Glossary · Regulation & Compliance
What Is CPNP?
CPNP (the Cosmetic Products Notification Portal) is the European Union's single online portal where every cosmetic product placed on the EU market must be notified before it is made available. The notification includes the product's category, formula frame, label images and — for certain products — the Cosmetic Product Safety Report information.
Why it matters when you source
Notification is a legal precondition for selling in the EU, not paperwork you finish afterwards. Your supplier's role is to hand you a complete, accurate formula and label input; a factory used to exporting to the EU prepares these in CPNP-ready form from the start.
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