# Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/1120 of 11 July 2016 amending Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council on cosmetic products (Text with EEA relevance), Annex

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 is amended as follows:
Reference number
Substance identification
Conditions
Wording of conditions of use and warnings
Chemical Name
Colour index Number/Name of Common Ingredients Glossary
CAS number
EC number
Colour
Product type, Body parts
Maximum concentration in ready for use preparation
Other
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‘126
Carbon black
77266
1333-86-4, 7440-44-0
215-609-9, 231-153-3, 931-328-0, 931-334-3
Black
Purity > 97 %, with the following impurity profile: Ash content ≤ 0,15 %, total sulphur ≤ 0,65 %, total PAH ≤ 500 ppb and benzo(a)pyrene ≤ 5 ppb, dibenz(a,h)anthracene ≤ 5 ppb, total As ≤ 3 ppm, total Pb ≤ 10 ppm, total Hg ≤ 1 ppm.
126a
Carbon black
77266 (nano)
Carbon Black (nano)
1333-86-4, 7440-44-0
215-609-9, 231-153-3, 931-328-0, 931-334-3
Black
10 %
Not to be used in applications that may lead to exposure of the end user's lungs by inhalation.
Only nanomaterials having the following characteristics are allowed:
Purity > 97 %, with the following impurity profile: Ash content ≤ 0,15 %, total sulphur ≤ 0,65 %, total PAH ≤ 500 ppb and benzo(a)pyrene ≤ 5 ppb, dibenz(a,h)anthracene ≤ 5 ppb, total As ≤ 3 ppm, total Pb ≤ 10 ppm, and total Hg ≤ 1 ppm;
Primary particle size ≥ 20 nm.’

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2016/1120/annex (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2016-1120/annex
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