COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 658/2013
of 10 July 2013
amending Annexes II and III to Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council on cosmetic products
(Text with EEA relevance)
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 November 2009 on cosmetic products (1), and in particular Article 31(1) thereof,
Whereas:
(1)
Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 replacing Council Directive 76/768/EEC of 27 July 1976 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to cosmetic products (2) will apply from 11 July 2013.
(2)
Annexes II and III to Directive 76/768/EEC were amended by Commission Implementing Directive 2012/21/EU (3) after the adoption of the Regulation, by including one hair dye substance into Annex II, 26 hair dye substances into Part 1 of Annex III and by changing the maximum authorised concentrations in the finished cosmetic product for two hair dye substances in Part 1 of Annex III. Those amendments should now be reflected in Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009.
(3)
In accordance with Implementing Directive 2012/21/EU, Member States are to apply the laws, regulations and administrative provisions adopted in order to comply with that Directive from 1 September 2013. Therefore, this Regulation should apply from that date.
(4)
Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 should therefore be amended accordingly.
(5)
The measures provided for in this Regulation are in accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Cosmetic Products,
HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:
Article 1
Annexes II and III to Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 are amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
It shall apply from 1 September 2013.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.
Done at Brussels, 10 July 2013.