EN    EN  
 EUROPEAN  
COMMISSION 
Brussels, XXX   
[…](2014) XXX  draft 
  
COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No …/.. 
of XXX  
amending Annexes II and VI to Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 of the European 
Parliament and of the Council on cosmetic products 
(Text with EEA relevance) 
  
EN 2   EN COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No …/.. 
of XXX  
amending Annexes II and VI to Regulati on (EC) No 1223/2009 of the European 
Parliament and of the Council on cosmetic products 
(Text with EEA relevance) 
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION, 
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the 
Council of 30 November 2009 on cosmetic products
1, and in particular Article 31(1) thereof,  
After consulting the Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety, Whereas: (1) 3-Benzylidene Camphor is currently authoris ed for use in cosmetic products as a UV 
filter in a concentration up to maximum 2.0%. It is listed under reference number 19 
of Annex VI to Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009. 
(2) The Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (SCCS)
2 concluded in its opinion of 18 
June 2013 that, due to a margin of safe ty below 100, the use of 3-Benzylidene 
Camphor as a UV filter in cosmetic products in a concentration up to 2.0% is considered unsafe. 
(3) In order to ensure the safety  of sunscreen products for human  health it is necessary to 
remove 3-Benzylidene Camphor from the list of UV filters allowed in cosmetic 
products as laid down in Annex VI  to Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009.   
(4) Considering that 3-Benzylidene Camphor is  known not only as a UV filter but also as 
a UV absorber, its use should be banned in cosmetic products. 
(5) Annexes II and VI to Regulation (EC) No  1223/2009 should therefore be amended 
accordingly. 
(6) The application of that restriction should be  deferred to allow the industry to make the 
necessary adjustments to product formulati ons. In particular, undertakings should be 
granted six months to place on the market compliant products and to withdraw from 
the market non-compliant products after the entry into force of this Regulation.  
(7) The measures provided for in this Regula tion are in accordance with the opinion of 
the Standing Committee on Cosmetic Products,   
                                                
 
1 OJ L 342, 22.12.2009, p. 59. 
2 Commission Decision 2008/721/EC of 5 August 2008 setting up an advisory structure of Scientific 
Committees and experts in the field of consumer safety, public health and the environment and 
repealing Decision 2004/210/EC, OJ L 241, 10.9.2008, p. 21.  
EN 3   EN HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: 
Article 1 
Annexes II and VI to Regul ation (EC) No 1223/2009 are amended in accordance with the 
Annex to this Regulation. 
  
Article 2 
From (please insert date – six months after entr y into force of this Regulation) only cosmetic 
products which comply with this Regulation sh all be placed and made available on the Union 
market. 
Article 3 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in 
the Official Journal of  the European Union . 
This Regulation shall be binding in  its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States. 
Done at Brussels, 
 For the Commission 
 The President  Jean-Claude JUNCKER