Schedule 4 LIST OF SUBSTANCES WHICH COSMETIC PRODUCTS MUST NOT CONTAIN EXCEPT SUBJECT TO RESTRICTIONS

In this Schedule, the matters specified in columns 3, 4, 5 and 6 which apply to a particular substance are those set out to the right of its name as mentioned in column 2; and the matters specified in columns 4, 5 and 6 which apply in any particular case are those set out to the right of the matter specified in column 3 which applies in that case. The substance may not be used except for the purposes or contained other than in the types of product specified in column 3. The concentration of the substance in a product may not exceed the limit specified in column 4: where the names of two or more substances are mentioned in a single item as set out in column 2 and a product contains more than one of those substances, the limit specified in column 4 is the limit for all of those substances taken together; and where a product is intended to be mixed with another product in specified proportions before use, the level of concentration shall be calculated by reference to the mixture. Other requirements are specified in column 5. In column 4 of this Schedule, the percentage concentration is measured by reference to mass (m/m) unless a contrary intention appears.

Names which appear in square brackets in column 2 are the International Nomenclature Cosmetic Ingredient names of the substances in question given in the inventory of ingredients employed in cosmetic products drawn up in accordance with the provisions of the Directive and contained in Commission Decision 96/335/EC^f1.