The EU Cosmetic Products Regulation (EC No 1223/2009), which came into force on 11 July 2013, replaces the old Cosmetic Products Directive (Directive 76/768/EEC) and is implemented as national law in the countries of the European Economic Area (EEA), as well as in Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein.

Regulations require all cosmetics to carry out a Cosmetic Safety assessment before the market and submit a Cosmetic Product Safety Report (CPSR). The CPSR report includes two parts: cosmetic safety information and cosmetic safety assessment. The former is all the data collected for a safety assessment and the latter is the safety assessor's opinion about the safety of the product.

Quantitative and qualitative composition of cosmetics, physical/chemical properties and stability of cosmetics, microbial quality, impurities, trace substances and packaging materials information, normal and reasonably foreseeable use, cosmetic exposure information, exposed substances, toxicological studies of substances, adverse reactions and serious adverse reactions, information about cosmetics

Assessment conclusions, label warnings and instructions for use, inferences, assessor's qualification and approval