EU Regulation No. 1223/2009, Part III: The Responsible Person

This column is the last in a three- part series on the European Union’s (EU) Regulation No. 1223/2009,¹ which was published on Dec. 22, 2009. This series began in the August 2010 issue of Cosmetics & Toiletries magazine with a focus on the regulation’s cosmetic safety reports,² followed by a January 2011 column reviewing its additional changes,³ save for the Responsible Person’s (RP) obligations. The RP’s role is so complex that it warrants its own column, which is presented here.