European Cosmetics Regulation 1223/2009 was implemented in full on 11 July 2013, replacing the previous Directive.
If the overall spirit of cosmetics regulations has remained unchanged, the new text has come with important changes, as well as new responsibilities and obligations for the different players of the cosmetics industry. And, given its nature (a Regulation rather than a Directive), it is directly applicable in all European Union countries, without the need to be transposed on the national level. The same goes for all its amendments.
Six years after the Regulation came into force, it appears that it is sometimes still poorly known or mastered by the different actors in the sector, a fact that the market control authorities constantly observe… and punish.
How to comply with Regulation 1223/2009? How to formulate in such a way as to meet all the requirements defined for ingredients and raw materials, when they change regularly? How to build the Product Information File, mandatory before any marketing? How to establish the Product Safety Report? How to deal with such particular ingredients as nanomaterials, CMRs, endocrine disruptors? How to set up the cosmetovigilance? Where and when should the various declarations and notifications be made?
Be up to date on the provisions of the Cosmetics Regulations and the obligations of each party, with key concepts and practical sheets to meet its requirements, as well as the latest developments and news in the text.
The Author
A graduate of the School of Journalism in Lille, Laurence Wittner is a freelance journalist specializing in the field of cosmetics. Co-founder of Monitor Cosmetics, she is the editor-in-chief of its supports.
E-book “The Cosmetics Regulation 1223/2009”, english version, L’Observatoire des Cosmétiques editions (August 2019), 81 pages (ISBN 979-10-92544-49-7), PDF format (4 Mo).
