223/2009 entered into force on 11 July 2013. There, the mass is said? Now we just have to apply the text and we can move on? "Not so simple," replied Gerald Renner, Technical Director of Regulatory Affairs for Cosmetics Europe, at the 11th Cosmetic Valley Perfumes and Cosmetics Conference. And to list the details still to be settled, the divergences of application in the various Member States, the next deadlines foreseen by the text for possible evolutions… And even already to announce a"First amendment"!
Cosmetics Europe (ex-Colipa) is the body representing the cosmetic industries and national professional associations at European level. It was on his behalf that Gerald Renner was invited to Chartres to review the Cosmetic Regulations four months after their entry into force.
On 11 July, he recalled, the European Commission welcomed, through of the entry into force of Regulation 1223/2009 :" From today onwards ", she said then," cosmetics sold in shops, whether manufactured in the European Union or in third countries, must fully comply with the provisions of the Cosmetics Regulation, which reinforces safety standards and ensures better information for consumers ".
" Regulation 1223/2009 is fully applicable: the job is done!… and my intervention could stop there ", says Gerald Renner with a little humour today. But… no. The speaker came to Chartres with many things to say, which he summarized as follows: " No, it's not all frozen. Yeah, things are gonna change again! ".
The regulatory cycle
Such an introduction deserves some justification. Gerald Renner began by explaining the steps leading to a new European regulation. Everything begins with a project, which after a few years of work, is adopted. Then comes the time for the interpretation …
