Laws & regulations
Ban on cosmetics animal testing makes progress around the world
While 2014 has been marked by dramatic progresses towards a ban on a animal testing for cosmetics in several countries, including...
Australia bans commercial sunbeds over cancer fears
Most Australian states and territories are banning commercial sunbeds from the 1st of January 2015, in a crackdown on artificial...
High Court refers questions about the scope of the ban on animal testing of cosmetics to the...
In a recent judgment, the High Court of Justice of England and Wales has asked the European Court of Justice (ECJ) to rule on the...
The Sunscreen Innovation Act: What is changing?
Following on from Senate approval in October and unanimous consent by the House of Representatives in November, the Sunscreen...
Plastic microbeads: Australia to stop; ban is on governor’s office in New Jersey
The end of the plastic beads in cosmetics seems to be closer than ever. Several pieces of legislation intending to prohibit their use...
Preservatives: The EU Commission further restricts the scope of possibilities
The European Commission has lowered the maximum concentrations allowed for two parabens in cosmetic products and has prohibited their...
French justice imposes a fine on perfumery "pirates"
Over €1.2 million! This is the fine imposed on Pin by the Tribunal de Grande Instance de Paris last April 11. What for? For illicitly...
Ukraine: A new regulation for cosmetic products?
In August 2010, Ukraine adopted a new Technical Regulation on the safety of cosmetic products, which is scheduled to come into force in...
The perfumery industry faces a harsh regulatory environment
"Fragrances, a threatened indulgence?" This was the theme that gathered more than 100 insiders of the French and European cosmetics...
Access to genetic resources: the European Parliament votes new rules
On 11 March 2014, the European Parliament voted to adopt the “Regulation on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable...
