Europe | Draft Commission Regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 as regards the use of Methyl-N-methylanthranilate in cosmetic products

Title of document
Draft Commission Regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the use of Methyl-N-methylanthranilate in cosmetic products (3 page(s), in English; 3 page(s), in English)

Description
This draft Commission Regulation would restrict the use of the substance Methyl-N-methylanthranilate (M-N-MA) in the following ways: M-N-MA content should be limited to maximum 0.1% for leave-on and 0.2% for rinse-off cosmetic products; the use of M-N-MA with nitrosating agents should be banned; the maximum nitrosamine content should be restricted to 50 µg/kg both for leave-on and rinse-off products; M-N-MA should not be used in leave-on sunscreen products and products marketed for exposure to natural/artificial UV light; products containing M-N-MA should be kept in nitrite-free containers.

Notifying member: European Union

Notification: G/TBT/N/EU/785

Objective tag
Protection of human health or safety

Documents

• 21_1890_00_e.pdf
• 21_1890_01_e.pdf

Agency responsible
European Commission

Timing:

• Submission: 11/03/2021
• Reception: 12/03/2021
• Distribution: 15/03/2021
• Final date for comments: 14/05/2021
• Proposed date of adoption: N/A