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Commercial
Information Circulars
24-hour hotline : 23 922 922
e-mail address : enquiry@tid.gov.hk
Ref : EIC 230/2/12
18
February 2009
Dear Sirs,
Commercial
Information Circular No. 90/2009
European
Union (EU)* : Restrictions on the Use of Certain Chemicals
in
Cosmetic Products
Further to Commercial
Information Circular No. 534/2008 of 30 October 2008, the European Commission
(the Commission) has adopted a Directive to prohibit the use of certain
chemicals and specifying the conditions of use for some others in cosmetic
products including nail products and hair dyes. Details are set out
in the Commission Directive 2009/6/EC (the Directive), which can be
accessed through the following link :
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2009:036:0015:0017:EN:PDF
ENQUIRIES
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For enquiries
concerning the content of this circular, please contact the undersigned
at telephone number 2398 5556.
Yours faithfully,
(Miss Peggy LEUNG)
for Director-General of Trade and Industry
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The EU includes Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, the Czech Republic,
Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland,
Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland,
Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and the United
Kingdom.
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Electronic
services for Production Notification, Certificate of Origin, Textiles
Notifications, and Cargo Manifests enable traders to lodge/make
the relevant applications directly through their office computer
faster and easier. Tradelink Electronic Commerce Limited currently
runs services for the above documents,
and Global e-Trading Services Limited is providing electronic
services for Cargo Manifests. Please call the service providers
for enquiries on their services:
Global
e-Trading Services Limited (Tel. : 8109 1820)
Tradelink Electronic Commerce Limited (Tel. : 2599 1700)
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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.
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The
biweekly newsletter "Business Alert - EU" of the Hong
Kong Trade Development Council provides up-to-date information
on the latest developments in EU trade policy and trade regulations.
The newsletter is available for free e-subscription and can be
accessed through
http://www.tdctrade.com/alert/eualert.htm.
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