Portugal implements EU regulation on cosmetic products
Portugal implements Regulation (EC) 1223/2009 on cosmetic products through Decree-Law no. 23/2025. This legislative act covers the rules applicable to the establishment and operation of economic operators in the sector, as well as matters relating to the product information file, the labelling of cosmetics and the system for reporting undesirable effects of these products.
Decree-Law no. 23/2025 (DL 23/2025) was published in the Official Gazette on 19 March, implementing in Portugal Regulation (EC) no. 1223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 November 2009, which establishes the standards that cosmetic products available on the market must comply with. DL 23/2025 establishes the rules applicable to the establishment and operation of economic operators in the cosmetics sector, the communication system of serious undesirable effects of cosmetic products and the sanctions applicable to the non-compliance of the legislation on cosmetic products.
In this document you can see the main keys to this new law.
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