Commission Regulation (EU) No 1004/2014 of 18 September 2014 amending Annex V to Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council on cosmetic products Text with EEA relevance

• CELEX: Regulation (EU) No 1004/2014
• Articles: 4

Article 1

Annex V to Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.

Article 2

From 16 April 2015 only cosmetic products which comply with this Regulation shall be placed on the Union market.

From 16 October 2015 only cosmetic products which comply with this Regulation shall be made available on the Union market.

Article 3

This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union .

It shall apply from 16 April 2015.

Schedules & Appendices

ANNEX

ANNEX

Annex V to Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 is amended as follows:

(1)

entry 12 is replaced by the following:

Substance Identification

Conditions

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

‘12

4-Hydroxybenzoic acid and its Methyl- and Ethyl- esters, and their salts

4-Hydroxybenzoic acid

methylparaben

potassium ethylparaben

potassium paraben

sodium methylparaben

sodium ethylparaben

ethylparaben

sodium paraben

potassium methylparaben

calcium paraben

99-96-7

99-76-3

36457-19-9

16782-08-4

5026-62-0

35285-68-8

120-47-8

114-63-6

26112-07-2

69959-44-0

202-804-9

202-785-7

253-048-1

240-830-2

225-714-1

252-487-6

204-399-4

204-051-1

247-464-2

274-235-4

0,4 % (as acid) for single ester

0,8 % (as acid) for mixtures of esters’

(2)

entry 12a is inserted:

Substance Identification

Conditions

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

‘12a

Butyl 4-hydroxybenzoate and its salts

Propyl 4-hydroxybenzoate and its salts

Butylparaben

propylparaben

sodium propylparaben

sodium butylparaben

potassium butylparaben

potassium propylparaben

94-26-8

94-13-3

35285-69-9

36457-20-2

38566-94-8

84930-16-5

202-318-7

202-307-7

252-488-1

253-049-7

254-009-1

284-597-5

0,14 % (as acid) for the sum of the individual concentrations

0,8 % (as acid) for mixtures of substances mentioned in entry 12 and 12a, where the sum of the individual concentrations of butyl- and propylparaben and their salts does not exceed 0,14 %

Not to be used in leave-on products designed for application on the nappy area of children under three years of age.

For leave-on products designed for children under three years of age:

“Do not use on the nappy area”’