http://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2009/1223/article/25Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 November 2009 on cosmetic products (recast) (Text with EEA relevance)Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the CouncilRegulation (EC) No 1223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 November 2009 on cosmetic products (recast) (Text with EEA relevance)King's Printer of Acts of Parliamenthttps://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/eu-exit/https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:02009R1223-20201203texttext/xmlen2026-07-17Expert Participation2026-07-15 CHAPTER VIIINON-COMPLIANCE, SAFEGUARD CLAUSENon-compliance by the responsible personArticle 251... Competent authorities shall require the responsible person to take all appropriate measures, including corrective actions bringing the cosmetic product into conformity, the withdrawal of the product from the market or its recall, within an expressly mentioned time limit, commensurate with the nature of the risk, where there is non-compliance with any of the following:athe good manufacturing practice referred to in Article 8;bthe safety assessment referred to in Article 10;cthe requirements for the product information file referred to in Article 11;dthe provisions on sampling and analysis referred to in Article 12;ethe notification requirements referred to in Articles 13 and 16;fthe restrictions for substances referred to in Articles 14, 15 and 17;gthe animal testing requirements referred to in Article 18;hthe labelling requirements referred to in Article 19(1), (2), (5) and (6);ithe requirements related to product claims set out in Article 20;jthe access to information for the public referred to in Article 21;kthe communication of serious undesirable effects referred to in Article 23;lthe information requirements on substances referred to in Article 24.2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3The responsible person shall ensure that the measures referred to in paragraph 1 are taken in respect of all the products concerned which are made available on the market ....4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5The competent authority shall take all appropriate measures to prohibit or restrict the making available on the market of the cosmetic product or to withdraw the product from the market or to recall it in the following cases:awhere an immediate action is necessary in the event of serious risk to human health; orbwhere the responsible person does not take all appropriate measures within the time limit referred to in paragraph 1....6In the event of serious risks to human health, a competent authority which has taken measures under paragraph 5 must inform all other competent authorities of the measures taken.7For the purposes of paragraph 6 the database provided for in regulation 33(A1) of the General Product Safety Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/1803) must be used.Words in Art. 25(1) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/696), reg. 1, Sch. 34 para. 23(a) (as amended by S.I. 2020/676, regs. 1(1), 3); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)Art. 25(2) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/696), reg. 1, Sch. 34 para. 23(b) (as amended by S.I. 2020/676, regs. 1(1), 3); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)Words in Art. 25(3) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/696), reg. 1, Sch. 34 para. 23(c) (as amended by S.I. 2020/676, regs. 1(1), 3); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)Art. 25(4) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/696), reg. 1, Sch. 34 para. 23(d) (as amended by S.I. 2020/676, regs. 1(1), 3); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)Words in Art. 25(5) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/696), reg. 1, Sch. 34 para. 23(e) (as amended by S.I. 2020/676, regs. 1(1), 3); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)Art. 25(6) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/696), reg. 1, Sch. 34 para. 23(f) (as amended by S.I. 2020/676, regs. 1(1), 3); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)Art. 25(7) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/696), reg. 1, Sch. 34 para. 23(g) (as amended by S.I. 2020/676, regs. 1(1), 3); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)