Methyl-N-methylanthranilate in EU cosmetics: Annex III, entry 323
Methyl-N-methylanthranilate: maximum concentration in ready for use preparation by product type: (a) Leave-on products: (a) 0,1 %; (b) Rinse-off products: (b) 0,2 %. Annex III, entry 323, Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009, consolidated 18 May 2026.
- Annex
- III: List of substances which cosmetic products must not contain except subject to the restrictions laid down
- Reference number
- 323
- Chemical name/INN
- Methyl-N-methylanthranilate (33)
- CAS number
- 85-91-6
- EC number
- 201-642-6
- Version
- Consolidated version of 18 May 2026
- Official source
- Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009, consolidated text
Official wording: restrictions
- Product type, body parts: (a) Leave-on products | Maximum concentration in ready for use preparation: (a) 0,1 % | Other: For (a): Not to be used in sunscreen products and products marketed for exposure to natural or artificial UV light.
- Product type, body parts: (b) Rinse-off products | Maximum concentration in ready for use preparation: (b) 0,2 % | Other: For (a) and (b): - Do not use with nitrosating agents - Maximum nitrosamine content: 50 μg/kg - Keep in nitrite-free containers
Notes referred to in this entry
- (33) From 21 August 2022 cosmetic products containing that substance and not complying with the restrictions shall not be placed on the Union market. From 21 November 2022 cosmetic products containing that substance and not complying with the restrictions shall not be made available on the Union market.
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