Resources

Health and Safety Executive (HSE) information on Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures.

European Commission information on chemicals.

European Commission guidance on harmonised standards.

European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) info on The Forum for Exchange of Information on Enforcement (Enforcement Forum).

European Commission guidance on CE marking.

Resources for local regulators.

Resources for local regulators.

Resources for local regulators.

Product safety sample submission spreadsheet for local authorities.

Information on the legal status of cannabis and cannabis extracts in finished cosmetics in the UK.

Guidance to the Aerosol Dispensers Regulations 2009.

Guidance on which regulations apply to which products and where to go for further information on how to comply with them.

Things to consider when buying and using products.

Guidance document on EU law.

The Office for Product Safety and Standards incident management plan for product safety in conjunction with government, local authorities and industry partners.

OPSS's enforcement and market surveillance activities from 1 April 2016 to 31 March 2018.

Manual of the working group on cosmetic products (sub-group on borderline products) on the scope of application of the cosmetics regulation (EC) no 1223/2009 (Art. 2(1)(A)) version 3.1.

These support good practice for primary authorities and include templates and draft agreements for use by Primary Authority partnerships.

OPSS statutory guidance on the Pyrotechnic Articles (Safety) Regulations 2015.

European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) guidance on identifying and naming substances.

Links to guides for businesses, local authorities, enforcement officers, trade associations, businesses with a coordinated primary authority, and national regulators.