STATUT OR Y INSTRUMENTS 
2024  No. 
CONSUMER  PROTECTION 
The Cosmetic  Products  (Restriction  of Chemical  Substances) 
Regulations  2024 
- - - - Made 
Laid befor e Parliament 
Coming  into force in accor dance  with regulation  1(2) and (3) 
The Secretary  of State  makes  these  Regulations  in exercise  of the powers  conferred  by Article 
31(1)(b)  of Regulation  (EC)  No 1223/2009  of the European  Parliament  and of the Council  on 
cosmetic  products (a). 
Citation,  commencement  and extent 
1. —(1) These  Regulations  may be cited  as the Cosmetic  Products  (Restriction  of Chemical 
Substances)  Regulations  2024. 
(2) These  Regulations  come  into force  21 days after the day on which  they are made. 
(3) These  Regulations  extend  to England  and Wales and Scotland. 
Amendment  to Regulation  (EC)  No 1223/2009 
2. —(1) Regulation  (EC)  No 1223/2009  of the European  Parliament  and of the Council  on 
cosmetic  products  is amended  as follows. 
(2) At the end of the table  in Annex  3 (list of substances  which  cosmetic  products  must  not 
contain  except  subject  to the restrictions  laid down),  insert  the entry  set out in the Schedule  to 
these  Regulations. 
Transitional  Provisions 
3. Notwithstanding  the amendment  in regulation  2(2),  a cosmetic  product  that is placed  on the 
market  prior  to 6th October  2024  can continue  to be made  available  on the market  until 6th 
February  2025. 
(a) EUR  1223/2009  was incorporated  into domestic  law by virtue  of section  3(1) of the European  Union  (Withdrawal)  Act 
2018  (c. 16) with relevant  amendments  made  by S.I. 2019/696,  2019/696,  2022/659  and S.I. 2023/764. (L.S) 
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Parliamentary  Under  Secretary  of State 
Department  for Business  and Trade Dd/mm/yyyy 
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Amendment  to Annex  3 
(a) 0.1% 
(b) 0.001% (a) Toothpaste  (b) 
mouthwash  (c) 204-881-4 128-37-0 Butylated 
hydroxytoluene 2,6-di-ter 
t-butyl-4- 322 
(c) 0.001% 
(d) 0.8% leave-on  oral care 
products  (d) other methylph 
enol 
leave-on  and 
rinse-of f products 
EXPLANA TORY NOTE 
(This  note is not part of the Regulations) 
These  Regulations  amend  retained  EU legislation,  Regulation  (EC)  No 1223/2009  (“the  Cosmetics 
Regulation”)  following  advice  from  the Scientific  Advisory  Group  on Chemical  Safety  on the 
safety  of using  butylated  hydroxytoluene  in cosmetic  products. 
Regulation  2 and the Schedule  to these  Regulations  amend  the technical  annexes  to the Cosmetics 
Regulation  to restrict  the use of butylated  hydroxytoluene  in cosmetic  products. 
Regulation  3 provides  for transitional  arrangements  for cosmetics  products  containing  butylated 
hydroxytoluene  and provides  that where  products  were  already  placed  on the market  prior  to 5th 
September  2024,  they can continue  to be made  available  on the market  until 5th January  2025. 
A full impact  assessment  has not been  produced  for this instrument  as no, or no significant, 
impact  on the private,  voluntary  or business  sectors  is foreseen.  An Explanatory  Memorandum 
has been  published  alongside  these  Regulations  and is available  at www .legislation.gov .uk. 
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