Article 1
Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.
Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/314 of 4 March 2016 amending Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council on cosmetic products (Text with EEA relevance)
Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/314 of 4 March 2016 amending Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council on cosmetic products (Text with EEA relevance)
Data as of 2026-07-04 Β· Compiled from an official source version. Later amendments or repeals may not be reflected; the official text prevails. Β· Read the official text β
Article 2
From 25 March 2017 only cosmetic products which comply with this Regulation shall be placed and 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 .
Supplementary provisions
ANNEXSupplementary provisions
ANNEX In Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009, the following entry is added: Ref. No Substance identification Restrictions Wording ofΒ conditionsΒ of use and warnings Chemical name/INN Name of Common Ingredients Glossary CAS number EC number Product type, body parts Maximum concentration in ready for use preparation Other Β a b c d e f g h i β x 2-(2-ethoxyethoxy)ethanol Diethylene Glycol Monoethyl Ether (DEGEE) Ethoxydiglycol 111-90-0 203-919-7 (a) Oxidative hair dye products (a) 7 % (a) to (e): Β The level of ethylene glycol impurity in Ethoxydiglycol must be β€Β 0,1 %. Β Not to be used in eye products and oral products.β Β (b) Non-oxidative hair dye products (b) 5 % (c) Rinse-off products other than hair dye products (c) 10 % (d) Other non-spray cosmetic products (d) 2,6 % (e) The following spray products: fine fragrances, hair sprays, antiperspirants and deodorants (e) 2,6 %
Source: EUR-Lex (Publications Office of the EU), Β© European Union, reuse permitted under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU.
What to look at next
Browse all EU Legal ActsEvery instrument by type and year, full text free to read section by sectionEuropean Union legislationEU Legal Acts by type and yearGrouped by instrument type and year of enactment, so you can find others of the same kindBrowse by type and yearEuropean Union: what this database coversWhich datasets are here, which official source they come from, and how current they areEuropean Union overview