General

Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009EN on cosmetic products is the main legal document specifying the requirements that all cosmetic products must meet before being placed on the EU market

2013/674/EU: Commission Implementing Decision on Guidelines on Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 specifies the structure and content of a Cosmetic Product Safety Report

Manual on the scope of application of the Cosmetics Regulation: borderline between cosmetics legislation and other sectorial legislation - a tool useful for determining whether a product falls under the scope of Cosmetics

Claims

Common criteria for the justification of claims used in relation to cosmetic products - an EU regulation setting out requirements for claims made on cosmetic products that must be complied with

Technical document on cosmetic claims is a tool useful for determining which claims can be made about a cosmetic product. It gives examples of claims that are or are not allowed, such as some of the "free from" claims

Report on product claims made based on common criteria in the field of cosmetics gives a brief overview of 'Results of market surveillance carried out by Member States', providing examples of non-compliant claims