European Communities (Cosmetic Products) Regulations, 1982.
Statutory Instruments
Source: Statutory Instruments

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paragraphs: (1) These Regulations may be cited as the European Communities (Cosmetic Products) Regulations, 1982.
(2) These Regulations shall be construed as one with the Principal Regulations and may be cited with those Regulations as the European Communities (Cosmetic Products) Regulations, 1979 and 1982.
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paragraphs: In these Regulations—
"approved examiner" means a public analyst appointed under section 10 of the Sale of Food and Drugs Act, 1875;
"the Commission Directives" mean Commission Directives 80/1335/EEC1 and 82/434/EEC2 ;
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paragraphs: Official Journal of the European Communities, No. L383 31/12/80 (pages 27-46)
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paragraphs: Official Journal of the European Communities, No. L185 30/6/82 (pages 1-28)
"the Principal Regulations" means the European Communities (Cosmetic Products) Regulations, 1979 ( S.I. No. 402 of 1979 .).
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paragraphs: The Principal Regulations are hereby amended—
( a ) by the substitution of the following for article 2(1):—
"(1) In these Regulations—
"the Council Directive" means Council Directive 76/768/EEC3 as amended by Council Directive 79/661/EEC4 and as adapted and amended by Commission Directive 82/147/EEC5;
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paragraphs: Official Journal of the European Communities, No. L262 27/9/76 (pages 169-200)
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paragraphs: Official Journal of the European Communities, No. L192 31/7/79 (page 35)
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paragraphs: Official Journal of the European Communities, No. L63 6/3/82 (page 26)
"the Minister" means the Minister for Health."
( b ) by the substitution of the following for article 3(3):—
"(3) Article 4 of these Regulations shall not apply, during the period from the commencement of these Regulations until 31 December, 1983, to cosmetic products containing the substances and colouring agents specified in article 5 of the Council Directive and complying with the limits and conditions therein laid down."
( c ) by the addition of the following words to article 4 (c):—
"and the information specified in article 6 (1) (b), (c) and (d) is expressed in the Irish or the English language;"
( d ) by the addition of the following words to article 6(1):—
"and by health boards and their officers."
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paragraphs: For the purpose of ascertaining whether or not there is or has been a contravention of article 4 of the Principal Regulations, an officer specified in article 6(1) of those Regulations (with, in the case of an officer of the Minister, a written authorisation of the Minister, and in the case of an officer of a health board, a written authorisation of the board) may, at all reasonable times—
( a ) enter any premises where cosmetic products are manufactured, stored, sold or offered or kept for sale, and
( b ) inspect and take (with or without payment) samples for the purpose of analysis of any cosmetic product which is manufactured, stored, sold or offered or kept for sale at such premises.
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paragraphs: The taking of samples of cosmetic products by officers specified in article 6 (1) of the Principal Regulations and the analysis of samples by or under the direction of approved examiners shall be carried out in accordance with the methods of sampling and analysis specified in the Commission Directives.
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paragraphs: (1) In any proceedings for a contravention of article 4 of the Principal Regulations a certificate signed by an approved examiner stating the result of the analysis of a sample shall, with regard to that sample, be evidence for all purposes of such result.