in force 2022-07-31
02009R1223-20220301 → 02009R1223-20220731
Amended by Regulation (EU) 2022/1181 32022R1181 · Regulation (EU) 2022/1176 32022R1176
in force 2022-07-28, 2022-07-31 · detected 2026-08-13
2 provisions touched — 2 substantive, 0 date-only, 0 with no text, 0 disputed · every change carries an explanation that passed its citation check
MODIFIED +440 −16 Annex V LIST OF PRESERVATIVES ALLOWED IN COSMETIC PRODUCTS§
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dates added to the text: 2022-07-30, 2024-07-31, 2026-07-31
Paragraph 2 of the preamble changes the required warning wording from "contains formaldehyde" to "releases formaldehyde", and changes the labelling trigger from a formaldehyde concentration exceeding 0,05 % to a total released formaldehyde concentration exceeding 0,001 % (10 ppm), now applying irrespective of whether one or more formaldehyde-releasing substances are present.
A new sentence is added after paragraph 2 stating that finished products containing the substances referred to in that paragraph which comply with the Regulation as applicable on 30 July 2022 may be placed on the Union market until 31 July 2024 and made available on the Union market until 31 July 2026.
Cited: Annex V, v1 · Annex V, v2
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ANNEX V
LIST OF PRESERVATIVES ALLOWED IN COSMETIC PRODUCTS
Preamble
1. For the purposes of this list:
Salts is taken to mean: salts of the cations sodium, potassium, calcium, magnesium, ammonium and ethanolamines; salts of the anions chloride, bromide, sulphate, acetate.
Esters is taken to mean: esters of methyl, ethyl, propyl, isopropyl, butyl, isobutyl, phenyl.
2. All finished products containing substances which are listed in this Annex and which release formaldehyde must shall be labelled with the warning contains releases formaldehyde where the total concentration of formaldehyde released in the finished product exceeds 0,05 0,001 %
(10 ppm), irrespective of whether the finished product contains one or more substances releasing formaldehyde.
However, all finished products containing substances referred to in the first subparagraph which comply with Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 as applicable on 30 July 2022 may be placed on the Union market until 31 July 2024 and be made available on the Union market until 31 July 2026.
For uses other than preservative, see Annex III, No 98.
Solely for products which might be used for children under 3 years of age and which remain in prolonged contact with the skin.
For use other than as a preservative, see Annex … 1,832 unchanged words … and 1,2,3-Propanetricarboxylic acid, 2-hydroxy-, silver(1+) salt, monohydrate Citric acid (and) Silver citrate — 460-890-5 0,2 %, corresponding to 0,0024 % of silver Not to be used in oral products and eye products 60 4-(3-ethoxy-4-hydroxyphenyl)butan-2-one Hydroxyethoxyphenyl Butanone 569646-79-3 933-435-8 0,7 %
MODIFIED +940 −81 Annex VI LIST OF UV FILTERS ALLOWED IN COSMETIC PRODUCTS§
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dates added to the text: 2022-07-27, 2023-01-28, 2023-07-28
A transitional statement was added allowing cosmetic products containing the substance and complying with the Regulation as it applied on 27 July 2022 to remain on the Union market until 28 January 2023 and to be made available until 28 July 2023, together with a new statement that Benzophenone as an impurity and/or degradation product of Octocrylene shall be kept at trace level.
The entry for Oxybenzone (Benzophenone-3) was changed from a single maximum concentration and warning to separate maximum concentrations and conditions for face, hand and lip products, for body products, and for other products, each with its own percentage limit and wording on use as a UV filter versus product protection.
The entry for Octocrylene was changed from a single 10% maximum concentration to separate maximum concentrations of 9% for propellant spray products and 10% for other products.
Cited: Annex VI, v2 · Annex VI, v1
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ANNEX VI
LIST OF UV FILTERS ALLOWED IN COSMETIC PRODUCTS
Not required if concentration is 0,5 % or less and when it is used only for product protection purposes.
For use as a colorant, see Annex IV, No 143.
In case of combined use of zinc oxide and zinc oxide (nano), the sum shall not exceed the limit given in column g.
In case of combined use of Titanium Dioxide and Titanium Dioxide (nano), the sum shall not exceed the limit given in column g.
In case of combined use of Methylene Bis-Benzotriazolyl Tetramethylbutylphenol and Methylene Bis-Benzotriazolyl Tetramethylbutylphenol (nano), the sum shall not exceed the limit given in column g.
However, cosmetic products containing that substance and complying with the restrictions set out in Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 as applicable on 27 July 2022 may be placed on the Union market until 28 January 2023 and be made available on the Union market until 28 July 2023.
Benzophenone as an impurity and/or degradation product of Octocrylene shall be kept at trace level.
Reference number Substance identification Conditions Wording of conditions of use and warnings
Chemical name/INN/XAN Name of Common Ingredients Glossary CAS number EC number Product type, body parts Maximum concentration in ready for use preparation Other
a b c d e f g h i
1 2 N,N,N-Trimethyl-4-(2-oxoborn-3-ylidenemethyl) anilinium methyl sulfate Camphor Benzalkonium Methosulfate 52793-97-2 258-190-8 6 % 3 Benzoic acid, 2-hydroxy-, 3,3,5-trimethylcyclohexyl ester/Homosalate Homosalate 118-56-9 204-260-8 10 % 4 2-Hydroxy-4-methoxybenzophenone/Oxybenzone 2-Hydroxy-4-methoxy-benzophenone/Oxybenzone
Benzophenone-3 131-57-7 205-031-5 a) Face products, hand products, and lip products, excluding propellant and pump spray products
b) Body products, including propellant and pump spray products
c) Other products a) 6 % b) 2,2 %
c) 0,5 % For a) and b) Not more than 0,5 % to protect product formulation a) If used at 0,5 % to protect product formulation, the levels used as UV filter must not exceed 5,5 %.
b) If used at 0,5 % to protect product formulation, the levels used as UV filter must not exceed 1,7 %. For a) and b):
Contains Benzophenone-3
5 Moved or deleted
6 2-Phenylbenzimidazole-5-sulfonic acid and its potassium, sodium and triethanolamine salts/Ensulizole Phenylbenzimidazole Sulfonic Acid 27503-81-7 248-502-0 8 %(as acid) 7 3,3'-(1,4-Phenylenedimethylene) bis(7, 7-dimethyl-2-oxobicyclo-[2.2.1]hept-1-yl-methanesulfonic acid) and its salts/Ecamsule Terephthalylidene Dicamphor Sulfonic Acid 92761-26-7, 90457-82-2 410-960-6 10 %(as acid) 8 1-(4-tert-Butylphenyl)-3-(4-methoxyphenyl)propane-1,3-dione/Avobenzone Butyl Methoxydibenzoylmethane 70356-09-1 274-581-6 5 % 9 alpha-(2-Oxoborn-3-ylidene)-toluene-4-sulphonic acid and its salts Benzylidene Camphor Sulfonic Acid 56039-58-8 6 % (as acid) 10 2-Cyano-3,3-diphenyl acrylic acid, 2-ethylhexyl ester/Octocrilene 2- ethylhexyl ester/Octocrylene
s
Octocrylene 6197-30-4 228-250-8 a) Propellant spray products
b) Other products a) 9 %
b) 10 % (as acid) 11 Polymer of N-{(2 and 4)-[(2-oxoborn-3-ylidene)methyl]benzyl} acrylamide Polyacrylamidomethyl Benzylidene Camphor 113783-61-2 6 % 12 2-Ethylhexyl 4-methoxycinnamate/Octinoxate Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate 5466-77-3 226-775-7 10 % 13 Ethoxylated ethyl-4-aminobenzoate PEG-25 PABA 116242-27-4 10 % 14 Isopentyl-4-methoxycinnamate/Amiloxate Isoamyl p-Methoxycinnamate 71617-10-2 275-702-5 10 % 15 2,4,6-Trianilino-(p-carbo-2'-ethylhexyl-1'-oxy)-1,3,5-triazine … 701 unchanged words … (2Z)-2-cyano-2-[3-(3-methoxypropylamino) cyclohex-2-en-1-ylidene]acetate Methoxypropylamino Cyclohexenylidene Ethoxyethylcyanoacetate 1419401-88-9 700-860-3 3 % Not to be used in applications that may lead to exposure of the end-user’s lungs by inhalation
Do not use with nitrosating agents – Maximum nitrosamine content: 50 μg/kg
Keep in nitrite-free containers
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