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Trade and Industry Department The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
Brand Hong Kong - Asia world city

Commercial Information Circular

24-hour hotline : 23 922 922

e-mail address : enquiry@tid.gov.hk

Ref.: EIC 230/6/14

20 February 2017

Dear Sirs,

Commercial Information Circular No. 144/2017

European Union (EU)* : Amendments to Regulation on Cosmetic Products

Further to Commercial Information Circular No. 879/2014 dated 10 October 2014, the European Commission has adopted two Regulations to amend Annexes III and VI of Regulation (EC) No. 1223/2009 on cosmetic products respectively. Details are set out in Commission Regulations (EU) 2017/237 and 2017/238, which can be accessed through the following links:
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32017R0237&from=EN
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32017R0238&from=EN

ENQUIRIES

2.For enquiries concerning the content of this circular, please contact the undersigned at 2398 5556.

Yours faithfully,

(Charles LO)
for Director-General of Trade and Industry

* The EU member countries are Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, 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.

Note 1 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.
Note 2 The biweekly newsletter "Regulatory 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. It is available at:
http://economists-pick-research.hktdc.com/business-news/subindex/en/Regulatory-Alert-EU/1X2ZT68A/1/0.htm.