Colipa - Cosmetics Europe - personal care association

Summary of the initiative

Name
Colipa - Cosmetics Europe - personal care association
Objective(s)
Improving sector's image; Raising industry standards. The guidelines on quantity and quality of information which fragance suppliers should submit to cosmetic manufacturers are an addendum to the COLIPA Guidelines on Product Information Requirements. As such they are intended for the exchange of safety related product information between fragrance suppliers and manufacturers of cosmetics needed to meet the Cosmetics Directive and in particular its Article 7 (Council Directive 76/768/EEC of 27 July 1976 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to cosmetic products, Official Journal L 262, 27 September 1976, p. 169-200). The background and meaning of the IFRA Code of Practice and its safety standards for consumer exposure to fragrance ingredients are included together with practical examples of a Safety Data Sheet (SDS) and a declaration for the product information for a fragrance compound.

Description of the Initiative

    Sector

    Self/Co-Regulation Basic Act

    PRIVATE ACT
    Year
    2003
    Title of Act
    Guidelines on the Exchange of Information between Fragrance Suppliers and Cosmetic Manufacturers. Guidelines available on website.

    Geographical Coverage

    Participating Countries
    Austria

    Description

    Problems that lead to the introduction of Self/Co-Regulation and the adoption of the Founding Act
    Difficulties in particular cosmetic SMEs to obtain appropriate and complete safety information from suppliers that enable the carrying out of cosmetic product safety assessments.
    Target Group(s)
    Fragrance supplying industry and cosmetics industry
    Type of Instrument(s)
    Guidelines
    Type of Financing
    -
    Type of Monitoring
    Conduct an initial survey of compliance capacity of future regulateesConduct regular visits and spot checksInitiate complaints proceduresMaintain database of those bounded by the normsProduce regular reportsReceive complaints and verify if norms were breached or notReflexive dialogue with the - stakeholdersOther
    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)
    Succinct description of the type of Monitoring
    -
    Type of Enforcement
    Faming, shaming and blamingJudicial sanctionsMembership suspension/exclusionPrivate finesOther
    Private Regulatoryes
    Private independent party with a mandate (e.g. auditors)
    Court system
    Alternative dispute resolution (ADR) / Online dispute resolution (ODR)
    Succinct description of the type of Enforcement
    -

    Results of Commission Monitoring

    Link / Reference of Evaluation
    -