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Article 3 Safety

United Kingdom

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A cosmetic product made available on the market shall be safe for human health when used under normal or reasonably foreseeable conditions of use, taking account, in particular, of the following:

  1. (a)

    presentation including conformity with F1the Food Imitations (Safety) Regulations 1989;

  2. (b)

    labelling;

  3. (c)

    instructions for use and disposal;

  4. (d)

    any other indication or information provided by the responsible person defined in Article 4.

The provision of warnings shall not exempt persons defined in Articles 2 and 4 from compliance with the other requirements laid down in this Regulation.

Annotations

Textual amendments

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Words in Art. 3(a) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/696), reg. 1, Sch. 34 para. 4 (as amended by S.I. 2020/676, regs. 1(1), 3); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)