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Simplification of certain requirements and procedures for chemical products

TA-10-2026-0138 · P10_TA(2026)0138 · PE783.026

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Parliament's amended version of the proposed regulation simplifies rules for chemical products, cosmetics, and fertilisers. It updates labelling, digital contacts, and derogation procedures. It extends relabelling deadlines, allows reduced label elements for small packages and ink cartridges, and requires digital contacts for suppliers. For cosmetics, it streamlines derogations for CMR substances, adjusts transition periods, and mandates online labelling information. For fertilisers, it introduces criteria for assessing new micro-organisms and materials, and digitalises declarations of conformity.

Key points

  1. Suppliers must provide a digital contact on labels, which should be easily and freely accessible, and may omit the telephone number if directly available through the digital contact.
  2. The deadline for updating labels after new classification is extended from six to eighteen months, with voluntary early application allowed.
  3. Label formatting requirements are simplified, with specific font size rules: x-height at least 1.2 mm for general public, 0.9 mm for packages up to 125 ml.
  4. Advertisements to the general public must include the sentence 'Always read the label and product information before use' and either hazard pictograms or the signal word.
  5. Distance sales offers must clearly show label elements; this applies to professional users if the general public can conclude a contract.
  6. Ink cartridges up to 150 ml may have reduced label elements, with further reductions for those up to 30 ml.
  7. For cosmetics, derogations for CMR substances require SCCS safety evaluation and consideration of alternatives; transition periods vary from 3 to 48 months depending on circumstances.
  8. Cosmetic products containing nanomaterials must be notified to the Commission with identification and specification details.
  9. Distance sales of cosmetics must clearly indicate labelling information.
  10. For fertilisers, the Commission may adopt delegated acts to set criteria for assessing micro-organisms and other materials, with deadlines for first acts.
  11. Fertiliser products derived from animal by-products must meet end points in the manufacturing chain, with criteria aligned to fertilising uses.
  12. The Commission must review requirements for fertilising product blends and report to Parliament and Council within 12 months.

Who is affected

  • Suppliers of hazardous substances and mixtures must provide digital contacts and comply with new labelling rules.
  • Cosmetic manufacturers and responsible persons face new notification and labelling obligations for nanomaterials and distance sales.
  • Fertiliser producers and importers must provide digital contacts and electronic declarations of conformity.
  • Online marketplaces and platforms must verify responsible persons and prohibit sale of banned cosmetics.

Figures and deadlines

  • 18 months: deadline for updating labels after new classification.
  • 1.2 mm: minimum x-height for font size on labels for general public.
  • 0.9 mm: minimum x-height for font size on labels for packages up to 125 ml.
  • 150 ml: maximum content for ink cartridges eligible for reduced labelling.
  • 30 ml: threshold for further reduced labelling on ink cartridges.
  • 6, 15, 3, 12, 24, 48 months: transition periods for cosmetic products containing prohibited CMR substances.
  • 12 months: deadline for Commission report on fertilising product blends.
  • 18 months: deadline for first delegated act on criteria for micro-organisms.