Directive 1979/661 - Amendment of Directive 76/768/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to cosmetic products

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  2. Key information
  3. Key dates
  4. Legislative text
  5. 31979L0661
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Current status

This directive was in effect from July 26, 1979 until July 11, 2013 and should have been implemented in national regulation on July 30, 1979 at the latest.

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Key information

official title

Council Directive 79/661/EEC of 24 July 1979 amending Directive 76/768/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to cosmetic products
 
Legal instrument Directive
Number legal act Directive 1979/661
Original proposal COM(1979)403 EN
CELEX number i 31979L0661

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Key dates

Document 24-07-1979
Publication in Official Journal 31-07-1979; Special edition in Estonian: Chapter 13 Volume 005,Special edition in Romanian: Chapter 13 Volume 005,Special edition in Slovak: Chapter 13 Volume 005,Special edition in Czech: Chapter 13 Volume 005,Special edition in Lithuanian: Chapter 13 Volume 005,Special edition in Maltese: Chapter 13 Volume 005,Special edition in Portuguese: Chapter 15 Volume 002,Special edition in Hungarian: Chapter 13 Volume 005,Special edition in Spanish: Chapter 15 Volume 002,Special edition in Finnish: Chapter 13 Volume 010,Special edition in Croatian: Chapter 13 Volume 016,Special edition in Bulgarian: Chapter 13 Volume 005,Special edition in Latvian: Chapter 13 Volume 005,Special edition in Swedish: Chapter 13 Volume 010,Special edition in Polish: Chapter 13 Volume 005,Special edition in Greek: Chapter 13 Volume 008,OJ L 192, 31.7.1979,Special edition in Slovenian: Chapter 13 Volume 005
Effect 26-07-1979; Entry into force Date notif.
End of validity 11-07-2013; See 31976L0768
Transposition 30-07-1979; At the latest See Art 2
Notification 26-07-1979

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Legislative text

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31979L0661

Council Directive 79/661/EEC of 24 July 1979 amending Directive 76/768/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to cosmetic products

Official Journal L 192 , 31/07/1979 P. 0035 - 0035

Greek special edition: Chapter 13 Volume 8 P. 0179

Spanish special edition: Chapter 15 Volume 2 P. 0145

Portuguese special edition Chapter 15 Volume 2 P. 0145

Finnish special edition: Chapter 13 Volume 10 P. 0040

Swedish special edition: Chapter 13 Volume 10 P. 0040

COUNCIL DIRECTIVE of 24 July 1979 amending Directive 76/768/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to cosmetic products (79/661/EEC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 100 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Whereas Article 5 of Council Directive 76/768/EEC of 27 July 1976 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to cosmetic products (1) lays down that, on expiry of a three-year period from notification of the Directive, the substances and colouring agents listed in Annex IV thereof shall either be definitively permitted, or definitively prohibited, retained for a further period of three years in Annex IV, or deleted from all Annexes;

Whereas, in view of the complexity of the problems to be solved, this deadline cannot be met and must therefore be extended,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:

Article 1

Directive 76/768/EEC is hereby amended as follows: 1. In the first subparagraph of Article 5, the words "For a period of three years from notification of this Directive" shall be replaced by "Until 31 December 1980".

  • 2. 
    In the second subparagraph of Article 5, the words "On expiry of the three-year period" shall be replaced by "From 1 January 1981".

Article 2

Member States shall take all measures necessary to comply with this Directive by 30 July 1979. They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof.

Article 3

This Directive is addressed to the Member States.

Done at Brussels, 24 July 1979.

For the Council

The President

  • M. 
    O'KENNEDY (1)OJ No L 262, 27.9.1976, p. 169.

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