Signed on 26 June, the legislation (H 7356A/S 2152A) puts Rhode Island on the expanding list of US states phasing out the persistent substances in various articles such as cookware, fabrics, synthetic turf and personal care items. It follows of a Rhode Island...
On 31 July 2023, the Department for Business and Trade (DBT) announced their intention to introduce legislation to extend indefinitely the recognition of the CE marking for products placed on the market in Great Britain (GB). Cosmetic aerosols sold in GB must have the...
As a continuation of the “Updates to CITES Annotation 4 for Orchids” mentioned in the March 2023 Monthly GRIP content, the UK and EU legislation has now been updated to implement the relevant changes mentioned. As a recap, the most relevant change was to Annotation 4...
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...
On 6 March 2023, the EU Commission notified to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) the draft text of the 21st Adaptation to Technical Progress (ATP) to the EU Classification, Labelling and Packaging (CLP) Regulation. The notification is open for comments for 60...