Article 1U.K.
[F11. A ‘cosmetic product’ shall mean any substance or [F2mixture] intended to be placed in contact with the various external parts of the human body (epidermis, hair system, nails, lips and external genital organs) or with the teeth and the mucous membranes of the oral cavity with a view exclusively or mainly to cleaning them, perfuming them, changing their appearance and/or correcting body odours and/or protecting them or keeping them in good condition.]
2.The products to be considered as cosmetic products within the meaning of this definition are listed in Annex I.
[F33. Cosmetic products containing one of the substances listed in Annex V shall be excluded from the scope of this Directive. Member States may take such measures as they deem necessary with regard to those products.]
Textual Amendments
F1 Inserted by Council Directive of 14 June 1993 (93/35/EEC).
F2 Substituted by Directive 2008/112/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 amending Council Directives 76/768/EEC, 88/378/EEC, 1999/13/EC and Directives 2000/53/EC, 2002/96/EC and 2004/42/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council in order to adapt them to Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures (Text with EEA relevance).
F3 Inserted by Council Directive of 21 December 1988 (88/667/EEC).