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European Cosmetics Responsible Person Association

ERPA

ERPA is the European cosmetic Responsible Person Association gathering European Professional Responsible Persons, Safety Assessors and Cosmetic testing Laboratories, and other compliance operators in field of Cosmetics.

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Response to Evaluation of the Cosmetic Products Regulation

21 Mar 2025

ERPA supports the Cosmetics Product Regulation (CPR) effectiveness as being a global standard to promote the safety of cosmetics. In light of the exercise on evaluating CPR possible improvements, ERPA calls for clearer guidelines on the responsibilities of the Responsible Person (RP) and the qualifications of the Safety Assessor (SA): Specific profile for the RP team demonstrating qualifications Specific profile for the SA demonstrating qualifications Legal requirement to ensure better collaboration between the RP and the SA (as per Commission Implementing Decision 2013/674/EU) Appointment of the RP directly by the non-EU manufacturer ensuring seamless creation and maintenance of the CPSR.
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Response to EU Chemicals Strategy for sustainability - Revision of the Cosmetic Products Regulation

29 Oct 2021

Following the publication of the inception impact assessment for the targeted revision of the cosmetic products regulation, the European cosmetics Responsible Person Association, ERPA, would like to share with the Commission its stand in regards to the points raised in this impact assessment. • CSS generic approach to risk management o ERPA agrees with the approach o Nevertheless, we would like to stress the importance of keeping the concept of one substance – one hazard assessment o Furthermore, we believe that sectorial risk assessment must be kept allowing all sectors to function in a harmonized but appropriate way avoiding disruptions in the supply chain due to a general assessment approach while safety is not a concern • CSS essential uses concept o ERPA agrees with the approach o We believe the current Regulation offers a well-defined and by now we can say well practiced method on allowing substances identified by SCCS as safe to be used in cosmetics products on the base of exception • Definition of Nanomaterials o ERPA welcomes the initiative of aligning the definition of nanomaterials along EU legislations to achieve regulatory consistency • SCCS functionality o ERPA believes that given SCCS members’ profile, highly skilled and experienced scientists in the field of safety evaluation of substances to be used in cosmetic products, it is essential for this committee to maintain its scientific independence with no connection to the Agency under which umbrella it will be functioning • Labelling information o ERPA welcomes the approach of simplification and digitalization of labelling requirements to the extent that users all over Europe have access to the minimum needed information.
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