Cooperation at EU level

The Cosmetics Directive 76/768/EEC requires that Member Stats of the European Union ensure that the competent authorities "cooperate in areas where such cooperation is necessary to the smooth application of this Directive". The area identified to bolster Member States administrative cooperation is market surveillance.

Market Surveillance

Member States are responsible for the surveillance of their market. To that end, they should cooperate and exchange information.

In order to allow a smooth cooperation, a guidance document on administrative cooperation in the area of market Surveillance of Cosmetic products pdf - 45 KB [45 KB] was drafted.

PEMSAC- The Platform of European Market Surveillance Authorities for Cosmetics

The market surveillance authorities of all Member States established the Platform of European Market Surveillance Authorities for Cosmetics, PEMSAC.

The aim of this network is, in particular, to facilitate cooperation by:

Coordinating activities,
Exchanging information,
Developing and implementing joint projects,
Exchanging expertise and best practices in the field of cosmetics market surveillance.

The members of PEMSAC are the representatives of market surveillance authorities of all the Member States and they meet twice a year in plenary and in two technical groups dealing with market surveillance and analytical methods.

Market Surveillance activities of Member States

National campaign on black henna tattoos which can cause serious health injuries

In the framework of the Platform of European Market Surveillance Authorities for Cosmetics, PEMSAC, Member States decided to launch in parallel National campaigns of information regarding black henna tattoos which can cause serious health injuries.

Hyperlinks to National website where this campaign can be found:

Austria	Belgium [1]	Bulgaria	Czech Republic
Cyprus	Denmark	Estonia	Germany
Finland	France	Greece	Hungary
Latvia	Lithuania	Malta	Netherlands
Norway	Portugal	Romania	Slovenia
Slovakia [2]	Spain	Sweden