Explanatory note

These Regulations amend the Cosmetic Products (Safety) Regulations 1984 as amended by the Cosmetic Products (Safety) (Amendment) Regulations 1985 and 1987 (“the principal Regulations”) and implement Commission Directive No. 87/137/EEC (O.J. L56, 26.2.87, p.20) by extending the ban on the use of N—(Trichloromethylthio)—4—cyclohexene—1, 2—dicarboximide (captan); 2, 2'—Dihydroxy—3, 3', 5, 5', 6, 6'—hexachlorodiphenylmethane (hexachlorophene) and 6—(piperidinyl)—2,4—pyrimidinediamine—3—oxide (minoxidil) and its salts and derivatives to the substances listed in Schedule 1 to the principal Regulations which may not be contained in cosmetic product (regulation 3(b)).

The Regulations also place on a permanently approved basis the use of the substance Methanol by adding it to the substances listed in Part I of Schedule 2, to the principal Regulations and which cosmetic products must not contain except subject to the restrictions laid down (regulation 3(c)).

The Regulations also provide for the addition of 2—Benzyl—4—chlorophenol (Chlorophene) to the substances listed in Schedule 5, Part I as preservatives allowed for use in cosm,etic products (regulation 3(e)).

The Regulations also provide for certain changes to the procedures for determining the presence of zinc in cosmetic products which are set out in Commission Directive No. 87/143/EEC (O.J. L57, 27.2.87, p.56) (regulation 3(f)).

The Regulations revoke the Cosmetic Products Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1978, since the principal Regulations apply to Northern Ireland (regulation 2).