WORLD TRADE G/SPS/N/EEC/43
7March 1997
ORGANIZATION
(97-0937)
Committee onSanitary andPhytosanitary Measures
NOTIFICATION
1. Member toAgreement notifying: EUROPEAN COMMUNITY
Ifapplicable, name oflocal government involved:
2. Agency responsible: European Commission -Directorate General forConsumer Policy
3. Products covered (tariff item number(s) asspecified innational schedules deposited with
theWTO. ICSnumbers may beprovided inaddition, where applicable):
Cosmetic products asdefined inArticle 1ofDirective 76/68: anysubstance or
preparation intended forplacing incontact withthevarious external parts ofthehuman
body (epidermis, hairsystem, nails, lipsandexternal genital organs) orwiththeteeth
andthemucous membranes oftheoralcavity withaviewexclusively orprincipally to
cleaning them, perfuming them, changing theirappearance and/or correcting body
odours and/or protecting them orkeeping them ingood condition.
4. Title andnumber ofpages ofthenotified document:
20thCommission Directive 97/1(EC) of10January 1997 adapting totechnical
progress Annexes II,III,VIandVIIofCouncil Directive 76/768 (EEC) onthe
approximation ofthelawsoftheMember States relating tocosmetic products.
5. Description ofcontent:
Provisional banontheplacing onthemarket ofcertain ingredients ofbovine, ovine
andcaprine origin forthemanufacturing ofcosmetic products.
6. Objective andrationale: Protection ofpublic health
7. Aninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation does notexist [X].
Ifaninternational standard, guideline orrecommendation exists, whenever possible,
identify deviations:
8. Relevant documents andlanguage(s) inwhich these areavailable:
Official Journal oftheEuropean Community, no.L16, 18January 1997, p.85
9. Proposed date ofadoption: 10January 1997
10. Proposed date ofentry intoforce: 13January 1997
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11. Final date forcomments: 18April 1997
Agency orauthority designated tohandle comments: European Community Enquiry
Point
12. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress, telefax number andE-mail
address (ifavailable) ofother body: