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The Cosmetic Products (Safety) Regulations 2008
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- 2008 No. 1284
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4.—(1) No person shall supply a cosmetic product which may cause damage to human health when applied under normal or reasonably foreseeable conditions of use, taking into account, in particular—
(a)the product’s presentation,
(b)its labelling,
(c)any instructions for its use and disposal, and
(d)any other indications or information provided by the manufacturer or his authorised agent or by any other person responsible for placing the product on the market in the EEA.
(2) Paragraph (1) only applies to the supply by the manufacturer in or importer into the United Kingdom or, in the case of cosmetic products manufactured or imported into the United Kingdom on behalf of another person, to the supply by that other person.
(3) The provision of warnings shall not, in any event, exempt any person from compliance with the other requirements of these Regulations.
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