Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the CouncilShow full title

Preamble to Annexes II to VI U.K.

(1)

For the purposes of the Annexes II to VI:

(a)

‘Rinse-off product’ means a cosmetic product which is intended to be removed after application on the skin, the hair or the mucous membranes;

(b)

‘Leave-on product’ means a cosmetic product which is intended to stay in prolonged contact with the skin, the hair or the mucous membranes;

(c)

‘Hair product’ means a cosmetic product which is intended to be applied on the hair of head or face, except eye lashes;

(d)

‘Skin product’ means a cosmetic product which is intended to be applied on the skin;

(e)

‘Lip product’ means a cosmetic product which is intended to be applied on the lips;

(f)

‘Face product’ means a cosmetic product which is intended to be applied on the skin of the face;

(g)

‘Nail product’ means a cosmetic product which is intended to be applied on nails;

(h)

‘Oral product’ means a cosmetic product which is intended to be applied on teeth or the mucous membranes of the oral cavity;

(i)

‘Product applied on mucous membranes’ means a cosmetic product which is intended to be applied on the mucous membranes

• of the oral cavity,

• on the rim of the eyes,

• or of the external genital organs;

(j)

‘Eye product’ means a cosmetic product which is intended to be applied in the vicinity of the eyes;

(k)

‘Professional use’ means the application and use of cosmetic products by persons in the exercise of their professional activity.

(2)

In order to facilitate substance identification, the following descriptors are used:

• The Non-proprietary Names (INN) for pharmaceutical products, WHO, Geneva, August 1975;

• The Chemical Abstracts Service numbers (CAS);

• The EC number which correspond to either the European Inventory of Existing Commercial chemical Substances (EINECS) numbers or the European List of Notified Chemical Substances (ELINCS) numbers or the registration number given under Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006;

• The XAN which is the name approved by specific country (X), e.g. USAN which correspond to the United State approved name;

• The name in the glossary of common ingredient names referred to in Article 33 of this Regulation.

(3)

Substances listed in Annexes III to VI do not cover nanomaterials, except where specifically mentioned.