No L 332/38 Official Journal of the European Communities .28.11. 83 COUNCIL DIRECTIVE of 26 October 1983 amending for the third time. Directive 76/768/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to cosmetic products (83/574/EEC) THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the Euro- pean Economic Community, and in partncular - Atrticle 100 thereof, Havmg regard to the proposal from the Commls- sion (1), . Having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament (2), Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (3), ~ Whereas Article 11 of Directive 76/768/EEC (%), as last amended by Directive 83/496/EEC (°), provides that the Commission shall, on the basis of the results of the latest scientific and technical research, submit to the Council appropriate proposals estab- lishing lists of permitted substances; ' Whereas, on the basis of the latest scientific and technical research, a list of substances authorized as ultra-violet filters can be established; Whereas the amendments necessary to adapt Annex VII to technical progress must also be adopted in accordance with the procedure of the Committee established by Directive 76/768/EEC; Whereas the indication of the expiry date for cos- metic products whose period of stability is less than three years, provided for in Article 6 (1) (¢) of Direc- tive 76/768/EEC, is not justified in the case of cos- metic products which may still be used after that period; whereas indication of the date of minimum durability is therefore more appropriate, (') OJNoC32,9.2.1982, p. 2. () OJ No C 307, 14. 11. 1983, p. 105.. () OJ No C310,30. 11. 1981, p. 5. () OJ No L 262, 27.9. 1976, p. 169. (%) OJ No L 275, 8. 10. 1983, p. 20. HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE: Article 1 Directive 76/768/EEC is hereby amended as fol- lows: 1. Annex VII, in the form of the Annex hereto, is added. It lists the ultra-violet filters which may be included in cosmetic products under the con- ditions laid down therein. : 2. The following items shall be added to Article 4: “(g) UV filters other than those listed in Part 1 of Annex VII; (h) UV filters 'listed in Part 1| of Annex VII, beyond the limits and outside the condi- ~ tions laid down therein.’ 3. The following paragraphs shall be added to Article 5: ~“Until .31 December 1988, Member States shall permit the marketing of cosmetic products con- taining the UV fiiters listed in Part2 of Annex VII, within the limits and under the con- ditions laid down therein. On 1 January 1989, these UV filters shall be: — definitively permitted (Part 1 of Annex VII), — definitively prohibited (Annex II), | — retained in part2 of Annex VII for a speci- fied period, or — deleted from all Annexes.’ 4. Paragraph | (c) of Article 6 shall be replaced by: ‘(c) the date of minimum durability. The date of minimum durability of a cosmetic product shall be the date until which this product, stored under appropriate conditions, con-