F1Article 5

Member States shall allow the marketing of cosmetic products containing:

  1. (a)

    the substances listed in Annex III, Part 2, within the limits and under the conditions laid down, up to the dates in column (g) of that Annex;

  2. (b)

    the colouring agents listed in Annex IV, Part 2, within the limits and under the conditions laid down, until the admission dates given in that Annex;

  3. (c)

    the preservatives listed in Annex VI, Part 2, within the limits and under the condition laid down, until the dates given in column (f) of that Annex. However, some of these substances may be used in other concentrations for specific purposes apparent from the presentation of the product;

  4. (d)

    the UV filters listed in Part 2 of Annex VII, within the limits and under the conditions laid down, until the dates given in column (f) of that Annex.

At these dates, these substances, colouring agents, preservatives and UV filters shall be:

  • definitively allowed, or

  • definitively prohibited (Annex II), or

  • maintained for a given period specified in Part 2 of Annexes III, IV, VI and VII, or

  • deleted from all the Annexes, on the basis of available scientific information or because they are no longer used.