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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/cosmetic-products-safety-amendment-regulations-1987/schedule-3",
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  "legislation": "uksi/1987/1920",
  "legislation_title": "The Cosmetic Products (Safety) (Amendment) Regulations 1987",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/cosmetic-products-safety-amendment-regulations-1987",
  "path": "schedule/3",
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  "number": "3",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "SCHEDULE 3\nCOLOURING AGENTS\nRegulation 6(4)\nIn this Schedule the colouring agents referred to in regulation 6(4)(a) are–\n(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);\n(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).\nIn 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.\nColouring 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 matters, as amended, and adapted 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.\nPART I\nColouring agents listed in annex iii part 2 of the directive as colouring agents allowed for use in cosmetic products\nColumn 1\nColumn 2\nColumn 3\nColumn 4\nName or colour index number\nColour\nType of product Field of application\nOther requirements\n1\n2\n3\n4\nField of application\nIn 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–\nSub-column 1 Colouring agents allowed in all cosmetic products;\nSub-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;\nSub-column 3 Colouring agents allowed exclusively in cosmetic products intended not to come into contact with the mucous membranes;\nSub-column 4 Colouring agents allowed exclusively in cosmetic products intended to come into contact only briefly with the skin.\n10006\nGreen\nX\n10020\nGreen\nX\n10316*\nYellow\nX\n11680\nYellow\nX\n11710\nYellow\nX\n11725\nOrange\nX\n11920\nOrange\nX\n12010\nRed\nX\n12075*\nOrange\nX\n12085*\nRed\nX\n3 per cent maximum concentration in the finished product\n12120\nRed\nX\n12150\nRed\nX\n12370\nRed\nX\n12420\nRed\nX\n12480\nBrown\nX\n12490\nRed\nX\n12700\nYellow\nX\nSee also Part 2\n13015\nYellow\nX\nE 105\n13065\nYellow\nX\nSee also Part 2\n14270\nOrange\nX\nE 103\n14700\nRed\nX\n14720\nRed\nX\nE 122\n14815\nRed\nX\nE 125\n15510*\nOrange\nX\n15525\nRed\nX\n15580\nRed\nX\n15585*\nRed\nX\n15620\nRed\nX\n15630*\nRed\nX\n3 per cent maximum concentration in the finished product\n15800\nRed\nX\nSee also Part 2\n15850*\nRed\nX\n15865*\nRed\nX\n15880\nRed\nX\n15980\nOrange\nX\nE 111\n15985*\nYellow\nX\nE 110\n16035\nRed\nX\n16185\nRed\nX\nE 123\n16230\nOrange\nX\n16255*\nRed\nX\nE 124\n16290\nRed\nX\nE 126\n17200\nRed\nX\n18050\nRed\nX\n18130\nRed\nX\n18690\nYellow\nX\n18736\nRed\nX\n18820\nYellow\nX\n18965\nYellow\nX\n19140*\nYellow\nX\nE 102\n20040\nYellow\nX\nMaximum 3, 3'–dimethylbenzidine concentration in the colouring agent : 5 ppm\n20170\nOrange\nX\n20470\nBlack\nX\nSee also Part 2\n21100\nYellow\nX\nMaximum 3, 3'–dichloro-benzidine concentration in the colouring agent : 5 ppm\n21108\nYellow\nX\nMaximum 3, 3'–dichloro-benzidine concentration in the colouring agent : 5 ppm\n21230\nYellow\nX\n24790\nRed\nX\n27290*\nRed\nX\n27755\nBlack\nX\nE 152\n28440\nBlack\nX\nE 151\n40215\nOrange\nX\n40800\nOrange\nX\n40820\nOrange\nX\nE 160 e\n40825\nOrange\nX\nE 160 f\n40850\nOrange\nX\nE 161 g\n42045\nBlue\nX\nSee also Part 2\n42051*\nBlue\nX\nE 131\n42053\nGreen\nX\n42080\nBlue\nX\n42090\nBlue\nX\n42100\nGreen\nX\n42170\nGreen\nX\nSee also Part 2\n42510\nViolet\nX\n42520\nViolet\nX\n5 ppm max concentration in the finished product\n42640\nViolet\nX\n42735\nBlue\nX\n44045\nBlue\nX\nSee also Part 2\n44090\nGreen\nX\nE 142\n45100\nRed\nX\n45170*\nRed\nX\n45170:1\nX\n45190\nViolet\nX\nSee also Part 2\n45220\nRed\nX\n45350\nYellow\nX\n6 per cent max concentration in the finished product\n45370*\nOrange\nX\nNot 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\n45380*\nRed\nX\nas immediately above\n45396\nOrange\nX\nWhen used in lipstick, the colouring agent is allowed only in free acid form and in a maximum concentration of 1 per cent\n45405\nRed\nX\nNot 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\n45410*\nRed\nX\nas immediately above\n45425\nRed\nX\nNot 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\n45430*\nRed\nX\nas immediately above E 127\n47000\nYellow\nX\nSee also Part 2\n47005\nYellow\nX\nE 104\n50325\nViolet\nX\n50420\nBlack\nX\n51319\nViolet\nX\n58000\nRed\nX\n59040\nGreen\nX\n60724\nViolet\nX\n60725\nViolet\nX\n60730\nViolet\nX\n61565\nGreen\nX\n61570\nGreen\nX\n61585\nBlue\nX\n62045\nBlue\nX\n69800\nBlue\nX\nE 130\n69825\nBlue\nX\n71105\nOrange\nX\n73000\nBlue\nX\n73015\nBlue\nX\nE 132\n73360\nRed\nX\n73385\nViolet\nX\n73900\nViolet\nX\nSee also Part 2\n73915\nRed\nX\n74100\nBlue\nX\n74160\nBlue\nX\n74180\nBlue\nX\nSee also Part 2\n74260\nGreen\nX\n75100\nYellow\nX\n75120\nOrange\nX\nE 160 b\n75125\nYellow\nX\nE 160 d\n75130\nOrange\nX\nE 160 a\n75135\nYellow\nX\nE 161 d\n75170\nWhite\nX\n75300\nYellow\nX\nE 100\n75470\nRed\nX\nE 120\n75810\nGreen\nX\nE 140 and E 141\n77000\nWhite\nX\nE 173\n77002\nWhite\nX\n77004\nWhite\nX\n77007\nBlue\nX\n77015\nRed\nX\n77120\nWhite\nX\n77163\nWhite\nX\n77220\nWhite\nX\nE 170\n77231\nWhite\nX\n77266\nBlack\nX\n77267\nBlack\nX\n77268:1\nBlack\nX\nE 153\n77288\nGreen\nX\nFree from chromate ions\n77289\nGreen\nX\nFree from chromate ions\n77346\nGreen\nX\n77400\nBrown\nX\n77480\nBrown\nX\nE 175\n77489\nOrange\nX\nE 172\n77491\nRed\nX\nE 172\n77492\nYellow\nX\nE 172\n77499\nBlack\nX\nE 172\n77510\nBlue\nX\nFree from cyanide ions\n77713\nWhite\nX\n77742\nViolet\nX\n77745\nRed\nX\n77820\nWhite\nX\nE 174\n77891\nWhite\nX\nE 171\n77947\nWhite\nX\nLactoflavin\nYellow\nX\nE 101\nCaramel\nBrown\nX\nE 150\nCapsanthin, capsorubin\nOrange\nX\nE 160 c\nBeetroot red\nRed\nX\nE 162\nAnthocyanins\nRed\nX\nE 163\nAluminium, zinc, magnesium and calcium stearates\nWhite\nX\nBromothymol blue\nBlue\nX\nBromocresol green\nGreen\nX\nPART II\nColouring agents listed in Annex IV Part 2 of the directive as colouring agents provisonally allowed for use in cosmetic products\nColumn 1\nColumn 2\nColumn 3\nColumn 4\nColumn 5\nName or colour index number\nColour\nType of product Field of application\nOther requirements\nAuthorization valid until\n1\n2\n3\n4\nField of application\nIn 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–\nSub-column 1 Colouring agents allowed in all cosmetic products;\nSub-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;\nSub-column 3 Colouring agents allowed exclusively in cosmetic products intended not to come into contact with the mucous membranes;\nSub-column 4 Colouring agents allowed exclusively in cosmetic products intended to come into contact only briefly with the skin.\n12700\nYellow\nX\nSee also Part I\n31.12.1987\n13065\nYellow\nX\nSee also Part I\n31.12.1987\n15800\nRed\nX\nSee also Part I\n31.12.1988\n19120\nYellow\nX\n31.12.1988\n20470\nBlack\nX\nSee also Part I\n31.12.1988\n21110\nOrange\nX\nMaximum 3,3'–dichloro-benzidine concentration in the colouring agent: 5 ppm\n31.12.1987\n21115\nOrange\nX\nas immediately above\n31.12.1988\n26100\nRed\nX\n31.12.1988\n42045\nBlue\nX\nSee also Part I\n31.12.1988\n42170\nGreen\nX\nSee also Part I\n31.12.1988\n42535\nViolet\nX\n31.12.1987\n44025\nGreen\nX\n31.12.1987\n44045\nBlue\nX\nSee also Part I\n31.12.1987\n45190\nViolet\nX\nSee also Part I\n31.12.1988\n47000\nYellow\nX\nSee also Part I\n31.12.1988\n61554\nBlue\nX\nOnly in hair-care preparations in a maximum concentration of 50 ppm\n31.12.1987\n73312\nRed\nX\n31.12.1987\n73900\nViolet\nX\nSee also Part I\n31.12.1987\n73905\nRed\nX\n31.12.1988\n74180\nBlue\nX\nSee also Part I\n31.12.1988\n75660\nYellow\nX\n31.12.1988\nAcid red 195\nRed\nX\n31.12.1987",
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    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "O.J. No. 115, 11.11.1962, p. 2645."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "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)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "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)."
    }
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