European Community Cosmetic Directive

Essential oils are also influenced by legislation that regulates specific products that may contain these oils, e,g,. the U.S. Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and the European Community Cosmetic Directive. Essential oils would not be anticipated to be of environmental concern, considering that they originate from botanical sources, Thus, natural processes exist to degrade essential oils and recycle their components effectively in the environment,... 

Since cosmetics are widely used consumer goods, all regulations concerning them have, as their prime and principal purpose, the guaranteeing of consumer safety. Thus, Article 2 of the European Union Cosmetics Directive 76/768/EEC expressly states A cosmetic product put on the market within the Community must not cause damage to human health under normal or reasonably foreseeable conditions of use Article 3 states that Member States... 

European Regulations. Regulations for cosmetics differ from country to country but, in general, are similar to or patterned after U.S. regulation. Thus, the identification of a cosmetic in the European Community differs only marginally from that in the United States. A 1991 European Economic Community (EEC) directive defines a cosmetic as ... 

EC (2003) Directive 2003/15/EC (relating to cosmetic products). European Community, Brussels. 

While the text of the final resolution recast of the European Union s Cosmetics Directive may have been the first national or supranational instrument to be passed by a Parliament with nano-specific provisions within its text, it will certainly not be the last. The Eurojjean Parliament and Council is still to vote on the inclusion of nano-specific provisions in the recast of its Novel Food Regulation and nano-specific amendments to the Registration, Evaluation, Authorization, and Restriction of Chemicals (REACFI) Regulation (Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006) appear inevitable. While such measures are jurisdiction specific, their impact—it passed—will be felt more widely non-European parties wishing to place products onto the European Community market will be required to comply with such instruments. As such, regulatory action within any one jurisdiction will have an impact beyond their territorial boundaries. 

EEC, 1976. Council Directive 76/768/EEC of 27 July 1976 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to cosmetic products, OJ L 262, 27.09.1976, p. 169, last update 07.08.2000. Luxembourg Ofiice for Ofiicial Publications of the European Communities. 

European Commission (1998) Twenty-third Commission Directive 98/ 62/EC of 3 September 1998 adapting to technical progress Annexes II, HI, VI and VII to Council Directive 76/ 768/ EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member states relating to cosmetic products. Offic J Eur Commun L 253 20-23... 

All national legislation must be consistent and read in line with European legislation. National legislation which is at odds with European law cannot be relied upon locally. EC law now covers almost all aspects of pharmaceutical development, manufacture and supply. However, there is still variation in the approach of Member States to the determination of whether a product is a medicinal product falling within the European pharmaceutical legislation, or should be classified as some other product, such as a food or cosmetic, despite the existence of the definition of medicinal product in Article 1 of Directive 65/65/EEC. Within the Community, it remains possible to see the same products accorded different categorisations and therefore supplied subject to different constraints in different Member States. 

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