EU to Amend the Use Requirements for 13 Nanomaterials in Cosmetics

On May 23, 2023, EU notified WTO of a draft Commission Regulation which proposed to revise the prohibited and restricted ingredient lists in Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 (Cosmetics Regulation). This draft measure was previously notified under EU/TBT/872, but is modified now to newly include the prohibition of Colloidal Silver (nano) and the restriction of Hydroxyapatite (nano). It is open for comments until July 22, 2023.¹