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F e b rua ry 2018 GE OF F SKINGSL E Y

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Why do we ha ve re g ula to ry g uide line s?

• Gua ra nte e pro duc t q ua lity
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nsure c o nsume r sa fe ty

• Co mplia nc e with sta nda rds o n la b e lling / a dve rtising
• Pro mo te g o o d pra c tic e in de ve lo pme nt a nd ma nufa c turing
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Spe c ific a lly fo r b e a uty/ pe rso na l c a re pro duc ts:

• Pro duc t de finitio ns, sa fe ty e va lua tio ns
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ng re die nt de finitio ns (pe rmitte d/ no t pe rmitte d…)

• Po st-ma rke t surve illa nc e ; me dic a l a c c e ss file s
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n-ma rke t c o ntro l a nd e nfo rc e me nt (T SA)

L ’ Oré a l UK I Po rtfo lio

Professional Products Consumer Products Active Cosmetics L’Oréal Luxe

E U Co sme tic s Re g ula tio ns - Ove rvie w

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he ma nufa c ture o f c o sme tic pro duc ts is g o ve rne d b y the E

U Cosme tic s Re g ula tion (E

C/ 1223/ 2009)

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his re g ula tio n inc lude s a numb e r o f Anne xe s re la ting to ing re die nts:

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I – Sub sta nc e s Pro hib ite d in Co sme tic s

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I I – L ist o f Sub sta nc e s fo r use with re stric tio ns

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V – Pe rmitte d c o lo uring s

• V – Pe rmitte d Pre se rva tive s
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– Pe rmitte d UV-F ilte rs

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he re ha ve b e e n a numbe r of

a me ndme nts (prima rily spe c ific

ing re die nt c ha ng e s)

E U Co sme tic s Re g ula tio ns

E U Co sme tic s Re g ula tio ns Po te ntia l I mpa c t o f Bre xit

E U Co sme tic s Re g ula tio ns Do c ume nta tio n

F ully inte g ra te d E uro pe a n Supply Cha ins

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T e c hno lo g y–de dic a te d fa c to rie s, no t g e o g ra phy–de dic a te d

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E c o no mie s o f sc a le a c ro ss E uro pe a n c o nsume r b a se

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Ove r 22,000 diffe re nt SK U’ s; c e ntra lise d lo g istic s hub s

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F ully o ptimise d supply flo ws a c ro ss E uro pe : UK 350m+ pro duc ts pe r ye a r

RAW MATERIAL AND PACKAGING SUPPLIERS WAREHOUSES, POINTS OF SALES…

Produc tion DE SPAT CH

UKI DISTRIBUTION CENTRES FACTORIES INTERNATIONAL SUPPLY CHAIN HUBS

CUST OME RS CONSUME RS

Why a re E U Re g ula tio ns b e tte r?

 Alre a dy inte g ra te d into UK

la w; re c o g nise d a s b e st pra c tic e a c ro ss E uro pe

 Alre a dy a do pte d b y Switze rla nd, T

urke y, I sra e l, Ukra ine a nd Se rb ia

 Are re fe re nc e fo r re g ula tio ns in ma ny ma rke ts:

UAE / Sa udi Ara b ie / Gulf Sta te s ASE AN c o untrie s ME RCOSUR c o untrie s (inc luding Bra sil)

Pa c ka g ing Co nfo rmity

Re c omme nde d a c tion if Bre xit doe sn’t inc orpora te re g ula tory fra me work:

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f the re is no mutua l re c o g nitio n in the future it is a lmo st c e rta in tha t we will re q uire a UK a ddre ss o n pro duc ts so ld in the UK (CT PA Advic e ).

• Curre nt g uida nc e fro m the c o mpe te nt a utho rity is tha t the c o mpa ny

na me , c ity a nd po st c o de wo uld b e ne e de d (simila r to c urre nt T SA, US o r CAN a ddre sse s o n pa c k). T his wo uld me a n inc luding the a ddre ss ‘ Bra nd X, L

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pa c ka g ing (a c ro ss a ll divisio ns). T his is c urre ntly a lre a dy the c a se fo r so me CPD b ra nds (OAP / Ga rnie r / Mixa ).

Co nc lusio n

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he Industry be lie ve s tha t the be st wa y forwa rd would be for the UK to c ontinue to ope ra te to c urre nt E U le g isla tion

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de a lly, a de a l sho uld b e ne g o tia te d whic h wo uld a llo w the UK to ha ve the sta tus o f ‘ be ing e sta blishe d in the E

urope a n Community’ (irre spe c tive o f the UK

’ s e ve ntua l sta tus a s a n E U/ E E A me mb e r o r no t)

• Cha ng e s fro m the sta tus q uo wo uld re sult in sig nific a nt a dditiona l

c osts a nd c omple xity – b o th fo r UK

c o mpa nie s tra ding in the E U a nd E U c o mpa nie s tra ding in the UK

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he se a dditio na l c o sts a nd c o mple xity wo uld ha ve no be ne fits to

c onsume rs (e ithe r inside the UK

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U27 c o untrie s)