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Cosmetics Europe

Industry association · Belgium · EU Transparency Register 83575061669-96

21
positions filed
in the 665 files tracked
16
legislative files
of 665 tracked
17
with a full position paper
attached to a submission

Counts here are a floor, never a total: they cover the 665 consultation files tracked so far (57,774 submissions, mostly 2021–26), so an organization's real filing history is larger, not smaller.

Who they are

Among the 1518 trade and business associations on this site, they rank #192 by legislative files engaged, a count of participation, not a measure of influence.

4.2
declared lobbying FTE
self-declared
€900K+
declared costs / yr (floor)
6
EP accreditations
as declared to the register
2009
in the register since

Declares membership of

  • Public Affairs Council – www.pac.org
  • European Policy Center – www.epc.eu
  • Federation of European and International Associations established in Belgium – FAIB – www.faib.org
  • International Cooperation on Cosmetic Regulation – ICCR - https://www.iccr-cosmetics.org
  • ISO TC 217 on Cosmetics – www.iso.org
  • CEN TC 392 on Cosmetics – www.cen.eu
  • European Partnership for Alternative Approaches to Animal Testing (EPAA) - https://ec.europa.eu/growth/sectors/chemic…
  • The Downstream Users of Chemicals Coordination Group – DUCC – www.ducc.eu
  • The Packaging Chain Forum (informal network of actors in the packaging value chain)
  • EUToxRisk – http://www.eu-toxrisk.eu/
  • CEFIC, partner association – https://cefic.org/

Self-declared to the EU Transparency Register (snapshot 14 Oct 2026).

Register category
Trade and business associations
Head office
Brussels, Belgium

Self-declared to the EU Transparency Register (snapshot 14 Oct 2026); cost bands are floors, not audited totals. Reused under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU.

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Their record over time

Cosmetics Europe filed 21 positions between 3 Aug 2020 and 16 Sept 2026, across 16 of the 665 legislative files tracked here, attaching a full position paper 17 times.

2020 · 5 filed2021 · 4 filed2022 · 1 filed2023 · 4 filed2024 · 1 filed2025 · 3 filed2026 · 3 filed

What they argued

Implementing rules on registering in and reporting to the register of producersfiled 10 Sept 2026PDFsource

Cosmetics Europe's feedback on the draft Implementing Regulation under Article 44(14) PPWR regarding the register of producers Cosmetics Europe, the European trade association representing the cosmetics and personal care products industry, welcomes the opportunity to provide feedback on the draft Implementing Regulation laying down rules for the application of Regulation (EU) 2025/40 as regards the format for…

Opening of the attached position paper · the full paper is on the Commission’s record (source link above)

Packaging and packaging wastefiled 21 Apr 2023PDFsource

Cosmetics Europe, the European trade association for the cosmetics and personal care industry, welcomes the European Commissions proposal for a Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) and supports its overarching goals. In particular, we welcome the proposal for a Regulation with a full internal market legal basis as a way to increase the harmonisation across Member States.

Packaging and packaging wastefiled 3 Aug 2020PDFsource

Cosmetics Europe represents the cosmetics and personal care industry in Europe. Ranging from antiperspirants, fragrances, make-up and shampoos, to soaps, sunscreens and toothpastes, cosmetics and personal care products play an essential role in in all stages of our life. European citizens use cosmetic products as part of their daily lives, serving their essential needs and expectations.

Substantiation and communication of explicit environmental claims (Green Claims Directive)filed 28 Aug 2020PDFsource

Cosmetics Europe represents the cosmetics and personal care industry in Europe. From dermo-cosmetics, fragrances, make-up and shampoos, to soaps, sunscreens and toothpastes, cosmetics and personal care products play an essential role in consumers’ every-day lives. We welcome the opportunity to engage on the legislative proposal on substantiating green claims.

Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulationfiled 16 Nov 2020PDFsource

Cosmetics Europe welcomes the opportunity to engage with the European Commission. We consider the following aspects are critical elements for the upcoming European Commission policy discussion on the Sustainable Products Policy Framework: • Overarching product sustainability principles should be clear, objective and adaptable to the wide variety of product categories.

Classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixturesfiled 30 Mar 2023source

Cosmetics Europe is the European trade association for the cosmetics and personal care industry whose key priority is to ensure that consumers have access to safe, innovative, and sustainable cosmetics and personal care products, while maximizing the potential of the industry for innovation and growth.

Classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixturesfiled 31 May 2021source

Cosmetics Europe is the trade association representing cosmetic and personal care product manufacturers in Europe. We recognise that safe use of chemicals requires as a first step the identification and communication of hazards. This should be done in a predictable and internationally compatible way at national, regional and global level, in line with the international GHS system to minimize divergence.

Simplification of some requirements and reduction of administrative burden in the areas of batteries and industrial emissions reporting (Omnibus VIII on environmental legislation)filed 7 May 2026PDFsource

7 May 2026 Ref. Ares(2026)4700208 - 08/05/2026 Cosmetics Europe’s observations on the Environmental Omnibus and the EU environmental acquis Cosmetics Europe acknowledges the European Commission’s continued efforts to streamline and optimise the EU acquis through the lens of sustainable competitiveness.

Opening of the attached position paper · the full paper is on the Commission’s record (source link above)

Sustainability criteria for plastic recycling technologiesfiled 16 Sept 2026PDFsource

Cosmetics Europe's response to the European Commission's Call for Evidence on Article 7 PPWR Cosmetics Europe's contribution to the “Call for Evidence” on the implementing and delegated acts under Article 7 of Regulation (EU) 2025/40 Cosmetics Europe welcomes the publication of the European Commission's Call for Evidence concerning the implementing and delegated acts under Article 7 of Regulation (EU) 2025/40 on…

Opening of the attached position paper · the full paper is on the Commission’s record (source link above)

Urban wastewater treatment. Recastfiled 14 Mar 2023PDFsource

Cosmetics Europe acknowledges the European Commissions Proposal for the Revision of the Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive and supports its objectives, in particular: - To protect EU citizens and ecosystems from the remaining sources of insufficiently treated wastewater.

Empowering consumers for the green transitionfiled 28 Aug 2020PDFsource

Cosmetics Europe represents the cosmetics and personal care industry in Europe. The vast majority of Europe’s 500 million consumers use cosmetic and personal care products on a daily basis to protect their health, enhance their well-being and boost their self-esteem.

Evaluation of the Cosmetic Products Regulationfiled 21 Mar 2025PDFsource

Cosmetics Europe welcomes the evaluation of the Cosmetic Products Regulation (CPR) and looks forward to contributing to the process to ensure the European cosmetics and personal care industry can remain competitive, innovative, sustainable and a pillar of European excellence.

General Product Safety Regulationfiled 4 Oct 2021PDFsource

CE Contribution to Commission proposal for revision of the General Product Safety Directive (GR-v2 - 2021-09-28) Cosmetics Europe represents the cosmetics and personal care industry in Europe. Ranging from antiperspirants, fragrances, make-up and shampoos, to soaps, sunscreens and toothpastes, cosmetics and personal care products play an essential role in in all stages of our life.

Opening of the attached position paper · the full paper is on the Commission’s record (source link above)

General Product Safety Regulationfiled 1 Sept 2020PDFsource

Cosmetics Europe represents the cosmetics and personal care industry in Europe. The vast majority of Europe’s 500 million consumers use cosmetic and personal care products on a daily basis to protect their health, enhance their well-being and boost their self-esteem.

European Chemicals Agency and amending regulationsfiled 2 Dec 2025source

We welcome the Commissions proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) and support its core aim of establishing a self-standing legal framework with stronger governance for the Agency.

European Chemicals Agency and amending regulationsfiled 10 Oct 2022PDFsource

Whilst Cosmetics Europe supports the CSS objective of improving effectiveness, efficiency and coherence of safety assessments across EU legislation, it respectfully submits that any re-allocation of the work of the SCCS to ECHA should uphold the specific and unique cutting-edge expertise that the SCCS has built up over more than 40 years with regards to safety of cosmetic ingredients and products.

Sustainable products - disclosure of information on unsold consumer productsfiled 10 Jul 2025PDFsource

Cosmetics Europe looks with great interest at the draft implementing act on the details and format for the disclosure of information on discarded unsold consumer products. We note that many comments presented during the last months, including during the Ecodesign Forum meeting in February 2025, were reflected in the draft act.

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