Notification is the operation of informing the competent authorities that you intend to sell a cosmetic product on the European market. All cosmetic products have to be notified. In the EU market, notification is made in the CPNP (Cosmetic Products Notification Portal) system.

The purpose of the notification is to inform the competent authorities that you intend to sell a cosmetic product on the European market, so that the relevant authorities know who to contact if they have questions about the cosmetic product or if they want to inspect it.