1996 No. 1446
The Cosmetic Products (Safety) (Amendment) Regulations 1996
Made
Laid before Parliament
Coming into force
except as provided in regulation 1(2))
Whereas the Secretary of State is a Minister designated1 for the purpose of section 2 of the European Communities Act 19722 in relation to measures for safety and consumer protection as regards cosmetic products and any provisions concerning the composition, labelling, marketing, classification or description of cosmetic products and in relation to indication of origin on imported goods:
Now, therefore, the Secretary of State in exercise of powers conferred on him by section 2 of the said Act of 1972 hereby makes the following Regulations:—
1
1
These Regulations may be cited as the Cosmetic Products (Safety) (Amendment) Regulations 1996 and except as provided by paragraph (2) below shall come into force on 30th June 1996.
2
Regulations 2(b), 2(d)(i) and 2(e) shall come into force—
a
on 1st July 1996 in relation to the supply of any cosmetic product by the manufacturer or importer into the United Kingdom, or in the case of a cosmetic product manufactured or imported into the United Kingdom on behalf of another person, by that other person, except where the cosmetic product is supplied by retail in which case they shall come into force on 30th June 1997; and
b
in all other cases on 30th June 1997.
2
The Cosmetic Products (Safety) Regulations 19893 are hereby amended—
a
in regulation 2(1) in the definition of “the Directive” by the substitution of a comma for the word “and” between “Commission Directive No.93/47/EEC(m)” and “Commission Directive No.94/32/EC(n)”, by the addition of the words “and Commission Directive No.95/34/EC(o)” at the end of the definition and by the insertion of the following corresponding footnote—
(o) O.J. No. L167, 18.7.1995, p.19.
b
in Schedule 1—
i
by the insertion after entry number 77 of the following—
77A
Benzethonium chloride (INN)
(87A)
415
ii
by the insertion after entry number 87 of the following—
87A
Benzyl(dimethyl)(2-{2-[4-(1,1,3,3-tetramethylbutyl)-phenoxy]ethoxy}ethyl)-ammonium chloride
77A
415
iii
by the insertion after entry number 92 of the following—
92A
Bergapten(e) (except natural content of essences). In sun protection and in bronzing products, furocoumarins content shall be below 1 mg/kg
(333)
358
iv
by the insertion after entry number 105 of the following—
105A
3,3-Bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)-phthalide
520A
417
v
by the insertion after entry number 123 of the following—
123A
4-tert-Butyl-3-methoxy-2,6-dinitrotoluene
457A
414
vi
by the insertion after entry number 142 of the following—
142A
Cells, tissues or products of human origin
—
416
vii
by the deletion of entry number 332;
viii
by the substitution for entry number 333 of the following—
333
Furocoumarins (except natural content of essences). In sun protection and in bronzing products, furocoumarins content shall be below 1 mg/kg
92A, 434, 578A, 690
358
ix
by the substitution for entry number 434 of the following—
434
Methoxypsoralens (except natural content of essences). In sun protection and in bronzing products, furocoumarins content shall be below 1 mg/kg
(333)
358
x
by the insertion after entry number 457 of the following—
457A
Musk ambrette
123A
414
xi
by the insertion after entry number 520 of the following—
520A
Phenolphthalein (INN)
105A
417
xii
by the insertion after entry number 578 of the following—
578A
Psoralen (except natural content of essences). In sun protection and in bronzing products, furocoumarins content shall be below 1 mg/kg
(333)
358
xiii
by the substitution for entry number 690 of the following—
690
Trioxysalen (INN) (except natural content of essences). In sun protection and in bronzing products, furocoumarins content shall be below 1 mg/kg
(333)
358
c
in Schedule 2, Part II, by the deletion of entry number 7;
d
in Schedule 4, Part II—
i
by the deletion of entry number 15;
ii
in entry numbers 2, 16, 21, 29 and 30 by the substitution for “30.6.1995” of “30.6.1996”;
e
in Schedule 5, Part I, by the addition after entry number 9 of the following—
10
2-Ethylhexyl 2-cyano-3,3-diphenylacrylate (Octocrylene)
10 per cent (expressed as acid)
—
—
f
in Schedule 5, Part II, by the substitution for “30.6.1995” in entry numbers 2, 5, 6, 12, 13, 17, 25, 26, 29, 32, 33 and 34 of “30.6.1996”.
(This note is not part of the Regulations)