S.I. No. 297/2017 - European Union (Cosmetic Products) (Amendment) Regulations 2017.

Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of 11th July, 2017.

I, SIMON HARRIS, Minister for Health, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 3 of the European Communities Act 1972 (No. 27 of 1972) and for the purpose of giving full effect to Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/1190 of 20 July 2015¹ , Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/1120 of 11 July 2016² , Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/1121 of 11 July 2016³ , Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/1143 of 13 July 2016⁴ , Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/1198 of 22 July 2016⁵ , Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/314 of 4 March 2016⁶ and Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/237 of 10 February 2017⁷ , hereby make the following regulations:

1. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the European Union (Cosmetic Products) (Amendment) Regulations 2017.

(2) The Principal Regulations, the European Union (Cosmetic Products) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 ( S.I. No. 512 of 2015 ), the Regulations of 2016 and these Regulations may be cited together as the European Union (Cosmetic Products) Regulations 2013 to 2017 and shall be construed together as one.

2. In these Regulations—

“Principal Regulations” means the European Union (Cosmetic Products) Regulations 2013 ( S.I. No. 440 of 2013 );

“Regulations of 2016” means the European Union (Cosmetic Products) (Amendment) Regulations 2016 ( S.I. No. 317 of 2016 ).

3. Regulation 2(1) (as amended by Regulation 3 of the Regulations of 2016) of the Principal Regulations is amended by substituting for the definition of “EU Regulation” the following:

“‘EU Regulation’ means Regulation (EC) No. 1223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 November 2009⁸ , as amended by Commission Regulation (EU) No. 344/2013 of 4 April 201319, Commission Regulation (EU) No. 483/2013 of 24 May 2013⁹ , Commission Regulation (EU) No. 658/2013 of 10 July 2013¹⁰ , Commission Regulation (EU) No. 1197/2013 of 25 November 2013¹¹ , Commission Regulation (EU) No. 358/2014 of 9 April 2014¹² , Commission Regulation (EU) No. 866/2014 of 8 August 2014¹³ , Commission Regulation (EU) No. 1003/2014 of 18 September 2014¹⁴ , Commission Regulation (EU) No. 1004/2014 of 18 September 2014¹⁵ , Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/1190 of 20 July 20151, Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/1298 of 28 July 2015¹⁶ , Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/621 of 21 April 2016¹⁷ , Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/622 of 21 April 2016¹⁸ , Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/1120 of 11 July 2016², Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/1121 of 11 July 2016³, Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/1143 of 13 July 2016⁴, Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/1198 of 22 July 2016⁵, Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/314 of 4 March 2016⁶ and Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/237 of 10 February 2017⁷;”.

GIVEN under my Official Seal,

5 July 2017.

SIMON HARRIS,

Minister for Health.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.)

These Regulations amend the European Union (Cosmetic Products) Regulations 2013 to give effect to a number of Commission Regulations. These Regulations have the effect of—

— accounting for amendments pertaining to the restrictions in relation to permanent hair dyes (Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/1190 of 20 July 2015),

— accounting for amendments pertaining to the restrictions in relation to carbon black (Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/1120 of 11 July 2016),

— accounting for amendments pertaining to the restrictions in relation to Ethyl Lauroyl Arginate HCl (Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/1121 of 11 July 2016),

— accounting for amendments pertaining to the restrictions in relation to Titanium Dioxide (Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/1143 of 13 July 2016),

— accounting for amendments pertaining to the restrictions in relation to Methylisothiazolinone (Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/1198 of 22 July 2016),

— accounting for amendments pertaining to the restrictions in relation to Diethylene Glycol Monoethyl Ether (DEGEE) (Commission Regulation (EU) 2016/314 of 4 March 2016),

— accounting for amendments pertaining to the restrictions in relation to permanent hair dyes (Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/237 of 10 February 2017).

These Regulations may be cited as the European Union (Cosmetic Products) (Amendment) Regulations 2017.

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