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A new paragraph 4 has been added authorising the Commission, acting at the request of a Member State or on its own initiative, to adopt measures determining whether a specific product or group of products falls within the definition of cosmetic product.
This new paragraph specifies that such measures are to be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure referred to in Article 32(2).
No other part of Article 2, including paragraphs 1 to 3, differs between the two versions.
Cited: Art. 2, v2 (external, EUR-Lex) · Art. 2, v1 (external, EUR-Lex)
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Previous version, in force 3 December 2020 02009R1223-20201203 → this version, detected 13 August 2026 02009R1223-20210526
Article 2 Definitions 1. For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions shall apply: (a) cosmetic product means any substance or mixture intended to be placed in contact with the external parts of the human body (epidermis, hair system, nails, lips and … 667 unchanged words … 1 to technical and scientific progress and to definitions subsequently agreed at international level. That measure, designed to amend non-essential elements of this Regulation, shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 32(3).4. The Commission may, at the request of a Member State or on its own initiative, adopt the necessary measures to determine whether or not a specific product or group of products falls within the definition cosmetic product. Those measures shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure referred to in Article 32(2).