2006 No. 1198
The Cosmetic Products (Safety) (Amendment) Regulations 2006
Made
Laid before Parliament
Coming into force
The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 11 of the Consumer Protection Act 19871 and section 2 of the European Communities Act 19722.
In accordance with section 11(5) of that Act he has consulted such organisations as appear to him to be representative of interests substantially affected by the following Regulations, such other persons as he considers appropriate and the Health and Safety Commission.
The Secretary of State is a Minister designated3 for the purposes of section 2 of the European Communities Act 1972 in relation to measures for safety and consumer protection as respects cosmetic products and any provisions concerning the composition, and marketing of cosmetic products.
Citation, commencement and interpretationI11
1
These Regulations may be cited as the Cosmetic Products (Safety) (Amendment) Regulations 2006 and shall come into force on 22nd May 2006.
2
In these Regulations “the Principal Regulations” means the Cosmetic Products (Safety) Regulations 20044.
Amendment to the Principal RegulationsI22
1
The Principal Regulations are amended as follows.
2
In regulation 5(15)(a) for “under entry numbers 452 to 1132 (inserted into the Directive by Directive 2004/93/EC)” substitute “under entry numbers 452 to 614 and 617 to 1132 (inserted into the Directive by Directive 2004/93/EC with entry 687 as amended by Directive 2005/80/EC)”.
3
After regulation 5(15)(b) insert—
c
under entry numbers 1137 to 1211 (inserted by Directive 2005/80/EC) shall be—
i
placed on the market after 21st August 2006;
ii
supplied after 22nd November 2006.
4
In Schedule 2 (List of Directives amending Directive 76/867/EEC) at the end there is inserted—
45
Commission Directive 2005/80/EC (O.J. No. L303, 22.11.2005, p.32)
5
Schedule 4 Part 1 (Substances which cosmetic products must not contain except subject to restrictions) is amended as follows—
a
the name of the substance in entry 1a is replaced by “Boric acid, borates and tetraborates with the exception of the substance N,N-dimethylanilinium tetrakis(pentafluorophenyl)borate”;
b
the name of the substance in entry 8 is replaced by “p-Phenylenediamine, its N-substituted derivatives and its salts; N-substituted derivatives of o-Phenylenediamine (see Note 1), with the exception of those derivatives listed elsewhere in this Schedule”; and
c
entry 19 (Phenol and its alkali salts) is deleted and there is inserted in its place in Column 1 “ENTRY DELETED”.
(This note is not part of the Regulations)