{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2018-885/annex",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2018-885/annex.json",
  "legislation": "eur/2018/885",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Regulation (EU) 2018/885 of 20 June 2018 amending Annex VI 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-2018-885",
  "path": "annex",
  "kind": "annex",
  "number": null,
  "heading": null,
  "text": "Annex VI to Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 is amended as follows:\n(1) entry 23 is replaced by the following entry:\nIn case of combined use of Methylene Bis-Benzotriazolyl Tetramethylbutylphenol and Methylene Bis-Benzotriazolyl Tetramethylbutylphenol (nano), the sum shall not exceed the limit given in column g.’;\nReference Number\nSubstance identification\nConditions\nWording of conditions of use and warnings\nChemical name/INN/XAN\nName of Common Ingredients Glossary\nCAS number\nEC number\nProduct type, body parts\nMaximum concentration in ready for use preparation\nOther\na\nb\nc\nd\ne\nf\ng\nh\ni\n‘23\n2,2′-Methylene- bis(6-(2H-benzotriazol-2-yl)-4-(1,1,3,3-tetramethylbutyl)phenol)/Bisoctrizole\nMethylene Bis-Benzotriazolyl Tetramethylbutylphenol\n103597-45-1\n403-800-1\n10 %\n(2) entry 23a is inserted:\nIn case of combined use of Methylene Bis-Benzotriazolyl Tetramethylbutylphenol and Methylene Bis-Benzotriazolyl Tetramethylbutylphenol (nano), the sum shall not exceed the limit given in column g.’.\nReference Number\nSubstance identification\nConditions\nWording of conditions of use and warnings\nChemical name/INN/XAN\nName of Common Ingredients Glossary\nCAS number\nEC number\nProduct type, body parts\nMaximum concentration in ready for use preparation\nOther\na\nb\nc\nd\ne\nf\ng\nh\ni\n‘23a\n2,2′-Methylene- bis(6-(2H-benzotriazol-2-yl)-4-(1,1,3,3-tetramethylbutyl)phenol)/Bisoctrizole\nMethylene Bis-Benzotriazolyl Tetramethylbutylphenol (nano)\n103597-45-1\n403-800-1\n10 %\nNot to be used in applications that may lead to exposure of the end user's lungs by inhalation.\nOnly nanomaterials having the following characteristics are allowed:\nPurity ≥ 98,5 %, with 2,2′-methylene-bis-(6(2H-benzotriazol-2-yl)-4-(isooctyl)phenol) isomer fraction not exceeding 1,5 %;\nSolubility < 5 ng/L in water at 25 °C;\nPartition coefficient (Log Pow): 12,7 at 25 °C;\nUncoated;\nMedian particle size D50 (50 % of the number below this diameter): ≥ 120 nm of mass distribution and/or ≥ 60 nm of number size distribution.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "In case of combined use of Methylene Bis-Benzotriazolyl Tetramethylbutylphenol and Methylene Bis-Benzotriazolyl Tetramethylbutylphenol (nano), the sum shall not exceed the limit given in column g.’;"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "In case of combined use of Methylene Bis-Benzotriazolyl Tetramethylbutylphenol and Methylene Bis-Benzotriazolyl Tetramethylbutylphenol (nano), the sum shall not exceed the limit given in column g.’."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2018/885/annex",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:44:04.222951+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."
}