# 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), Annex

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

Annex VI to Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 is amended as follows:
(1) entry 23 is replaced by the following entry:
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.’;
Reference Number
Substance identification
Conditions
Wording of conditions of use and warnings
Chemical name/INN/XAN
Name of Common Ingredients Glossary
CAS number
EC number
Product type, body parts
Maximum concentration in ready for use preparation
Other
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
i
‘23
2,2′-Methylene- bis(6-(2H-benzotriazol-2-yl)-4-(1,1,3,3-tetramethylbutyl)phenol)/Bisoctrizole
Methylene Bis-Benzotriazolyl Tetramethylbutylphenol
103597-45-1
403-800-1
10 %
(2) entry 23a is inserted:
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.’.
Reference Number
Substance identification
Conditions
Wording of conditions of use and warnings
Chemical name/INN/XAN
Name of Common Ingredients Glossary
CAS number
EC number
Product type, body parts
Maximum concentration in ready for use preparation
Other
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
i
‘23a
2,2′-Methylene- bis(6-(2H-benzotriazol-2-yl)-4-(1,1,3,3-tetramethylbutyl)phenol)/Bisoctrizole
Methylene Bis-Benzotriazolyl Tetramethylbutylphenol (nano)
103597-45-1
403-800-1
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 ≥ 98,5 %, with 2,2′-methylene-bis-(6(2H-benzotriazol-2-yl)-4-(isooctyl)phenol) isomer fraction not exceeding 1,5 %;
Solubility < 5 ng/L in water at 25 °C;
Partition coefficient (Log Pow): 12,7 at 25 °C;
Uncoated;
Median particle size D50 (50 % of the number below this diameter): ≥ 120 nm of mass distribution and/or ≥ 60 nm of number size distribution.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2018/885/annex (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2018-885/annex
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