[F1A. Labelling of contents U.K.
The following provisions on labelling shall apply to the packaging of detergents sold to the general public.
The following weight percentage ranges:
less than 5 %,
5 % or over but less than 15 %,
15 % or over but less than 30 %,
30 % and more,
shall be used to indicate the content of the constituents listed below where they are added in a concentration above 0,2 % by weight:
phosphates,
phosphonates,
anionic surfactants,
cationic surfactants,
amphoteric surfactants,
non-ionic surfactants,
oxygen-based bleaching agents,
chlorine-based bleaching agents,
EDTA and salts thereof,
NTA (nitrilotriacetic acid) and salts thereof,
phenols and halogenated phenols,
paradichlorobenzene,
aromatic hydrocarbons,
aliphatic hydrocarbons,
halogenated hydrocarbons,
soap,
zeolites,
polycarboxylates.
The following classes of constituent, if added, shall be listed irrespective of their concentration:
enzymes,
disinfectants,
optical brighteners,
perfumes.
If added, preservation agents shall be listed, irrespective of their concentration, using where possible the common nomenclature established under Article 8 of Council Directive 76/768/EEC of 27 July 1976 on the approximation of laws of the Member States relating to cosmetic products (1) .
If added at concentrations exceeding 0,01 % by weight, the allergenic fragrances that appear on the list of substances in Annex III, Part 1 to Directive 76/768/EEC, as a result of its amendment by Directive 2003/15/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (2) to include the allergenic perfume ingredients from the list first established by the Scientific Committee on Cosmetics and Non-food Products (SCCNFP) in its opinion SCCNFP/0017/98, shall be listed using the nomenclature of that Directive, as shall any other allergenic fragrances that are subsequently added to Annex III, Part 1 to Directive 76/768/EEC by adaptation of that Annex to technical progress.
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Textual Amendments
F2 Deleted by Regulation (EU) No 259/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 March 2012 amending Regulation (EC) No 648/2004 as regards the use of phosphates and other phosphorus compounds in consumer laundry detergents and consumer automatic dishwasher detergents (Text with EEA relevance).
The website address, from which the list of ingredients mentioned in section D of Annex VII can be obtained, shall be given on the packaging.
For detergents intended to be used in the industrial and institutional sector, and not made available to members of the general public, the abovementioned requirements do not have to be fulfilled if the equivalent information is provided by means of technical data sheets, safety data sheets, or in a similar appropriate manner.]
Textual Amendments
[F1 OJ L 262, 27.9.1976, p. 169 . Directive as last amended by Commission Directive 2005/80/EC ( OJ L 303, 22.11.2005, p. 32 ).]