PART IUV FILTERS LISTED IN ANNEX VII PART I OF THE DIRECTIVE(1) AS UV FILTERS WHICH COSMETIC PRODUCTS MAY NOT CONTAIN EXCEPT SUBJECT TO THE RESTRICTIONS LAID DOWN
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Reference Number | Name of substance | Maximum concentration of substance in product | Other requirements | Required information |
1 | 4-Aminobenzoic acid [PABA] | 5 per cent | — | — |
2 | N,N,N-Trimethyl-4-(2-oxoborn-3-ylidenemethyl)anilinium methyl sulphate [Camphor benzalkonium methosulfate] | 6 per cent | — | — |
3 | Homosalate (INN) | 10 per cent | — | — |
4 | Oxybenzone (INN) [Benzophenone-3] | 10 per cent | — | Contains oxybenzone. (Not required when concentration is not more than 0.5 per cent, and when the substance is only intended to protect the product.) |
5 | ENTRY DELETED | |||
6 | 2-Phenylbenzimidazole-5-sulphonic acid [Phenylbenzimidazole sulfonic acid] and its potassium, sodium and triethanolamine salts | 8 per cent (expressed as acid) | — | — |
7 | 3,3'-(1,4-Phenylenedimethylene)bis(7,7-dimethyl-2-oxo-bicyclo[2.2.1]hept-1-ylmethanesulfonic acid) [Terephthalylidene dicamphor sulfonic acid] and its salts | 10 per cent (expressed as acid) | — | — |
8 | 1-(4-tert-Butylphenyl)-3-(4-methoxyphenyl) propane-1,3-dione (Avobenzone (INN)) [Butyl methoxy dibenzoylmethane] | 5 per cent | — | — |
9 | α-(2-Oxoborn-3-ylidene)toluene-4-sulphonic acid [Benzylidene camphor sulfonic acid] and its salts | 6 per cent (expressed as acid) | — | — |
10 | 2-Ethylhexyl-2-cyano-3,3-diphenylacrylate [Octocrylene] | 10 per cent (expressed as acid) | — | — |
11 | Polymer of N-{(2 and 4)-[2-oxoborn-3-ylidene)methyl]benzyl}acrylamide [Polyacrylamidomethyl benzylidene camphor] | 6 per cent | — | — |
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See Directives 83/574/EEC, 91/184/EEC, 92/86/EEC, 93/47/EEC, 94/32/EC, 95/34/EC, 96/41/EC.