Notification to the CPNP
One of the new features introduced by Regulation 1223/2009 is the notification to the European CPNP portal (Cosmetic Products Notification Portal).
All cosmetic products, whether manufactured within the European Union or imported from non-EU countries, must be notified before being placed on the market.
This procedure replaced the system in force under the previous Directive until July 2013, which required notification to the Ministry of Health of each individual Member State.
Article 13 of the European Cosmetics Regulation distinguishes between two types of notification:
- Notification submitted by the Responsible Person
- Notification submitted by the distributor
In the first case, the Responsible Person enters all the information required by the procedure.
The second case applies when distributors intend to place on the market in one Member State a cosmetic product already placed on the market in another Member State, translating the product label into the language of the destination Member State.
In this case, the distributor is required to notify through the CPNP system.
Why is CPNP notification required and what is it for?
Company registration and subsequent product notification on the CPNP portal are fundamental steps in the process of placing a cosmetic product on the market. These procedures allow authorities to access all the information concerning product composition, labelling and hazard profile.
In this way, the underlying principle of the European regulation is respected: consumer health protection.