International Cooperation on Cosmetics Regulation (ICCR)

News and Resources

• Agenda, ICCR Public Meeting, May 8, 2013
• Preparation for International Cooperation on Cosmetics Regulation: Public Meeting, May 8, 2013 (Federal Register Notice, April 5,  2013)
• Report for the International Cooperation on Cosmetics Regulation: Characterization of Nanomaterials II - Insolubility, Biopersistence and Size Measurement in Complex Media, April 2013 (PDF - 1.25MB) 
• Report for the International Cooperation on Cosmetics Regulation: Applicability of Animal Testing Alternatives in Regulatory Frameworks within ICCR Regions (Available in PDF) (PDF - 132 KB)
• International Cooperation on Cosmetics Regulation: Outcome of Meeting Held July 10-13, 2012  

At the ICCR-5 meeting, the Regulators agreed to publish the following documents:

• Report of the Joint Regulator-Industry Ad Hoc Working Group on Characterization of Nanomaterials on  Currently Available Methods for Characterization of Nanomaterials, June 17, 2011 (available in PDF) (PDF - 283KB)
• Report on the 2011 Associations Survey of Nanomaterials Used in Cosmetic Products, June 3, 2011 (available in PDF) (PDF - 285KB)
• Report on Principles of Cosmetic Product Safety Assessment, May 25, 2011 (available in PDF) (PDF - 53KB)
• Report on Principles for the Handling of Traces of Impurities and/or Contaminants in Cosmetic Products, April 11, 2011 (available in PDF) (PDF - 76KB)

Previous ICCR postings:

• ICCR-5 Outcome of Meeting (Summary), June 28-July 1, 2011 
• Announcement of ICCR-5 Stakeholder Session in Paris, June 30, 2011

• ICCR Public Meeting Agenda, April 26, 2011
• Preparation for International Cooperation on Cosmetic Regulation; Public Meeting, April 26, 2011 (Federal Register Notice, April 5,  2011)
• ICCR Outcome of Meeting (Summary), July 13-15, 2010
• ICCR Public Meeting Agenda, July 7, 2010
• Preparation for International Cooperation on Cosmetic Regulations; Public Meeting, July 7, 2010 (Federal Register Notice, June 9, 2010)
• International Cooperation on Cosmetic Regulation (ICCR-3) Meeting Summary, September 2009
• Federal Register Notice, July 31, 2009: Preparation for ICCR Meetings in Tokyo, Japan: Public Meeting, September 2, 2009
• ICCR Public Meeting Agenda, September 2, 2009
• Outcome of the International Workshop on Regulatory Issues Regarding the Use of Nanotechnologies in Cosmetics, July 8-9, 2009
• Terms of Reference for ICCR
• Framework for International Cooperation on Alternative Test Methods
• International Cooperation on Cosmetic Regulation (ICCR-2) Meeting Summary, August 2008 
• Federal Register Notice, June 3, 2008: Preparation for ICCR Meetings in Washington D.C.; Public Meeting, June 19, 2008
• ICCR Outcome of Meeting (Summary), September 28, 2007
• Preparation for ICCR Meetings in Washington, DC: Public Meeting, August 28, 2007 (Federal Register Notice, August 13, 2007)