WORLD TRADE G/TBT/Notif.97.66
3March 1997
ORGANIZATION
(97-0860)
Committee onTechnical Barriers toTrade
NOTIFICATION
Thefollowing notification isbeing circulated inaccordance withArticle 10.6.
1. Member toAgreement notifying: EUROPEAN COMMUNITY
Ifapplicable, name oflocalgovernment involved (Articles 3.2and7.2):
2. Agency responsible: European Commission -Directorate General forConsumer Policy
Agency orauthority designated tohandle comments regarding thenotification canbe
indicated ifdifferent from above:
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X],2.10.1 [],5.6.2 [],5.7.1 [],other:
4. Products covered (HSorCCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading.
ICSnumbers maybeprovided inaddition, where applicable): Cosmetic products as
defined inArticle 1ofDirective 76/68: anysubstance orpreparation intended for
placing incontact withthevarious external parts ofthehuman body (epidermis, hair
system, nails, lipsandexternal genital organs) orwith theteeth andthemucous
membranes oftheoralcavity withaview exclusively orprincipally tocleaning them,
perfuming them, changing their appearance and/or correcting body odours and/or
protecting them orkeeping them ingood condition.
5. Title, number ofpages andlanguage(s) ofthenotified document: 20th Commission
Directive 97/1(EC) of10January 1997 Adapting toTechnical Progress Annexes II,III,
VI,andVIIofCouncil Directive 76/768 (EEC) ontheApproximation oftheLaws of
theMember States Relating toCosmetic Products
6. Description ofcontent: Provisional banontheplacing onthemarket ofcertain
ingredients ofbovine, ovine andcaprine origin forthemanufacturing ofcosmetic
products.
7. Objective andrationale: Protection ofpublic health
8. Relevant documents: Official Journal oftheEuropean Community, No. L16,
18January 1997, p.85
9. Proposed dateofadoption: 10January 1997
Proposed dateofentry intoforce: 13January 1997
ECmember States willtakeallnecessary measures toimplement theDirective by
30June1997.
10. Final dateforcomments: 18April 1997
11. Texts available from: National enquiry point [X]oraddress andtelefax number ofother
body: