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)

• CELEX: Regulation (EU) 2022/1176
• Articles: 3

Article 1

Annex VI 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

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.’