G/TBT/N/GBR/47  
13 April 2022  
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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 of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: 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 shall be indicated if different from above:   
UK TBT Enquiry Point  
Trade Policy Group  
Department for International 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):  Toys and 
cosmetics products. More detail on product coverage can be found in regulation 4 of the 
Toys (Safety) Regulations 2011 and cosmetic products are defined by Article 2(1)(a)  of 
Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009.  
HS code : 
HS 95 ( http://tariffdata.wto.org/Repor tersAndProducts.aspx ) for toys  
HS 33 http://tariffdata.wto.org/ReportersAndProducts.aspx  for cosmetics  
ICS codes:  
ICS 97 .200.50 https://www.iso.org/ics/97.200.50/x/  for toys  
ICS 71.100.70 https://www.iso.org/ics/71.100.70/x/  for cosmetics  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  The Toys and 
Cosmetic Products (Restriction of Chemical Substances) Regulations 2022; (5 page(s), in 
English)  
6. Description of content:  These measures will amend the Toys (Safety) Regulation 2011 
as applicable in GB ("the Toys Regulations") and the Cosmetics Regulation 1223/2009 as 
applicable in GB ("the Cosmetics Regulations") as they apply in England, Wales and G/TBT/N/GBR/47  
 
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  Scotland. They will amend permitted levels of certain chemicals in both the Toys 
Regulations and the Cosmetics Regulations.  
They will amend the Toy Regulations, to reduce the permitted limits of aluminium, aniline 
and formaldehyde as well as including provisions on three allergens used in fragrances, 
under the list of prohibited allergens in toys.  
We will be amending the Cosmetics Regulations to permit the use of salicylic acid for uses 
other than as a preservative only in specific product types, prohibit the use of 
deoxyarbutin and  a set of chemicals classified as Carcinogenic, Mutagenic or Reprotoxic 
(CMR) under GB Classification, Labelling and Packaging (CLP) Regulations.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  The Toys Regulations an d the Cosmetics Regulations both 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 of specific chemicals in order 
to ensure that only toys and cosmetics products that are considered safe can be placed 
on the GB market. A shorter entry into force period is necessary to avoid potential 
negative impacts of the use an d limits of certain chemicals currently used in some toys 
and cosmetics. A longer delay is a potential risk to human health.  
The measure requires amending the technical annexes of both the toys and cosmetics 
regulations to either amend the permitted level of use of a specific chemical or prohibit 
its use. In terms of the rationale, these chemicals can be considered in three categories:  
1. Carcinogen Mutagen and Reprotoxic substances (CMRs) - Under the Cosmetics 
Regulations, Government is impl ementing a ban or restriction of chemicals that have been 
classified as CMRs. A set of chemicals have been classified as CMRs under GB CLP 
regulations. We are intending to amend the Cosmetic Regulations to reflect the CLP 
classification.  
2. Fragrance aller gens - Under the Cosmetics Regulations atranol and chloraranol have 
been prohibited and methyl heptine carbonate is restricted to 0.01 % in cosmetic 
products. These fragrances are also used in toys including fingerpaints and modelling clay 
where the exposur e routes to the fragrances will be similar to those from cosmetics. In 
order not to jeopardise the safety or heath of users or third parties (including children) 
we are amending the Toy Regulations to prohibit the use of these chemicals.  
3. The Science Adv isory Group -Chemical Safety (SAG -CS) reviews – The SAG -CS 
primary purpose is providing the UK Government with independent scientific advice on 
chemical risk.  
The United Kingdom have considered the recent advice from SAG -CS and used this to 
inform the decis ions to amend the Toys Regulations to reduce the permitted limits of 
aluminium, aniline and formaldehyde as well as amending the Cosmetics Regulations to 
permit the use of salicylic acid only in specific instances and prohibiting the use of 
deoxyarbutin.; Protection of human health or safety  
8. Relevant documents:   
SAG-CS opinions can be found using this link  
Draft Toys a nd Cosmetic Products (Restriction of Chemical Substances) Regulations 2022  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  15 June 2022  
Proposed date of entry into force:  1. SAG review - 15 December 2022  
2. CMR and fragrance allergens 15 October 2022  
10. Final date for comments:  14 June 2022  G/TBT/N/GBR/47  
 
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  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 PointTrade Policy Group  
Department for International Trade  
Old Admiralty Building  
London  
SW1A 2DY  
TBTEnquiriesUK@trade.gov.uk  
  
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