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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2013-674/annex/division-3/division-3.8/division-3.8.5/division-a",
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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/3.8/division/3.8.5/division/a",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "(a)",
  "heading": "Particle size",
  "text": "The particle size and its distribution curve can have an influence on the toxicity of a substance. When it cannot be excluded that they have an impact on the safety of the finished product, they should be included among its physico-chemical characteristics, and be taken into account during the safety assessment. The most recent scientific opinions on the subject should be followed (SCENIHR, SCCS).",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "See for example: SCCS (Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety), Guidance on safety assessment of nanomaterials in cosmetics, SCCS/1484/12; SCENIHR (Scientific Committee on Emerging and Newly Identified Health Risks), Opinion on the scientific basis for the definition of the term ‘nanomaterial’, 8 December 2010."
    }
  ],
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  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2013/674/annex/division/3/division/3.8/division/3.8.5/division/a",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T15:14:57.936012+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}