In Italy, from the 1st January 2022, environmental labelling will be mandatory for all packaging. The obligation in Italy is provided for by Legislative Decree no. 116 of the 3rd September 2020 which transposes Directive (EU) 2018/851. […]
In order to place a cosmetic product on the European market, a key figure is the Responsible Person. The Responsible Person must be a natural or legal person who assumes responsibility and guarantees the conformity and safety of the product in accordance with the European regulation.Today let’s see together what are the requirements for the Responsible Person for a cosmetic product and what are the tasks of this figure. […]
The Safety Gate is a rapid alert system which enables the quick exchange of information between EU/EEA member states, the UK and the European Commission about dangerous non-food products posing a risk to health and safety of consumers. Cosmetic products are also subject to this system: let’s see more details together. […]
Finished cosmetic products, that is, ready-to-use for consumers, are not required to have a safety data sheet; However, cosmetic manufacturers are obliged to provide this document to professional users along the production and packaging chain to give all the necessary information on how to work the product safely. From 1 January 2021 the new Regulation (EU) 2020/878 is in force, which introduces numerous innovations regarding the information that must be included in the SDS. […]
As of January 1, 2021, the United Kingdom has become a third country; some important regulatory changes have therefore taken place to take into consideration. In our past articles we have already presented the changes for the responsible person and the PIF editing for a cosmetic product. Today let’s see together what happens at the level of the notification of a cosmetic product. […]
As of January 1, 2021, the United Kingdom has become a third country; some important regulatory changes have therefore taken place to take into consideration. In our last article we have already presented the changes for the responsible person for a cosmetic product. Today let’s see together what happens at the level of an essential document for all cosmetic products: the PIF. […]
What are the changes affecting the Responsible Person after Brexit? As of January 1, 2021, the United Kingdom has become a third country; some important regulatory changes have therefore taken place. Let’s see them together. […]
What is CPNP? The Cosmetic Product Notification Portal (CPNP) is an online notification system. Through the CPNP the competent authorities and the poison centers can have access to some information necessary both for the surveillance and analysis of the cosmetic market, and to define the medical treatment in the event of an accident. […]
To distribute a cosmetic product in the European Union produced by a third-party under the brand of the “Responsible Person”, it is necessary to comply with some obligations defined in Article 6 of the European Regulation (EC) 1223/2009. […]
Violations of the Cosmetic Regulations entail a wide range of administrative sanction and, in the most serious cases, criminal sanctions. The individual Member States describe the violations contemplated, the related sanctions and the person affected by these sanctions. For Italy, these data are described in detail in Legislative Decree 4 December 2015, n. 204 published in the Official Gazette. […]