Regulatory briefing
The European Union has developed and evolved its chemical inventory systems over time. Historically, the EU used the European Community (EC) Inventory, which consists of three lists: the European Inventory of Existing Commercial Chemical Substances (EINECS), the European List of Notified Chemicals Substances (ELINCS), and the No-Longer Polymers (NLP) list.
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EU Revises Cosmetics Regulation: New Substance Restrictions and Triphenyl Phosphate Ban
May-04-2026
On 28 April 2026, the European Commission published Regulation (EU) 2026/909, amending the EU Cosmetics Regulation by introducing new restrictions, prohibitions and conditions for a range of substances used in cosmetic...
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European Parliament Adopts Omnibus VI Position, Clearing Way for EU Negotiations
Apr-30-2026
On 29 April 2026, the European Parliament adopted its position on the Omnibus VI proposal, which aims to simplify EU chemicals legislation. The proposal was adopted with 540 votes in favour,...
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Downloadable Content
- SCIP Actionable Summary
- PCN Actionable Summary
- ROHS Actionable Summary
- EU Cosmetics Actionable Summary
- Agrochemical Regulation Actionable Summary
- Bio Pesticides Regulation Actionable Summary
- Food Contact Material Actionable Summary
- Nanomaterial Regulation Actionable Summary
- Medical Device Regulation Actionable Summary
- Cosmetics Actionable Summary
- Medical Device Regulation EU 2017/745
- Regulation Ec No 1223/ 2009 Of EU On Cosmetic Products
- Regulation Ec No 1107/2009 On Plant Protection Products
- Regulation Ec No 1935/2004 On FCM
- Regulation Ec No 1907/2006 On EU REACH
- Annual Regulatory Summary 2022 - EU
- Actionable Summary EU REACH