Strengthening European personal care, hygiene and cosmetic products industries

Europe has always played a key role in the innovation and development of personal care, body hygiene and beauty products. However its leading position has progressively been eroded in the process of global competition. While the innovative capacity of Europe’s specialised enterprises is very impressive, the production and commercialisation of European inventions have shifted to other parts of the world with serious economic and social consequences for Europe in terms of benefits, labour opportunities and incentives for research and development. To strengthen this particular branch of industry by appropriate strategies will lead to a major contribution to industrial reshoring and industrial development.

Timetable:

• 1st study group meeting: 17-18/05/2016
• 2nd study group meeting: 07/07/2016
• CCMI meeting: 28/09/2016
• Plenary session: 19-20/10/2016

Commission documents

• Cosmetic's Legislation: http://ec.europa.eu/growth/sectors/cosmetics/legislation/index_en.htm
• DG Growth – The EU's role in Cosmetics: http://ec.europa.eu/growth/sectors/cosmetics/index_en.htm
• International Cooperation: http://ec.europa.eu/growth/sectors/cosmetics/international/index_en.htm
• EU position on cosmetics - EU trade policy: http://trade.ec.europa.eu/doclib/docs/2014/may/tradoc_152470.pdf
• Nanomaterials: http://ec.europa.eu/growth/sectors/cosmetics/products/nanomaterials/index_en.htm
• COSMETICS EUROPE: The European Union Cosmetics Directive, Consolidated version https://www.cosmeticseurope.eu/downloads/8771.html, 2004
• International Cooperation on Cosmetics Regulation (ICCR) - Ninth Annual Meeting held in Brussels, Belgium from November 4-6, 2015 http://iccrnet.org/files/7914/4732/3564/ICCR9_outcomes_report_November_5.pdf,
• Eighth Annual Meeting held in Ottawa, Canada from July 8-10, 2014 http://www.iccrnet.org/files/4114/0603/8824/press_statement_iccr8_en.pdf
• Business plan CEN (European Committee for standardization) /tc 392 cosmetics: executive summary http://standards.cen.eu/BP/679535.pdf

Related links and documents

• Prepared by Global Insight for the European Commission A study of the European Cosmetics Industry
• EurActiv: Cosmetics industry enters new research era after animal-testing ban, 04.12.2015 – updated: 07.12.2015
• EurActiv: Consumer rights group launches petition to exclude cosmetics from TTIP, 21.01.2016
• EurActiv: Commission changes TTIP position on cosmetics, 27.04.2015
• EurActiv: Cosmetics boss: Banned ingredients won't creep back into Europe via TTIP, 16.06.2014
• Sustainability summits highlight key challenges faced by cosmetics industry, 01.01.2015
• Exapro: Soutenir la compétitivité de l'industrie cosmétique
• L'industrie cosmétique européenne ne peut pas arrêter d'innover, 2011