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Part 1 UV FILTERS LISTED IN ANNEX VII, PART 1 OF THE DIRECTIVE AS UV FILTERS WHICH COSMETIC PRODUCTS MAY NOT CONTAIN EXCEPT SUBJECT TO THE RESTRICTIONS LAID DOWNI1I2

United Kingdom

Changes not yet applied. Later legislation changes this provision in ways not yet written into the text below:

(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)
Reference NumberName of substanceMaximum concentration of substance in productOther requirementsRequired information
14-Aminobenzoic acid [PABA]5 per cent——
2N,N,N-Trimethyl-4-(2-oxoborn-3-ylidenemethyl)anilinium methyl sulphate [Camphor benzalkonium methosulfate]6 per cent——
3Homosalate (INN)10 per cent——
4

Oxybenzone (INN)

[Benzophenone-3]

10 per cent—Contains oxybenzone. (Not required when concentration is not more than 0.5 per cent, and when the substance is only intended to protect the product)
5ENTRY DELETED
62-Phenylbenzimidazole-5-sulphonic acid [Phenylbenzimidazole sulfonic acid] and its potassium, sodium and triethanolamine salts8 per cent (expressed as acid)——
73,3-(1,4-Phenylenedimethylene)bis(7,7-dimethyl-2-oxo-bicyclo[2.2.1]hept-1-ylmethanesulfonic acid) [Terephthalylidene dicamphor sulfonic acid] and its salts10 per cent (expressed as acid)——
8

1-(4-tert-Butylphenyl)-3-(4-methoxyphenyl)-propane-1,3-dione (Avobenzone (INN))

[Butyl methoxy dibenzoylmethane]

5 per cent——
9α-(2-Oxoborn-3-ylidine)toluene-4-sulphonic acid [Benzylidene camphor sulfonic acid] and its salts6 per cent (expressed as acid)——
102-Ethylhexyl 2-cyano-3,3-diphenylacrylate [Octocrylene]10 per cent (expressed as acid)——
11

Polymer of N-[(2 and 4)-[2-oxoborn-3-ylidene)methyl]benzyl]acrylamide

Polyacrylamidomethyl benzylidene camphor]

6 per cent——
12

2-Ethylhexyl 4-methoxycinnamate

[Octyl methoxycinnamate]

10 per cent——
13

Ethoxylated ethyl-4-aminobenzoate

[PEG-25 PABA]

10 per cent——
14

Isopentyl 4-methoxycinnamate

[Isoamyl p-methoxycinnamate]

10 per cent——
15

Tris(2-ethylhexyl) 4,4’4”-(1,3,5-triazine-2,4,6-triyltriimino)tribenzoate

[Octyl triazone]

5 per cent——
16

2-(2H-Benzotriazol-2-yl)-4-methyl-6-[2-methyl-3-[1,3,3,3-tetramethyl-l-(trimethylsilyloxy)-disiloxan-1-yl]propyl]phenol

[Drometrizole trisiloxane]

15 per cent——
17Bis(2-ethylhexyl) 4,4’-[6-tert-butylcarbamoylanilino)-1,3,5-triazine-2,4-diyldiimino]dibenzoate10 per cent——
18

3-(4-Methylbenzylidine)bornan-2-one

[4-Methylbenzylidene camphor]

4 per cent——
19

3-Benzylodenebornan-2-one

[3-Benzylidene camphor

2 per cent——
20

2-Ethylhexyl salicylate

[Octyl salicylate]

5 per cent——
21

2-Ethylhexyl 4-dimethylaminobenzoate

[Octyl dimethyl PABA]

8 per cent——
222-Hydroxy-4-methoxybenzophenone-5-sulfonic acid [Benzophenone-4] and its sodium salt [Benzophenone-5] (Sulisobenzone (INN) and Sulisobenzone sodium (INNM))5 per cent (expressed as acid)——
232-2’-Methylenebis[6-(2H-benzotriazol-2-yl)-4-(1,1,3,3-tetramethylbutyl)phenol]10 per cent——
24diSodium 2,2’-(1,4-phenylene)bis(lH-benzimidazole-4,6-disulfonate)10 per cent (expressed as acid)——
255,5’-Bis(2-ethylhexyloxy)-2,2’-(6-p-methoxyphenyl-1,3,5-triazine-2, 4-diyl)diphenol10 per cent——
26

α-(Trimethylsilyl)-w-(trimethylsilyloxy)poly-[oxy(dimethyl)silylene]-co-[oxy(methyl)(2-[p-[2,2-bis(ethoxycarbonyl)vinyl]phenoxy]-1-methyleneethyl)silylene]-co-[oxy(methyl)(2-[p-[2,2-bis(ethoxycarbonyl)vinyl)]phenoxy]prop-1-enyl)silylene] where there are usually 60 polymeric units, of which the first part of the copolymer provides 56 (Dimethicodiethylbenzyalmalonate)

(CAS No. 207574-74-1)

10 per cent——
27Titanium dioxide25 per cent——

Annotations

Commencement

I1

Sch. 7 Pt. 1 in force at 11.9.2004 in so far as commenced by inducing reg. 5(2), see reg. 1(1)

I2

Sch. 7 Pt. 1 in force at 11.3.2005 in so far as commenced by inducing reg. 7(2)(9), see reg. 1(2)

Notes on Schedule 7

Footnotes

f1

O.J. No. L132, 1.6.96, p.1.