. /.   WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/TBT/N/EEC/331/Rev.1 
6 June 2011  
 (11-2770) 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade Original:   English 
  
 
NOTIFICATION 
 
Revision
 
 
The following notification is being circ ulated in accordance with Article 10.6. 
 
1. Notifying Member:  EUROPEAN UNION  
If applicable, name of local government involved (Articles 3.2 and 7.2):     
2. Agency responsible:   European Commission 
Name and address (including telephone and f ax numbers, e-mail 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:  eu-tbt@ec.europa.eu
 
Website:  http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/tbt  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [ X ], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 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):   Cosmetic products 
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Proposal for a Council 
Directive amending Directive 76/768/EEC, concer ning cosmetic products, for the purpose of 
adapting Annex III thereto to technical progress (7 pages, in English). 
6. Description of content:  The proposal aims at regulating the use of hydrogen peroxide, and other 
compounds or mixtures that release hydrogen peroxide, including carbamide peroxide and zinc peroxide, in cosmetic products. 
A draft Commission Directive was already notified in 2010 (G/TBT/N/EEC/331). Compared with 
that draft Commission Directive (which foresaw th e increase of the authorised concentration of 
hydrogen peroxide in tooth whitening products, under certain conditions, however without setting a 
maximum limit), the current proposal now fo resees a maximum concentration of 6% hydrogen 
peroxide, present or released, in tooth whitening or bleaching products. 
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable:  
Protection of human health 
8. Relevant documents:  Council Directive 76/768/EEC of 27 July 1976 on the approximation of the 
laws of the Member States relating to cosmetic products 
http://eurlex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriS erv.do?uri=CONSLEG:1976L0768:20091118:EN:PDF  G/TBT/N/EEC/331/Rev.1 
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  9. Proposed date of adoption:   
 Proposed date of entry into force:    Adoption and publication in the Official Journal of 
the European Union:  2nd semester of 2011 Twentieth day following the publication in the Official Journal of the European Union; the provisions shall apply as  from 12 months + 1 day 
after the publication of the directive. 
10. Final date for comments:  45 days from date of notification 
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [   ], or address, telephone or fax numbers, e-
mail and web-site address, if available of the other body:    
European Commission 
EU-TBT Enquiry Point Fax:  +(32) 2 299 80 43 E-mail:  eu-tbt@ec.europa.eu
 
The text is available on the EU - TBT Website:  http://ec.europa.eu/enterprise/tbt  
and at: http://members.wto.org/crnattach ments/2011/tbt/EEC/11_1710_00_e.pdf