The European Union transmitted to the WTO a draft Regulation aimed at banning or regulating substances classified as CMR by Regulation 2020/1182 (15th ATP to CLP), published in August 2020. On the programme: 23 new entries in Annex II (prohibited substances) of Cosmetics Regulation 1223/2009, including Zinc Pyrithione which is therefore deleted from Annexes III (restricted substances) and V (preservatives). The text also provides in particular for the prohibition of Butylphenyl Methylpropional (allergen) and Sodium Hydroxymethylglycinate (preservative).
Notification Date
22 January 2021
Products covered
Cosmetics; Cosmetics. Toiletries (ICS 71.100.70)
Title of the notified document
Draft Commission Regulation amending Annexes II, III and V to Regulation (EC) No.1223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the use in cosmetic products of certain substances classified as carcinogenic, mutagenic or toxic for reproduction
Content
The draft measure is required to enact the prohibition to use as cosmetic ingredients substances classified as carcinogenic, mutagenic or toxic for reproduction (CMR) by Commission Regulation (EU) No.2020/1182, which has been adopted based on Regulation (EC) No.1272/2008 (the CLP Regulation) and will apply from 1 March 2022. The adoption of this draft Regulation is, therefore, needed to reflect inRegulation (EC) No.1223/2009(the Cosmetics Regulation) the new CMRs classification provided by Commission Regulation (EU) No.2020/1182, in order to ensure legal certainty and a high level of protection of human health.
Objective
Protection of human health and safety
The text of the future regulation
Whereas
Regulation (EC) No.1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council provides for a harmonised classification of substances as carcinogenic, mutagenic or toxic for reproduction (CMR) based on a scientific assessment by the Risk Assessment Committee of the European …
