July 2024: The European Commission notified to the World Trade Organization (WTO) the “Omnibus VII” regulation on the 24th of June. The adoption is expected to take place during the 3rd quarter of 2025.

This regulation incorporates substances classified CMR by the regulation EC 2024/197, a.k.a. ATP 21 of the CLP Regulation (see IL-125 for more details) into the European Cosmetic Regulation 1223/2009. None of these substances have been defended by the industry. They will therefore be included in Annex II (prohibited substances) of the Cosmetics Regulation.

Among these newly CMR classified substances, two ingredients are used in cosmetic products:

• DIMETHYLTOLYLAMINE (CAS 99-97-8)
• TPO (TRIMETHYLBENZOYL DIPHENYLPHOSPHINE OXIDE CAS 75980-60- 8).

Products containing any of these two ingredients will be forbidden on September 1^st, 2025. This means that no product unit containing them can be available on the EU market after that date.

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