12. 4. 91 Official Journal of the European Communities No L 91/59 COMMISSION THIRTEENTH COMMISSION DIRECTIVE of 12 March 1991 adapting to technical progress Annexes II, III, IV, V, VI and VII to Council Directive 76/768/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to cosmetic products (91/184/EEC) THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, Having regard to Council Directive 76/768/EEC of 27 July 1976 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to cosmetic products ("), as last amended by Directive 90/121/EEC (3, and in particular Article 8 (2) thereof, Whereas, on the basis of the available information, certain provisionally permitted colouring agents, substances and preservatives may be definitively permitted, while others must be definitively prohibited or be permitted for a further specified period ; Whereas, in order to protect public health, it is necessary to prohibit the use of lidocaine and thiomersal ; ' Whereas, on the basis of the latest scientific and technical research, the use of magnesium fluoride may be permitted subject to certain restrictions and obligatory inclusien on the label of health warnings ; Whereas, on the basis of the latest scientific and technical research, 7-ethyl bicyclo-oxazolidine may be used as a preservative up to 31 December 1992 and 3,3’-(1.4-phenylene dimethylidyne) bis (7,7-dimethyl-2-oxo-bicyclo-(2,2,1) heptane-1-methane sulphonic acid) and its salts may be used as an ultraviolet filter in cosmetic products subject to certain restrictions and conditions ; Whereas the measures provided for in this Directive are in accordance with the opinion of the Committee on the Adaptation to Technical Progress of the Directives on the removal of technical barriers to trade in the cosmetic products sector, HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE : Article 1 Directive 76/768/EEC is hereby amended as follows : 1. Annex II (@) No 221, ‘in Annexes V and VI, Part 1’ is replaced by ‘in Annex VI, Part 1’; () OJ No L 262, 27. 9. 1976, p. 169. () OJ No L 71, 17. 3. 1990, p. 40.