Regulation (EC) No 648/2004 of the European Parliament and of the CouncilShow full title

Regulation (EC) No 648/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 on detergents (Text with EEA relevance)

[F1C. Ingredient data sheet U.K.

The following provisions shall apply to the listing of ingredients on the data sheet referred to in Article 9(3).

The data sheet shall list the name of the detergent and that of the manufacturer.

All ingredients shall be listed; in order of decreasing abundance by weight, and the list shall be sub-divided into the following weight percentage ranges:

  • 10 % or more,

  • 1 % or over, but less than 10 %,

  • 0,1 % or over, but less than 1 %,

  • less than 0,1 %.

Impurities shall not be considered to be ingredients.

‘ Ingredient ’ means any chemical substance, of synthetic or natural origin, intentionally included in the composition of a detergent. For the purpose of this Annex, a perfume, an essential oil, or a colouring agent shall be considered to be a single ingredient and none of the substances that they contain shall be listed, with the exception of those allergenic fragrance substances that appear on the list of substances in Annex III, Part 1 to Directive 76/768/EEC if the total concentration of the allergenic fragrance substance in the detergent exceeds the limit mentioned in section A.

The common chemical name or IUPAC (1) name and, where available, the INCI (2) name, the CAS number, and the European Pharmacopoeia name, shall be given for each ingredient.]

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(1)

[F1International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry.]

(2)

[F1International Nomenclature Cosmetic Ingredient.]

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