The promotion of cosmetics is at the current time generally covered by the law regarding dishonest or unfair competition (Directive 2005/29/EC concerning unfair business-to-consumer commercial practices), and in particular by § 27 LFGB (Art. 6 para. 3 of the EU Cosmetics Directive). What impact has the new EU Cosmetics Regulation (1223/2009) had on pre-existing law?
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