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12 June 2019  
(19-4022) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  EUROPEAN UNION   
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:  European Commission  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
European Commission  
EU-TBT Enquiry Point  
Fax:  +(32) 2 299 80 43  
E-mail: grow-eu-tbt@ec.europa.eu   
Website: http://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools -databases/tbt/en/     
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 5.7.1 [   ], other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Cosmetics  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft 
Commi ssion Regulation amending and correcting Annexes II, III and V to Regulation (EC) 
No 1223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council on cosmetic products (21 
pages including annexes, in English)  
6. Description of content:  This draft Commission Reg ulation aims at prohibiting or 
restricting the use in cosmetic products of all substances which have been classified in 
2018 as carcinogenic, mutagenic or toxic for reproduction (CMR) by Commission 
Regulation (EU) N° 2018/140 amending for the purposes of i ts adaptation to technical 
and scientific progress Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 on classification, labelling and 
packaging of substances and mixtures.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of huma n health and safety  
8. Relevant documents:   
• Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 
30 November 2009 on Cosmetic Products ( OJ L 342, 22.12.2009, p. 59 -209) 
http://eur -lex.europa.eu/legal -
content/EN/TXT/?qid=1415977955828&uri=CELEX:32009R1223  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  Fourth quarter 2019  
Proposed date of entry into force:  20 days from publication in the Official Journal of 
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  10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
European Commission  
EU-TBT Enquiry Point  
Fax: + (32) 2 299 80 43  
E-mail: grow-eu-tbt@ec.europa.eu   
 
The text is available on the EU -TBT Website: http://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools -
databases/tbt/en/  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/TBT/EEC/19_ 3395_00_e.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2019/TBT/EEC/19_3395_01_e.pdf  
 