Council Directive 79/661/EEC of 24 July 1979 amending Directive 76/768/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to cosmetic products

COUNCIL DIRECTIVE  of 24 July 1979  amending Directive 76/768/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to cosmetic products  (79/661/EEC)
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
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Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 100 thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,
Whereas Article 5 of Council Directive 76/768/EEC of 27 July 1976 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to cosmetic products (1) lays down that, on expiry of a three-year period from notification of the Directive, the substances and colouring agents listed in Annex IV thereof shall either be definitively permitted, or definitively prohibited, retained for a further period of three years in Annex IV, or deleted from all Annexes;
Whereas, in view of the complexity of the problems to be solved, this deadline cannot be met and must therefore be extended,