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Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 on cosmetic products
Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 is the EU law on cosmetic products, adopted on 30 November 2009.
Not advice An educational summary of a public standard, as of 2026-09-30; not compliance advice. Read the current text at the source.
For perfumery its annexes matter most: Annex III names the fragrance substances a label must list above a stated concentration, and Annex II the substances that are prohibited. It has been amended many times; three amendments are recorded here.
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- Name
- Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 on cosmetic products
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REGULATION (EC) No 1223/2009 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 30 November 2009 on cosmetic products
EU-2009-1223 · Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 November · read 2026-09-30
confidence A
- Body
- the European Union (law)
documented
REGULATION (EC) No 1223/2009 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 30 November 2009 on cosmetic products
EU-2009-1223 · Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 November · read 2026-09-30
confidence A
- Instrument
- Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council · Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009
documented
REGULATION (EC) No 1223/2009 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 30 November 2009 on cosmetic products
EU-2009-1223 · Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 November · read 2026-09-30
confidence A
- Kind of rule
- a labelling condition (Annex III): named in the list of ingredients above a stated concentration; and prohibitions (Annex II)
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The presence of the substance must be indicated in the list of ingredients referred to in Article 19(1)(g) when its concentration exceeds: — 0,001 % in leave-on products — 0,01 % in rinse-off products
EU-2009-1223 · Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 November · read 2026-09-30
confidence A
- What drives it
- not on record
not on record
the text names no single intrinsic property for this act
- In short
- The EU law on cosmetic products. Its Annex III names fragrance substances that must appear in the list of ingredients when their concentration exceeds a stated level (lower in leave-on than in rinse-off products); its Annex II lists prohibited substances, among them furocoumarins except for the normal content of natural essences.
documented
The presence of the substance must be indicated in the list of ingredients referred to in Article 19(1)(g) when its concentration exceeds: — 0,001 % in leave-on products — 0,01 % in rinse-off products
EU-2009-1223 · Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 November · read 2026-09-30
confidence A
- Dates
- adopted: 30 November 2009
documented
REGULATION (EC) No 1223/2009 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 30 November 2009 on cosmetic products
EU-2009-1223 · Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 November · read 2026-09-30
confidence A
- adopted: 30 November 2009
- Applies to
- Coumarin (Annex III entry 77: Coumarin)
documented
77 2H-1-Benzopyran-2-one Coumarin 91-64-5
EU-2009-1223 · Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 November · read 2026-09-30
confidence A
- geraniol (Annex III entry 78: Geraniol)
documented
78 2,6-Octadien-1-ol, 3,7-dimethyl-, (2E)- Geraniol 106-24-1
EU-2009-1223 · Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 November · read 2026-09-30
confidence A
- hydroxyisohexyl 3-cyclohexene carboxaldehyde (HICC) (Annex III entry 79: Hydroxyisohexyl 3-cyclohexene carboxaldehyde (deleted in 2017: prohibited))
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79 3 and 4-(4-Hydroxy-4-methylpentyl)cyclohex-3-ene-1-carbaldehyde Hydroxyisohexyl 3-cyclohexene carboxaldehyde 51414-25-6/31906-04-4
EU-2009-1223 · Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 November · read 2026-09-30
confidence A
- Citral (Annex III entry 70: Citral)
documented
70 3,7-Dimethyl-2,6-octadienal Citral 5392-40-5
EU-2009-1223 · Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 November · read 2026-09-30
confidence A
- Eugenol (Annex III entry 71: Eugenol)
documented
71 Phenol, 2-methoxy-4-(2-propenyl) Eugenol 97-53-0
EU-2009-1223 · Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 November · read 2026-09-30
confidence A
- Hydroxycitronellal (Annex III entry 72: Hydroxycitronellal)
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72 7-Hydroxycitronellal Hydroxycitronellal 107-75-5
EU-2009-1223 · Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 November · read 2026-09-30
confidence A
- Isoeugenol (Annex III entry 73: Isoeugenol)
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73 Phenol, 2-methoxy-4-(1-propenyl)- Isoeugenol 97-54-1
EU-2009-1223 · Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 November · read 2026-09-30
confidence A
- butylphenyl methylpropional (p-BMHCA, Lilial) (Annex III entry 83: Butylphenyl methylpropional (later prohibited))
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83 2-(4-tert-Butylbenzyl)propionaldehyde Butylphenyl methylpropional 80-54-6
EU-2009-1223 · Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 November · read 2026-09-30
confidence A
- linalool (Annex III entry 84: Linalool)
documented
84 1,6-Octadien-3-ol, 3,7-dimethyl- Linalool 78-70-6
EU-2009-1223 · Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 November · read 2026-09-30
confidence A
- citronellol (Annex III entry 86: Citronellol)
documented
86 Citronellol/(±) -3,7-dimethyloct-6-en-1-ol Citronellol 106-22-9/26489-01-0
EU-2009-1223 · Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 November · read 2026-09-30
confidence A
- Limonene (Annex III entry 88: Limonene)
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88 (4R)-1-Methyl-4-(1-methylethenyl)cyclohexene Limonene 5989-27-5
EU-2009-1223 · Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 November · read 2026-09-30
confidence A
- Bergapten (Annex II: furocoumarins (5-methoxypsoralen is bergapten), except the normal content of natural essences)
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Furocoumarines (e. g. trioxysalen (INN), 8-methoxypsoralen, 5-methoxypsoralen) except for normal content in natural essences used.
EU-2009-1223 · Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 November · read 2026-09-30
confidence A
- oakmoss absolute (oak moss extract) (Annex III entry 91: Oak moss extract (Evernia prunastri extract))
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91 Oak moss extract Evernia prunastri extract 90028-68-5
EU-2009-1223 · Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 November · read 2026-09-30
confidence A
- Coumarin (Annex III entry 77: Coumarin)
- As of
- 2026-09-30
read date
the house’s own reading, labelled as such
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confidence B
- The text
- read the current text at the source
source
EU-2009-1223 · Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 November · read 2026-09-30
the current text is the one to read
confidence A
- Amended by
- Teaching accords it touches
Sources
- EU-2009-1223 · Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 November 2009 on cosmetic products (recast). OJ L 342, 22.12.2009, p. 59. eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2009/1223/oj · read 2026-09-30 · EU legislation; reuse terms not re-read (UNVERIFIED); quoted
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this record as data: /data/regulation/eu-2009-1223.json · version 1 · updated 2026-09-30 · confidence A