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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2013-674/annex/division-3/division-3.3/division-3.3.2",
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  "legislation": "eudn/2013/674",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Implementing Decision of 25 November 2013 on Guidelines on Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council on cosmetic products (Text with EEA relevance) (2013/674/EU)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2013-674",
  "path": "annex/division/3/division/3.3/division/3.3.2",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "3.3.2",
  "heading": "Microbiological quality of the finished cosmetic product",
  "text": "Concerning microbiological susceptibility, there is a difference between three product categories:\n(1) low microbiological risk products (e.g. products with an alcohol content > 20 %, products based on organic solvents, high/low-pH products), for which neither a preservation challenge test nor microbiological quality tests on the finished product are necessary. A scientific justification is to be provided, however;\n(2) single-use products, and products which cannot be opened (e.g. for which the packaging allows dosing the product without it coming in contact with the air), for which only microbiological quality tests on the finished product are necessary. A scientific justification is to be provided, however;\n(3) all other products, for which both a preservation challenge test and microbiological quality tests on the finished product are necessary.\nSpecific ‘Guidelines on Microbiological Quality of the Finished Product’ are provided in the SCCS Notes of Guidance.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "SCCS Notes of Guidance, para 4-4, pp. 75–76."
    }
  ],
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    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T15:14:57.936012+00:00"
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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