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Commission Regulation (EU) No 344/2013 of 4 April 2013 amending Annexes II, III, V and VI to Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009            of the European Parliament and of the Council on cosmetic products (Text with EEA relevance)         

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# Commission Regulation (EU) No 344/2013                     

# of 4 April 2013

# amending Annexes II, III, V and VI to Regulation (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, paragraphs 1 and 2, thereof,                        

Whereas:

(1)Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 is to apply from 11 July 2013 and will replace Council Directive 76/768/EEC of 27 July 1976 on                              the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to cosmetic products(2). However, in order to ensure a smooth transition, economic operators are allowed to place on the market cosmetic products                              which comply with Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 before the date of application of that Regulation.

(2)The Annexes to Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 reflect the advancement of science at the time of the adoption of the proposal                              for that Regulation by the Commission on 5 February 2008. Since then, the Annexes to Directive 76/768/EEC have been amended                              several times.

(3)Several of the amendments to the Annexes to Directive 76/768/EEC aimed to address potential risks to human health and therefore                              introduced the necessary measures to protect public health. Both for the sake of legal clarity and, as there is an option                              to comply with Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 before 11 July 2013 as an alternative to compliance with Directive 76/768/EEC,                              it is therefore necessary to amend the Annexes to Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 as well, with a view to ensuring a high level                              of protection of public health.

(4)Also, a number of the amendments to the Annexes to Directive 76/768/EEC adapted those Annexes to technical and scientific                              progress, while protecting public health. As a result, the Annexes to Directive 76/768/EEC are now better adapted to technical                              and scientific progress than those of Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009. It is thus necessary to introduce those amendments in                              the Annexes to Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 as well.

(5)In some cases, the substances have not been assigned with internationally recognised nomenclatures as the International Nomenclature                              of Cosmetic Ingredients (INCI). However, they are identified by their perfuming names. It is therefore appropriate to indicate                              the perfuming names in column c of Annex III (Name of Common Ingredients Glossary).

(6)Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 should therefore be amended accordingly.

(7)The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Cosmetic Products,

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

# Article 1U.K.

Annexes II, III, V and VI to Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 are amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.

# Article 2U.K.

This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the *Official Journal of the European Union*.                  

It shall apply from 11 July 2013.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 4 April 2013.

*For the Commission*                            

*The President*                            

José Manuel Barroso                            

## ANNEXU.K.

### (1)Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 is amended as follows:U.K.

The entry concerning reference number 167 is replaced by the following:

The entry concerning reference number 450 is replaced by the following:

The entry concerning reference number 1136 is replaced by the following:

Entries for the following reference numbers are added:

### (2)Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 is amended as follows:U.K.

The entries concerning reference numbers 8, 9 and 10 are replaced by the following:

The entry concerning reference number 12 is replaced by the following:

The entry concerning reference number 14 is replaced by the following:

The entry concerning reference number 16 is replaced by the following:

The entry concerning reference number 22 is replaced by the following:

The entries concerning reference numbers 26 to 43 are replaced by the following:

The entry concerning reference number 45 is replaced by the following:

The entry concerning reference number 47 is replaced by the following:

The entry concerning reference number 56 is replaced by the following:

The entry concerning reference number 68 is replaced by the following:

The entries concerning reference numbers 72 and 73 are replaced by the following:

The entries concerning reference numbers 88 and 89 are replaced by the following:

The following entries concerning reference numbers 103 to 205 are inserted:

The entries concerning reference numbers 215 to 256 are replaced by the following:

### (3)Annex V to Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 is amended as follows:U.K.

The entry concerning reference number 34 is replaced by the following:

The following entry is added:

### (4)Annex VI to Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 is amended as follows:U.K.

The entry concerning reference number 1 is replaced by the following:

The entry concerning reference number 28 is replaced by the following:

1

OJ L 342, 22.12.2009, p. 59.                           

2

OJ L 262, 27.9.1976, p. 169.