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    Issue 31/2014 - Minor amendments to the Cosmetics Regulation in the European Union

    • Last Update: 2022-11-13
    • Source: Internet
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    On August 9, the European Union published Regulation (EU) No 866/2014 in its Official Journal amending Annex III, V and VI of the Cosmetics Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009, based on the opinion
    of the Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (SCCS) on four preservatives and one UV filtration formulation.

    For Annex III, items 265 and 266 were added, respectively: cetyl trimethylammonium chloride, octadecyltrimethylammonium chloride and docosyltrimonium
    chloride.
    SCCS states that these three preservative ingredients should be limited to the maximum concentration
    used.

    Item 44 of Annex V is amended to read: the maximum concentration of alkyl (C12-22) trimethylammonium bromide and ammonium chloride shall not exceed 0.
    1%; At the same time, item 59 was added, and the maximum concentration of citric acid and silver nitrate shall not exceed 0.
    2%.


    Annex VI adds item 29, nano ultraviolet filter formula triphenyl triazine can be used as a preservative and/or an active ingredient in deodorant and antiperspirant products, the maximum concentration is 0.
    2%.


    (Zhao Jing)





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