15 January 2021

In order to help companies have a better understanding of Rules of Origin and to be able to comply with the requirements, the UK Government is organising two webinars on this topic.

15 January 2021

On 13 January 2021, the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) issued and upheld a ruling against microbiome claims.

15 January 2021

On 12 January 2021, Minister Paul Scully of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) issued a letter (with related annex for more guidance) to alert hauliers that a negative Covid-19 test is needed before travelling from the UK into France.

15 January 2021

As of 11 January 2021, around 20% of UK registrations have not been transferred to an EU-based entity and will therefore be revoked.  For an amount of these substances the transfer was not completed in time, and ECHA is giving until 31 March 2021 to completed the process.

15 January 2021

The Summit was seen as inspirational by attendees.

15 January 2021

The CTPA team will be working on new resources, to be made available publicly and to members, to describe the UK regulatory frameworks applicable to cosmetics as a matter of priority. 

11 January 2021

the EU Commission published on 18 December 2020 in the Official Journal of the European Union the Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/2151, laying down harmonised marking requirements for wet wipes.

06 January 2021

On 14 December 2020, the EU Commission published updated guidance on the scope of application and core obligations of Regulation (EU) No 511/2014 (EU ABS Regulation)

04 January 2021

On 1 January 2021, OPSS launched the Submit Cosmetic Products Notification (SCPN) portal, allowing companies to notify cosmetic products made available on the GB market as of 1 January 2021.

04 January 2021

On 1 January 2021, the UK Government Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) launched the Comply with UK REACH IT service.

04 January 2021

OPSS has issued the UK Product Safety Database, where weekly reports of products placed on the UK market posing a risk to the health and safety of consumers are published.

04 January 2021

Companies might find useful consulting the House of Commons Library report summarising the key points of the Agreement and how it is implemented in both the UK and the EU.

04 January 2021

The UK Government has issued a list of all relevant UK legislations related to Customs, VAT and Excise that have entered into force on 1 January 2021.

31 December 2020

The UK and the EU have settled the Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA), finalising the negotiations over the future relationship between the two parties following the departure of the UK from the EU.

01 December 2020

Read about the latest achievements under CTPA's industry-leading Sustainability Strategy.

01 December 2020

Join us on 14 January 2021 as key figures in the sustainability industry explore current and upcoming global challenges.

01 December 2020

On 2 December 2020 the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) issued a ruling against non-substantiated and borderline claims for skincare products.

01 December 2020

CTPA wants to alert its members and companies that disruptions to the movement of goods are expected occur, regardless of whether there is a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) in place or we begin the year under general World Trade Organisations (WTO) rules. 

01 December 2020

OPSS will be hosting an online workshop event for the cosmetics industry, to highlight the changes that will happen in the UK to the sector from a policy point of view.

01 December 2020

HMRC have issued a substantial number of public resources covering customs processes, imports and exports into the UK, into the EU and with other third countries.

01 December 2020

On 8 December 2021, the Department for International Trade (DIT) announced the UK, Norway and Iceland signed a trade continuity agreement for trade in goods.