Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/1120 of 11 July 2016 amending Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council on cosmetic products (Text with EEA relevance)

• CELEX: Regulation (EU) 2016/1120
• Articles: 3

Article 1

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

Article 2

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

Schedules & Appendices

ANNEX

ANNEX

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

Reference number

Substance identification

Conditions

Wording of conditions of use and warnings

Chemical Name

Colour index Number/Name of Common Ingredients Glossary

CAS number

EC number

Colour

Product type, Body parts

Maximum concentration in ready for use preparation

Other

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h

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j

‘126

Carbon black

77266

1333-86-4, 7440-44-0

215-609-9, 231-153-3, 931-328-0, 931-334-3

Black

Purity > 97 %, with the following impurity profile: Ash content ≤ 0,15 %, total sulphur ≤ 0,65 %, total PAH ≤ 500 ppb and benzo(a)pyrene ≤ 5 ppb, dibenz(a,h)anthracene ≤ 5 ppb, total As ≤ 3 ppm, total Pb ≤ 10 ppm, total Hg ≤ 1 ppm.

126a

Carbon black

77266 (nano)

Carbon Black (nano)

1333-86-4, 7440-44-0

215-609-9, 231-153-3, 931-328-0, 931-334-3

Black

10 %

Not to be used in applications that may lead to exposure of the end user's lungs by inhalation.

Only nanomaterials having the following characteristics are allowed:

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Purity > 97 %, with the following impurity profile: Ash content ≤ 0,15 %, total sulphur ≤ 0,65 %, total PAH ≤ 500 ppb and benzo(a)pyrene ≤ 5 ppb, dibenz(a,h)anthracene ≤ 5 ppb, total As ≤ 3 ppm, total Pb ≤ 10 ppm, and total Hg ≤ 1 ppm;

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Primary particle size ≥ 20 nm.’