What Is CPNP and SCPN Notification?
CPNP is a free EU system where the Responsible Person (RP) uploads key product details before market entry. This includes the product name, category, full ingredient list, contact details, product images and labelling, information on nanomaterials, and other required information.
SCPN is the free online system from the UK Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) where the UK Responsible Person submits product details before placing cosmetics on the market. Similarly to CPNP portal, you will need to upload info like the product name, ingredients, labeling/packaging images, Responsible Person contacts and other required information. It issues a unique notification number for tracking.
Why Do You Need It?
It’s legally required under EU Regulation 1223/2009 and the UK Schedule 34 to the Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 for market surveillance, market analysis, evaluation and quick access for authorities like poison centers during emergencies. Notification is not registration – it is one-sided and doesn’t mean any official approval for sales.
How It Fits Your Launch
Once your Product Information File (PIF) and Cosmetic Product Safety Report (CPSR) are ready, you can use existing EU Login Account (or SCPN account) or create new one and submit required information. You will get a notification number that you can share if requested. You can also update notification anytime if there are any changes, for example in formula or labels.
The main information that needs to be submitted prior to placing the cosmetic product on the EU market (more information available here):
- The category of cosmetic product, its physical form, packaging type and its name
- The name and address of the Responsible Person
- The country of origin in case of import
- The member state in which the cosmetic product is to be placed on the market
- The presence of substances in the form of nanomaterials
- The name and CAS or EC number of substances classified as carcinogenic, mutagenic or toxic for reproduction (CMR), of category 1A or 1B
- The product formula (ingredient concentration ranges are allowed)
- The original labelling, and a photograph of the corresponding packaging (where reasonably legible)
For the UK the information that needs to be submitted via the SCPN is very similar.