The EU cosmetics regulation adopted, 2009

Its annexes are the ones that matter for perfumery: labelled allergens and prohibited substances.

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Date

2009-11-30 (day)

documented

REGULATION (EC) No 1223/2009 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 30 November 2009 on cosmetic products

EU-2009-1223 · Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 November · read 2026-09-30

confidence A

Label

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house label

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confidence B

Kind

regulation

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confidence B

What happened

The EU adopts Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 on cosmetic products, whose Annex III names the fragrance allergens a label must list.

documented

REGULATION (EC) No 1223/2009 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 30 November 2009 on cosmetic products

EU-2009-1223 · Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 November · read 2026-09-30

confidence A

Place

not on record

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Regulations

• Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 on cosmetic products

Sources

1. EU-2009-1223 · Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 November 2009 on cosmetic products (recast). OJ L 342, 22.12.2009, p. 59. eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2009/1223/oj · read 2026-09-30 · EU legislation; reuse terms not re-read (UNVERIFIED); quoted

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