Commission Directive 2004/87/EC of 7 September 2004 amending Council Directive 76/768/EEC, concerning cosmetic products, for the purpose of adapting Annex III thereto to technical progress Text with EEA relevance
Date: 2004-09-07
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: European standard, application of EU law, consumer protection, cosmetic product, dyestuffs industry, product safety

L 287/4

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

8.9.2004

COMMISSION DIRECTIVE 2004/87/EC

of 7 September 2004

amending Council Directive 76/768/EEC, concerning cosmetic products, for the purpose of adapting
Annex III thereto to technical progress

(Text with EEA relevance)

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:

Having regard to the Treaty
Community,

establishing the European

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 8(2) thereof,

After consulting the Scientific Committee on Cosmetic Products
and Non-Food Products intended for Consumers,

Whereas:

In April 2002, the Commission included in part 2 of
Annex III to Directive 76/768/EEC 60 hair dyes under
the reference numbers 1 to 60. Since more information
on the safety of those hair dyes was needed in order for
the Scientific Committee for Cosmetic Products and Non-
to
Food Products intended for Consumers (SCCNFP)
finish the risk assessment of
those
hair dyes have been provisionally allowed to be
employed in cosmetic products until 30 September
2004.

those substances,

set

the

the

SCCNFP

In December 2002,
basic
requirements to carry out a modern risk assessment of
hair dyes. Following the process of consultation with the
Member States and stakeholders
it was agreed in
December 2003 that the date of July 2005 was appro-
priate for the presentation to the SCCNFP of the addi-
information on hair dyes meeting the new
tional
the period for which those
requirements. Therefore,
hair dyes have been included in part 2 of Annex III to
Directive 76/768/EEC has to be extended.

Article 1

In part 2 of Annex III
‘30.9.2004’
replaced by ‘31.12.2005’.

the date
in column g for reference numbers 1 to 60 is

to Directive 76/768/EEC,

Article 2

1. Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations
and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this
Directive by 1 October 2004 at
latest. They shall
forthwith communicate to the Commission the text of those
provisions and a correlation table between those provisions and
this Directive.

the

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 3

This Directive shall enter into force on the third day following
the European
that of
Union.

its publication in the Official

Journal of

Article 4

This Directive is addressed to the Member States.

Directive 76/768/EEC should therefore be amended
accordingly.

Done at Brussels, 7 September 2004.

The measures provided for
accordance with
opinion
Committee on Cosmetic Products,

the

in this Directive are in
Standing
the

of

For the Commission

Olli REHN
Member of the Commission

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(1) OJ L 262, 27.9.1976, p. 169. Directive as last amended by
Commission Directive 2003/83/EC (OJ L 238, 25.9.2003, p. 23).