‘No L 151/32 Official Journal of the European Communities 23. 6. 93 (Acts whose publicatiori is not obligatory) COUNCIL COUNCIL DIRECTIVE %3/35/EEC of 14 June 1993 amendlng for the sixth time Directive 76/768/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to cosmetic products THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic. Community, and in particular Article 100a thereof, Having regard to the proposal from the Commission ('), In cooperation with the European Parliament (%), Having regard to the Opinion of the Economic and Social Committee (%), Whereas the legal ambiguities in Directive 76/768/EEC (*) particularly in Articles 1 and 2, should be removed; Whereas it has become apparent that it is desirable that data on the ingredients employed in cosmetic products be gathered so that all issues relating to their use and the resultmg action at Community level may be assessed with - a view, in particular, to the establishment of a common nomenclature of ingredients used in cosmetic products ; whereas the gathering of that data can be facilitated if the Commission compiles an inventory of the ingredients concerned ; whereas that inventory will be indicative and 0 OJ No C 52, 28. 2. 1991, p. 6, and OJ No C 249, 26. 9.1992, 0 01 No C 176, 13. 7. 1992, p. 92, and O] No C 150, 31. 5. 993, 0 OJ No C 269, 14. 10, 1991, p. 15. (9 OJ No L 262, 27. 9. 1976, p. by Commission Directive 92/86/EEC (O] No L 325, 11. 11. 1992, p. 18). 169. Directive as last amended is not intended to constitute a limitative list of substances used in cosmetic products; Whereas greater transparency is needed regarding the ingredients employed in cosmetics if the latter are to be placed on the market without any prior procedure, if the necessary information on the finished product is to be available solely at the place of manufacture or of initial importation into the Community and if better informa- tion is to be provided to the consumer; whereas such transparency should be achieved by indication of a product’s function and of the ingredients used in a cosmetic product on its packaging; whereas where for practical reasons it is impossible to indicate the ingre- dients and any warnings regarding use on the container or the packaging, such particulars should be enclosed so that the consumer may have access to all necessary informa- tion ; Whereas, with regard to the finished cosmetic product, it should be made clear which information is to be made available to the monitoring authorities of the place of manufacture or of initial importation into the Commu- nity market ; whereas that information should include all the necessary particulars relating to identity, quality, safety for human health and the effects claimed for the cosmetic product ; Whereas, however, for reasons of monitoring, the compe- tent authority should be apprised of the place of manufac- ture and of the information needed for rapid and appro- priate medical treatment in the event of difficulties;