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Updated: 13th April 2021
The following information is provided to help you understand the impact of Brexit on UK cosmetic regulations. Since 1st January 2021, when the transition period ended, new processes are in place for cosmetics. Read on to learn more.
The following applies if you want to sell into EU and your RP is based in the UK.
Cosmetic safety assessments – or CPSRs – prepared by UK based assessors should not be deemed invalid by the UK leaving the EU. This is because, typically, CPSRs are accepted from US or China-based assessors. We cannot rule out that some EU-based businesses will request the assessor is EU-based.
On the UK leaving the EU, Product Information Files – or PIF – shall be required to be held in both the EU and UK territories. And that the PIF may need to be in the local language of the market.[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1618330138059{border-top-width: 1px !important;border-right-width: 1px !important;border-bottom-width: 1px !important;border-left-width: 1px !important;padding-top: 20px !important;padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;background-color: rgba(35,221,215,0.33) !important;*background-color: rgb(35,221,215) !important;border-left-style: solid !important;border-right-style: solid !important;border-top-style: solid !important;border-bottom-style: solid !important;}”]
If you sell to UK only you will need to do the following:
If you sell to the UK and the EU markets you will need to do the following:
If you sell to EU but not the UK you will need to do the following:
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