
Article 1 
Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 is amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.
Article 2 
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, 21 April 2016.
For the Commission
The President
Jean-Claude JUNCKER
ANNEX

Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 is amended as follows:

((1)) entry 15a is replaced by the following entry:

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
‘15a Potassium or sodium hydroxide Potassium hydroxide/sodium hydroxide 1310-58-3/1310-73-2 215-181-3/215-185-5 
(a) Nail cuticle solvent
 
(a) 5 %
  
(a) 
Avoid contact with eyes

Can cause blindness

Keep out of reach of children


(b) Hair straightener
 2 % General use Contains alkaliAvoid contact with eyesCan cause blindnessKeep out of reach of children
4,5 % Professional use For professional use onlyAvoid contact with eyesCan cause blindness

(c) pH adjuster for depilatories
  
(c) pH < 12,7
 
(c) 
Avoid contact with eyes


(d) Other uses as pH adjuster
  
(d) pH < 11
 


((2)) entry 15d is inserted:

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
‘15d Potassium hydroxide Potassium hydroxide 1310-58-3 215-181-3 Callosity softener/remover 1,5 %  Contains alkaliAvoid contact with eyesKeep out of reach of childrenRead directions for use carefully


