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Schedule 3

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SCHEDULE 3

COLOURING AGENTS

Regulation 6(4)

In this Schedule the colouring agents referred to in regulation 6(4)(a) are–

(i)

those identified either by name or by colour index number (the colour index numbers being those specified in the third edition of The Colour Index published in 1971 by the Society of Dyers and Colourists);

(ii)

lakes or salts of these colouring agents which do not use substances prohibited under Annex II or which are excluded under Annex V from the scope of the Cosmetics Directive (76/768/EEC).

In the case of colouring agents identified by the addition of (*) to the name or colour index number, the insoluble barium, strontium and zirconium lakes, salts and pigments of these colouring agents shall also be permitted. They must pass the test for insolubility which will be determined by the procedure laid down in Article 8 of the Directive.

Colouring agents whose number is preceded by the letter `E' in accordance with the EEC Directive of 23 October 1962 on the approximation of the rules of Member States concerning foodstuffs and colouring mattersf1, as amended,f2 and adaptedf3 must fulfil the purity requirements laid down in those Directives. They continue to be subject to the general criteria set out in Annex III to the 1962 Directive concerning colouring matters where the letter `E' has been deleted therefrom.

PART I

Colouring agents listed in annex iii part 2 of the directive as colouring agents allowed for use in cosmetic products

Column 1Column 2Column 3Column 4
Name or colour index numberColourType of product Field of applicationOther requirements
1234

Field of application

In column 3 of this Schedule, the entry “x” in a sub-column means that the colouring agent must not be used other than as follows–

Sub-column 1
  • Colouring agents allowed in all cosmetic products;

  • Sub-column 2
  • Colouring agents allowed in all cosmetic products except those intended to be applied in the vicinity of the eyes, in particular eye make-up and eye make-up remover;

  • Sub-column 3
  • Colouring agents allowed exclusively in cosmetic products intended not to come into contact with the mucous membranes;

  • Sub-column 4
  • Colouring agents allowed exclusively in cosmetic products intended to come into contact only briefly with the skin.

  • 10006GreenX
    10020GreenX
    10316*YellowX
    11680YellowX
    11710YellowX
    11725OrangeX
    11920OrangeX
    12010RedX
    12075*OrangeX
    12085*RedX3 per cent maximum concentration in the finished product
    12120RedX
    12150RedX
    12370RedX
    12420RedX
    12480BrownX
    12490RedX
    12700YellowXSee also Part 2
    13015YellowXE 105
    13065YellowXSee also Part 2
    14270OrangeXE 103
    14700RedX
    14720RedXE 122
    14815RedXE 125
    15510*OrangeX
    15525RedX
    15580RedX
    15585*RedX
    15620RedX
    15630*RedX3 per cent maximum concentration in the finished product
    15800RedXSee also Part 2
    15850*RedX
    15865*RedX
    15880RedX
    15980OrangeXE 111
    15985*YellowXE 110
    16035RedX
    16185RedXE 123
    16230OrangeX
    16255*RedXE 124
    16290RedXE 126
    17200RedX
    18050RedX
    18130RedX
    18690YellowX
    18736RedX
    18820YellowX
    18965YellowX
    19140*YellowXE 102
    20040YellowXMaximum 3, 3'–dimethylbenzidine concentration in the colouring agent : 5 ppm
    20170OrangeX
    20470BlackXSee also Part 2
    21100YellowXMaximum 3, 3'–dichloro-benzidine concentration in the colouring agent : 5 ppm
    21108YellowXMaximum 3, 3'–dichloro-benzidine concentration in the colouring agent : 5 ppm
    21230YellowX
    24790RedX
    27290*RedX
    27755BlackXE 152
    28440BlackXE 151
    40215OrangeX
    40800OrangeX
    40820OrangeXE 160 e
    40825OrangeXE 160 f
    40850OrangeXE 161 g
    42045BlueXSee also Part 2
    42051*BlueXE 131
    42053GreenX
    42080BlueX
    42090BlueX
    42100GreenX
    42170GreenXSee also Part 2
    42510VioletX
    42520VioletX5 ppm max concentration in the finished product
    42640VioletX
    42735BlueX
    44045BlueXSee also Part 2
    44090GreenXE 142
    45100RedX
    45170*RedX
    45170:1X
    45190VioletXSee also Part 2
    45220RedX
    45350YellowX6 per cent max concentration in the finished product
    45370*OrangeXNot more than 1 per cent 2–(6–hydroxy–3–oxo–3H– xanthen–9–yl) benzoic acid and 2 per cent 2–(bromo–6– hydroxy–3–oxo–3H–xanthen– 9–yl) benzoic acid
    45380*RedXas immediately above
    45396OrangeXWhen used in lipstick, the colouring agent is allowed only in free acid form and in a maximum concentration of 1 per cent
    45405RedXNot more than 1 per cent 2–(6–hydroxy–3–oxo–3H– xanthen–9–yl) benzoic acid and 2 per cent 2–(bromo–6– hydroxy–3–oxo–3H–xanthen– 9–yl) benzoic acid
    45410*RedXas immediately above
    45425RedXNot more than 1 per cent 2–(6–hydroxy–3–oxo–3H– xanthen–9–yl) benzoic acid and 3 per cent 2–(iodo–6– hydroxy–3–oxo–3H–xanthen– 9–yl) benzoic acid
    45430*RedXas immediately above E 127
    47000YellowXSee also Part 2
    47005YellowXE 104
    50325VioletX
    50420BlackX
    51319VioletX
    58000RedX
    59040GreenX
    60724VioletX
    60725VioletX
    60730VioletX
    61565GreenX
    61570GreenX
    61585BlueX
    62045BlueX
    69800BlueXE 130
    69825BlueX
    71105OrangeX
    73000BlueX
    73015BlueXE 132
    73360RedX
    73385VioletX
    73900VioletXSee also Part 2
    73915RedX
    74100BlueX
    74160BlueX
    74180BlueXSee also Part 2
    74260GreenX
    75100YellowX
    75120OrangeXE 160 b
    75125YellowXE 160 d
    75130OrangeXE 160 a
    75135YellowXE 161 d
    75170WhiteX
    75300YellowXE 100
    75470RedXE 120
    75810GreenXE 140 and E 141
    77000WhiteXE 173
    77002WhiteX
    77004WhiteX
    77007BlueX
    77015RedX
    77120WhiteX
    77163WhiteX
    77220WhiteXE 170
    77231WhiteX
    77266BlackX
    77267BlackX
    77268:1BlackXE 153
    77288GreenXFree from chromate ions
    77289GreenXFree from chromate ions
    77346GreenX
    77400BrownX
    77480BrownXE 175
    77489OrangeXE 172
    77491RedXE 172
    77492YellowXE 172
    77499BlackXE 172
    77510BlueXFree from cyanide ions
    77713WhiteX
    77742VioletX
    77745RedX
    77820WhiteXE 174
    77891WhiteXE 171
    77947WhiteX
    LactoflavinYellowXE 101
    CaramelBrownXE 150
    Capsanthin, capsorubinOrangeXE 160 c
    Beetroot redRedXE 162
    AnthocyaninsRedXE 163
    Aluminium, zinc, magnesium and calcium stearatesWhiteX
    Bromothymol blueBlueX
    Bromocresol greenGreenX

    PART II

    Colouring agents listed in Annex IV Part 2 of the directive as colouring agents provisonally allowed for use in cosmetic products

    Column 1Column 2Column 3Column 4Column 5
    Name or colour index numberColourType of product Field of applicationOther requirementsAuthorization valid until
    1234

    Field of application

    In column 3 of this Schedule the entry “X” in a sub-column means that the columns agent must not be used other than as follows–

    Sub-column 1
  • Colouring agents allowed in all cosmetic products;

  • Sub-column 2
  • Colouring agents allowed in all cosmetic products except those intended to be applied in the vicinity of the eyes, in particular eye make-up and eye make-up remover;

  • Sub-column 3
  • Colouring agents allowed exclusively in cosmetic products intended not to come into contact with the mucous membranes;

  • Sub-column 4
  • Colouring agents allowed exclusively in cosmetic products intended to come into contact only briefly with the skin.

  • 12700YellowXSee also Part I31.12.1987
    13065YellowXSee also Part I31.12.1987
    15800RedXSee also Part I31.12.1988
    19120YellowX31.12.1988
    20470BlackXSee also Part I31.12.1988
    21110OrangeXMaximum 3,3'–dichloro-benzidine concentration in the colouring agent: 5 ppm31.12.1987
    21115OrangeXas immediately above31.12.1988
    26100RedX31.12.1988
    42045BlueXSee also Part I31.12.1988
    42170GreenXSee also Part I31.12.1988
    42535VioletX31.12.1987
    44025GreenX31.12.1987
    44045BlueXSee also Part I31.12.1987
    45190VioletXSee also Part I31.12.1988
    47000YellowXSee also Part I31.12.1988
    61554BlueXOnly in hair-care preparations in a maximum concentration of 50 ppm31.12.1987
    73312RedX31.12.1987
    73900VioletXSee also Part I31.12.1987
    73905RedX31.12.1988
    74180BlueXSee also Part I31.12.1988
    75660YellowX31.12.1988
    Acid red 195RedX31.12.1987

    Annotations

    Footnotes

    f1

    O.J. No. 115, 11.11.1962, p. 2645.

    f2

    Council Directives Nos. 65/469/EEC, 67/653/EEC, 68/419/EEC, 70/758/EEC, 76/399/EEC and 78/144/EEC (O.J. Nos. L178, 26.10.1965, p. 2793; L263, 30.10.1967, p. 4; L309, 24.12.1968, p. 24; L157, 18.7.1970, p. 36; L108, 26.4.1976, p. 19; L44, 15.2.1978, p. 20).

    f3

    Annexes I and VII to the Act of Accession of 22 January 1972, as adjusted by the Council Decision of 1 January 1973 (O.J. No. L2, 1.1.1973, p. 1).