Brussels, 06/02/2008 (Agence Europe) - On Tuesday 5 February, the European Commission adopted a proposed regulation aiming to replace the 27 national transposition acts of Directive 76/768/EC on cosmetic products. The objective of this is to reinforce the safety of these products, whilst reducing costs for companies. Requirements for safety assessments of the products, for example, are clarified, and the simplification of the notification rules for new cosmetic products should help to halve...