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Order on prohibition of microplastics in rinse-off cosmetic products.

Notification Number:

2019/0353/DK (Denmark)

Date received:

19/07/2019

End of Standstill:

21/10/2019

Issue of comments by:

European Commission

Draft Text:

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Impact assessment:

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Communication from the Commission - TRIS/(2019) 01961
Directive (EU) 2015/1535
Translation of the message 001
Notification: 2019/0353/DK

No abre el plazo - Nezahajuje odklady - Fristerne indledes ikke - Kein Fristbeginn - Viivituste perioodi ei avata - Καμμία έναρξη προθεσμίας - Does not open the delays - N'ouvre pas de délais - Non fa decorrere la mora - Neietekmē atlikšanu - Atidėjimai nepradedami - Nem nyitja meg a késéseket - Ma’ jiftaħx il-perijodi ta’ dawmien - Geen termijnbegin - Nie otwiera opóźnień - Não inicia o prazo - Neotvorí oneskorenia - Ne uvaja zamud - Määräaika ei ala tästä - Inleder ingen frist - Не се предвижда период на прекъсване - Nu deschide perioadele de stagnare - Nu deschide perioadele de stagnare.

(MSG: 201901961.EN)
1. MSG 002 IND 2019 0353 DK EN 19-07-2019 DK NOTIF

2. DK

3A. Erhvervsstyrelsen
Langelinie Allé 17
2100 København Ø.
Tlf. +45 35 29 10 00
e-mail: noti@erst.dk

3B. Miljø- og Fødevareministeriet
Departementet
Slotsholmsgade 12
1216 København K
Tlf. +45 38 14 21 42
e-mail: mfvm@mfvm.dk

4. 2019/0353/DK - C20P

5. Order on prohibition of microplastics in rinse-off cosmetic products.

6. Cosmetic products that contain microplastics that are intended to be removed after use on skin, hair or mucous membranes.

7. -

8. The microplastic order contains a ban on the import, export and sale of rinse-off cosmetic products that contain microplastics.

Cosmetic products are defined as cosmetic products that are intended to be removed after use on skin, hair or mucous membranes.

Microplastics are defined as plastic in a solid state that are less or equal to 5 mm in all dimensions and that are insoluble in water, and that do not meet the criteria of being easily biodegradable according to OECD Test Guideline 301. Thereby, rinse-off cosmetic products that contain microplastics that meet the criteria set out in OECD Test Guideline 301 are exempt from the prohibition. In addition, transit goods and private exports and import for own non-commercial uses are exempt from the prohibition.

9. The draft order on prohibition of microplastics in rinse-off cosmetic products contains an interim prohibition against the import, export and sale of rinse-off cosmetic products containing microplastics. Its objective is to protect the marine environment from microplastics and the order is associated with the Plastic Action Plan, which is a national action plan whose objectives include reducing the amount of microplastic discharged into the environment. The prohibition against the import, export and sale of rinse-off cosmetic products containing microplastics has been proposed in order to combat the presence of microplastics in lakes, watercourses and the marine environment, and their negative consequences. Plastic can be a useful material but the increase in global plastic pollution is alarming. Microplastics are small pieces of plastic of less than 5 millimetres that are added to certain cosmetic products such as defoliants and shampoo. Microplastics have been used as an ingredient in cosmetic products for many decades. There are currently suitable alternatives to the use of microplastics, including silica, grains and salt, so it is possible to replace microplastics with other good alternatives that do not have the same negative impact on the environment. There are still no EU regulations that ban microplastics in cosmetic products.

10. There is no base text.

11. No

12. -

13. No

14. No

15. Yes

16. WTO aspect

Yes

SPS aspect

No - the draft is not a sanitary or phytosanitary measure

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