Statutory Instruments
2000 No. 1679
CONSUMER PROTECTION
The Cosmetic Products (Safety) (Amendment) Regulations 2000
Made
26th June 2000
Laid before Parliament
27th June 2000
Coming into force
29th June 2000
Whereas the Secretary of State is a Minister designated( 1 ) for the purposes of the European Communities Act 1972( 2 ) in relation to measures for safety and consumer protection as regards cosmetic products and any provisions concerning the composition, labelling, marketing, classification or description of cosmetic products:
Now, therefore, the Secretary of State in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 2 of that Act hereby makes the following Regulations:—
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Cosmetic Products (Safety) (Amendment) Regulations 2000 and shall come into force on the 29th June 2000.
2. The Cosmetic Products (Safety) Regulations 1996( 3 ) are amended as follows—
(a) in regulation 1(8) by substituting the date “30th June 2002”( 4 ) for the date “30th June 2000”;
(b) in regulation 2(1), in the definition of “the Directive”, by deleting the word “and” before “Commission Directive 98/62/EC ”( 5 ) and by adding the words “, and Commission Directive 2000/41/EC ”( 6 ) at the end of that definition;
(c) in regulation 4(3) by substituting the date “30th June 2002”( 4 ) for the date “30th June 2000”.
Kim Howells,
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Consumers and Corporate Affairs,
Department of Trade and Industry
26th June 2000
1972/1811 , 1975/1707 , 1993/2661 .
S.I. 1996/2925 ; relevant amending instruments are S.I. 1997/2914 and S.I. 1999/1552 .
The date 30th June 2000 was substituted for 1st January 1998 by S.I. 1997/2914 .
The reference to Commission Directive 98/62/EC was added to S.I. 1996/2925 by S.I. 1999/1552 .
OJ No. L.145, 20.6.00, p25.