FIFTH COMMISSION DIRECTIVE 93/73/EEC of 9 September 1993 on the methods of analysis necessary for checking composition of cosmetic products
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community,
Having regard to Council Directive 76/768/EEC of 27 July 1976 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to cosmetic products (1), as last amended by Directive 93/35/EEC (2), and in particular Article 8 (1) thereof,
Whereas Directive 76/768/EEC provides for the official testing of cosmetic products with the aim of ensuring that the conditions laid down by Community provisions concerning the composition of cosmetic products are satisfied;
Whereas all the necessary methods of analysis should be laid down as quickly as possible; whereas four steps have already been taken by Commission Directive 80/1335/EEC (3), as amended by Directive 87/143/EEC (4), Commission Directive 82/434/EEC (5), as amended by Directive 90/207/EEC (6) and Commission Directives 83/514/EEC (7) and 85/490/EEC (8); whereas the identification and determination of silver nitrate, the identification and determination of silver nitrate, the identification and determination of selenium disulphide in anti-dandruff shampoos, the determination of soluble barium and soluble strontium in pigments in the form of salts or lakes, the identification and determination of benzyl alcohol, the identification of zirconium, and the determination of zirconium, aluminium and chlorine in non-aerosol antiperspirants and the identification and determination of hexamidine, dibromohexamidine, dibromopropamidine and chlorhexidine, constitute a fifth step;
Whereas the measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on the adaptation of Directive 76/768/EEC to technical progress,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:
Article 1
Member States shall take all necessary steps to ensure that during official testing of cosmetic products, the:
- identification and determination of silver nitrate,
- identification and determination of selenium disulphide in anti-dandruff shampoos,
- determination of soluble barium and soluble strontium in pigments in the form of salts or lakes,
- identification and determination of benzyl alcohol,
- identification of zirconium, and determination of zirconium, aluminium and chlorine in non-aerosol antiperspirants,
- identification and determination of hexamidine, dibromohexamidine, dibromopropamidine and chlorhexidine,
shall be carried out in accordance with the methods described in the Annex.
Article 2
1. Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations or administrative provisions needed to comply with this Directive no later than 30 September 1994. The shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof.
When Member States adopt these provisions, these shall contain a reference to this Directive or shall be accompanied by such reference at the time of their official publication. The procedure for such reference shall be adopted by Member States.
2. Member States shall communicate to the Commission the provisions of national law which they adopt in the field covered by this Directive.
Article 3
This Directive is addressed to the Member States
Done at Brussels, 9 September 1993.