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The Cosmetic Products (Safety) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2010

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EXPLANATORY NOTE

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These Regulations transpose paragraphs 1 and 4 of Article 1 of Directive 2008/112/EC of the European Parliament and the Council of 16 December 2008 amending Council Directives 76/768/EEC, 88/378/EEC, 1999/13/EC and Directives 2000/53/EC, 2002/96/EC and 2004/42/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council in order to adapt them to Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures (OJ No L 345, 23.12.2008 p68), (“the Amending Directive”), by amending the Cosmetic Products (Safety) Regulations 2008 (SI 2008/1284) (“the Principal Regulations”). The Principal Regulations implemented Council Directive 76/768/EEC of 27 July 1976 (OJ No L 262, 27.9.1976, p169) on the approximation of the laws of the Member States on cosmetic products (“the Cosmetics Directive”).

Article 1 of the Amending Directive amends the Cosmetics Directive in order to adapt it to the system introduced by Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures (OJ L 353, 31.12.2008, p1). That Regulation provides for the harmonisation of the classification and labelling of substances and mixtures by aligning existing EU legislation with the United Nations Globally Harmonised System or GHS.

Regulations 1, 2(1), 2(2) and 2(4) shall apply from 27th August 2010.

Regulation 2(2) replaces references to “preparation” and “preparations” with references instead to “mixture” and “mixtures” throughout the Principal Regulations.

Regulation 2(3) applies from 1st December 2010 and amends regulation 16(4) of the Principal Regulations (information which must be made publicly accessible) so that the information required is limited to quantitative information relating to any substance which fulfils the criteria for certain stated hazard classes or categories in Annex I of Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 instead of quantitative information relating to any dangerous substances covered by Council Directive 67/548/EEC (OJ No 196, 16.8.67, p 1).

Regulation 2(4) adds the Amending Directive to Schedule 2 to the Principal Regulations, namely, the list of Directives implemented by the Principal Regulations.

An impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as it has no significant impact on the costs of business, charities and voluntary bodies.

A transposition note is available from the website of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (www.bis.gov.uk). A copy is annexed to the Explanatory Memorandum which is available alongside the instrument on the OPSI website (www.opsi.gov.uk). A copy has also been placed in the Libraries of both Houses of Parliament.

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