G/TBT/N/EU/924  
15 September 2022  
(22-6814) 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/en/  
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 CC CN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Cosmetic 
products  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft 
Commission Regulation (EU) amending Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 of the European 
Parliament and of the Council as regards labelling of fragrance allergens in cosmetic 
products.; (4 page(s), in English), (28 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  The draft measure proposes that additional frag rance allergens 
are individually labelled on the package of a cosmetic product, if their concentration 
exceeds 0,001 % in leave -on products and 0,01 % in rinse -off products. It further 
introduces some updates and simplifications in the names of those subst ances. It is all 
done through amendments of Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009.  
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) 
http://eur -lex.europa.e u/legal -
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  9. Proposed date of adoption:  First half 2023  
Proposed date of entry into force:  20 days from publication in the Official Journal of 
the EU  
From [3 years after the date of entry into force of this Regulation] cosmetic products 
containing that substance/ those substances and not complying with the restrictions shall 
not be placed on th e Union market. From [5 years after the date of entry into force of this 
Regulation] cosmetic products containing that substance/ those substances and not 
complying with the restrictions shall not be made available on the Union market  
10. Final date for c omments:  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/2022/TBT/EEC/22_6171_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2022/TBT/EEC/22_6171_01_e.pdf