Division A Labelling of contentsF1

The following provisions on labelling shall apply to the packaging of detergents sold to the general public.

The following weight percentage ranges:

• less than 5 %,

• 5 % or over but less than 15 %,

• 15 % or over but less than 30 %,

• 30 % and more,

shall be used to indicate the content of the constituents listed below where they are added in a concentration above 0,2 % by weight:

• phosphates,

• phosphonates,

• anionic surfactants,

• cationic surfactants,

• amphoteric surfactants,

• non-ionic surfactants,

• oxygen-based bleaching agents,

• chlorine-based bleaching agents,

• EDTA and salts thereof,

• NTA (nitrilotriacetic acid) and salts thereof,

• phenols and halogenated phenols,

• paradichlorobenzene,

• aromatic hydrocarbons,

• aliphatic hydrocarbons,

• halogenated hydrocarbons,

• soap,

• zeolites,

• polycarboxylates.

The following classes of constituent, if added, shall be listed irrespective of their concentration:

• enzymes,

• disinfectants,

• optical brighteners,

• perfumes.

If added, preservation agents shall be listed, irrespective of their concentration, using where possible the common F2ingredient names established under F3Article 33 of Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council on cosmetic products (“EU Regulation 1223/2009”).

If added at concentrations exceeding 0,01 % by weight, the allergenic fragrances that appear on the list of F4substances in Annex 3 to EU Regulation 1223/2009 to include the allergenic perfume ingredients from the list first established by the Scientific Committee on Cosmetics and Non-food Products (SCCNFP) in its opinion SCCNFP/0017/98, shall be listed F5using (where possible) the common ingredient names established under Article 33 of EU Regulation 1223/2009.

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The website address, from which the list of ingredients mentioned in section D of Annex VII can be obtained, shall be given on the packaging.

For detergents intended to be used in the industrial and institutional sector, and not made available to members of the general public, the abovementioned requirements do not have to be fulfilled if the equivalent information is provided by means of technical data sheets, safety data sheets, or in a similar appropriate manner.