Article 1
Annexes II and III to Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 are amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.
Commission Regulation (EU) 2024/858 of 14 March 2024 amending Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the use of the nanomaterials Styrene/Acrylates copolymer, Sodium Styrene/Acrylates copolymer, Copper, Colloidal Copper, Hydroxyapatite, Gold, Colloidal Gold, Gold Thioethylamino Hyaluronic Acid, Acetyl heptapeptide-9 Colloidal gold, Platinum, Colloidal Platinum, Acetyl tetrapeptide-17 Colloidal Platinum and Colloidal Silver in cosmetics products
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Annexes II and III to Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 are amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
ANNEX Annexes II and III to Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 are amended as follows: (1) in Annex II, the following entries are added: Reference number Substance identification Chemical name/INN CAS number EC number a b c d ‘1725 Styrene/Acrylates copolymer (nano) [INCI] ( *1 ) Sodium Styrene/Acrylates copolymer (nano) [INCI] ( *1 ) 9010-92-8 927-710-1 1726 Copper (nano) [INCI] ( *1 ) , Colloidal Copper (nano) [INCI] ( *1 ) 7440-50-8 231-159-6 1727 Colloidal silver (nano) [INCI] ( *1 ) 7440-22-4 231-131-3 1728 Gold (nano) [INCI] ( *1 ) , Colloidal Gold (nano) [INCI] [1] ( *1 ) Gold Thioethylamino Hyaluronic Acid (nano) [INCI] [2] ( *1 ) Acetyl heptapeptide-9 Colloidal gold (nano) [INCI] [3] ( *1 ) 7440-57-5 [1] 1360157-34-1 [2] — [3] 231-165-9 [1] — [2] — [3] 1729 Platinum (nano) [INCI] ( *1 ) , Colloidal Platinum (nano) [INCI] [1] ( *1 ) Acetyl tetrapeptide-17 Colloidal Platinum (nano) [INCI] [2] ( *1 ) 7440-06-4 [1] — [2] 231-116-1 [1] — [2] (2) in Annex III, the following entry is added: Reference number Substance identification Restrictions Wording 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 ‘372 Hydroxyapatite ( *2 ) Hydroxyapatite (nano) 1306-06-5 215-145-7 (a) Toothpaste (b) Mouthwash (a) 10 % (b) 0,465 % For (a) and (b): 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: — [composed of] rod-shaped particles of which at least 95,8 % (in particle number) have an aspect ratio less than 3, and the remaining 4,2 % have an aspect ratio not exceeding 4,9; — the particles are not coated or surface modified ( *1 ) From 1 February 2025 cosmetic products containing that substance shall not be placed on the Union market. From 1 November 2025 cosmetic products containing that substance shall not be made available on the Union market.’ ( *2 ) From 1 February 2025 cosmetic products containing that substance and not complying with the restrictions shall not be placed on the Union market. From 1 November 2025 cosmetic products containing that substance shall not be made available on the Union market.’
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