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Check what you need to do to sell cosmetic products in Great Britain.
How to submit a cosmetic product notification to the Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS).
Forms for the notification of serious undesirable effects (SUEs) from cosmetic products in Great Britain.
Notices of publication and a consolidated list for designated standards for cosmetic products.
Guidance for businesses on Regulation 2009/1223 and the Cosmetic Products Enforcement Regulations 2013.
Information on the exemption process to allow the use in cosmetic products of substances classified as carcinogenic, mutagenic and toxic for reproduction.
An independent research report.
Information on how to report a serious undesirable effect (SUE) or safeguarding issue for cosmetic products.
OPSS would like to invite any interested parties, to submit any scientific information relevant to the safety assessment of nanomaterials used in cosmetics.
Find out which regulations apply to your products and where to go for further information on how to comply with them.
OPSS would like to invite any interested parties to submit any scientific information relevant to the safety assessment of cosmetic ingredients.
Product Safety Report for CT Cosmetics Extra Pure White Gold Glowing, B.S.C. Black Spot Corrector presenting a serious chemical risk.
Product Safety Report for El Paradis Cosmetic Nature Secrete A L'Huile D'Argan presenting a serious chemical risk.
How the MHRA makes decisions on when a product is a medical device (borderline products), and which risk class should apply to a medical device.
How the MHRA makes decisions on what is a medicinal product (borderline products).
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