Directive 2003/15/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 February 2003 amending Council Directive 76/768/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to cosmetic products (Text with EEA relevance)
Date: 2003-02-27
Institutions: Council of the European Union, European Parliament
Subjects: analytical chemistry, animal experimentation, approximation of laws, consumer protection, cosmetic product

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DIRECTIVE 2003/15/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL

of 27 February 2003

amending Council Directive 76/768/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States
relating to cosmetic products

(Text with EEA relevance)

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE
EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Commu-
nity, and in particular Article 95 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),

Having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and
Social Committee (2),

Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article
251 of the Treaty in the light of the joint text approved by the
Conciliation Committee on 3 December 2002 (3),

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

Council Directive 76/768/EEC (4) has comprehensively
harmonised the national
relating to cosmetic
products and has as its main objective the protection of
public health. To this end, it continues to be indispen-
sable to carry out certain toxicological tests to evaluate
the safety of cosmetic products.

laws

The Protocol on protection and welfare of animals
annexed by the Treaty of Amsterdam to the Treaty
establishing the European Community provides that the
Community and the Member States are to pay full regard
to the welfare requirements of animals in the implemen-
tation of Community policies, in particular with regard
to the internal market.

Council Directive 86/609/EEC of 24 November 1986 on
the approximation of laws, regulations and administra-
tive provisions of
the Member States regarding the
protection of animals used for experimental and other
scientific purposes (5) has established common rules for
the use of animals for experimental purposes within the
Community and laid down the conditions under which
such experiments must be carried out in the territory of
the Member States. In particular, Article 7 of that Direc-
tive requires that animal experiments be replaced by
alternative methods, when such methods exist and are

(1) OJ C 311 E, 31.10.2000, p. 134 and OJ C 51 E, 26.2.2002, p. 385.
(2) OJ C 367, 20.12.2000, p. 1.
(3) Opinion of the European Parliament of 3 April 2001 (OJ C 21 E,
24.1.2002, p. 24), Council Common Position of 14 February 2002
(OJ C 113 E, 14.5.2002, p. 109) and Decision of the European
Parliament of 11 June 2002 (not yet published in the Official
Journal). Decision of the European Parliament of 15 January 2003
and Decision of the Council of 27 February 2003.

(4) OJ L 262, 27.7.1976, p. 169. Directive as last amended by Commis-

sion Directive 2002/34/EC (OJ L 102, 18.4.2002, p. 19).

(5) OJ L 358, 18.12.1986, p. 1.

scientifically satisfactory. In order to facilitate the devel-
opment and use of alternative methods in the cosmetic
sector which do not use live animals, specific provisions
have been introduced by Council Directive 93/35/EEC of
14 June 1993 amending for the sixth time Directive 76/
the
768/EEC on the approximation of
Member States relating to cosmetic products (6).

the laws of

these provisions concern only alternative
However,
methods which do not use animals and they do not take
account of alternative methods developed in order to
reduce the number of animals used for experiments or
to reduce their suffering. Therefore,
in order to afford
optimal protection to animals used for testing cosmetic
products pending implementation of the prohibition of
animal tests for cosmetic products and the marketing of
animal-tested cosmetic products
in the Community,
these provisions should be amended in order to provide
for the systematic use of alternative methods, which
reduce the number of animals used or
reduce the
suffering caused, in those cases where full replacement
alternatives are not yet available, as provided by Article
7(2) and (3) of Directive 86/609/EEC, when these
methods offer consumers a level of protection equivalent
to that of the conventional methods which they are
intended to replace.

(4)

(5)

In accordance with Directive 86/609/EEC and with
Directive 93/35/EEC, it is essential that the aim of abol-
ishing animal experiments for testing cosmetic products
be pursued and that the prohibition of such experiments
becomes effective in the territory of the Member States.
In order to ensure that this prohibition is fully imple-
mented,
it may be necessary for the Commission to
bring forward further proposals to amend Directive 86/
609/EEC.

Currently, only alternative methods which are scientifi-
cally validated by the European Centre for the Validation
of Alternative Methods (ECVAM) or the Organisation for
Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and
applicable to the whole chemical sector are systemati-
cally adopted at Community level. However, the safety
of cosmetic products and their
ingredients may be
ensured through the use of alternative methods which
are not necessarily applicable to all uses of chemical
ingredients. Therefore, the use of such methods by the
whole cosmetic industry should be promoted and their
adoption at Community level ensured, when such
methods offer an equivalent level of protection to consu-
mers.

(6) OJ L 151, 23.6.1993, p. 32.

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(10)

(11)

(12)

The safety of finished cosmetic products can already be
ensured on the basis of knowledge of the safety of the
ingredients that
they contain. Provisions prohibiting
animal testing of finished cosmetic products can there-
fore be incorporated into Directive 76/768/EEC. The
Commission should establish guidelines in order to facil-
itate the application, in particular by small and medium-
sized enterprises, of methods which do not involve the
use of animals for assessing the safety of
finished
cosmetic products.

It will gradually become possible to ensure the safety of
ingredients used in cosmetic products by using non-
animal alternative methods validated at Community
level, or approved as being scientifically validated, by
ECVAM and with due regard to the development of vali-
dation within the OECD. After consulting the Scientific
Committee on Cosmetic
and Non-Food
Products intended for Consumers (SCCNFP) as regards
the applicability of the validated alternative methods to
the field of cosmetic products, the Commission should
immediately publish the validated or approved methods
recognised as being applicable to such ingredients. In
order to achieve the highest possible degree of animal
protection, a deadline must be set for the introduction of
a definitive prohibition.

Products

this Directive.

the prohibition of

The Commission should establish timetables of deadlines
for
the marketing of cosmetic
products, the final formulation, ingredients or combina-
tions of ingredients which have been tested on animals,
and for the prohibition of each test currently carried out
using animals, up to a maximum of six years from the
date of entry into force of
In view,
however, of the fact that there are no alternatives yet
under consideration for tests concerning repeated-dose
toxicity, reproductive toxicity and toxicokinetics,
it is
appropriate for the maximum deadline for the prohibi-
tion of the marketing of cosmetic products for which
those tests are used to be 10 years from the date of entry
this Directive. On the basis of annual
into force of
reports, the Commission should be authorised to adapt
the timetables within the respective abovementioned
maximum time limits.

The recognition by non-member countries of alternative
methods developed in the Community should be encour-
aged. In order to achieve this objective, the Commission
and the Member States should take all appropriate steps
to facilitate acceptance of such methods by the OECD.
The Commission should also endeavour, within the
framework of European Community cooperation agree-
ments, to obtain recognition of the results of safety tests
carried out in the Community using alternative methods
so as to ensure that the export of cosmetic products for
which such methods have been used is not hindered and
to prevent or avoid non-member countries requiring the
repetition of such tests using animals.

It should be possible to claim on a cosmetic product that
no animal testing was carried out in relation to its devel-
opment. The Commission,
in consultation with the
Member States, should develop guidelines to ensure that
common criteria are applied in the use of claims and
that an aligned understanding of the claims is reached,
and in particular that such claims do not mislead the
consumer. In developing such guidelines, the Commis-
sion must also take into account the views of the many
small and medium-sized enterprises which make up the
majority of the ‘non-animal testing’ producers, relevant
non-governmental organisations, and the need of consu-
mers to be able to make practical distinctions between
products on the basis of animal testing criteria.

as

carcinogenic

substances (2)

classification, packaging

The SCCNFP stated in its opinion of 25 September 2001
that substances classified pursuant to Council Directive
67/548/EEC of 27 June 1967 on the approximation of
laws, regulations and administrative provisions relating
and labelling of
to the
dangerous
(except
substances only carcinogenic by inhalation), mutagenic
or toxic for reproduction, of category 1 or 2, and
substances with similar potential, must not be intention-
ally added to cosmetic products, and that substances
classified pursuant to Directive 67/548/EEC as carcino-
genic, mutagenic or toxic for reproduction, of category
3, and substances with similar potential, must not be
intentionally added to cosmetic products unless it can be
demonstrated that their levels do not pose a threat to
the health of the consumer.

(6)

(7)

(8)

(9)

for

this purpose,

Better coordination of resources at Community level will
contribute to increasing the scientific knowledge indis-
pensable for the development of alternative methods. It
is essential,
the Community
continue and increase its efforts and take the measures
necessary for the promotion of research and the devel-
opment of new non-animal alternative methods, in parti-
cular within its Sixth Framework Programme as set out
in Decision No 1513/EC/2002 of the European Parlia-
ment and of the Council (1).

that

(1) OJ L 232, 29.8.2002, p. 1.

(13) Given the special risks that substances classified as carci-
nogenic, mutagenic or toxic for reproduction, category
1, 2 and 3, pursuant to Directive 67/548/EEC may entail
for human health, their use in cosmetic products should
be prohibited. A substance classified in category 3 may
be used in cosmetics if the substance has been evaluated
by the SCCNFP and found acceptable for use in cosmetic
products.

(2) OJ 196, 16.8.1967, p. 1. Directive as last amended by Commission

Directive 2001/59/EC (OJ L 225, 21.8.2001, p. 1).

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(14)

(15)

In order to improve the information provided to consu-
mers, cosmetic products should bear more precise indi-
cations concerning their durability for use.

Certain substances have been identified as an important
cause of contact-allergy reactions in fragrance-sensitive
consumers. In order to ensure that such consumers are
adequately informed, it is therefore necessary to amend
the provisions of Directive 76/768/EEC to require that
the presence of these substances be mentioned in the list
of ingredients. This information will improve the diag-
nosis of contact allergies among such consumers and
will enable them to avoid the use of cosmetic products
which they do not tolerate.

(16) A number of substances have been identified by the
SCCNFP as likely to cause allergenic reactions and it will
be necessary to restrict their use and/or impose certain
conditions concerning them.

(17)

(18)

The measures necessary for the implementation of this
Directive should be adopted in accordance with Council
Decision 1999/468/EC of 28 June 1999 laying down
the procedures for the exercise of implementing powers
conferred on the Commission (1).

The provisions of Directive 93/35/EEC banning the
marketing of cosmetic products containing ingredients
or combinations of ingredients tested on animals should
be superseded by the provisions of this Directive. In the
interests of legal certainty therefore it is appropriate to
apply Article 1(1) of this Directive with effect from 1
July 2002, whilst fully respecting the principle of legiti-
mate expectations,

HAVE ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:

Article 1

Directive 76/768/EEC is hereby amended as follows:

1. Article 4(1)(i) shall be deleted;

2. the following Articles shall be inserted:

‘Article 4a

1. Without prejudice to the general obligations deriving
from Article 2, Member States shall prohibit:

(a) the marketing of cosmetic products where the final
formulation, in order to meet the requirements of this
Directive, has been the subject of animal testing using
a method other than an alternative method after such
alternative method has been validated and adopted at
Community level with due regard to the development
of validation within the OECD;

(1) OJ L 184, 17.7.1999, p. 23.

(b) the marketing of cosmetic products containing ingredi-
ents or combinations of ingredients which, in order to
meet the requirements of this Directive, have been the
subject of animal testing using a method other than an
alternative method after such alternative method has
been validated and adopted at Community level with
due regard to the development of validation within the
OECD;

(c) the performance on their territory of animal testing of
the

in order

to meet

finished cosmetic products
requirements of this Directive;

(d) the performance on their territory of animal testing of
ingredients or combinations of ingredients in order to
meet the requirements of this Directive, no later than
the date on which such tests are required to be
replaced by one or more validated alternative methods
listed in Annex V to Council Directive 67/548/EEC of
27 June 1967 on the approximation of laws, regula-
tions and administrative provisions relating to the clas-
sification, packaging
and labelling of dangerous
substances (*)or in Annex IX to this Directive.

No later than 11 September 2004 the Commission shall,
in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article
10(2) and after consultation of the Scientific Committee on
Cosmetic Products and Non-Food Products intended for
consumers (SCCNFP) establish the contents of Annex IX.

2.
The Commission, after consultation of the SCCNFP
and of the European Centre for the Validation of Alterna-
tive Methods (ECVAM) and with due regard to the develop-
ment of validation within the OECD, shall establish timeta-
bles for the implementation of the provisions under para-
graph 1(a), (b) and (d), including deadlines for the phasing-
out of the various tests. The timetables shall be made avail-
able to the public not later than 11 September 2004 and
be sent to the European Parliament and the Council. The
period for implementation shall be limited to a maximum
of six years after the entry into force of Directive 2003/15/
EC in relation to paragraph 1(a), (b) and (d).

(2.1)
In relation to the tests concerning repeated-dose
toxicity, reproductive toxicity and toxicokinetics, for which
there are no alternatives yet under consideration,
the
period for implementation of paragraph 1(a) and (b) shall
be limited to a maximum of 10 years after the entry into
force of Directive 2003/15/EC.

(2.2)
The Commission shall study possible technical
difficulties in complying with the ban in relation to tests,
in particular
those concerning repeated-dose toxicity,
reproductive toxicity and toxicokinetics, for which there
are no alternatives yet under consideration. Information
about the provisional and final results of these studies
should form part of the yearly reports presented pursuant
to Article 9.

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On the basis of these annual reports, the timetables estab-
lished in accordance with paragraph 2 may be adapted
within a maximum time limit of six years as referred to in
paragraph 2 or 10 years as referred to in paragraph 2.1
and after consultation of the entities referred to in para-
graph 2.

(2.3)
The Commission shall study progress and compli-
ance with the deadlines as well as possible technical diffi-
culties in complying with the ban. Information about the
provisional and final results of the Commission studies
should form part of the yearly reports presented pursuant
to Article 9. If these studies conclude, at the latest two
years prior to the end of the maximum period referred to
in paragraph 2.1, that for technical reasons one or more
tests referred to in paragraph 2.1 will not be developed
and validated before the expiry of the period referred to in
paragraph 2.1 it shall inform the European Parliament and
the Council and shall put forward a legislative proposal in
accordance with Article 251 of the Treaty.

In

exceptional

circumstances where

serious
(2.4)
concerns arise as regards the safety of an existing cosmetic
ingredient a Member State may request the Commission to
grant a derogation from paragraph 1. The request shall
contain an evaluation of the situation and indicate the
measures necessary. On this basis, the Commission may,
after consultation of
the SCCNFP and by means of a
reasoned decision, authorise the derogation in accordance
with the procedure referred to in Article 10(2). This
authorisation shall lay down the conditions associated with
this derogation in terms of specific objectives, duration
and reporting of the results.

A derogation shall only be granted if:

(a) the ingredient is in wide use and cannot be replaced by
another ingredient able to perform a similar function;

(b) the specific human health problem is substantiated and
the need to conduct animal tests is justified and is
supported by a detailed research Protocol proposed as
the basis for the evaluation.

The decision on the authorisation, the conditions asso-
ciated with it and the final result achieved shall be part of
the annual report to be presented by the Commission in
accordance with Article 9.

3.

For the purposes of this Article:

(a) “finished cosmetic product” means

cosmetic
product
formulation, as placed on the
market and made available to the final consumer, or its
prototype.

in its final

the

Article 4b

The use in cosmetic products of substances classified as
carcinogenic, mutagenic or toxic for reproduction, of cate-
gory 1, 2 and 3, under Annex I to Directive 67/548/EEC
shall be prohibited. To that end the Commission shall
adopt
the necessary measures in accordance with the
procedure referred to in Article 10(2). A substance classi-
fied in category 3 may be used in cosmetics if
the
substance has been evaluated by the SCCNFP and found
acceptable for use in cosmetic products.

(*) OJ 196, 16.8.1967, p. 1. Directive as last amended by
225,

2001/59/EC (OJ

L

Commission Directive
21.8.2001, p. 1).’

3. Article 6(1)(c) shall be replaced by the following:

‘(c) The date of minimum durability shall be indicated by
the words: “best used before the end of” followed by
either:

— the date itself, or

— details of where it appears on the packaging.

The date shall be clearly expressed and shall consist of
either the month and year or the day, month and year
in that order. If necessary, this information shall be
supplemented by an indication of
the conditions
which must be satisfied to guarantee the stated
durability.

Indication of the date of durability shall not be manda-
tory for cosmetic products with a minimum durability
of more than 30 months. For such products, there
shall be an indication of the period of time after
opening for which the product can be used without
any harm to the consumer. This information shall be
indicated by the symbol given in Annex VIIIa followed
by the period (in months and/or years).’;

4. Article 6(1)(g) shall be replaced by the following:

‘(g) a list of ingredients in descending order of weight at
the time they are added. That list shall be preceded by
the word “ingredients”. Where that is impossible for
label, tape or
practical reasons, an enclosed leaflet,
card must contain the ingredients
to which the
consumer is referred either by abbreviated information
or the symbol given in Annex VIII, which must appear
on the packaging.

The following shall not, however, be regarded as
ingredients:

— impurities in the raw materials used,

— subsidiary technical materials used in the prepara-

tion but not present in the final product,

(b) “prototype” means a first model or design that has not
been produced in batches, and from which the finished
cosmetic product is copied or finally developed.

— materials used in strictly necessary quantities as
solvents or as carriers for perfume and aromatic
compositions.

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Perfume and aromatic compositions and their raw
materials shall be referred to by the word “perfume”
or “aroma”. However, the presence of substances, the
mention of which is required under the column “other
limitations and requirements” in Annex III, shall be
indicated in the list irrespective of their function in
the product.

Ingredients in concentrations of less than 1 % may be
listed in any order after those in concentrations of
more than 1 %.

Colouring agents may be listed in any order after the
other ingredients, in accordance with the colour index
number or denomination adopted in Annex IV. For
decorative cosmetic products marketed in several
colour shades, all colouring agents used in the range
may be listed, provided that the words “may contain”
or the symbol “+/-” are added.

An ingredient must be identified by the common
name referred to in Article 7(2) or, failing that, by one
of the names referred to in Article 5a(2), first indent.

In accordance with the procedure referred to in
Article 10(2), the Commission may adapt the criteria
and conditions set out in Commission Directive 95/
17/EC of 19 June 1995 laying down detailed rules for
the application of Council Directive 76/768/EEC as
regards the non-inclusion of one or more ingredients
labelling of cosmetic
on the
the
products (*) under which a manufacturer may,
for
reasons of trade secrecy, apply not to include one or
more ingredients on the abovementioned list.

list used for

(*) OJ L 140, 23.6.1995, p. 26.’

5. the last sentence of Article 6(3) shall be deleted and the

following subparagraph shall be added:

‘Furthermore, the manufacturer or the person responsible
for placing the product on the Community market may
take advantage, on the product packaging or in any docu-
ment, notice, label, ring or collar accompanying or refer-
ring to the product, of the fact that no animal tests have
been carried out only if the manufacturer and his suppliers
have not carried out or commissioned any animal tests on
the finished product, or its prototype, or any of the ingre-
dients contained in it, or used any ingredients that have
been tested on animals by others for the purpose of devel-
oping new cosmetic products. Guidelines shall be adopted
in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article
10(2) and published in the Official Journal of the European
Union. The European Parliament shall receive copies of the
draft measures submitted to the Committee.’

6. Article 7a(1)(d) shall be replaced by the following:

‘(d) assessment of

the safety for human health of

the
finished product. To that end the manufacturer shall
take
toxicological
profile of the ingredients, their chemical structure and
their level of exposure. It shall take particular account

into consideration the general

of the specific exposure characteristics of the areas on
which the product will be applied or of the popula-
tion for which it is intended. There shall be inter alia a
specific assessment for cosmetic products intended for
use on children under the age of
three and for
cosmetic products intended exclusively for use in
external intimate hygiene.

Should the same product be manufactured at several
places within Community territory, the manufacturer
may choose a single place of manufacture where that
information will be available. In this connection, and
when so requested for monitoring purposes, it shall
be obliged to indicate the place so chosen to the
monitoring authority or authorities concerned. In this
case this information shall be easily accessible;’

7. the following point shall be added to Article 7a(1):

‘(h) data on any animal testing performed by the manufac-
turer, his agents or suppliers, relating to the develop-
ment or safety evaluation of the product or its ingre-
testing performed to
dients,
meet
the legislative or regulatory requirements of
non-member countries.

including any animal

Without prejudice to the protection, in particular, of
commercial secrecy and of intellectual property rights,
Member States shall ensure that
the information
required under (a) and (f) shall be made easily acces-
sible to the public by any appropriate means,
including electronic means. The quantitative informa-
tion required under (a) to be made publicly accessible
shall be limited to dangerous substances covered by
Directive 67/548/EEC.’

8.

in Article 8(2) and Article 8a(3),
the title ‘Scientific
Committee on Cosmetology’ shall be replaced by ‘Scientific
Committee for Cosmetic Products and Non-Food Products
intended for Consumers’;

9. Articles 9 and 10 shall be replaced by the following:

‘Article 9

Every year the Commission shall present a report to the
European Parliament and the Council on:

(a) progress made in the development, validation and legal
acceptance of alternative methods. The report shall
contain precise data on the number and type of experi-
ments relating to cosmetic products carried out on
animals. The Member States shall be obliged to collect
that information in addition to collecting statistics as
laid down by Council Directive 86/609/EEC of 24
November 1986 on the approximation of laws, regula-
tions and administrative provisions of
the Member
States regarding the protection of animals used for
experimental and other scientific purposes (*). The
Commission shall
in particular ensure the develop-
ment, validation and legal acceptance of alternative test
methods which do not use live animals;

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(b) progress made by the Commission in its efforts to
obtain acceptance by the OECD of alternative methods
validated at Community level and recognition by non-
member countries of the results of the safety tests
carried out
in the Community using alternative
methods, in particular within the framework of coop-
eration agreements between the Community and these
countries;

(c) the manner in which the specific needs of small and
medium-sized enterprises have been taken into
account.

Article 10

The Commission shall be assisted by the Standing

1.
Committee on Cosmetic Products.

2. Where reference is made to this paragraph, Articles 5
and 7 of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply, having regard
to the provisions of Article 8 thereof.

The period laid down in Article 5(6) of Decision 1999/
468/EC shall be set at three months.

3.

The Committee shall adopt its rules of procedure.

(*) OJ L 358, 18.12.1986, p. 1.’

10. the following shall be added to Annex III, Part I:

Reference
number

Substance

Field of application
and/or use

Maximum
authorised concen-
tration in the
finished cosmetic
product

Restrictions

Other limitations and requirements

Conditions of use
and warnings
which must be
printed on the
label

b

c

d

e

f

a

‘67

Amyl cinnamal
(CAS No 122-40-7)

68

Benzyl alcohol
(CAS No 100-51-6)

69

Cinnamyl alcohol
(CAS No 104-54-1)

70

Citral
(CAS No 5392-40-5)

71

Eugenol
(CAS No 97-53-0)

The presence of the substance must be indi-
cated in the list of ingredients referred to in
Article 6(1)(g) when its concentration exceeds:

— 0,001 % in leave-on products

— 0,01 % in rinse-off products

The presence of the substance must be indi-
cated in the list of ingredients referred to in
Article 6(1)(g) when its concentration exceeds:

— 0,001 % in leave-on products

— 0,01 % in rinse-off products

The presence of the substance must be indi-
cated in the list of ingredients referred to in
Article 6(1)(g) when its concentration exceeds:

— 0,001 % in leave-on products

— 0,01 % in rinse-off products

The presence of the substance must be indi-
cated in the list of ingredients referred to in
Article 6(1)(g) when its concentration exceeds:

— 0,001 % in leave-on products

— 0,01 % in rinse-off products

The presence of the substance must be indi-
cated in the list of ingredients referred to in
Article 6(1)(g) when its concentration exceeds:

— 0,001 % in leave-on products

— 0,01 % in rinse-off products

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Reference
number

Substance

Field of application
and/or use

Maximum
authorised concen-
tration in the
finished cosmetic
product

Restrictions

Other limitations and requirements

Conditions of use
and warnings
which must be
printed on the
label

b

c

d

e

f

a

72

Hydroxy-citronellal
(CAS No 107-75-5)

73

Isoeugenol
(CAS No 97-54-1)

74

Amylcin namyl alcohol
(CAS No 101-85-9)

75

Benzyl salicylate
(CAS No 118-58-1)

76

Cinnamal
(CAS No 104-55-2)

77

Coumarin
(CAS No 91-64-5)

78

Geraniol
(CAS No 106-24-1)

The presence of the substance must be indi-
cated in the list of ingredients referred to in
Article 6(1)(g) when its concentration exceeds:

— 0,001 % in leave-on products

— 0,01 % in rinse-off products

The presence of the substance must be indi-
cated in the list of ingredients referred to in
Article 6(1)(g) when its concentration exceeds:

— 0,001 % in leave-on products

— 0,01 % in rinse-off products

The presence of the substance must be indi-
cated in the list of ingredients referred to in
Article 6(1)(g) when its concentration exceeds:

— 0,001 % in leave-on products

— 0,01 % in rinse-off products

The presence of the substance must be indi-
cated in the list of ingredients referred to in
Article 6(1)(g) when its concentration exceeds:

— 0,001 % in leave-on products

— 0,01 % in rinse-off products

The presence of the substance must be indi-
cated in the list of ingredients referred to in
Article 6(1)(g) when its concentration exceeds:

— 0,001 % in leave-on products

— 0,01 % in rinse-off products

The presence of the substance must be indi-
cated in the list of ingredients referred to in
Article 6(1)(g) when its concentration exceeds:

— 0,001 % in leave-on products

— 0,01 % in rinse-off products

The presence of the substance must be indi-
cated in the list of ingredients referred to in
Article 6(1)(g) when its concentration exceeds:

— 0,001 % in leave-on products

— 0,01 % in rinse-off products

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Reference
number

Substance

Field of application
and/or use

Maximum
authorised concen-
tration in the
finished cosmetic
product

Restrictions

Other limitations and requirements

Conditions of use
and warnings
which must be
printed on the
label

b

c

d

e

f

a

79

Hydroxy-methylpentyl-
cyclohexenecarboxalde-
hyde
(CAS No 31906-04-4)

80

Anisyl alcohol
(CAS No 105-13-5)

81

Benzyl cinnamate
(CAS No 103-41-3)

82

Farnesol
(CAS No 4602-84-0)

83

2-(4-tert-Butylbenzyl)
propionaldehyde
(CAS No 80-54-6)

84

Linalool
(CAS No 78-70-6)

85

Benzyl benzoate
(CAS No 120-51-4)

The presence of the substance must be indi-
cated in the list of ingredients referred to in
Article 6(1)(g) when its concentration exceeds:

— 0,001 % in leave-on products

— 0,01 % in rinse-off products

The presence of the substance must be indi-
cated in the list of ingredients referred to in
Article 6(1)(g) when its concentration exceeds:

— 0,001 % in leave-on products

— 0,01 % in rinse-off products

The presence of the substance must be indi-
cated in the list of ingredients referred to in
Article 6(1)(g) when its concentration exceeds:

— 0,001 % in leave-on products

— 0,01 % in rinse-off products

The presence of the substance must be indi-
cated in the list of ingredients referred to in
Article 6(1)(g) when its concentration exceeds:

— 0,001 % in leave-on products

— 0,01 % in rinse-off products

The presence of the substance must be indi-
cated in the list of ingredients referred to in
Article 6(1)(g) when its concentration exceeds:

— 0,001 % in leave-on products

— 0,01 % in rinse-off products

The presence of the substance must be indi-
cated in the list of ingredients referred to in
Article 6(1)(g) when its concentration exceeds:

— 0,001 % in leave-on products

— 0,01 % in rinse-off products

The presence of the substance must be indi-
cated in the list of ingredients referred to in
Article 6(1)(g) when its concentration exceeds:

— 0,001 % in leave-on products

— 0,01 % in rinse-off products

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EN

Official Journal of the European Union

11.3.2003

Reference
number

Substance

Field of application
and/or use

Maximum
authorised concen-
tration in the
finished cosmetic
product

Restrictions

Other limitations and requirements

Conditions of use
and warnings
which must be
printed on the
label

b

c

d

e

f

a

86

Citronellol
(CAS No 106-22-9)

87

Hexyl cinnam-aldehyde
(CAS No 101-86-0)

88

d-Limonene
(CAS No 5989-27-5)

89

Methyl heptin carbo-
nate
(CAS No 111-12-6)

90

3-Methyl-4-(2,6,6-tri-
methyl-2-cyclohexen-1-
yl)-3-buten-2-one
(CAS No 127-51-5)

91

Oak moss extract
(CAS No 90028-68-5)

92

Treemoss extract
(CAS No 90028-67-4)

The presence of the substance must be indi-
cated in the list of ingredients referred to in
Article 6(1)(g) when its concentration exceeds:

— 0,001 % in leave-on products

— 0,01 % in rinse-off products

The presence of the substance must be indi-
cated in the list of ingredients referred to in
Article 6(1)(g) when its concentration exceeds:

— 0,001 % in leave-on products

— 0,01 % in rinse-off products

The presence of the substance must be indi-
cated in the list of ingredients referred to in
Article 6(1)(g) when its concentration exceeds:

— 0,001 % in leave-on products

— 0,01 % in rinse-off products

The presence of the substance must be indi-
cated in the list of ingredients referred to in
Article 6(1)(g) when its concentration exceeds:

— 0,001 % in leave-on products

— 0,01 % in rinse-off products

The presence of the substance must be indi-
cated in the list of ingredients referred to in
Article 6(1)(g) when its concentration exceeds:

— 0,001 % in leave-on products

— 0,01 % in rinse-off products

The presence of the substance must be indi-
cated in the list of ingredients referred to in
Article 6(1)(g) when its concentration exceeds:

— 0,001 % in leave-on products

— 0,01 % in rinse-off products

The presence of the substance must be indi-
cated in the list of ingredients referred to in
Article 6(1)(g) when its concentration exceeds:

— 0,001 % in leave-on products

— 0,01 % in rinse-off products’

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11. an Annex VIIIa shall be added, consisting of a symbol
representing an open cream jar. The Commission shall, in
accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 10(2)
establish this symbol by 11 September 2003 at the latest.

2. Member States shall communicate to the Commission the
text of the provisions of national law which they adopt in the
field covered by this Directive.

Article 2

Article 4

For the application of Article 1, point 3 as regards Article
6(1)(c), third subparagraph of Directive 76/768/EEC as well as
of Article 1, point 4 as regards Article 6(1)(g), third subpara-
graph of Directive 76/768/EEC:

Member States shall take all necessary measures to ensure that
from 11 March 2005 neither manufacturers nor importers
established within the Community place on the market
cosmetic products which fail to comply with this Directive.

This Directive shall enter into force on the day of its publica-
tion in the Official Journal of the European Union.

By way of derogation from Article 3, Article 1, point (1) shall
apply from 1 July 2002.

Article 5

Article 3

This Directive is addressed to the Member States.

1. Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations
and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this
Directive before 11 September 2004. They shall
forthwith
inform the Commission thereof.

When Member States adopt these measures, they shall contain
a reference to this Directive or shall be accompanied by such
reference on the occasion of their official publication. The
methods of making such reference shall be laid down by
Member States.

Done at Brussels, 27 February 2003.

For the European Parliament

The President

P. COX

For the Council

The President

M. CHRISOCHOÏDIS