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Every legal claim on this site traces back to the actual instrument. These captures show the official text, taken directly from EUR-Lex, legislation.gov.uk, Fedlex and the FDA, with the cited clause highlighted and the source version in frame. Each one can be re-derived from its URL and checked.

Reviewed by Cassandra Maddocks, chemist & biochemist · last reviewed 26 July 2026

The EU responsible person requirement. Captured from the official source with the cited clause highlighted.

Article 4, Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009

The EU responsible person requirement. Source stamp: 02009R1223, EN, 01.05.2026, 040.001. Captured 2026-07-26. View the official text.

Cited in: EU RP requirements, EU guide, EU vs UK

The safety assessment duty before placing on the market. Captured from the official source with the cited clause highlighted.

Article 10(1), Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009

The safety assessment duty before placing on the market. Source stamp: 02009R1223, EN, 01.05.2026, 040.001. Captured 2026-07-26. View the official text.

Cited in: CPSR inputs, CPSR vs PIF vs notification

Who may sign a CPSR: the assessor qualification bar. Captured from the official source with the cited clause highlighted.

Article 10(2), Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009

Who may sign a CPSR: the assessor qualification bar. Source stamp: 02009R1223, EN, 01.05.2026, 040.001. Captured 2026-07-26. View the official text.

Cited in: CPSR cost

The Cosmetic Product Safety Report structure, Parts A and B. Captured from the official source with the cited clause highlighted.

Annex I, Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009

The Cosmetic Product Safety Report structure, Parts A and B. Source stamp: 02009R1223, EN, 01.05.2026, 040.001. Captured 2026-07-26. View the official text.

Cited in: CPSR service

The Product Information File and its ten-year retention. Captured from the official source with the cited clause highlighted.

Article 11, Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009

The Product Information File and its ten-year retention. Source stamp: 02009R1223, EN, 01.05.2026, 040.001. Captured 2026-07-26. View the official text.

Cited in: PIF guide

The CPNP notification duty. Captured from the official source with the cited clause highlighted.

Article 13(1), Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009

The CPNP notification duty. Source stamp: 02009R1223, EN, 01.05.2026, 040.001. Captured 2026-07-26. View the official text.

Cited in: CPNP guide, EU vs Switzerland

The labelling particulars and lettering requirement. Captured from the official source with the cited clause highlighted.

Article 19(1), Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009

The labelling particulars and lettering requirement. Source stamp: 02009R1223, EN, 01.05.2026, 040.001. Captured 2026-07-26. View the official text.

Cited in: Label requirements

No placing on the EU market without an EU-established economic operator. Captured from the official source with the cited clause highlighted.

Article 16(1), GPSR (EU) 2023/988

No placing on the EU market without an EU-established economic operator. Source stamp: . Captured 2026-07-26. View the official text.

Cited in: Marketplaces guide, EU RP requirements

The UK responsible person and written mandate requirement. Captured from the official source with the cited clause highlighted.

Article 4, UK Cosmetics Regulation (retained)

The UK responsible person and written mandate requirement. Source stamp: Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council Show full title. Captured 2026-07-26. View the official text.

Cited in: UK RP requirements, UK guide, EU vs UK

The GB notification duty behind the SCPN. Captured from the official source with the cited clause highlighted.

Article 13, UK Cosmetics Regulation (retained)

The GB notification duty behind the SCPN. Source stamp: Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council Show full title. Captured 2026-07-26. View the official text.

Cited in: SCPN guide

The ten-year retention rule for the Produktinformationsdatei. Captured from the official source with the cited clause highlighted.

Swiss Cosmetics Ordinance (VKos, SR 817.023.31)

The ten-year retention rule for the Produktinformationsdatei. Source stamp: 817.023.31 Verordnung des EDI vom 16. Dezember 2016 über kosmetische Mittel (VKos). Captured 2026-07-26. View the official text.

Cited in: Swiss self-monitoring, Switzerland guide, EU vs Switzerland

Facility registration with biennial renewal under MoCRA. Captured from the official source with the cited clause highlighted.

FDA: Registration and Listing

Facility registration with biennial renewal under MoCRA. Source stamp: Registration & Listing of Cosmetic Product Facilities and Products. Captured 2026-07-26. View the official text.

Cited in: US MoCRA guide, MoCRA renewals

FDA does not issue certificates for registrations or listings. Captured from the official source with the cited clause highlighted.

FDA: Registration and Listing

FDA does not issue certificates for registrations or listings. Source stamp: Registration & Listing of Cosmetic Product Facilities and Products. Captured 2026-07-26. View the official text.

Cited in: MoCRA listing, Marketplaces guide

The MoCRA small-business exemption from registration and listing. Captured from the official source with the cited clause highlighted.

FDA: Small Businesses Fact Sheet

The MoCRA small-business exemption from registration and listing. Source stamp: Small Businesses & Homemade Cosmetics: Fact Sheet. Captured 2026-07-26. View the official text.

Cited in: MoCRA exemption

The retinol limits and mandatory Vitamin A labelling. Captured from the official source with the cited clause highlighted.

Annex III entry 376: retinol

The retinol limits and mandatory Vitamin A labelling. Source stamp: 02009R1223, EN, 01.05.2026, 040.001. Captured 2026-07-26. View the official text.

Cited in: Ingredient rules guide

The prohibition of Butylphenyl Methylpropional. Captured from the official source with the cited clause highlighted.

Annex II entry 1666: Lilial

The prohibition of Butylphenyl Methylpropional. Source stamp: 02009R1223, EN, 01.05.2026, 040.001. Captured 2026-07-26. View the official text.

Cited in: Ingredient rules guide

The 1 percent face and hand products restriction. Captured from the official source with the cited clause highlighted.

Annex III entry 375: kojic acid

The 1 percent face and hand products restriction. Source stamp: 02009R1223, EN, 01.05.2026, 040.001. Captured 2026-07-26. View the official text.

Cited in: Ingredient rules guide

The prohibition, with its narrow nail-systems exception. Captured from the official source with the cited clause highlighted.

Annex II entry 1339: hydroquinone

The prohibition, with its narrow nail-systems exception. Source stamp: 02009R1223, EN, 01.05.2026, 040.001. Captured 2026-07-26. View the official text.

Cited in: Ingredient rules guide

The preservative limits and permitted product types. Captured from the official source with the cited clause highlighted.

Annex V entry 25: triclosan

The preservative limits and permitted product types. Source stamp: 02009R1223, EN, 01.05.2026, 040.001. Captured 2026-07-26. View the official text.

Cited in: Ingredient rules guide

The prohibition of formaldehyde as an ingredient. Captured from the official source with the cited clause highlighted.

Annex II entry 1577: formaldehyde

The prohibition of formaldehyde as an ingredient. Source stamp: 02009R1223, EN, 01.05.2026, 040.001. Captured 2026-07-26. View the official text.

Cited in: Ingredient rules guide

The animal testing and marketing bans. Captured from the official source with the cited clause highlighted.

Article 18, Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009

The animal testing and marketing bans. Source stamp: 02009R1223, EN, 01.05.2026, 040.001. Captured 2026-07-26. View the official text.

Cited in: Ingredient rules guide

Authorised-by-authority claims are not allowed. Captured from the official source with the cited clause highlighted.

Common criteria, Regulation (EU) No 655/2013

Authorised-by-authority claims are not allowed. Source stamp: No 655/2013. Captured 2026-07-26. View the official text.

Cited in: Label review service

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