Cosmetics products are defined by Article 2(1)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009. ESSENTIAL OILS AND RESINOIDS; PERFUMERY, COSMETIC OR TOILET PREPARATIONS (HS code(s): 33); Cosmetics. Toiletries (ICS code(s): 71.100.70)

The Cosmetic Products (Restriction of Chemical Substances) (No. 2) Regulations 2024

Further to our notification on 10 April 2024, the Department for Business and Trade: Office for Product Safety and Standards would like to prohibit a further 13 CMR substances in addition to those previously listed in the draft Statutory Instrument text that accompanied our earlier notification. Under Regulation (EC) No. 1223/2009 (the GB Cosmetics Regulation), Government is prohibiting a set of chemicals that have been classified as CMRs under Regulation (EC) No. 1272/2008 (the GB Classification Labelling, and Packaging (CLP) Regulation). We will amend technical Annex II to the GB Cosmetics Regulation to reflect the CLP classification.