The Cosmetic Products Enforcement Regulations 2013

[^key-bfb53e323312e9a4fece30212941a118]: Reg. 3(2)(c)(d) inserted (E.W.S.) (31.12.2020) by The Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/696), reg. 1, Sch. 34 para. 31(c) (with regs. 2, 3) (as amended by S.I. 2020/676, regs. 1(1), 2, 3); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

[^key-fb3f819578e839a386bdbf3e8dc56e58]: Reg. 3(3) inserted (E.W.S.) (31.12.2020) by The Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/696), reg. 1, Sch. 34 para. 31(d) (with regs. 2, 3) (as amended by S.I. 2020/676, regs. 1(1), 2, 3); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

[^key-d42f50d078793edd5c30d5f64c3f99a7]: Words in reg. 4(1) omitted (E.W.S.) (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/696), reg. 1, Sch. 34 para. 33(a)(i) (with regs. 2, 3) (as amended by S.I. 2020/676, regs. 1(1), 2, 3); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

[^key-3db0b3bf4b6901c907a6bc541fd96bd3]: Word in reg. 4(1) omitted (E.W.S.) (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/696), reg. 1, Sch. 34 para. 33(a)(ii) (with regs. 2, 3) (as amended by S.I. 2020/676, regs. 1(1), 2, 3); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

[^key-762a05b07264677bfe32f6cda26addbb]: Words in reg. 4(3) omitted (E.W.S.) (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/696), reg. 1, Sch. 34 para. 33(c) (with regs. 2, 3) (as amended by S.I. 2020/676, regs. 1(1), 2, 3); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

[^key-0d9a2e027e49e7e93a613cae7b4c1d6b]: Word in reg. 8 heading omitted (E.W.S.) (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/696), reg. 1, Sch. 34 para. 34 (with regs. 2, 3) (as amended by S.I. 2020/676, regs. 1(1), 2, 3); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

[^key-e673687f782d6a027fb83febb3ee92c2]: Reg. 9 omitted (E.W.S.) (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/696), reg. 1, Sch. 34 para. 35 (with regs. 2, 3) (as amended by S.I. 2020/676, regs. 1(1), 2, 3); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

[^key-9dda2069221b8c3a44260498d608052d]: Words in reg. 11 substituted (E.W.S.) (31.12.2020) by The Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/696), reg. 1, Sch. 34 para. 37 (with regs. 2, 3) (as amended by S.I. 2020/676, regs. 1(1), 2, 3); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

[^key-1d323cd74e1d17006142740bb662eaf6]: Word in reg. 17 omitted (E.W.S.) (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/696), reg. 1, Sch. 34 para. 38 (with regs. 2, 3) (as amended by S.I. 2020/676, regs. 1(1), 2, 3); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

[^key-2c19c689228b33a337eba51913002293]: Reg. 21 omitted (N.I.) (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1112), reg. 1(b), Sch. 6 para. 1(6)

[^key-5415ba3f26b6ba505aa9e3bf96561a17]: Reg. 22(1)(2) omitted (N.I.) (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1112), reg. 1(b), Sch. 6 para. 1(6)

[^key-59b3be9dbe40aa5b573c38e4827155bb]: Words in reg. 22(5) omitted (N.I.) (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1112), reg. 1(b), Sch. 6 para. 1(7)

[^key-05a48a85f52ed11e9bada5cee2cc5f9e]: Words in reg. 23(2) omitted (N.I.) (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1112), reg. 1(b), Sch. 6 para. 1(8)

[^key-05ab4aef45326acde1277607b54bae25]: Words in reg. 26(1) inserted (E.W.S.) (31.12.2020) by The Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/696), reg. 1, Sch. 34 para. 39 (with regs. 2, 3) (as amended by S.I. 2020/676, regs. 1(1), 2, 3); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

[^key-5c1a987b580b99b73a424cf091088c3c]: Words in reg. 26(3) inserted (E.W.S.) (31.12.2020) by The Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/696), reg. 1, Sch. 34 para. 39 (with regs. 2, 3) (as amended by S.I. 2020/676, regs. 1(1), 2, 3); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

[^key-61eebd71debdcfe5ad9bf3f0d4867d0d]: Reg. 4(2) omitted (E.W.S.) (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/696), reg. 1, Sch. 34 para. 33(b) (with regs. 2, 3) (as amended by S.I. 2020/676, regs. 1(1), 2, 3); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

[^key-593e351ce990e416d1cb1141e9a4baa7]: Words in reg. 10 omitted (E.W.S.) (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/696), reg. 1, Sch. 34 para. 36 (with regs. 2, 3) (as amended by S.I. 2020/676, regs. 1(1), 2, 3); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

[^key-9e648448632d480b75e39432233320d2]: Reg. 3A inserted (E.W.S.) (31.12.2020) by The Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/696), reg. 1, Sch. 34 para. 32 (with regs. 2, 3) (as amended by S.I. 2020/852, regs. 2(2), 4(2), Sch. 1 para. 1(t)(vii) and S.I. 2020/676, regs. 1(1), 2, 3); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

[^key-78100175d24761ef98a9b46a8b5d9f31]: Word in regs. 5-8 omitted (E.W.S.) (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/696), reg. 1, Sch. 34 para. 34 (with regs. 2, 3) (as amended by S.I. 2020/676, regs. 1(1), 2, 3); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

[^key-c6a82e24bd419c6b0ea104f41b5e6d39]: Word in regs. 12-15 omitted (E.W.S.) (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/696), reg. 1, Sch. 34 para. 38 (with regs. 2, 3) (as amended by S.I. 2020/676, regs. 1(1), 2, 3); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

[^key-25bf324052c0fc44d47f14264375e6a0]: Word in regs. 19-21 omitted (E.W.S.) (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/696), reg. 1, Sch. 34 para. 38 (with regs. 2, 3) (as amended by S.I. 2020/676, regs. 1(1), 2, 3); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

[^key-97ec9d5a32497a57ff40d03fb31673d5]: Word in Sch. 3 omitted (E.W.S.) (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/696), reg. 1, Sch. 34 para. 40 (with regs. 2, 3) (as amended by S.I. 2020/676, regs. 1(1), 2, 3); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

[^V_NI_a4c483b7-1bb4-88ef-bf5c-2b8cf186cb96]: Words in reg. 2(1) omitted (N.I.) (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1112), reg. 1(b), Sch. 6 para. 1(2)

[^V_NI_996b21f7-ce9a-c483-d36f-7936b82123b4]: S.I. 2008/1284.

[^V_NI_f1ef6a2d-37eb-6383-cdc1-c6d5b2e15351]: OJ No L 342, 22.12.2009, p 59.

[^V_NI_e1415eaa-5428-9c74-689c-394b398d6238]: OJ No L 218, 13.08.2008, p 30.

[^V_NI_c5526ee2-6539-3bd0-3a14-2bb8a3642fef]: OJ No L 262, 27.09.1976, p 169.

[^V_NI_d8cc1e40-599a-19a6-3fa7-c466833598ad]: Reg. 4(2)(a) omitted (N.I.) (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1112), reg. 1(b), Sch. 6 para. 1(3)

[^V_NI_e71494e0-91b4-a976-6fa4-3f6a7d5f3ff4]: Reg. 6(2) omitted (N.I.) (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1112), reg. 1(b), Sch. 6 para. 1(3)

[^V_NI_7388cf02-07d6-f7eb-dc3c-1ea3e2bbec23]: Reg. 6(4) omitted (N.I.) (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1112), reg. 1(b), Sch. 6 para. 1(3)

[^V_NI_bf0d2720-d516-93c0-5c89-d1055c501a77]: Reg. 6(5) omitted (N.I.) (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1112), reg. 1(b), Sch. 6 para. 1(3)

[^V_NI_fc5271b5-1b70-3703-e609-9a1e5d1e010a]: Word in reg. 10 omitted (N.I.) (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1112), reg. 1(b), Sch. 6 para. 1(4)

[^V_NI_4eb5fd32-435a-3e52-1c4a-282a15c4ec94]: Words in reg. 16(1) omitted (N.I.) (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1112), reg. 1(b), Sch. 6 para. 1(5)(a)

[^V_NI_4eb96932-9662-1988-4769-5d14bc1385df]: Reg. 16(2) omitted (N.I.) (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1112), reg. 1(b), Sch. 6 para. 1(5)(b)

[^V_NI_5a1ddcc1-59ce-48f6-07a7-f6d5cfde6766]: Words in reg. 16(3) omitted (N.I.) (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1112), reg. 1(b), Sch. 6 para. 1(5)(c)(i)

[^V_NI_cba3d735-dc9c-0e35-a03b-dac9b54d9e91]: Reg. 16(3)(a) omitted (N.I.) (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1112), reg. 1(b), Sch. 6 para. 1(5)(c)(ii)

[^M_E_2ff48097-86e5-47ea-b7a6-f6c7def2f4b8]: This version of this provision extends to England and Wales and Scotland only; a separate version has been created for Northern Ireland only

[^M_E_caf88268-1615-4ec8-df91-48b0ea3102fc]: This version of this provision extends to England and Wales and Scotland only; a separate version has been created for Northern Ireland only

[^M_E_e632ab9b-ea5b-4970-c175-c917b72e549e]: This version of this provision extends to England and Wales and Scotland only; a separate version has been created for Northern Ireland only

[^M_E_c3f9ccf8-b3dc-4e85-e689-a3be390a84f8]: This version of this provision extends to Northern Ireland only; a separate version has been created for England and Wales and Scotland only

[^M_E_e44edaef-917e-4f01-8e14-a034d4b53d67]: This version of this provision extends to Northern Ireland only; a separate version has been created for England and Wales and Scotland only

[^M_E_027c4513-36fd-491f-bcdd-ce407ca20192]: This version of this provision extends to Northern Ireland only; a separate version has been created for England and Wales and Scotland only

[^M_E_9198e549-d8be-4f6c-da72-70f53257ee9c]: This version of this provision extends to England and Wales and Scotland only; a separate version has been created for Northern Ireland only

[^M_E_c543f975-e9e1-4d14-b03e-36369799c231]: This version of this provision extends to England and Wales and Scotland only; a separate version has been created for Northern Ireland only

[^M_E_a7099c8f-4a3a-4cfd-e0e7-c4de384ea03a]: This version of this provision extends to England and Wales and Scotland only; a separate version has been created for Northern Ireland only

[^M_E_d837b172-ab42-4b65-8fa2-2c52c8fbbbae]: This version of this provision extends to England and Wales and Scotland only; a separate version has been created for Northern Ireland only

[^M_E_57c99ffa-88c1-4a3b-da0f-f50004bbdbe2]: This version of this provision extends to Northern Ireland only; a separate version has been created for England and Wales and Scotland only

[^M_E_74706015-65cc-4a69-baf9-a1bc204a03e5]: This version of this provision extends to Northern Ireland only; a separate version has been created for England and Wales and Scotland only

[^M_E_837be1eb-73dc-4a94-87ab-0e30e0eb4d7e]: This version of this provision extends to Northern Ireland only; a separate version has been created for England and Wales and Scotland only

[^M_E_29264a28-81b2-41b6-d50f-340cc8a813d8]: This version of this provision extends to Northern Ireland only; a separate version has been created for England and Wales and Scotland only

[^V_NI_aaab9ed9-228d-4219-8e88-78143107b61d]: Reg. 17(3) omitted (N.I.) (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1112), reg. 1(b), Sch. 6 para. 1(6)

[^M_E_195213a8-349e-40d9-b200-f05ab20509ff]: This version of this provision extends to England and Wales and Scotland only; a separate version has been created for Northern Ireland only

[^M_E_b449b040-099e-44ee-fa38-92e90a9c6de3]: This version of this provision extends to Northern Ireland only; a separate version has been created for England and Wales and Scotland only

[^V_NI_23e72fd0-6727-26f2-cec6-96d551406be3]: Words in reg. 20(1) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1112), reg. 1(b), Sch. 6 para. 1(6A)(a) (as inserted by S.I. 2020/1486, regs. 1(3), 3(a))

[^V_NI_144b84ea-a622-3d61-af87-2e94eab16cd2]: Reg. 20(5)(a) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1112), reg. 1(b), Sch. 6 para. 1(6A)(b) (as inserted by S.I. 2020/1486, regs. 1(3), 3(a))

[^V_NI_01aa970b-71f5-5ee2-b93e-1e66a16a07a7]: Words in reg. 20(5) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1112), reg. 1(b), Sch. 6 para. 1(6A)(c) (as inserted by S.I. 2020/1486, regs. 1(3), 3(a))

[^V_NI_878bb376-e6fa-2d13-71e8-b0a69a3c521c]: S.I. 1675/1981 (NI 26).

[^M_E_25ca9265-17b9-491a-94ff-eb1aa29d25c0]: This version of this provision extends to England and Wales and Scotland only; a separate version has been created for Northern Ireland only

[^M_E_d8d9c67a-7121-4fa8-9de3-c7d291f3e525]: This version of this provision extends to Northern Ireland only; a separate version has been created for England and Wales and Scotland only

[^V_NI_4713fbc1-a9f9-b915-7d7a-79c538c734d8]: Word in reg. 26(2) substituted (N.I.) (31.12.2020) by The Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1112), reg. 1(b), Sch. 6 para. 1(9)

[^M_E_7b4b5556-b41e-4f09-8fe8-0d0624e3e2ff]: This version of this provision extends to England and Wales and Scotland only; a separate version has been created for Northern Ireland only

[^M_E_15f4247d-fe3b-4c0d-f181-88b0e51b315c]: This version of this provision extends to Northern Ireland only; a separate version has been created for England and Wales and Scotland only

Transitional provisions in relation to EU Exit

3A

• (1) In this regulation—

• “pre-exit period” means the period beginning with 11 July 2013 and ending immediately before IP completion day;

• “product” means a cosmetic product to which these Regulations apply.

• (2) Subject to paragraph (3), where a product was made available on the market during the pre-exit period, despite the amendments made by Schedule 34 to the Product Safety and Metrology etc. (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019—

• (a) any obligation to which a person was subject and was enforced under these Regulations as they had effect immediately before IP completion day, continues to have effect as it did immediately before IP completion day, in relation to that product; and

• (b) enforcement authorities continue to be under an obligation to enforce the obligations referred to in paragraph (a).

• (3) Paragraph (2) does not apply to—

• (a) any obligation of any competent authority to inform the European Commission or the member States of any matter; or

• (b) any obligation to take action outside of the United Kingdom in respect of that product.

Competent authority

Labelling