25.4.2013 Official Journal of the European Union L 114/1 II (Non-legislative acts) REGULATIONS COMMISSION REGULATION (EU) No 344/2013 of 4 April 2013 amending Annexes II, III, V and VI to Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council on cosmetic products (Text with EEA relevance) THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION, Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, No 12232009 before 11 July 2013 as an alternative to compliance with Directive 76/768[EEC, it is therefore necessary to amend the Annexes to Regulation (EC) No 12232009 as well, with a view to ensuring a high level of protection of public health. ) q lati £ (4 Also, a number of the amendments to the Annexes to Having regard to Regulation (EQ) NO.1223/ 2009 of the Directive 76/768/EEC adapted those Annexes to technical Et(l)l;)og)ean Parhar?ent agd tof(l)the go.urml t(')f 130 E?Vf'mgir and scientific progress, while protecting public health. As omn cosmetic products {7), and 1 particular Article >4, a result, the Annexes to Directive 76/768/EEC are now paragraphs 1 and 2, thereof, better adapted to technical and scientific progress than those of Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009. It is thus necessary to introduce those amendments in the Whereas: Annexes to Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 as well. (1) Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 is to apply from 11 July (5) In. some  cases, the substanc.es have not been assigned 2013 and will replace Council Directive 76/768/EEC of with internationally recognised nomenclatures as the 27 July 1976 on the approximation of the laws of the International Nomenclature of Cosmetic Ingredients Member States relating to cosmetic products (). (INCI). However, they are identifite.d by thei.r Perfuming However, in order to ensure a smooth transition, names. It is the.refore appropriate to  indicate the economic operators are allowed to place on the market perfuming names in column ¢ of Annex Il (Name of cosmetic products which comply with Regulation (EC) Common Ingredients Glossary). No 1223/2009 before the date of application of that Regulation. (6)  Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 should therefore be amended accordingly. (2)  The Annexes to Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 reflect the advancement of science at the time of the adoption of the proposal for that Regulation by the Commission (7). The measures provided for in this Regulation are in on 5 February 2008. Since then, the Annexes to Directive 76/768/EEC have been amended several times. (3)  Several of the amendments to the Annexes to Directive 76/768[EEC aimed to address potential risks to human health and therefore introduced the necessary measures to protect public health. Both for the sake of legal clarity and, as there is an option to comply with Regulation (EC) () O] L 342, 22.12.2009, p. 59. () OJ L 262, 27.9.1976, p. 169. accordance with the opinion of the Standing Committee on Cosmetic Products, HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION: Article 1 Annexes II, III, V and VI to Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 are amended in accordance with the Annex to this Regulation.