To be allowed to sell a cosmetic item in the EU, it must have a responsible organisation (also known as the Responsible Person) with an address within the EU. In addition, the item must be registered by the Responsible Person in the central EU system (Cosmetic Product Notification Portal, CPNP).

Do you make cosmetic items yourself? Or are you the person/company that imports the items from outside the European Union? In the eyes of the law, this automatically makes you the responsible organisation, unless this responsibility has already been taken over by another person/company. Always put the responsible organisation on the label. If you’re responsible yourself, make sure that you comply with all the requirements for your items and that they’re correctly registered (notified) in the CPNP. Non-registered cosmetic items may not be sold in the EU. To confirm whether your items comply with the guidelines, we may ask you to show the CPNP registration.