Law, Beauty and Wrinkles. Firm Points and Open Issues After the EU Cosmetics Regulation

Abstract

The full entry into force in July 2013 of Regulation 2009/1223 on cosmetic products (henceforth Cosmetics

Regulation, CR) brings with it a host of problems only partly solved by the said Regulation which opens – or leaves open – a series of issues deserving the attention of legal scholars. This paper intends to examine the following topics: 1. The Regulation as basis of a comprehensive regulation of the cosmetics sector; 2. Standardization of products and selection of market players; 3. Distribution and competition; 4. Animal testing between bio-ethics and trade barriers; 5. New models of products liability; 6. Consumers and cosmetics: pre-sale and post-sale protection.