The Cosmetic Products (Safety) Regulations 1996

means an agent established within the Community appointed by a manufacturer of a cosmetic product to act on his behalf in relation to these Regulations;

means the Annex to Commission Directive No. 80/1335/EEC as amended by Commission Directive No. 87/143/EEC;

means the Annex to Commission Directive No. 82/434/EEC as amended by Commission Directive No. 90/207/EEC;

means the Annex to Commission Directive No. 83/514/EEC;

means the Annex to Commission Directive No. 85/490/EEC;

means the Annex to Commission Directive No. 93/73/EEC;

means the Annex to Commission Directive No. 95/32/EC;

means the Annex to Commission Directive No. 96/45/EC;

means a responsible person who submits a request for confidentiality.

means the labelling nomenclature designated in the inventory of ingredients employed in cosmetic products, drawn up in accordance with the provisions of the Directive and contained in Commission Decision 96/335/EC, as amended or substituted from time to time;

means a body responsible for requiring and receiving the information provided for in Articles 7.3, 7a.1 and 7a.4 of the Directive and granting and refusing requests for confidentiality pursuant to Article 4 of the Confidentiality Directive, and which is—

means any chemical substance or preparation of synthetic or natural origin, except for perfume and aromatic compositions, used in the composition of a cosmetic product;

means any substance or preparation intended to be placed in contact with any part of the external surfaces of the human body (that is to say, the epidermis, hair system, nails, lips and external genital organs) or with the teeth and the mucous membranes of the oral cavity with a view exclusively or mainly to cleaning them, perfuming them, changing their appearance, protecting them, keeping them in good condition or correcting body odours except where such cleaning, perfuming, protecting, changing, keeping or correcting is wholly for the purpose of treating or preventing disease;

means a cosmetic product intended to be applied in the vicinity of the eyes, on the lips, in the oral cavity or to the external genital organs, and does not include any cosmetic product which is intended to come into only brief contact with the skin;

means any action taken pursuant to or in connection with sections 13, 14, 16, 17, 28, 29, 30 or 31 of the Consumer Protection Act 1987.

means any activities conducted for the purpose of ascertaining the opinion of persons of— (a) any cosmetic product;

means a State which is a Contracting Party to the EEA Agreement;

means a substance which is added to a cosmetic product for the primary purpose of inhibiting the development of micro-organisms in that product;

means purchase for the purpose of carrying out a test.

means, in relation to a relevant cosmetic product,

includes offering to supply, agreeing to supply, exposing for supply and possessing for supply, and cognate expressions shall be construed accordingly;

means the European Economic Community and other States in the European Economic Area;

means Commission Directive 95/17/EC;

means Council Directive 76/768/EEC, as amended by Council Directive 82/368/EEC, Commission Directive 82/147/EEC, Commission Directive 83/191/EEC, Commission Directive 83/341/EEC, Council Directive 83/574/EEC, Commission Directive 83/496/EEC, Commission Directive 84/415/EEC, Commission Directive 85/391/EEC, Commission Directive 86/179/EEC, Commission Directive 86/199/EEC, Commission Directive 87/137/EEC, Commission Directive 88/233/EEC, Council Directive 88/667/EEC, Commission Directive 89/174/EEC, Council Directive 89/679/EEC, Commission Directive 90/121/EEC, Commission Directive 91/184/EEC, Commission Directive 92/8/EEC, Commission Directive 92/86/EEC, Commission Directive 93/47/EEC, Council Directive 93/35/EEC, Commission Directive 94/32/EC, Commission Directive 95/34/EC, and Commission Directive 96/41/EC;