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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(81)774 final
Brussels-14*January1982
Proposalfora
COUNCILDIRECTIVE
amendingforthefifthtimeDirective76/768/EEContheapproximation
ofthelawsoftheMemberStatesrelatingtocosmeticproducts
(submittedtotheCouncilbytheCommission )
C0M<81>774final

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1.Thehairdyeslistedbelowhavebeenprohibited ormadesubjectto
specialconditionsinoneormoreMemberStatespursuanttoArticle .12
ofDirective 76/768/EEC(safeguardclause):
1.1-methoxy-2,4-diaminobenzene (2,4-diamino-anisole)
2.1-methoxy-2,5-diaminobenzene (2,5-diamino-anisole)
3.1,4-diamino-2-nitrobenzene (2-nitro-p-phenylenediamine )
4.1,2-diamino-4-nitrobenzene (4-nitro-o-phenylenediamine )
5.1-methyl-2,4-diaminobenzene <2,4–diaminotoluene)
6.1-methyl-2,5-diaminobenzene (2,5-diaminotoluene)
7.1,2-diaminobenzene (o-phenylenediamine )
8.*
1,3-diaminobenzene (m-phenylenediamine )
9.1-hydroxy-2-amino-4-nitrobenzene (2-amino-4-nitrophenoI)
10.1-hydroxy-2-amino-5-nitrobenzene (2-amino-5-nitrophenol ).
2.Directive 76/768/EECdidnotharmonize thelawsoftheMemberStatesin
respectofp-phenylenediamine (1,4-diaminobenzene ).Althoughthishair
dyeisallowedinmostoftheMemberStates,itisprqhibitedinthe
FederalRepublicofGermanyandallowedtobeusedonlybyhairdressers
inDenmark.
3.TheScientific Committee onCosmetology wasconsulted anddeliveredits
opinionon10December1980(1).Itconcludedthattheuseofsubstan­
ces6and8andofp-phenylenediamine couldbeauthorized inhairdyes,
thatfurtherresearchwasneededontheuseofsubstances 1,2,4,9
and10andthatsubstances 3,5and7shouldnolongerbeused.
4.Althoughtheindustrycaneasilydowithoutsubstances 5and7,itwould
finditdifficultfortechnical andeconomicreasonstostopusingsubs­
tance3.Consequently ithasembarkedonadditional researchonthis
substance andtheresultsshouldbeknownbeforetheendof1981.
(1)Tobepublished.

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5.Consequentlyitisproposedthat:
(a)1-methyl-2,4-diaminobenzene (2,4-diaminotoluene )(substance 5)
1,2-diaminobenzene (orthophenylenedi amine)(substance7)
beprohibited;
(b)freemovementintheCommunityofhairdyescontainingp-phenylene-
diamine(1,4-diaminobenzene )beallowed;
(c)theresultsoftheresearchinprogresson1,4-diamino-2-nitrobenzene
(2NPPD)<substance3),whichshouldbeavailableattheendof1981/
beawaited;
(d).talksbecontinuedwiththeMemberStates,theindustryandthe
ScientificCommittee'onCosmetologyforthesubstances 1,2,4/9
and10;
(e)asregardssubstances 6and8,theopinionoftheCommissiontothose
MemberStateswhichhaveappliedthesafeguardclausebeforwarded.
6.Thisproposalisthereforelimitedto:
(i)prohibiting theuseincosmeticproductsof1-methyl-2,4-diamino­
benzene(2,4-diaminotoluene )and1,2-diaminobenzene (o-phenylene-
diamine)
(ii)authorizingfreemovementintheCommunityofhairdyescontaining
p-phenylenediamine <1,4-diaminobenzene ).
7.Thesemeasuresshouldberegardedasprovisional pendingthedraftingofjlistsofsubstancesauthorizedashairdyes(approvedlists).
8.Indraftingtheproposal,theCommissionobtainedtheopinionofnational
expertsandconsultedtheScientific CommitteeonCosmetology,theindustry
andconsumers.
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9.TheproposalisbasedonArticle100.Consultation oftheEuropeanParlia­
mentandoftheEconomicandSocialComm.;'yeisrequired.

PROPOSAL FORACOUNCILDIRECTIVE AMENDING
FORTHEFIFTHTIME DIRECTIVE76/768/iEC
ONTHEAPPROXIMATION OFTHELAWSOFTHEMEMBERSTATES
RELATING TOCOSMETIC PRODUCTS
THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES/
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishing theEuropeanEconomic
Community/andinparticularArticle100thereof/
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission,
I.
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEuropeanParliament/
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEconomicandSocialCommittee/
WhereasCouncilDirective 76/768/EEC(1)/aslastamendedbyDirec­
tive79/661/EEC(2),hastobeadaptedtotechnicalprogress;
Whereasforreasonsofprotectionofpublichealththeuseofcertain
substances ashairdyesshouldbeprohibited;
Whereasp-phenylenediamine shouldbeincludedwithinthescopeofthe
Directive,
HASADOPTEDTHISDIRECTIVE :
(1)OJNoL262/27.9.1976/p.169
(2)OJNo192/31.7.1979/p.35

Article 1
CouncilDirective76/768/EECisherebyamendedasfollows:
1.ThefollowingareaddedtothelistinAnnexII:
363:o-phenylenediamine (1,2-diaminobenzene )anditssalts
364:2,4-methylphenylenediamine (l-methyl-2/4-diaminobenzene ).
2.InAnnexIII,Part1,columnb,thetextofreference No9is
replacedby:
m-andp-phenylenedi amines,theirN-substituted derivatives andtheir
salts;N-substituted derivatesofo-phenylenediamines (1)".
3.InAnnexIII/Pa,rt1,columnb,thetextofreference No10is
replacedby:
"Methylphenylenediamines ,theirN-substituted derivatives andtheir
salts(1)withtheexceptionofthecompoundsinAnnexII".
4.ThefollowingentryisdeletedfromAnnexV:
"4.p-phenylenediamine anditssalts'.'
Article2
TheMemberStatesshallbringintoforcethelaws,regulations andadminis­
trativeprovisionsnecessarytocomplywiththisDirectivenolaterthan
30June1982.TheyshallforthwithinformtheCommissionthereof.
Article3
ThisDirectiveisaddressedtotheMemberStates.