Abolishing regulations on cosmetics management

The Government has promulgated the Decree No. 155/2018/ND-CP on amendments and supplements to certain regulations regarding investment and business requirements under the state management of the Ministry of Health.

The Decree abolishes regulations set forth in the Circular No. 06/2011/TT-BYT on cosmetics management as follows:

- Removing the duplicate copy of the Certificate of Business Registration of an organization or individual responsible to launch cosmetic products into the market from the application requirements for announcement of cosmetic products. 

- Removing the following documents from the application requirements for the certificate of conformance to ASEAN Cosmetic Good Manufacturing Practices:

+ Duplicate copy of the Business Registration Certificate or the Investment License.

+ Training program and assessment report of the “Cosmetic Good Manufacturing Practices” training internally held by a cosmetic business. 

+ List of cosmetic products in process or in the process planning.

Additionally, the Decree No. 155 abolishes certain regulations on cosmetic manufacturing requirements prescribed in the Decree No. 93/2016/ND-CP dated July 1, 2016.

The Decree No. 155/2018/ND-CP will take effect on November 12, 2018.

Source: Thuvienphapluatvn

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