A new version of the EU's Cosmetics Directive was adopted by the European Parliament, 24 March 2009.EP legislative resolution on the proposal for a regulation on cosmetic products, 24 March 2009 It includes new rules concerning the use of nanoparticles in cosmetics and includes stricter rules on animal testing of cosmetics.EP Press release: "MEPs approve new rules on safer cosmetics", 24 March 2009 In the European Union, all cosmetic products must be notified through the Cosmetic Products Notification Portal (CPNP) before being placed on the EU market. The presence of a nanomaterial in a cosmetic product must be explicitly stated in the notification to the European Commission. A list of nanomaterial cosmetics ingredients was published by the European Commission, and the European Union Observatory for Nanomaterials (EUON) provides further information on these ingredients, including information derived from the application of the REACH regulation on chemicals.
