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Regulatory topics, explained.

Practical explainers of the regulations chemicals and cosmetics teams have to live with. Written for operators, not lawyers.

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Cosmetics

5 pages

Responsible Person, SCPN notification, labelling rules and keeping EU and UK filings aligned from one record.

The EU's central portal for cosmetic notification under 1223/2009. Who notifies, what data is required, UK SCPN compared.

Placing cosmetics on the Japanese market: PMDL, Marketing Authorization Holder duties, quasi-drugs and labelling.

How cosmetic shelf-life labelling works in the EU and UK, when PAO applies and when a best-before date is required instead.

The expansion from 24 to around 80 declarable fragrance allergens. Scope, transition deadlines and automation at SKU scale.

5 pages

Who is in scope, what registration looks like post-Brexit, and how UK REACH diverges from EU REACH.

What an SVHC is, how the candidate list is updated each June and January, and what your obligations are when a substance is added.

SVHC communication duties for suppliers of articles. A practical guide to who, when and how.

EC 1272/2008 implements GHS in the EU. Classification, labelling, packaging, plus UFI and poison centre duties.

Required under CLP Annex VIII before placing hazardous mixtures on the EU market. Who, what, and how at scale.

2 pages

Binding rules on recyclability, recycled content, reuse, minimisation and labelling. Who is in scope and what changes.

Mandatory on most consumer products sold in France. Scope, exemptions, sizing rules and multi-SKU management.