Cosmetics; Cosmetics. Toiletries (ICS 71.100.70)

Draft Commission Regulation amending Annexes II, III and V to Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the use in cosmetic products of certain substances classified as carcinogenic, mutagenic or toxic for reproduction (4 page(s), in English; 4 page(s), in English)

The draft measure is required to enact the prohibition to use as cosmetic ingredients substances classified as carcinogenic, mutagenic or toxic for reproduction (CMR) by Commission Regulation (EU) No 2020/1182, which has been adopted based on Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 (the CLP Regulation) and will apply from 1 March 2022. The adoption of this draft Regulation is, therefore, needed to reflect inRegulation (EC) No 1223/2009(the Cosmetics Regulation) the new CMRs classification provided by Commission Regulation (EU) No 2020/1182, in order to ensure legal certainty and a high level of protection of human health.