Commission Directive 2003/16/EC of 19 February 2003 adapting to technical progress Annex III to Council Directive 76/768/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to cosmetic products

Commission Directive 2003/16/EC
of 19 February 2003
adapting to technical progress Annex III to Council Directive 76/768/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to cosmetic products
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), as last amended by Commission Directive 2003/1/EC(2), and in particular Article 8(2) thereof,
After consulting the Scientific Committee on Cosmetic Products and Non-food Products Intended for Consumers (SCCNFP),
Whereas:
(1) The Scientific Committee for Cosmetic Products and Non-food Products Intended for Consumers (SCCNFP) recommends that musk xylene can be safely used in cosmetic products, excluding oral care products, up to a maximum daily theoretically absorbed dose of about 10Îźg/kg/day.
(2) The SCCNFP recommends that musk ketone can be safely used in cosmetic products, excluding oral care products, up to a maximum daily theoretically absorbed dose of about 14Îźg/kg/day.
(3) Pending completion of the risk assessment of these two substances in accordance with Council Regulation (EEC) No 793/93 of 23 March 1993 on the evaluation and control of the risks of existing substances(3), these two substances have been provisionally included, until 28 February 2003, in Part 2 of Annex III to Directive 76/768/EEC.
(4) The risk assessment has not yet been completed in accordance with the abovementioned Regulation. Therefore, the period of inclusion of musk xylene and musk ketone in Part 2 of Annex III to Directive 76/768/EEC should be extended.
(5) The measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee for the adaptation to technical progress of Directives on the removal of technical barriers to trade in the cosmetic products sector,