Regulatory roles · Cosmetic products · UK
Your UK Responsible Person for cosmetic products in Great Britain
Cosmetic Products
Great Britain has its own role for cosmetic products, the UK Responsible Person, under Schedule 34 of the Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (UK). We can take the role, contracted by CRITICAL CATALYST LTD, our London company.
What the role covers and who contracts it
What we do in the role
- Designation as your UK Responsible Person, with a UK address.
- Review of the Product Information File (PIF) before the product is notified.
- Notification of the agreed catalogue of products on SCPN (Submit Cosmetic Product Notification), and updates.
- The contact point for the Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS), the UK regulator.
Who contracts it. CRITICAL CATALYST LTD, 35-37 Ludgate Hill, London, company number 13298988. The UK company belongs to CRITICAL CATALYST - Health Consulting, Lda., in Portugal, and is its legal presence in the UK.
With the EU role. If you also sell in the EU, we can take the EU Responsible Person role as well, so one team keeps both files in step.
United Kingdom
CRITICAL CATALYST LTD, London
Questions people ask
Can a firm based in Portugal be our UK Responsible Person?
Yes. The role is contracted by CRITICAL CATALYST LTD, a UK company with a London address. It belongs to the Portuguese firm, and UK work goes through it.
We already have an EU Responsible Person. Do we need a UK one?
Yes, if you sell in Great Britain. It is a separate market with its own role under Schedule 34 and its own notification portal, SCPN. A notification on the Cosmetic Products Notification Portal (CPNP) is an EU notification.
What does "contact point for OPSS" mean in practice?
OPSS is the UK regulator for these products. As your UK Responsible Person, we are the point of contact named for your products.
Can you take the EU and UK roles together?
Yes. We offer the two roles together, each held under its own law.
Where this role sits
- Formula and testing
- Safety report and product file
- Label, ingredients and claims
- Responsible Person and notificationThis role: UK Responsible Person
- After launch
- Step: Responsible Person and notification (UK)
- Before it: Safety report and product file · Label, ingredients and claims
- Related roles: EU Responsible Person · US Agent · all Regulatory roles
- Beside the role: Ongoing support for monthly regulatory support
What happens next
Our team replies to every enquiry and asks for the products, the markets and the date you are working to.