Build a cosmetics product record
Label particulars, CPNP notification and the product information file: what the cosmetics pack checks.
DPP Shield editorial team · Updated:
Cosmetics are not under an adopted ESPR passport mandate. DPP Shield's cosmetics pack is a voluntary, passport-ready record of what Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 already requires: the label particulars of Article 19, the CPNP notification and where the product information file is kept.
What applies today
Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 requires an EU responsible person, notification through the Cosmetic Products Notification Portal (CPNP) before the product is placed on the market, a product information file with the safety assessment kept for competent authorities, and the label particulars of Article 19.
What the pack checks
DPP Shield validates a passport against the bundled EU-COSMETICS-READY pack, which is a draft readiness pack, plus the ESPR core checks every category shares: identifiers, the economic operator, the data carrier, substances of concern and passport availability. Required findings block publication; findings to check are flagged for review. Each finding in the console names its rule and source.
Required - blocks publication
- The ingredient list in INCI names, in descending order of weight.
- Name and address of the EU responsible person.
- Whether the product carries a durability date or a period after opening: the date when minimum durability is 30 months or less, the period after opening when it is more.
- The batch number or product reference.
- The country of origin for imported products.
What it flags for review
These do not block publication, but resolve each one before the passport goes public.
Check - flagged for review
- Nominal content by weight or volume (not needed below 5 g or 5 ml, for free samples and single-application packs).
- The CPNP notification.
- Where the product information file is kept.
Evidence to collect
Attach these in Documents and link them to the passport, or request them from suppliers.
Typical evidence
- The product information file and safety assessment (kept restricted, for authorities).
- The CPNP notification confirmation.
- Label artwork with the Article 19 particulars.
- Supplier documentation for raw materials.
Build the passport step by step
- Create the product with the category Cosmetics - in Products, by CSV import or from a connected store.
- Open DPPs and choose Create passport: the form shows the cosmetics fields together with the shared blocks (identifiers, manufacturer, materials, substances of concern, data carrier and passport availability).
- Enter the INCI list exactly as on the label, in descending order of weight.
- Choose a durability date or a period after opening according to the minimum durability.
- Keep the product information file and the safety assessment restricted.
- Attach the evidence in Documents and send supplier requests for anything you cannot support yourself.
- Run Validate EU and work through the findings until no required finding is left.
- Preview the public page, redact commercially sensitive fields, then publish.
Before you publish
Because the bundled packs are drafts, publishing needs an accountable override approved by a second owner or administrator until your platform operator activates a legally reviewed pack. The readiness score is not a legal assessment: confirm the obligations that apply to your product with your compliance adviser.
The public passport shows label information; the product information file and safety report stay with the responsible person and the authorities, and the platform withholds them from the public view.