Cosmetic Regs Would Be Codified As One Directive Under EU Proposal
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
The European Commission will consolidate approximately 45 directives covering cosmetics into one in 2007 as part of an overall effort to reduce the volume of EU legislation
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