China to regulate toothpastes as ‘ordinary use’ cosmetics from 1 December

China revises national standard for lip moisturiser

China’s standards body has revised the country’s national standard for lip moisturiser in gel or cream form. The standard, which is voluntary but has legal force if referred to by other regulations, will come into force on 1 April 2024. The revised...
EC Working Group on Cosmetics Meeting Outcomes

EC Working Group on Cosmetics Meeting Outcomes

A meeting of the EU Commission Working Group on Cosmetic Products (EC CPWG) took place on 17 March 2023.   The following is a summary of the unofficial outcomes as provided by Cosmetics Europe (CE). The EU Commission voted in favour of the draft proposed...
UK Government announces changes to NI Protocol

UK Government announces changes to NI Protocol

On 27 February 2023, the UK Government announced the introduction of changes to the Northern Ireland Protocol to the Withdrawal Agreement (NI Protocol). The Windsor Framework is intended to address some of the problems faced by the EU and UK during the partial...