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Council Directive 83/574/EEC of 26 October 1983 amending for the third time Directive 76/768/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to cosmetic products

Official Journal L 332 , 28/11/1983 P. 0038 - 0042

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COUNCIL DIRECTIVE of 26 October 1983 amending for the third time Directive 76/768/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to cosmetic products (83/574/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 (1),

Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2),

Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (3),

Whereas Article 11 of Directive 76/768/EEC (4), as last amended by Directive 83/496/EEC (5), provides that the Commission shall, on the basis of the results of the latest scientific and technical research, submit to the Council appropriate proposals establishing lists of permitted substances;

Whereas, on the basis of the latest scientific and technical research, a list of substances authorized as ultra-violet filters can be established;

Whereas the amendments necessary to adapt Annex VII to technical progress must also be adopted in accordance with the procedure of the Committee established by Directive 76/768/EEC;

Whereas the indication of the expiry date for cosmetic products whose period of stability is less than three years, provided for in Article 6 (1) (c) of Directive 76/768/EEC, is not justified in the case of cosmetic products which may still be used after that period ; whereas indication of the date of minimum durability is therefore more appropriate,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:

Article 1

Directive 76/768/EEC is hereby amended as follows: 1. Annex VII, in the form of the Annex hereto, is added. It lists the ultra-violet filters which may be included in cosmetic products under the conditions laid down therein.

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  The following items shall be added to Article 4:

" (g) UV filters other than those listed in Part 1 of Annex VII;

(h) UV filters listed in Part 1 of Annex VII, beyond the limits and outside the conditions laid down therein.

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• 3. 

  The following paragraphs shall be added to Article 5:

"Until 31 December 1988, Member States shall permit the marketing of cosmetic products containing the UV filters listed in Part 2 of Annex VII, within the limits and under the conditions laid down therein.

On 1 January 1989, these UV filters shall be: - definitively permitted (Part 1 of Annex VII),

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  definitively prohibited (Annex II),

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  retained in part 2 of Annex VII for a specified period, or

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  deleted from all Annexes."

• 4. 

  Paragraph 1 (c) of Article 6 shall be replaced by:

"(c) the date of minimum durability. The date of minimum durability of a cosmetic product shall be the date until which this product, stored under appropriate conditions, (1) OJ No C 32, 9.2.1982, p. 2. (2) OJ No C 307, 14.11.1983, p. 105. (3) OJ No C 310, 30.11.1981, p. 5. (4) OJ No L 262, 27.9.1976, p. 169. (5) OJ No L 275, 8.10.1983, p. 20. continues to fulfil its initial function and in particular remains in conformity with Article 2.

It shall be indicated by the words "Best used before the end of ..." followed by: - either the date itself

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  or an indication of where it appears in the labelling.

If necessary, this information shall be supplemented by an indication of the conditions which must be satisfied to guarantee the stated durability.

The date shall be clearly expressed and comprise the month and the year,...

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