The Weights and Measures (Packaged Goods) (Amendment) Regulations 1994

Cosmetic products

3.—(1) The principal regulations are hereby amended in Schedule 1, in Part II,—

(a) in each of items 4 and 15, by the insertion after the word “soap” where it first occurs, of the words “not being a cosmetic product as defined in item 21 below”;

(b) by the omission of item 18; and

(c) by the substitution for items 21 to 24 of a new item “21” consisting,—

(i) in column 1 of the words “cosmetic products, that is to say, any substance or preparation intended to be placed in contact with the various external parts of the human body (that is to say, the 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, correcting bodily odours, protecting them or keeping them in good condition”,

(ii) in column 2, of the words—

“(i) products in sachets or other containers for single use only;

(ii) packages comprising items for which particulars of weight or volume are not significant.”; and

(iii) in column 3, of the words—

“5 g or 10 kg or

5 ml 10L”.

(2) The principal regulations are hereby amended in Schedule 6, in Part II, in paragraph 2, in column 1, by the substitution for the words “goods to which Council Directive No.76/768/EEC applies” of the words “cosmetic products as defined in item 21 in Part II of Schedule 1”.