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Annexes II and V to Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 are amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.
Commission Regulation (EU) No 358/2014 of 9 April 2014 amending Annexes II and V to Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council on cosmetic products Text with EEA relevance
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Annexes II and V to Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 are amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.
From 30 October 2014 only cosmetic products which comply with this Regulation shall be placed on the Union market. From 30 July 2015 only cosmetic products which comply with this Regulation shall be made available on the Union market.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union .
ANNEX The annexes to Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 are amended as follows: (1) in Annex II the following entries 1374 to 1378 are added: Reference Number Substance Identification Chemical Name/INN CAS number EC number a b c d β1374 Isopropyl 4-hydroxybenzoate (INCI: Isopropylparaben) Sodium salt or Salts of Isopropylparaben 4191-73-5 224-069-3 1375 Isobutyl 4-hydroxybenzoate (INCI: Isobutylparaben) 4247-02-3 224-208-8 Sodium salt or Salts of Isobutylparaben 84930-15-4 284-595-4 1376 Phenyl 4-hydroxybenzoate (INCI: Phenylparaben) 17696-62-7 241-698-9 1377 Benzyl 4-hydroxybenzoate (INCI: Benzylparaben) 94-18-8 Β 1378 Pentyl 4-hydroxybenzoate (INCI: Pentylparaben) 6521-29-5 229-408-9β (2) Annex V is amended as follows: (a) entry 12 is replaced by the following: Β Substance Identification Conditions Β Reference number Chemical name/INN Name of Common Ingredients Glossary CAS number EC number Product type, Body parts Maximum concentration in ready for use preparation Other Wording of conditions of use and warnings a b c d e f g h i β12 4-Hydroxybenzoic acid and its salts and esters, other than the esters of isopropyl, isobutyl, phenyl, benzyl and pentyl 4-Hydroxybenzoic acid 99-96-7 202-804-9 Β 0,4 % (as acid) for single ester, 0,8 % (as acid) for mixtures of estersβ Β Β methylparaben 99-76-3 202-785-7 butylparaben 94-26-8 202-318-7 potassium ethylparaben 36457-19-9 253-048-1 potassium paraben 16782-08-4 240-830-2 propylparaben 94-13-3 202-307-7 sodium methylparaben 5026-62-0 225-714-1 sodium ethylparaben 35285-68-8 252-487-6 sodium propylparaben 35285-69-9 252-488-1 sodium butylparaben 36457-20-2 253-049-7 ethylparaben 120-47-8 204-399-4 sodium paraben 114-63-6 204-051-1 potassium methylparaben 26112-07-2 247-464-2 potassium butylparaben 38566-94-8 254-009-1 potassium propylparaben 84930-16-5 284-597-5 calcium paraben 69959-44-0 274-235-4 (b) entry 25 is replaced by the following: Β Substance Identification Conditions Β Reference number Chemical name/INN Name of Common Ingredients Glossary CAS number EC number Product type, Body parts Maximum concentration in ready for use preparation Other Wording of conditions of use and warnings a b c d e f g h i β25 5-Chloro-2- (2,4- dichlorophenoxy) phenol Triclosan 3380-34-5 222-182-2 (a) Toothpastes Hand soaps Body soaps/Shower gels Deodorants (non-spray) Face powders and blemish concealers Nail products for cleaning the fingernails and toenails before the application of artificial nail systems (a) 0,3 % Β Β (b) Mouthwashes (b) 0,2 %β
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