Appoint the Responsible Person
Only the Responsible Person (or a distributor for its own translations) submits notifications. Non-EU manufacturers need an EU-based RP first.
Your EU Responsible Person for cosmetics under Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009
Before a cosmetic product is placed on the EU market, its Responsible Person must notify it in the Cosmetic Products Notification Portal (CPNP). One notification covers all 27 Member States, and the portal itself is free of charge.
CPNP notification is the last step, not the first. The notified information is drawn from the Product Information File, so the safety assessment must be finished and the label final before notifying.
Only the Responsible Person (or a distributor for its own translations) submits notifications. Non-EU manufacturers need an EU-based RP first.
Safety assessment, GMP evidence and claim support in place.
Category, frame formulation or exact composition, CMR substances, nanomaterials, final label and pack photo.
The RP enters the data in the portal. Authorities and poison centres get access; there is no approval step.
Products containing nanomaterials that are not already regulated in the Annexes must additionally be notified six months before being placed on the market (Article 16). Check your raw materials - some UV filters and pigments are nanomaterials.
Entering a complete notification is quick. The time goes into what comes before it: collecting supplier documents, testing and the safety assessment. That is why we review your documentation first and only then quote the CPNP notification service.
The portal is free of charge. The costs are in preparing the product for notification: the safety assessment, testing and the Responsible Person service.
No. One CPNP notification covers all 27 Member States.
No. The notification is submitted by the Responsible Person, who must be established in the EU.
No. CPNP is a notification, not an approval. The Responsible Person remains accountable for compliance, and authorities can check the PIF at any time.
What must be ready before notification.
Why marketplaces ask for Responsible Person details.
We prepare and submit notifications as your Responsible Person.
Note: This guide provides general information about Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009, not legal advice. Specific obligations depend on your product and supply chain. Last reviewed 30 September 2026.
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