The European Commission has notified the WTO of the upcoming Omnibus VIII Regulation, expected for adoption in Q1 2026 and enforceable from May 1, 2026. This regulation integrates newly classified CMR substances from the 22nd ATP into Cosmetic Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009.

On June 24, 2024, the European Commission notified the “Omnibus VII” regulation to the WTO. Expected for adoption in Q3 2025, it bans two CMR-classified ingredients used in cosmetics—Dimethyltolylamine and TPO—from September 1, 2025. Products containing them must be removed from the EU market by this date.

August 2024: The Omnibus VI Regulation has been published. It consists in a ban in Europe of 30 CMR classified ingredients from cosmetics.   Omnibus…

June 2023: The European Commission notified to the World Trade Organization (WTO) the cosmetic regulation project so-called “Omnibus VI” on November 17th, 2022. The draft…

Cosmetics regulatory updates in the European Union   The European Union is constantly changing or adding new legal requirements ruling over cosmetics. A thorough legal…

Following the Omnibus IV article, we remind you that Commission Regulation (EU) 2021/1902, the so-called Omnibus IV Regulation, enters into force on the 1st of…