COMMISSION DIRECTIVE 2004/93/EC
of 21 September 2004
amending Council Directive 76/768/EEC for the purpose of adapting its Annexes II and III to technical progress
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European 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) and in particular Article 4b and Article 8(2) thereof,
After consulting the Scientific Committee on Cosmetic Products and Non-Food Products intended for consumers (SCCNFP),
Whereas:
(1)
Directive 76/768/EEC, as amended by Directive 2003/15/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (2), prohibits the use in cosmetic products of substances classified as carcinogenic, mutagenic or toxic for reproduction (CMR), of category 1, 2 and 3, under Annex I to Council Directive 67/548/EEC of 27 June 1967 on the approximation of laws, regulations and administrative provisions relating to the classification, packaging and labelling of dangerous substances (3), but allows the use of substances classified in category 3 pursuant to Directive 67/548/EEC subject to evaluation and approval by the SCCNFP; Directive 76/768/EEC requires the Commission to adopt the necessary measures to that end.
(2)
In so far, as some of the substances classified as CMR of category 1 and 2 under Annex I to Directive 67/548/EEC are not yet listed in Annex II to Directive 76/768/EEC, it is necessary to include them in that Annex. Substances classified as CMR of category 3 under Annex I to Directive 67/548/EEC should also be included in Annex II to Directive 76/768/EEC, except if they have been evaluated by the SCCNFP and found acceptable for use in cosmetic products.
(3)
Substances classified as CMR of category 1 and 2 listed in Annex III, part 1 to Directive 76/768/EEC should be deleted.
(4)
Directive 76/768/EEC should therefore be amended accordingly.
(5)
The measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Cosmetic Products,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:
Article 1
Annex II and Annex III, part 1 to Directive 76/768/EEC are amended in accordance with the text set out in the Annex to this Directive.
Article 2
1. Member States shall take all necessary measures to ensure that from three months after the date of entry into force of the national provisions foreseen in Article 3, paragraph 1, cosmetic products which fail to comply with this Directive shall not be placed on the market by Community manufacturers or by importers established within the Community.
2. Member States shall take all necessary measures to ensure that the products referred to in paragraph 1 are not sold or disposed of to the final consumer after six months from the date of entry into force of the national provisions foreseen in Article 3, paragraph 1.
Article 3
1. Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive by 1 October 2004 at the latest. They shall forthwith communicate to the Commission the text of those provisions and a correlation table between those provisions and this Directive.
When Member States adopt those provisions, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or be accompanied by such a reference on the occasion of their official publication. Member States shall determine how such reference is to be made.
2. Member States shall communicate to the Commission the text of the main provisions of national law which they adopt in the field covered by this Directive.
Article 4
This Directive shall enter into force on the day of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
Article 5
This Directive is addressed to the Member States.
Done at Brussels, 21 September 2004.