# Cosmetic products. Recast. "Cosmetics Regulation"

European Parliament procedure 2008/0035(COD) (COD - Ordinary legislative procedure (ex-codecision procedure), 6th term, committee ENVI). Stage: Procedure completed. 96 committee amendments tabled by 22 Members between 2008-09-22 and 2008-09-22.

## What the amendments focus on

The dossier concerns the recast Cosmetics Regulation on cosmetic products. The amendments revise provisions on product safety and risk-benefit reasoning, definitions (including 'cosmetic ingredient', 'manufacturer', 'distributor', 'traces', 'nanomaterial' and 'counterfeit cosmetic product'), the responsible person's obligations and product information file, safety-assessment qualifications, good manufacturing practice, prohibited substances at trace levels, labelling, and the treatment, evaluation and restriction of nanomaterials, including limits on animal testing and hair colorants.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hiltrud BREYER | Germany | Verts/ALE | 25 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1059.md |
| Margrete AUKEN | Denmark | Verts/ALE | 25 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28161.md |
| Françoise GROSSETÊTE | France | PPE | 16 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/2025.md |
| Lambert van NISTELROOIJ | Netherlands | PPE | 12 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28165.md |
| Frédérique RIES | Belgium | RE | 11 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4253.md |
| Duarte FREITAS | Portugal | PPE-DE | 10 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28403.md |
| Vittorio PRODI | Italy | S&D | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28370.md |
| Donato Tommaso VERALDI | Italy | ALDE | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/36394.md |
| Anne FERREIRA | France | PSE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/5735.md |
| John BOWIS | United Kingdom | PPE-DE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4527.md |
| Erna HENNICOT-SCHOEPGES | Luxembourg | PPE-DE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/29019.md |
| Anders WIJKMAN | Sweden | PPE-DE | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4276.md |
| Urszula KRUPA | Poland | ECR | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28334.md |
| Małgorzata HANDZLIK | Poland | PPE | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28275.md |
| Dan JØRGENSEN | Denmark | S&D | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28156.md |

## Official source documents

- PE412.251: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-412.251+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2008-0035-COD · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2008-0035-COD.json

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