{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2019-1857/annex",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2019-1857/annex.json",
  "legislation": "eur/2019/1857",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Regulation (EU) 2019/1857 of 6 November 2019 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-2019-1857",
  "path": "annex",
  "kind": "annex",
  "number": null,
  "heading": null,
  "text": "Entry 27a of Annex VI to Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 is replaced by the following entry:\nFor use as a colorant, see Annex IV, No 143.\nIn case of combined use of Titanium Dioxide and Titanium Dioxide (nano), the sum shall not exceed the limit given in column g.’\nReferenceNumber\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‘27a\nTitanium dioxide\nTitanium Dioxide (nano)\n13463-67-7/1317-70-0/1317-80-2\n236-675-5/215-280-1/215-282-2\n25 %\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 ≥ 99 %,\nrutile form, or rutile with up to 5 % anatase, with crystalline structure and physical appearance as clusters of spherical, needle, or lanceolate shapes,\nmedian particle size based on number size distribution ≥ 30 nm,\naspect ratio from 1 to 4,5, and volume specific surface area ≤ 460 m2/cm3,\ncoated with Silica, Hydrated Silica, Alumina, Aluminium Hydroxide, Aluminium Stearate, Stearic Acid, Trimethoxycaprylylsilane, Glycerin, Dimethicone, Hydrogen Dimethicone, Simethicone,\nor coated with one of the following combinations:\nSilica at a maximum concentration of 16 % and Cetyl Phosphate at a maximum concentration of 6 %,\nAlumina at a maximum concentration of 7 % and Manganese Dioxide at a maximum concentration of 0,7 % (not to be used in lip products),\nAlumina at a maximum concentration of 3 % and Triethoxycaprylylsilane at a maximum concentration of 9 %,\nphotocatalytic activity ≤ 10 % compared to corresponding non-coated or non-doped reference,\nnanoparticles are photostable in the final formulation.\nFor face products containing Titanium Dioxide (nano) coated with the combination Alumina and Manganese Dioxide:\nNot to be used on the lips.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "For use as a colorant, see Annex IV, No 143."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "In case of combined use of Titanium Dioxide and Titanium Dioxide (nano), the sum shall not exceed the limit given in column g.’"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2019/1857/annex",
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  "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."
}