Explanatory note

prohibit the use of 2-Methyl-m-phenylenediamine in cosmetic products (regulation 2(b));

amend the description of the purpose of Talc: hydrated magnesium silicate to refer to powdery products and its labelling requirements for use to refer to children (regulation 2(c)(i));

permit, subject to restrictions and certain labelling requirements, the use of Strontium hydroxide in depilatory products and Strontium peroxide in rinse-off hair care preparations for professional use (regulation 2(c)(ii)) and deleting the latter from the list of substances provisionally allowed to be used in cosmetic products (regulation 2(d)(i));

extend the provisionally allowed use of Phenolphthalein (INN) [3,3-Bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)-phthalide] until 30th June 1995;

include in the description of the substance Formic acid reference to its sodium salt and to amend the maximum concentration of the substance as a preservative in a cosmetic product to 0.5 per cent (expressed as acid) (regulation 2(e)(i)) and permit as a preservative Glutaraldehyde (pentene-1,5-dial) at a maximum concentration of 0.1 per cent save in aerosols (sprays) subject to a labelling requirement and 5-Ethyl-3,7-dioxa-I-azabicyclo-[3.3.0]octane at a maximum concentration of 0.3 per cent save in oral hygiene products and in products intended to come into contact with mucous membranes (regulation 2(e)(ii)), and deleting these preservatives and Glutaraldehyde from the list of provisionslly permitted preservatives (regulation 2(f)(i));

restrict the provisional use of the preservative Benzylhemiformal to rinse-off products only until 30th June 1995 and to decrease the maximum concentration permitted of that preservative to 0.03 per cent (regulation 2(f)(ii));

extend the permitted use of the five preservatives listed as entry numbers 2, 15, 16, 29 and 30 of Schedule 4 Part II to the Principal Regulations until 30th June 1995 (regulation 2(f)(iii));

substitute 3,3-(l,4-phenylenedimethylene)bis(7,7-dimethyl-2-oxo-bicyclo[2,2,l]hept-l-ylmethanesulfonic acid) and its salts at a maximum concentration of 10 per cent (expressed as acid) as a permitted UV filter in cosmetic products for 2,2'-Dioxo-3,3'(p-xylene-α-α'-diylidene)diborname-10-sulphonic acid and its salts (regulation 2(g)(i)) and by adding α-(2-Oxoborn-3-ylidene)toluene-4-sulphonic acid and its salts to the list of permitted UV filters subject to a maximum concentration of 6 per cent (expressed as acid) (regulation 2(g)(ii)); delete the latter and 3-Benzylidenecamphor from the list of UV filters provisionally permitted for use (regulation 2(h)(i));

permit, subject to a maximum concentration of 6 per cent, the use of Polymer of N-{(2 and 4)-[2-oxoborn-3-ylidene)methyl]benzyl}acrylamide as a UV filter in cosmetic products until 30th June 1995 (regulation 2(h)(ii));

extend, subject to restrictions, the permitted use of 11 UV filters in cosmetic products until 30th June 1995, those UV flters being listed as entry numbers 2, 5, 6, 12, 13, 17, 25, 26, 29, 32 and 33 of Schedule 5 Part II to the Principal Regulations (regulation 2(h)(iii)).