Toward a (Quasi-)Ban of Microplastics in Cosmetic Products ECHA, the European Chemical Agency, released its conclusions to the European Commission on the future restriction of microplastics in the EU. The proposed restriction, yet to be approved by the Commission, is expected to impact the cosmetics industry. An adoption of this new piece of legislation may […]
Cosmetic ingredients restricted
The Main Dates Concerning “Omnibus IV” The European Commission has notified the draft regulation “OMNIBUS IV” to the World Trade Association (WTO) on the 22nd January 2021. This proposal was open to comments until the end of March and is supposed to enter into force on March 1st, 2022. The next step consists in the […]
Introduction On May 26th, 2021, the European Commission published a new amendment to the European Cosmetics Regulation (EU No 2021/850, so-called “OMNIBUS III”). The provisions of this regulation will be implemented on October 1st, 2021. This piece of legislation includes a number of modifications in Annexes II, III, IV, and VI of the European Cosmetic […]
