Article 1
Annex VI to Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.
Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/238 of 10 February 2017 amending Annex VI to Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council on cosmetic products
Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/238 of 10 February 2017 amending Annex VI to Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council on cosmetic products
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
This Regulation shall apply from 3 September 2017.
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 VI to Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009, entry 4 is replaced by the following: Reference number Substance identification Conditions Wordings of conditions of use and warnings Chemical name/INN/XAN Name of Common Ingredients Glossary CAS number EC number Product type, body parts Maximum concentration in ready for use preparation Other a b c d e f g h i β4 2-Hydroxy-4-methoxybenzophenone/Oxybenzone Benzophenone-3 131-57-7 205-031-5 Β 6 % Not more than 0,5 % to protect product formulation Contains Benzophenone-3Β ( 1 )β
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