Ninth Commission Directive 87/137/EEC of 2 February 1987 adapting to technical progress Annexes II, III, IV, V and VI to Council Directive 76/768/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to cosmetic products

NINTH  COMMISSION DIRECTIVE
of 2 February 1987
adapting to technical progress Annexes II, III, IV, V and VI to Council Directive 76/768/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to cosmetic products
(87/137/EEC)
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 86/199/EEC (2), and in particular Article 8 (2) thereof,
Whereas, on the basis of the available information, certain provisionally permitted colouring agents, substances or preservatives may be definitively permitted, while others must be definitively prohibited or be permitted for a further specified period;
Whereas in order to protect public health, the use of Minoxidil and its salts and derivatives should be prohibited in cosmetic products;
Whereas, pending the adoption of Community provisions concerning taxation, a final date after which methanol may no longer be used as a denaturant for ethanol and isopropyl alcohol should not now be fixed;
Whereas the measures laid down in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on the Adaptation to Technical Progress of the Directives for the Removal of Technical Barriers to Trade in the Cosmetics Sector,