CHAPTER IISAFETY, RESPONSIBILITY, FREE MOVEMENT

Article 5Obligations of responsible persons

1

F1Subject to Article 5A responsible persons shall ensure compliance with Articles 3, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, Article 19(1),(2) and (5), as well as Articles 20, 21, 23 and 24.

2

Responsible persons who consider or have reason to believe that a cosmetic product which they have placed on the market is not in conformity with this Regulation shall immediately take the corrective measures necessary to bring that product into conformity, withdraw it or recall it, as appropriate.

Furthermore, where the cosmetic product presents a risk to human health, responsible persons shall immediately inform the competent F3... authorities F4..., giving details, in particular, of the non-compliance and of the corrective measures taken.

3

Responsible persons shall cooperate with these authorities, at the request of the latter, on any action to eliminate the risks posed by cosmetic products which they have made available on the market. In particular, responsible persons shall, further to a reasoned request from a competent F5... authority, provide it with all the information and documentation necessary to demonstrate the conformity of specific aspects of the product F6....

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The information and documentation referred to in paragraph 3 must be in English.