The European Commission has published the Safety Gate 2025 annual report, the EU’s rapid alert system for dangerous non-food products. In 2025, alerts increased by 13%, reaching 4,671 notifications, the highest level ever recorded. Cosmetics and toys accounted for...
The European Commission Regulation (EU) 2026/78 has been published, amending Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the use in cosmetic products of certain substances classified as carcinogenic, mutagenic or toxic for...
The Regulation (EU) 2025/2650 of the European Parliament and of the Council approves the postponement of the application of Regulation (EU) 2023/1115 on deforestation-free products (EUDR). Initially, the proposal to update the Regulation established that micro and...
The European Commission has proposed a new Regulation to strengthen the control of drug precursors, with the aim of combating the illegal production of narcotic drugs while facilitating legitimate business activities. The initiative, which forms part of the European...
The European Commission notifies the WTO of the 24th ATP (Adaptation to Technical and Scientific Progress) draft to Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures...
The Inter-committee Coordination Group (ICCG) met virtually, with the participation of representatives from the SCCS and SCHEER scientific committees. The Secretariat informed the group about updates on the European Commission’s Chemicals Strategy, progress on the One...
On 21 November 2025, the European Commission published updated official guidelines that help interpret Regulation (EU) 2023/988 and ensure its correct application. Regulation (EU) 2023/988 is the European framework for the safety of consumer products, replacing the...
There have been two corrections to Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009, published recently. Correction of 6 November: On page 36, in the Annex, point 1 (adding entry 325 to Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009), the following is amended: for: Chemical Name/INN:...
The Council of the European Union has published its position on “Omnibus VI”. The Council of the European Union has published its position on “Omnibus VI”, a proposal aimed at simplifying various rules in the chemicals sector, including the CLP Regulation...
Following the entry into force of Regulation (EU) 2023/1115 on Deforestation (EUDR) in May 2023, the European Commission published a proposal to amend it on 21 October 2025, identified by the code 2025/0329. The proposal introduces specific adjustments that mainly...
The European Commission presents a draft Regulation to amend Annex XVII to REACH and strengthen the regulation of synthetic polymer microparticles (microplastics).
Spain notifies the WTO of a Draft Royal Decree on the accessible labelling of consumer products.