{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2014-1004/annex",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2014-1004/annex.json",
  "legislation": "eur/2014/1004",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Regulation (EU) No 1004/2014 of 18 September 2014 amending Annex V to Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council on cosmetic products (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2014-1004",
  "path": "annex",
  "kind": "annex",
  "number": null,
  "heading": null,
  "text": "Annex V to Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 is amended as follows:\n(1) entry 12 is replaced by the following:\nSubstance Identification\nConditions\nReference number\nChemical name/INN\nName of Common Ingredients Glossary\nCAS number\nEC number\nProduct type, Body parts\nMaximum concentration in ready for use preparation\nOther\nWording of conditions of use and warnings\na\nb\nc\nd\ne\nf\ng\nh\ni\n‘12\n4-Hydroxybenzoic acid and its Methyl- and Ethyl- esters, and their salts\n4-Hydroxybenzoic acid\nmethylparaben\npotassium ethylparaben\npotassium paraben\nsodium methylparaben\nsodium ethylparaben\nethylparaben\nsodium paraben\npotassium methylparaben\ncalcium paraben\n99-96-7\n99-76-3\n36457-19-9\n16782-08-4\n5026-62-0\n35285-68-8\n120-47-8\n114-63-6\n26112-07-2\n69959-44-0\n202-804-9\n202-785-7\n253-048-1\n240-830-2\n225-714-1\n252-487-6\n204-399-4\n204-051-1\n247-464-2\n274-235-4\n0,4 % (as acid) for single ester\n0,8 % (as acid) for mixtures of esters’\n(2) entry 12a is inserted:\nSubstance Identification\nConditions\nReference number\nChemical name/INN\nName of Common Ingredients Glossary\nCAS number\nEC number\nProduct type, Body parts\nMaximum concentration in ready for use preparation\nOther\nWording of conditions of use and warnings\na\nb\nc\nd\ne\nf\ng\nh\ni\n‘12a\nButyl 4-hydroxybenzoate and its salts\nPropyl 4-hydroxybenzoate and its salts\nButylparaben\npropylparaben\nsodium propylparaben\nsodium butylparaben\npotassium butylparaben\npotassium propylparaben\n94-26-8\n94-13-3\n35285-69-9\n36457-20-2\n38566-94-8\n84930-16-5\n202-318-7\n202-307-7\n252-488-1\n253-049-7\n254-009-1\n284-597-5\n0,14 % (as acid) for the sum of the individual concentrations\n0,8 % (as acid) for mixtures of substances mentioned in entry 12 and 12a, where the sum of the individual concentrations of butyl- and propylparaben and their salts does not exceed 0,14 %\nNot to be used in leave-on products designed for application on the nappy area of children under three years of age.\nFor leave-on products designed for children under three years of age:\n“Do not use on the nappy area”’",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2014/1004/annex",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:47:18.217961+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."
}