EU Responsible Person for cosmetics (Article 4)

This is not cosmetics certification

There is no EU scheme that "certifies" cosmetic products. Article 4 sets out a defined, EU-established role: an economic operator who keeps the Product Information File available, ensures the safety report is current, and notifies the product in CPNP. We focus on doing that role properly rather than selling a certification that does not exist.

Where your PIF or CPSR is not yet ready, we say so before signing a mandate - see Services & pricing for the Market Access option that prepares what's missing.

Responsible Person duties (Article 5)

• Ensure the Product Information File (PIF) is kept and updated for each product
• Ensure the Cosmetic Product Safety Report (CPSR) exists and reflects the actual formulation
• Ensure labelling, claims and the INCI ingredient list comply with the Regulation
• Notify the product in CPNP before it is placed on the EU market
• Cooperate with competent authorities and report serious undesirable effects
• Keep the PIF available to authorities for 10 years from the last batch date

What's included

• Compliance review before appointment
• Written mandate under Article 4
• EU address printed on your product label
• PIF hosting and retention for the required period
• CPNP notification for your product
• Cooperation with competent authorities and Poison Centres on request
• Annual renewal and ongoing compliance maintenance

How appointment works

1. Send your product category, target EU countries and existing PIF/CPSR status
2. We run a compliance review: labelling, claims, ingredient restrictions, safety report
3. If ready, we issue a written mandate and notify your product in CPNP
4. If gaps exist, we tell you what is missing before any mandate is signed

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Note: This page provides general information. Specific obligations depend on your product formulation and applicable EU legislation.