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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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Plain-English explainers of the regulations chemicals and cosmetics teams have to live with, grouped by the market they apply to.
CLP touches almost every substance business, so it is the usual starting point. Cosmetics teams selling into the US should start with MoCRA instead.
Cosmetics
5 pagesUK Cosmetics Regulation (UKCR)
Responsible Person, SCPN notification, labelling rules and keeping EU and UK filings aligned from one record.
ReadCPNP, the Cosmetic Products Notification Portal
The EU's central portal for cosmetic notification under 1223/2009. Who notifies, what data is required, UK SCPN compared.
ReadJapan cosmetics regulation
Placing cosmetics on the Japanese market: PMDL, Marketing Authorization Holder duties, quasi-drugs and labelling.
ReadPeriod After Opening (PAO)
How cosmetic shelf-life labelling works in the EU and UK, when PAO applies and when a best-before date is required instead.
ReadEU 2023/1545 fragrance allergen disclosure
The expansion from 24 to around 80 declarable fragrance allergens. Scope, transition deadlines and automation at SKU scale.
ReadChemicals
5 pagesUK REACH explained
Who is in scope, what registration looks like post-Brexit, and how UK REACH diverges from EU REACH.
ReadSVHC List explained
What an SVHC is, how the candidate list is updated each June and January, and what your obligations are when a substance is added.
ReadArticle 33 REACH
SVHC communication duties for suppliers of articles. A practical guide to who, when and how.
ReadCLP Regulation explained
EC 1272/2008 implements GHS in the EU. Classification, labelling, packaging, plus UFI and poison centre duties.
ReadPoison Centre Notification (PCN)
Required under CLP Annex VIII before placing hazardous mixtures on the EU market. Who, what, and how at scale.
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