WTO notification · TBT
United KingdomProposed measure, may since have been adopted
Official title
The Cosmetic Products (Restriction of Chemical Substances) Regulations 2026
The United Kingdom notified this proposed TBT measure to the WTO on 31 October 2025. The comment period closed on 30 December 2025.
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Cosmetic products are defined by Article 2(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 ESSENTIAL OILS AND RESINOIDS; PERFUMERY, COSMETIC OR TOILET PREPARATIONS
The comment period closed on 30 December 2025. You can still raise concerns about the measure with your country's WTO TBT enquiry point, quoting the document symbol G/TBT/N/GBR/107; it can take them up with the United Kingdom.
Find your country's enquiry point on WTO ePing (opens in a new tab)This measure will amend Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 ('the Cosmetic Regulation') as it applies in Great Britain to lower the threshold for labelling requirements for formaldehyde releasing substances and prohibit the use of 3-(4-Methylbenzylidene)-d1 camphor/Enzacamene (4-MBC) in cosmetic products. The measure will also prohibit 16 new substances that have been classified as carcinogenic, mutagenic and reprotoxic (CMR) substances under Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 (the GB Classification, Labelling and Packaging (CLP) Regulation).
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