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Commission Regulation (EU) 2022/1176 of 7 July 2022 amending Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the use of certain UV filters in cosmetic products (Text with EEA relevance)

Regulation (EU) 2022/1176 · Regulation · 3 articles

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Article 1

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

Article 2

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

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ANNEX In Annex VI to Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009, entries 4 and 10 are replaced by the following: Reference number Substance identification Conditions Wordings of conditions of use and warnings Chemical name/INN Name of Common Ingredients Glossary CAS number EC number Product type, body parts Maximum concentration in ready use preparation Other a b c d e f g h i ‘4 2-Hydroxy-4-methoxy-benzophenone/Oxybenzone ( *1 ) Benzophenone-3 131-57-7 205-031-5 a) Face products, hand products, and lip products, excluding propellant and pump spray products b) Body products, including propellant and pump spray products c) Other products a) 6 % b) 2,2 % c) 0,5 % For a) and b) Not more than 0,5 % to protect product formulation a) If used at 0,5 % to protect product formulation, the levels used as UV filter must not exceed 5,5 %. b) If used at 0,5 % to protect product formulation, the levels used as UV filter must not exceed 1,7 %. For a) and b): Contains Benzophenone-3 ( *2 ) 10 2-Cyano-3,3-diphenyl acrylic acid, 2- ethylhexyl ester/Octocrylene ( *1 ) ( *3 ) Octocrylene 6197-30-4 228-250-8 a) Propellant spray products b) Other products a) 9 % b) 10 % ( *1 ) However, cosmetic products containing that substance and complying with the restrictions set out in Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 as applicable on 27 July 2022 may be placed on the Union market until 28 January 2023 and be made available on the Union market until 28 July 2023. ( *2 ) Not required if concentration is 0,5 % or less and when it is used only for product protection purposes. ( *3 ) Benzophenone as an impurity and/or degradation product of Octocrylene shall be kept at trace level.’

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