(1)

Council Regulation (EU) No 267/2012 (2) gives effect to the measures provided for in Decision 2010/413/CFSP. That Regulation provides for, inter alia, the freezing of all funds and economic resources belonging to, owned, held or controlled by the persons, entities and bodies listed in Annexes VIII and IX thereto.

(2)

In order to clarify the criteria for listing persons, entities and bodies in Annex IX to that Regulation, an amendment to Article 23 is necessary.

(3)

This Regulation falls within the scope of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and regulatory action at the level of the Union is therefore necessary in order to implement it, in particular with a view to ensuring its uniform application by economic operators in all Member States.

(4)

Regulation (EU) No 267/2012 should therefore be amended accordingly.

(5)

In order to ensure that the measures provided for in this Regulation are effective, it should enter into force on the day of its publication,

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being a legal person, entity or body owned or controlled by the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL), or a natural or legal person, entity or body acting on their behalf.’.

(1)

On 23 March 2012, the Council adopted Regulation (EU) No 267/2012.

(2)

The Council considers that certain persons should be removed from the list of natural and legal persons, entities and bodies subject to restrictive measures set out in Annex IX to Regulation (EU) No 267/2012 and that the entries concerning certain entities should be amended.

(3)

Following the decision by the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) Committee established pursuant to UNSC Resolution 1737 (2006), two persons and one entity should be removed from the list set out in Annex IX to Regulation (EU) No 267/2012 and included in the list of natural and legal persons, entities and bodies subject to restrictive measures set out in Annex VIII to that Regulation.

(4)

The lists set out in Annexes VIII and IX to Regulation (EU) No 267/2012 should therefore be amended accordingly.

(5)

In order to ensure that the measures provided for in this Regulation are effective, it should enter into force on the day of its publication,

(1)

Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011 lays down, pursuant to the outcome of the Uruguay Round multilateral trade negotiations, the criteria whereby the Commission fixes the standard values for imports from third countries, in respect of the products and periods stipulated in Annex XVI, Part A thereto.

(2)

The standard import value is calculated each working day, in accordance with Article 136(1) of Implementing Regulation (EU) No 543/2011, taking into account variable daily data. Therefore this Regulation should enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union,

(1)

Following the publication of a scientific study in 2001, entitled ‘Use of permanent hair dyes and bladder cancer risk’, the Scientific Committee on Cosmetic Products and Non-Food Products intended for Consumers, subsequently replaced by the Scientific Committee on Consumer Products (‘SCCP’), pursuant to Commission Decision 2004/210/EC (2), concluded that the potential risks were of concern. The SCCP recommended that the Commission take further steps to control the use of hair dye substances.

(2)

The SCCP further recommended an overall safety assessment strategy for hair dye substances including the requirements for testing substances used in hair dye products for their potential genotoxicity or mutagenicity.

(3)

Following the opinions of the SCCP, the Commission agreed with Member States and stakeholders on an overall strategy to regulate substances used in hair dye products according to which the industry was required to submit files, containing updated scientific data on the safety of hair dye substances, for a risk assessment by the SCCP.

(4)

The SCCP, subsequently replaced by the Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (‘SCCS’) pursuant to Commission Decision 2008/721/EC of 5 August 2008 setting up an advisory structure of Scientific Committees and experts in the field of consumer safety, public health and the environment and repealing Decision 2004/210/EC (3), assessed the safety of individual substances for which updated files had been submitted by industry.

(5)

The last step of the safety assessment strategy was to evaluate possible consumer health risk by reaction products formed by oxidative hair dye substances during the hair dyeing process. Based on the data yet available, the SCCS raised in its opinion of 21 September 2010 no major concern regarding genotoxicity and carcinogenicity of hair dyes and their reaction products currently used in the EU.

(6)

In the light of the risk assessment of the submitted safety data and the final opinions given by the SCCS on the safety of individual substances and of the reaction products, it is appropriate to include in Part 1 of Annex III to Directive 76/768/EEC 24 assessed hair dyes which are not regulated within Directive 76/768/EEC.

(7)

The substances Hydroxyethyl-2-Nitro-p-Toluidine and HC Red No 10 + HC Red No 11 were provisionally authorised for use in hair dye products until 31 December 2011 under the restrictions and conditions laid down in entries 10 and 50 in Part 2 of Annex III to Directive 76/768/EEC. Based on the final opinions given by the SCCS on their safety, Hydroxyethyl-2-Nitro-p-Toluidine and HC Red No 10 + HC Red No 11 can be considered safe in hair dye products and listed in Part 1 of Annex III to Directive 76/768/EEC.

(8)

Following the assessment by the SCCS concerning the substances 1-Naphthol and Resorcinol, listed in Part 1 of Annex III to Directive 76/768/EEC, their maximum authorised concentrations in the finished cosmetic product should be changed.

(9)

Concerning the substance HC Red No 16, the SCCS stated in its opinion of 14 December 2010 that based on the low margin of safety for the use in both oxidative and non-oxidative hair dye formulations, HC Red No 16 poses a risk to the health of the consumer. Therefore, HC Red No 16 should be listed in Annex II to Directive 76/768/EEC.

(10)

Directive 76/768/EEC should therefore be amended accordingly.

(11)

The measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Cosmetic Products,

(1)

Pursuant to Article 10(1) of Decision 2010/279/CFSP, the Council authorised the Political and Security Committee, in accordance with Article 38 of the Treaty, to take the relevant decisions for the purpose of political control and strategic direction of the EUPOL AFGHANISTAN mission, including the decision to appoint a Head of Mission.

(2)

The High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy has proposed the appointment of Mr Karl Åke ROGHE as Head of Mission from 1 August 2012,

(1)

On 26 July 2010, the Council adopted Decision 2010/413/CFSP.

(2)

The Council considers that certain persons should be removed from the list of persons and entities subject to restrictive measures set out in Annex II to Council Decision 2010/413/CFSP and that the entries concerning certain entities should be amended.

(3)

Following the decision by the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) Committee established pursuant to UNSC Resolution 1737 (2006), two persons and one entity should be removed from the list set out in Annex II to Decision 2010/413/CFSP and included in the list of persons and entities subject to restrictive measures set out in Annex I to that Decision.

(4)

The lists set out in Annexes I and II to Decision 2010/413/CFSP should therefore be amended accordingly,