Colipa - The European Cosmetic and Perfumery Association (Colipa)

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Summary of the initiative

Name of Private Regulator:

Website(s) :

http://www.colipa.com

Objective(s):

To enhance consumer information about how long a product remains usable.

Description of the Initiative

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Sector

Commission DG:

Health and Food Safety DG: SANTE

Other:

Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs DG: GROW

Contact Point - Commission:

SANTE C2 and GROW D4

Self/Co-Regulation Basic Act

Legislative Act

Year:

1976

Title of Act:

Directive 1976/768/EEC of the Council of 27 July 1976 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to cosmetic products. Has been amended seven times. The 7th amendment is Directive 2003/15/EC of 27 February 2003.

Private Act

Year:

2005

Title of Act:

The European Cosmetic and Perfumery Association, Guidelines on the Lifespan of Products

Geographical Coverage

Global coverage:

Less than EU + third countries

Participating Countries:

Austria, Belgium, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Estonia, Spain, Finland, France, United Kingdom, Greece, Croatia, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakia

Other countries:

Associate members: Australia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Romania, Russia, South Africa, Turkey

Description

Problems that lead to the introduction of Self/Co-Regulation and the adoption of the Founding Act:

Target Group(s):

Cosmetic and perfume business.

Type of Instrument(s):

Guidelines.

Level(s) at which private rules should be defined and applied:

EU, Member state

Type of Monitoring:

	Conduct regular visits and spot checks	Initiate complaints procedures
European Commission
National public authority
International public authority
Private regulator (code owner)
Private independent party with a mandate (e.g. auditors)
Self-appointed private parties (e.g. NGOs)
National inspections. The guideline does not say who should be appointed to perform these inspections.	yes	yes

Succinct description of the type of Monitoring:

Member States handle inspections and monitoring.

Type of Enforcement:

	Faming, shaming and blaming	Judicial sanctions	Membership suspension/exclusion	Private fines	Otros
Private Regulator
Private independent party with a mandate (e.g. auditors)
Court system
Alternative dispute resolution (ADR) / Online dispute resolution (ODR)
Nation states

Succinct description of the type of Enforcement:

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Colipa - The European Cosmetic and Perfumery Association (Colipa)

Summary of the initiative

Description of the Initiative

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Sector

Self/Co-Regulation Basic Act

Geographical Coverage

Description

About

Organización política

Organización administrativa

COOPERACIÓN CON OTRAS INSTITUCIONES

Rules

Nuestro trabajo

Dictámenes y documentos informativos

Documentos

Publicaciones y otros trabajos

Participación de los ciudadanos y de la sociedad civil

Políticas

Ámbitos políticos

De actualidad

Programa

Nuestros actos

Noticias y medios de comunicación

Los miembros y los grupos

Miembros

Grupos

Sectores

Secciones y otros órganos

Secciones / CCMI

Observatorios

Otros

Colipa - The European Cosmetic and Perfumery Association (Colipa)

Summary of the initiative

Description of the Initiative

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Sector

Self/Co-Regulation Basic Act

Geographical Coverage

Description

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