G/TBT/N/EU/456  
 
20 February 2017   
(17-0996) 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 a ddress (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 Commission  
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/   
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2  [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [ X], 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) : D4 and D5 in wash -off 
cosmetic products in a concentration equa l to or greater than 0.1% by weight of either 
substance  
5. Title, number of pages  and language(s)  of the notified document : Draft Commission 
Regulation amending Annex XVII to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European 
Parliament and of the Council conce rning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and 
Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) as regards octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane ('D4') and 
decamethylcyclopentasiloxane ('D5') (4 pages + Annex 2 pages, in English).  
6. Description of content : This draft Regu lation relates to a new entry in Annex XVII to 
Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006.  
It would restrict the placing on the market of octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane (D4) and 
decamethylcyclotetrasiloxane (D5) in wash -off cosmetic products in a concentration equal 
to or greater than 0.1% by weight of either substance.  
Application of the restriction is deferred for 24 months to allow industry sufficient time to 
adapt and achieve compliance.  
7. Objective and rationale , including the nature of urgent problems where 
applica ble: To address the risks to the environment from the placing on the market of D4 
and D5 in cosmetic products that are washed -off with water after application, under 
normal conditions of use. The restriction proposal is based on the PBT and vPvB properties  
of D4 and on the vPvB properties of D5. No relevant quantitative environmental risk 
assessment can as such be conducted for PBT substan ces (REACH Guidance R.11.1 
page 10, version 2.0, 2014), so the overall intention is to minimise emissions. Any 
environme ntal exposure has the potential to give rise to risks.  G/TBT/N/EU/456  
 
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  8. Relevant documents : 
 Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council on 
the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH 
Regulation) : http://eur -lex.europa.eu/legal -
content/EN/TXT/?qid=1423064258789&uri=CELEX:32006R1907  
 The opinions of the Committees for Risk Assessment (RAC) and Socio -economi c 
Analysis (SEAC) : https://echa.europa.eu/documents/10162/7209f47e -58a0-4fa7-
9890-11366f5aa4e9  
 Further background information is available at : 
https://echa.europa.eu/documents/10162/23ca076a -9cd8-4baf-8b76-
15a0b71ad869  
9. Proposed date of adoption : Second half of 2017  
Proposed date of entry into force : 20 days from publicatio n 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 
number s and e mail and website address es, 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 Website : http://ec.europa. eu/growth/tools -databases/tbt/   
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