Cosmetic Products (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations, 2005

Suppliment tal-Gazzetta tal-Gvern ta’ Malta, Nru. 17,807, 19 ta’ Awissu, 2005

L.N. 295 of 2005

PRODUCT SAFETY ACT

(ACT NO. V OF 2001)

Cosmetic Products (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations, 2005

IN exercise of the powers conferred by article 39 of the Product

Safety Act, the Minister for Competitiveness and Communications has,

on the advice of the Malta Standards Authority, made the following

regulations>-

The title of these regulations is the Cosmetic Products Citation and

coming into force.

(Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations, 2005, and they shall be read and

construed as one with the Cosmetic Products Regulations, 2004 L.N. 424 of 2004.

hereinafter referred to as “the principal regulations”.

These regulations implement the provisions of Commission

Directive 2005#42#EC of the 20 th June, 2005.

As from the 31 st December, 2005, cosmetic products that fail

to comply with the provisions of the these regulations shall not be placed

on the market by manufacturers or importers.

In the Second Schedule to the principal regulations, there shall Amends the Second

Schedule to the

be added the following reference numbers> -

principal

regulations.

“1133. Costus root oil (Saussurea lappa Clarke) (CAS No

8023-88-9), when used as a fragrance ingredient

1134. 7-Ethoxy-4-methylcoumarin (CAS No 87-05-8),

when used as a fragrance ingredient

1135. Hexahydrocoumarin (CAS No 700-82-3), when used

as a fragrance ingredient

1136. Peru balsam (INCI name> Myroxylon pereirae< CAS

No 8007-00-9), when used as a fragrance ingredient”.

In the Fourth Schedule to the principal regulations, in Part 1

thereof, the colouring agents “CI 12150”, “CI 20170” and “CI 27290”

shall be deleted.

In the Fifth Schedule to the principal regulations, in Part 1

thereof, for reference number 53 there shall be substituted by the

following>-

In the Fifth Schedule to the principal regulations, in Part 1

thereof, there shall be added the following reference number 57>-

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