When trying to enter the EU market, different languages might not be the first thing that comes to your mind. You might also be wondering why we listed the languages in which different safety assessors can issue cosmetic safety assessments in our list. Let us tell you why.
Most companies, especially outside the EU, don't realize that there are 25 different official languages in the 27 EU member states. Virtually every EU member state has its own official language, while some of them (like Belgium, Luxembourg etc.) have even more than one official language. Why is this important?
Well, first of all, as a manufacturer of cosmetic products, you would probably be more successful in selling your products in different EU countries if the information about the product would be available in a language which the local consumers understand. However, not only better sales results, also the legislation obliges cosmetic manufacturers to display certain information about the product on product labels in the official language(s) of the country(ies) in which they sell their products.
Secondly, the Product information file (PIF) (read more about it in our next blog), which contains also a product safety assessment, has to be kept by the Responsible person in one of the EU member states in a language easily understood by the local competent authority.
If your Responsible person is based in a country where English is an official language (UK & Ireland), the PIF (and safety assessment, as a part of PIF) can therefore be in English. Also certain other countries permit PIF to be in English besides the local official language(s), while some others don't.
To find out which are the official languages in different EU countries contact our official partner CE.way Regulatory Consultants Ltd www.ceway.eu
Most companies, especially outside the EU, don't realize that there are 25 different official languages in the 27 EU member states. Virtually every EU member state has its own official language, while some of them (like Belgium, Luxembourg etc.) have even more than one official language. Why is this important?
Well, first of all, as a manufacturer of cosmetic products, you would probably be more successful in selling your products in different EU countries if the information about the product would be available in a language which the local consumers understand. However, not only better sales results, also the legislation obliges cosmetic manufacturers to display certain information about the product on product labels in the official language(s) of the country(ies) in which they sell their products.
Secondly, the Product information file (PIF) (read more about it in our next blog), which contains also a product safety assessment, has to be kept by the Responsible person in one of the EU member states in a language easily understood by the local competent authority.
If your Responsible person is based in a country where English is an official language (UK & Ireland), the PIF (and safety assessment, as a part of PIF) can therefore be in English. Also certain other countries permit PIF to be in English besides the local official language(s), while some others don't.
To find out which are the official languages in different EU countries contact our official partner CE.way Regulatory Consultants Ltd www.ceway.eu