Part III substances excluded from the scope of the directive (mentioned in annex v)
Changes not yet applied. Later legislation changes this provision in ways not yet written into the text below:
- Sch. 2 Pt. 2 Entry 7 revoked by Cosmetic Products (Safety) 1996 reg. 2(c)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 1 words revoked by Cosmetic Products (Safety) 1993 reg. 2(c)(i)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 1 words substituted by Cosmetic Products (Safety) 1993 reg. 2(c)(ii)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 1 words revoked by Cosmetic Products (Safety) 1993 reg. 2(c)(iii)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 1 words inserted by Cosmetic Products (Safety) 1993 reg. 2(c)(iv)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 2 words revoked by Cosmetic Products (Safety) 1993 reg. 2(d)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 1 words substituted by Cosmetic Products (Safety) 1995 reg. 2(c)(i)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 1 words inserted by Cosmetic Products (Safety) 1995 reg. 2(c)(ii)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 2 words revoked by Cosmetic Products (Safety) 1995 reg. 2(d)(i)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 2 word substituted by Cosmetic Products (Safety) 1995 reg. 2(d)(ii)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 1 words added by Cosmetic Products (Safety) 1994 reg. 2(c)(i)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 1 words added by Cosmetic Products (Safety) 1994 reg. 2(c)(ii)
- Sch. 2 Pt. 2 words inserted by Cosmetic Products (Safety) 1994 reg. 2(d)
- Sch.2, Pt I rev in pt and amended by Cosmetic Products (Safety) 1992 reg.2(c)
- Sch.2, Pt II rev in pt and amended by Cosmetic Products (Safety) 1992 reg.2(d)(i)(ii)
- Sch.2, Pt III rev in pt by Cosmetic Products (Safety) 1992 reg.2(e)
- Schs 1, 2, Pts I-IJI, Sch.3, Pts 1, II, Sch.4, Pt II, Sch.6, para I amended by Cosmetic Products (Safety) 1991
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| Reference Number | Name of substance | Purpose of substance or type of product | Maximum concentration of substance in product | Other requirements | Required information |
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| 1 | Lead acetate | Hair care products | 3 per cent | — | Contains lead acetate. Wash hands after use. Do not use on broken or abraded skin. Keep out of reach of children |
| 2 | Thiomersal and phenylmercuric compounds | To preserve concentrated shampoos and hair creams which contain non-ionic emulsifiers which render other preservatives ineffective | 0.003 per cent calculated as mercury. When mixed with other mercury compounds the total mercury concentration must not exceed 0.007 per cent | — | — |