The Cosmetic Products (Safety) Regulations 1996

Particular requirements

4.—(1) The following provisions of this regulation are without prejudice to regulation 3 and are subject to regulation 5.

(2) No person shall supply a cosmetic product which contains—

(a) any substance listed in column 2 of Schedule 1, provided that no account shall be taken of any such substance which is present only as a trace which could not reasonably have been removed during or after manufacture;

(b) any substance listed in column 2 of Schedule 2, unless the requirements in columns 3, 4, 5 and (in the case of Part II) 7 of that Schedule in relation to that substance are satisfied;

(c) any colouring agent listed in columns 1 and 2 of Schedule 3 with the exception of cosmetic products containing colouring agents intended solely to colour hair unless—

(i) the requirements in columns 3 and 4 of Part I of that Schedule in relation to that colouring agent are satisfied; or

(ii) the requirements in columns 3 and 4 of Part II of that Schedule in relation to that colouring agent are satisfied and the cosmetic product in question was supplied on or before the date specified in column 5 of that Part;

(d) any colouring agent which is not listed in Schedule 3 with the exception of cosmetic products containing colouring agents intended solely to colour hair;

(e) any preservative listed in column 2 of Schedule 4 unless—

(i) the requirements in columns 3, 4 and 5 of Part I of that Schedule in relation to that preservative are satisfied; or

(ii) the requirements in columns 3, 4 and 5 of Part II of that Schedule in relation to that preservative are satisfied and the preservative in question is supplied on or before the date specified in column 7 of that Part;

(f) any preservative which is not listed in Schedule 4;

(g) any preservative listed in column 2 of Part II of Schedule 4 after the date specified in column 7 of that Part;

(h) any UV filter listed in column 2 of Schedule 5 unless—

(i) the requirements in columns 3 and 4 of Part I of that Schedule in relation to that UV filter are satisfied; or

(ii) the requirements in columns 3 and 4 of Part II of that Schedule in relation to that UV filter are satisfied and the UV filter in question is supplied on or before the date specified in column 6 of that Part;

(i) any UV filter which is not listed in Schedule 5.

(3) No person shall supply a cosmetic product which contains any ingredients or combinations of ingredients which are tested on animals where such testing takes place after 1st January 1998 and is undertaken in order that the cosmetic product may satisfy any requirements of these Regulations.

(4) Any reference to testing on animals in the labelling, putting up for sale or advertising of a cosmetic product must state clearly whether the tests carried out involved the cosmetic product itself or its ingredients.

(5) No person shall supply any cosmetic product in respect of which the requirements of paragraph (4) above are not satisfied.