Your EU Responsible Person for cosmetics under Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009

EU cosmetics compliance guides

Guides for manufacturers and brand owners established outside the EU who want to sell cosmetics in the EU under Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009.

Documents and procedures

Cosmetic Product Safety Report (CPSR)

What the EU Cosmetic Product Safety Report (CPSR) under Annex I of Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 contains, who may sign it, and what you need before ordering one.

Product Information File (PIF)

Checklist of what the EU cosmetics Product Information File (PIF) must contain under Article 11 of Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009, where it is kept and for how long.

EU labelling requirements

What must appear on a cosmetic label sold in the EU under Article 19 of Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009: Responsible Person, ingredients, PAO, batch, warnings, language and fragrance allergens.

CPNP notification step by step

How CPNP notification works under Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009: who submits it, what information it needs, nanomaterials, and what has to be ready before you notify.

Selling on Amazon EU and marketplaces

What non-EU cosmetics brands need before listing on Amazon's EU stores and other online marketplaces: an EU Responsible Person, CPNP notification and a compliant label.

By country of origin

Selling cosmetics in the EU from the USA

What US cosmetics brands need to sell in the EU: an EU Responsible Person, a CPSR, CPNP notification and label changes, and how EU rules differ from FDA and MoCRA requirements.

Selling cosmetics in the EU from China

What Chinese cosmetics manufacturers and brand owners need to sell in the EU: an EU Responsible Person, an EU safety assessment, GMP evidence, animal testing data and CPNP notification.

Selling cosmetics in the EU from Korea

What Korean cosmetics brands need to sell in the EU: an EU Responsible Person, CPSR, CPNP notification, EU ingredient limits for brightening ingredients and UV filters, and label changes.

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