Commercial Information Circular

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Ref. : EIC 230/2/12

22 May 2019

Dear Sirs,

Commercial Information Circular No. 395/2019

European Union (EU)* : Amendments to Regulation on Cosmetic Products and Establishing a Glossary of Common Ingredient Names for Use in the Labelling of Cosmetic Products

Further to Commercial Information Circular No. 339/2019 dated 6 May 2019, the European Commission (the Commission) has adopted a Regulation to amend Annexes III and V of Regulation (EC) No. 1223/2009 on cosmetic products regarding the use of Climbazole. The Commission has also adopted a Decision to establish a glossary of common ingredient names for use in the labelling of cosmetic products. Details are set out in Commission Regulation (EU) 2019/698 and Commission Decision (EU) 2019/701, which can be accessed through the following links:
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32019R0698&from=EN
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32019D0701&from=EN.

ENQUIRIES

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

Yours faithfully,

(LAU Lap)
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.