EU Plans to Update the Glossary of Common Ingredient Names in Cosmetics to Standardize the Ingredients Labeling

The European Union is proposing an update to the glossary of common ingredient names in cosmetics in the EU Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009, while abolishing the current Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/6772 to standardize ingredient labeling and improve ingredient identification.

The announcement (G/TBT/N/EU/1116) was published on March 13, 2025, and the draft is expected to be approved in the second quarter of 2025, and will officially come into effect 20 days after its publication in the Official Journal of the EU.

Revision Background

1. Article 19(1), point (g), of Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 requires the labeling information on cosmetic products to include a list of ingredients and use the ingredient names in the glossary of common ingredient names in cosmetics for identification.

2. The glossary of common ingredient names to be compiled and updated by the Commission pursuant to Article 33 of that Regulation. The glossary is required to take into account the internationally recognised nomenclatures including the International Nomenclature of Cosmetic Ingredients (INCI) to ensure the uniformity and standardization of ingredient names. To implement this requirement, on March 31, 2022, Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/6772 set out the glossary of common ingredient names and their applicable rules in accordance with Article 33 of Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009.

3. A large number of amendments are to be made to that glossary in order to take into account new ingredient names that are currently in use for cosmetic products placed on the Union market.

Revision Content

1. The Commission will update the glossary of common ingredient names

For the purpose of updating the glossary, the Commission has used, in particular, the new INCI names as published by the Personal Care Product Council and has also corrected existing ingredient names that were erroneously reported or omitted

2. Repealing and replacing the current Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2022/677

Some ingredients used in perfume and aromatic compositions previously listed in the Annex to Decision (EU) 2022/677 have also been removed, since they are not used any more for the labelling of cosmetic ingredients or have been replaced by INCI names.

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Further Information

https://technical-barriers-trade.ec.europa.eu/en/notification/36211