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[Updated] EU to Amend Cosmetic Ingredient Use Requirements: 14 Newly Prohibited Ingredients and 2 Newly Restricted Ingredients

Sep 17, 2022
Jarius Ji
The EU introduced amendments to the Annexes of Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 on Cosmetic Products respectively on February 1, 2022 and February 3, 2022. The amendments include:
- Adding 14 prohibited ingredients
- Deleting 1 prohibited ingredient
- Adding 2 restricted ingredients
- Amending 1 permitted preservative

Editor's Note: This article was originally published on Feb. 10, 2022, and was updated on Sept. 17, 2022, as per the latest developments.

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Early this year, the EU launched a public consultation on a draft Commission Regulation concerning the use of CMR substances (substances classified as carcinogenic, mutagenic or toxic for reproduction) in cosmetics. On September 16, 2022, the EU introduced the finalized version of this Regulation. According to the Regulation, the adopted amendments will apply to all Member States from December 17, 2022. 3

EU to Restrict the Use of Methyl-N-methylanthranilate 1

On February 1, 2022, the EU released an amendment to the Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 (Cosmetics Regulation), in which Methyl-N-methylanthranilate (M-N-MA) (CAS No 85-91-6) was newly included into the restricted ingredients list with use restriction: 

m-n-ma.pngThe amendment is scheduled to come into effect from February 21, 2022. Products containing M-N-MA and not complying with these conditions shall not be placed on the Union market from August 21, 2022 and not be made available on the Union market from November 21, 2022. 

cosmetic-compliance-service-24.gifEU to Adopt Amendments Concerning CMR Substances 2

With the aim to reflect in the Cosmetics Regulation the new CMRs classification provided by Commission Regulation (EU) No 2020/1182 and Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/849, and to ensure legal certainty and high level of protection of human health, the EU issued a draft Commission Regulation to amend Annexes to Cosmetics Regulation on February 3, 2022. The draft regulation is open for comments until April 4, 2022, and the detailed amendments are shown as follows:

1. Prohibited ingredients: 14 added and 1 deleted

amendment-to-annex-i.png

2. Restricted ingredients: one added

amendment-to-annex-iii.png3. Permitted preservatives: one revised

The revisions are shown in red:

amendment-to-annex-v.png

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