G/TBT/N/EU/773  
22 January 2021  
(21-0670) 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:  EUROPEAN UNION   
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:  European Commission  
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 shall be indicated if different from above:   
European Comm ission  
EU-TBT Enquiry Point  
Fax: +(32) 2 299 80 43  
E-mail: grow-eu-tbt@ec.europa.eu  
Website: http://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools -databases/tbt/e n/  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 5.7.1 [   ], other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  
Cosmetics; Cosmetics. Toiletries (ICS 71.100.70)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft 
Commission Regulation amending Annexes II, III and V to Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 
of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the use in cosmetic products of 
certain substances classified as carcinogenic, mutagenic or toxic for reproduction 
(4 page(s), in English; 4 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  The draft measure is required to enact the prohibition to use 
as cosmetic ingredients substances classified as carcinogenic, mutagenic or toxic for 
reproduction (CMR) by Commission Regulation (EU) No 2020/1182, which has been 
adopted based on Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 (the CLP Regulation) and will apply fro m 
1 March 2022. The adoption of this draft Regulation is, therefore, needed to reflect 
inRegulation (EC) No 1223/2009(the Cosmetics Regulation) the new CMRs classification 
provided by Commission Regulation (EU) No 2020/1182, in order to ensure legal certai nty 
and a high level of protection of human health.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of human health or safety  
8. Relevant documents:   
• Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 
30 November 2009 on Cosmetic Products ( OJ L 342, 22.12.2009, p. 59 -209)  
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  9. Proposed date of adoption:  3rd quarter 2021  
Proposed date of entry into force:  20 days from publication in the Official Journal of 
the EU  
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:   
European Commission  
EU-TBT Enquiry Point  
Fax: + (32) 2 299 80 43  
E-mail: grow-eu-tbt@ec.europa.eu  
The text is available on the EU -TBT Website: http://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools -
databases/tbt/en/  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/TBT/EEC/21_0623_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/TBT/EEC/21_0623_01_e.pdf