G/TBT/N/GBR/61  
28 April 2023  
(23-3011) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  UNITED KINGDOM  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:   
Department for Business and Trade: Office for Product Safety and Standards  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification sha ll be indicated if different from above:   
UK TBT Enquiry Point  
Trade Policy Group  
Department for Business and Trade  
Old Admiralty Building  
London  
SW1A 2DY  
TBTEnquiriesUK@trade.gov.uk  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [  ], 5.7.1 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):   
Cosmetics products are as defined by Article 2(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 . 
HS code : 
HS 33 http://tariffdata.wto.org/ReportersAndProducts.aspx  for cosmetics  
CS codes:  
ICS 71. 100.70 https://www.iso.org/ics/71.100.70/x/  for cosmetics  
5. Title, number of pages a nd language(s) of the notified document:   
The Cosmetic Products (Restriction of Chemical Substances) Regulations 2023; (4 
page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:   
These measures will amend the Cosmetics Regulation 1223/2009 as applicable in GB ("t he 
Cosmetics Regulations") as they apply in [England, Wales and Scotland]. They will amend 
permitted levels of certain chemicals in the Cosmetics Regulations.  
We will be amending the Cosmetics Regulations to permit the use of methyl -N-
Methylanthranilate fo r use up to 0.1% for leave -on and 0.2% for rinse -off cosmetic 
products, and the use of HAA299 and HAA299 (nano) up to a level of 10%, excluding use 
in spray and/or aerosol products.  G/TBT/N/GBR/61  
 
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  7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:   
The objective of this measure is the protection of human health or safety, by ensuring 
only cosmetic products that are considered safe on sold in our market  
The Cosmetics Regulations contain technical annexes that establish limits and prohibitions 
on the use of specified chemicals. The Government has powers to amend the various 
annexes when certain conditions are met. The objective of the measure is to amend the 
permitted use if specific chemicals in order to ensure  that only cosmetics products that 
are considered safe can be placed on the GB market.  
The measure requires amending the technical annexes of the cosmetics regulations to 
amend the permitted level of use of a specific chemical in terms of the rationale, th is 
decision has been informed by the expert advice of the science advisory group on chemical 
safety (SAG -CS). The SAG -CS primary purpose is providing the UK Government with 
independent scientific advice on chemical risk.  
Government has considered the recen t advice from SAG -CS and made the decisions to 
amend the Cosmetics Regulations to permit the use of methyl -N-Methylanthranilate for 
use up to 0.1% for leave -on and 0.2% for rinse -off cosmetic products, and the use of 
HAA299 and HAA299 (nano) up to a level of 10%, excluding use in spray and/or aerosol 
products. The changes to HAA229 and HAA299 (nano) will enter into force on adoption, 
in order to ensure human health and safety  
Protection of human health or safety  
8. Relevant documents:   
SAG-CS opinions can be found using this link  
Draft Cosmetic Products (Restriction of Chemical Substances) Regulations 2023 
(Attached)  
Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  6 July 2023  
Proposed date of entry into force:  1. methyl -N-Methylanthranilate – Placing on the 
market 06 July 2024 (12 months after adoption). Making available 06 July 2026 (36 
months after adoption)  
2. HAA299 and HAA299 (nano) - 06 July 2023  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
UK TBT Enquiry Point  
Trade Policy Group  
Department for International Trade  
Old Admiralty Building  
London  
SW1A 2DY  
TBTEnquiriesUK@trade.gov.uk  
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