{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2007-17/annex",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2007-17/annex.json",
  "legislation": "eudr/2007/17",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Directive 2007/17/EC of 22 March 2007 amending Council Directive 76/768/EEC, concerning cosmetic products, for the purposes of adapting Annexes III and VI thereto to technical progress (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2007-17",
  "path": "annex",
  "kind": "annex",
  "number": null,
  "heading": null,
  "text": "Directive 76/768/EEC is amended as follows:\n(1) Annex III, Part 1, is amended as follows:\nReference numbers 98 to 101 are added as indicated below:\nAs a preservative, see Annex VI, Part 1, No 3.\nSolely for products which might be used for children under three years of age and which remain in prolonged contact with the skin.\nAs a preservative, see Annex VI, Part 1, No 9.\nAs a preservative, See Annex VI, Part 1, No 23.\nAs a preservative, see Annex VI, Part 1, No 8.’\nReference No\nSubstance\nRestrictions\nConditions of use and warnings which must be printed on the label\nField of application and/or use\nMaximum authorised concentration in the finished cosmetic product\nOther limitations and requirements\na\nb\nc\nd\ne\nf\n‘98\nSalicylic acid\n(CAS No 69-72-7)\na)\nRinse-off hair products\nb)\nOther products\na)\n3,0 %\nb)\n2,0 %\nNot to be used in preparations for children under three years of age, except for shampoos.\nFor purposes other than inhibiting the development of micro-organisms in the product. This purpose has to be apparent from the presentation of the product.\nNot to be used for children under three years of age\n99\nInorganic sulfites and bisulfites\na)\nOxidative hair dye products\nb)\nHair straightening products\nc)\nSelf tanning products for the face\nd)\nOther self tanning products\na)\n0,67 % expressed as free SO2\nb)\n6,7 % expressed as free SO2\nc)\n0,45 % expressed as free SO2\nd)\n0,40 % expressed as free SO2\nFor purposes other than inhibiting the development of micro-organisms in the product. This purpose has to be apparent from the presentation of the product.\n100\nTriclocarban\n(CAS No 101-20-2)\nRinse-off products\n1,5 %\nPurity criteria:\n3,3',4,4'-Tetrachloroazobenzene ≤ 1 ppm\n3,3',4,4'-Tetrachloroazoxybenzene ≤ 1 ppm\nFor purposes other than inhibiting the development of micro-organisms in the product. This purpose has to be apparent from the presentation of the product.\n101\nZinc pyrithione\n(CAS No 13463-41-7)\nLeave-on hair products\n0,1 %\nFor purposes other than inhibiting the development of micro-organisms in the product. This purpose has to be apparent from the presentation of the product.\n(2) Annex VI, Part 1, is amended as follows:\na)) In column b, the symbol ‘(*)’ is deleted for the reference numbers 1, 2, 4, 7, 12, 14, 18, 19, 21, 22, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 32, 33, 35, 37, 42 and 47.\nb)) In column b, the symbol ‘(*)’ is added for the reference numbers 5 and 43.\nc)) Reference number 1 is replaced by the following:\nReference No\nSubstance\nMaximum authorised concentration\nLimitations and requirements\nConditions of use and warnings which must be printed on the label\na\nb\nc\nd\ne\n‘1\nBenzoic acid (CAS No 65-85-0) and its sodium salt (CAS No 532-32-1)\nRinse-off products, except oral care products: 2,5 % (acid)\nOral care products: 1,7 % (acid)\nLeave-on products: 0,5 % (acid)\n1a\nSalts of benzoic acid other than that listed under reference number 1 and esters of benzoic acid\n0,5 % (acid)’\nd)) Reference number 8 is replaced by the following:\nReference No\nSubstance\nMaximum authorised concentration\nLimitations and requirements\nConditions of use and warnings which must be printed on the label\na\nb\nc\nd\ne\n‘8\nZinc pyrithione (*)\n(CAS No 13463-41-7)\nHair products: 1,0 %\nOther products: 0,5 %\nRinse-off products only.\nNo use in products for oral hygiene.’\ne)) Reference number 36 is deleted.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "As a preservative, see Annex VI, Part 1, No 3."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Solely for products which might be used for children under three years of age and which remain in prolonged contact with the skin."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "As a preservative, see Annex VI, Part 1, No 9."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "As a preservative, See Annex VI, Part 1, No 23."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f5",
      "text": "As a preservative, see Annex VI, Part 1, No 8.’"
    }
  ],
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  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2007/17/annex",
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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."
}