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Ref : EIC 230/2/12

9 August 2006

Dear Sirs,

Commercial Information Circular No. 304/2006

European Union (EU)* : Restrictions on the Use of Certain Hair Dye Chemicals

The European Commission (the Commission) has adopted a Directive to control the use of certain hair dye chemicals. Member States are required to put the Directive into force by 1 December 2006. Details are set out in Directive 2006/65/EC (the Directive), a copy (pdf format) of which is attached to this circular for reference.

DETAILS

  1. In order to protect the health of consumers, the EU authorities considered that uses of certain hair dye chemicals should be prohibited while the use of some others should be limited to certain conditions. Details are set out in sections (1) and (2) of the Annex (pdf format) to the Directive respectively.

ENQUIRIES

  1. For enquiries about the content of this circular, please contact the undersigned at telephone number 2398 5684.

Yours faithfully,



(Miss Veronica YIM)

for Director-General of Trade and Industry

* The EU includes Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, the Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom.



Note ：

  • While every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of the above information, the Department cannot guarantee this to be so and will not be held liable for any reliance placed on the same.