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Document 32008L0042
Commission Directive 2008/42/EC of 3 April 2008 amending Council Directive 76/768/EEC, concerning cosmetic products, for the purpose of adapting Annexes II and III thereto to technical progress (Text with EEA relevance)
Commission Directive 2008/42/EC of 3 April 2008 amending Council Directive 76/768/EEC, concerning cosmetic products, for the purpose of adapting Annexes II and III thereto to technical progress (Text with EEA relevance)
Commission Directive 2008/42/EC of 3 April 2008 amending Council Directive 76/768/EEC, concerning cosmetic products, for the purpose of adapting Annexes II and III thereto to technical progress (Text with EEA relevance)
OJ L 93, 4.4.2008, p. 13–23
(BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
Special edition in Croatian: Chapter 13 Volume 051 P. 143 - 153
No longer in force, Date of end of validity: 11/07/2013: This act has been changed. Current consolidated version: 11/07/2013
- Date of document:
- 03/04/2008
- Date of effect:
- 24/04/2008; Entry into force Date pub. + 20 See Art 4
- Date of transposition:
- 04/10/2008; At the latest See Art 3.1
- Date of end of validity:
- 11/07/2013; See 31976L0768
- Author:
- European Commission
- Form:
- Directive
- Addressee:
- The twenty-seven Member States: Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Estonia, Ireland, Greece, Spain, France, Italy, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Hungary, Malta, Netherlands, Austria, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Slovakia, Finland, Sweden, United Kingdom
- Additional information:
- EEA relevance, Directive amending
- Treaty:
- Treaty establishing the European Community
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- 31976L0768 - A08P2
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4.4.2008 |
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Official Journal of the European Union |
L 93/13 |
COMMISSION DIRECTIVE 2008/42/EC
of 3 April 2008
amending Council Directive 76/768/EEC, concerning cosmetic products, for the purpose of adapting Annexes II and III thereto to technical progress
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 76/768/EEC of 27 July 1976 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to cosmetic products (1), and in particular Article 8(2) thereof,
Whereas:
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On the basis of the IFRA (International Fragrance Association) Code of Practice, the Scientific Committee on Consumer Products (SCCP) (2), identified substances used as fragrance compounds in cosmetic products for which some restrictions should be provided. |
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Considering that whatever the function of these substances in cosmetic products is, it is the exposure to these substances which should be considered. Therefore, the restrictions should not be limited to the use of the identified substances as fragrance compounds in cosmetic products. |
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However, sensitisation would not exist when the substance is used in oral products. Therefore, in order to ensure consistency, as some of these substances are authorised as flavouring substances by Commission Decision 1999/217/EC of 23 February 1999 adopting a register of flavouring substances used in or on foodstuffs drawn up in application of Regulation (EC) No 2232/96 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 October 1996 (3), these restrictions should not apply to substances listed under this register. |
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In the light of the opinions of the SCCP, it is necessary to amend the restrictions related to the identified substances which are already listed in Annex III to Directive 76/768/EEC under entries 45, 72, 73, 88 and 89. Furthermore, it is appropriate to include in that Annex those identified substances which are not yet listed with their respective restrictions, as well as, for consistency, substances belonging to the same family identified in Commission Decision 96/335/EC of 8 May 1996 establishing an inventory and a common nomenclature of ingredients employed in cosmetic products (4). |
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Benzyl alcohol being listed twice in Annex III part 1, under reference numbers 45 and 68, the content of entry 68 as well as the new restrictions should be included in entry 45. |
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Following clarification by the SCCP regarding Peru balsam, entry 1136 of Annex II should be amended. |
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Directive 76/768/EEC should therefore be amended accordingly. |
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In order to ensure a smooth progression from the existing formulae of cosmetic products to formulae which comply with the requirements laid down in this Directive, it is necessary to provide for appropriate transitional periods. |
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The measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Cosmetic Products, |
HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:
Article 1
Annexes II and III of Directive 76/768/EEC are amended in accordance with the Annex to this Directive.
Article 2
Member States shall take all necessary measures to ensure that products which fail to comply with this Directive are not sold or disposed of to the final consumer after 4 October 2009.
Article 3
1. Member States shall adopt and publish, by 4 October 2008 at the latest, the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive. They shall forthwith communicate to the Commission the text of those provisions and a correlation table between those provisions and this Directive.
They shall apply those provisions from 4 April 2009.
When Member States adopt those provisions, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or be accompanied by such a reference on the occasion of their official publication. Member States shall determine how such reference is to be made.
2. Member States shall communicate to the Commission the text of the main provisions of national law which they adopt in the field covered by this Directive.
Article 4
This Directive shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Article 5
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 3 April 2008.
For the Commission
Günter VERHEUGEN
Vice-President
(1) OJ L 262, 27.9.1976, p. 169. Directive as last amended by Commission Directive 2008/14/EC (OJ L 42, 16.2.2008, p. 43).
(2) OJ L 66, 4.3.2004, p. 45. Decision as amended by Decision 2007/263/EC (OJ L 114, 1.5.2007, p. 14).
(3) OJ L 84, 27.3.1999, p. 1. Decision as last amended by Decision 2006/252/EC (OJ L 91, 29.3.2006, p. 48).
(4) OJ L 132, 1.6.1996, p. 1. Decision as amended by Decision 2006/257/EC (OJ L 97, 5.4.2006, p. 1).
ANNEX
Directive 76/768/EEC is amended as follows:
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In Annex II, reference number 1136 is replaced by the following: ‘Exudation of Myroxylon pereirae (Royle) Klotzch (Peru balsam, crude); CAS No 8007-00-9) when used as fragrance ingredient’. |
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Part 1 of Annex III is amended as follows:
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(1) As a preservative, see Annex VI, Part 1, No 34.
(2) This limit applies to the substance and not to the finished cosmetic product.’
(3) This limit applies to the substance and not to the finished cosmetic product.
(4) The sum of those substances used in combination should not exceed the limits given in column d.’
