
Article 1 
Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2 
From 25 March 2017 only cosmetic products which comply with this Regulation shall be placed and made available on the Union market.
Article 3 
This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.Done at Brussels, 4 March 2016.
For the Commission
The President
Jean-Claude JUNCKER
ANNEX

In Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009, the following entry is added:

Ref. No Substance identification Restrictions Wording of conditions of use and warnings
Chemical name/INN Name of Common Ingredients Glossary CAS number EC number Product type, body parts Maximum concentration in ready for use preparation Other 
a b c d e f g h i
‘x 2-(2-ethoxyethoxy)ethanolDiethylene Glycol Monoethyl Ether (DEGEE) Ethoxydiglycol 111-90-0 203-919-7 
(a) Oxidative hair dye products
 
(a) 7 %
 (a) to (e):
 The level of ethylene glycol impurity in Ethoxydiglycol must be ≤ 0,1 %.
 Not to be used in eye products and oral products.’ 

(b) Non-oxidative hair dye products
 
(b) 5 %


(c) Rinse-off products other than hair dye products
 
(c) 10 %


(d) Other non-spray cosmetic products
 
(d) 2,6 %


(e) The following spray products: fine fragrances, hair sprays, antiperspirants and deodorants
 
(e) 2,6 %

