Retained EU Law SI 2009/1223 United Kingdom

Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 November 2009 on cosmetic products (recast) (Text with EEA relevance)

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Status
In Force
Penalty ceiling
Regulated

Does it bind you?

Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.

Distributor3 Manufacturer2

Other Acts binding the same actors

If a role above is yours, these are the other instruments that most often bind it.

Distributor — also bound by 182 other Acts
Manufacturer — also bound by 502 other Acts

What it requires

Regulations creating concrete business duties or carrying penalties, grouped as the instrument is structured. Titles link to the source text — blue means you’re leaving for legislation.gov.uk.

s.art004 Responsible person Regulated
  • Ensure a responsible person is in place before selling cosmetic productsManufacturer
s.art006 Obligations of distributors Regulated
  • Distributors: check cosmetic products before placing on marketDistributor
s.art007 Identification within the supply chain Regulated
  • Supply chain identification for cosmetic productsDistributor
s.art008 Good manufacturing practice Regulated
  • Manufacture cosmetic products in line with good manufacturing practiceManufacturer
s.art023 Communication of serious undesirable effects Regulated
  • Report serious cosmetic product side effects to authorities immediatelyDistributor
38 other provisions — procedural and definitional
s.annex 2 para.1 For the purposes of the Annexes II to VI: ‘Rinse-off...
s.annex viii para.1 This Annex lists the alternative methods validated by the European...
s.art001 Scope and objective
s.art002 Definitions
s.art003 Safety
s.art005 Obligations of responsible persons
s.art005 Obligations of responsible persons established in Northern Ireland
s.art009 Free movement
s.art010 Safety assessment
s.art011 Product information file
s.art012 Sampling and analysis
s.art013 Notification
s.art014 Restrictions for substances listed in the Annexes
s.art015 Substances classified as CMR substances
s.art016 Nanomaterials
s.art017 Traces of prohibited substances
s.art018 Animal testing
s.art019 Labelling
s.art020 Product claims
s.art021 Access to information for the public
s.art022 In-market control
s.art024 Information on substances
s.art025 Non-compliance by the responsible person
s.art026 Non-compliance by distributors
s.art027 Safeguard clause
s.art028 Good administrative practices
s.art029 Cooperation between competent authorities
s.art030 Power to amend Articles
s.art031 Power to amend the annexes
s.art032 Procedure for making regulations
s.art033 Further duties of the Secretary of State
s.art034 Competent authorities, poison control centres or assimilated entities
s.art035 Annual report on animal testing
s.art036 Formal objection against harmonised standards
s.art037 Penalties
s.art038 Repeal
s.art039 Transitional provisions
s.art040 Entry into force and date of application

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