Administrative Measures for Cosmetics Registration and Filing

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 (promulgated by Order No. 35 of the State Administration for Marketon January 7, 2021)

Chapter 1 General Provisions Article

1 In order to regulate the registration and filing of cosmetics and ensure the quality and safety of cosmetics, these measures are formulated in accordance with the Regulations on Supervision and Administration of Cosmetics.

Article 2 These Measures shall apply to the registration, filing and supervision and management of cosmetics and new cosmetic raw materials within the territory of the People’s Republic of China.

Article 3 The registration of cosmetics and new cosmetic raw materials means that the registration applicant submits an application for registration in accordance with legal procedures and requirements. The drug regulatory authority shall review the safety and quality controllability of the cosmetics and new cosmetic raw materials applied for registration, and decide whether Agree to the activities they are applying for.

The filing of cosmetics and new cosmetic raw materials refers to the filing of materials that indicate the safety and quality controllability of cosmetics and new cosmetic raw materials by the filing party in accordance with legal procedures and requirements, and the drug regulatory authority archives the submitted materials for future reference.

Article 4 The State implements registration management for special cosmetics and new cosmetic raw materials with a higher degree of risk, and filings management for general cosmetics and other new cosmetic raw materials.

Article 5 The State Drug Administration is responsible for the registration and filing management of special cosmetics, imported ordinary cosmetics, and new cosmetic raw materials, and guides and supervises the cosmetic filing related work undertaken by the drug regulatory authorities of provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities directly under the Central Government. The State Drug Administration may entrust the drug regulatory departments of provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities with corresponding capabilities to implement the filing management of imported ordinary cosmetics.

The Cosmetic Technology Review Agency of the State Drug Administration (hereinafter referred to as the “technical review agency”) is responsible for the technical review of the registration of special cosmetics and new cosmetic raw materials, the technical verification of imported general cosmetics and new cosmetic raw materials after filing, and the new cosmetics Evaluation of raw material usage and safety report.

The State Drug Administration’s administrative matter acceptance service agency (hereinafter referred to as the acceptance agency), review and inspection agency, adverse reaction monitoring agency, information management agency and other professional technical institutions are responsible for the registration and acceptance, on-site verification, and defects required for cosmetics registration and filing management. Response monitoring, information construction and management, etc.

Article 6 The drug regulatory authorities of provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities directly under the Central Government are responsible for the registration and management of domestic common cosmetics within their administrative regions, implement the registration and management of imported common cosmetics in the name of the State Drug Administration within the scope of entrustment, and assist in the registration of special cosmetics On-site verification and other work.

Article 7 The registrant and filinger of cosmetics and new cosmetic raw materials shall fulfill the obligations of product registration and filing according to law, and shall be responsible for the quality and safety of cosmetics and new cosmetic raw materials.

Registrants and filingers of cosmetics and new cosmetic raw materials shall comply with the requirements of relevant laws, administrative regulations, mandatory national standards and technical specifications when applying for registration or filing, and shall be responsible for the authenticity and scientificity of the submitted materials.

Article 8: Where the registrant or the filing person is overseas, an enterprise legal person in my country shall be designated as the domestic responsible person. The domestic responsible person shall fulfill the following obligations:

(1) In the name of the registrant and filinger, handle the registration and filing of cosmetics and new cosmetic raw materials;

(2) Assist the registrant and filinger in carrying out cosmetic adverse reaction monitoring and safety monitoring of new cosmetic raw materials and reporting;

(c) to assist registrants, the filer implementation of cosmetics, new cosmetic raw material recall work;

(four) in accordance with the registered person, the filer’s agreement with the cosmetics put domestic market, new cosmetic raw material commitment to safety and corresponding quality Responsibilities;

(5) Cooperate with the supervision and inspection work of the drug regulatory authority.

Article 9 The drug supervision and administration department shall, within 5 working days from the date when the registration of cosmetics and new cosmetic raw materials is approved and the filing is completed, publicize the relevant information on the registration and filing management of cosmetics and new cosmetic raw materials for public inquiries.

Article 10: The State Drug Administration shall strengthen informatization and provide convenient services for registrants and filing holders.

Registrants and filingers of cosmetics and new cosmetic raw materials shall apply for registration and filing through the registration and filing information service platform of cosmetics and new cosmetic raw materials (hereinafter referred to as the information service platform) in accordance with regulations.

The State Drug Administration has formulated a list of used cosmetic raw materials, updated it in a timely manner and made it public to the public to facilitate enterprise inquiries.

Article 11 The drug supervision and administration department may establish an expert consultation mechanism to listen to expert opinions on important issues in the process of technical review, on-site verification, supervision and inspection, and give play to the technical support role of experts.

Chapter II Registration and Filing Management of New Cosmetic Raw Materials 

Section 1 Registration and Filing of New Cosmetic Raw Materials

Article 12 The natural or artificial raw materials used in cosmetics for the first time in China are new cosmetic raw materials.

To adjust the purpose of use, safe use, etc. of the used cosmetic raw materials, they shall apply for registration and filing in accordance with the new raw material registration and filing requirements.

Article 13 To apply for the registration of new cosmetic raw materials with antiseptic, sunscreen, coloring, hair dyeing, spot removal and whitening functions, the application materials shall be submitted in accordance with the requirements of the State Drug Administration. The accepting agency shall complete the formal review of the application materials within 5 working days from the date of receipt of the application, and deal with it separately according to the following circumstances:

(1) If the application does not require registration according to law, it shall make a decision not to accept it. Issuing a notice of rejection;

(2) If the application is not within the scope of the State Drug Administration’s powers in accordance with the law, it shall make a decision to reject it, issue a notice of rejection, and notify the applicant to apply to the relevant administrative agency;

( 3) If the application materials are incomplete or do not conform to the prescribed form, a supplementary notice shall be issued to inform the applicant of all the contents that need to be supplemented and corrected at one time. If the application is not notified within the time limit, the application will be accepted as of the date of receipt of the application materials;

(4) Application materials If it is complete and meets the prescribed form requirements, or if the applicant submits all supplementary materials as required, the registration application shall be accepted and an acceptance notice shall be issued.

The acceptance agency shall forward the application materials to the technical review agency within 3 working days after accepting the registration application.

Article 14 The technical review agency shall organize the technical review in accordance with the requirements of the technical review within 90 working days from the date of receipt of the application materials, and deal with them separately according to the following conditions:

(1) The application materials are true and complete If it can prove the safety and quality controllability of raw materials, and meet the requirements of laws, administrative regulations, mandatory national standards and technical specifications, the technical review agency shall make an review conclusion passed the technical review;

(2) The application materials are not true If the raw material safety and quality controllability cannot be proved, and it does not meet the requirements of laws, administrative regulations, mandatory national standards and technical specifications, the technical review agency shall make an review conclusion that the technical review fails;

(3) an application is required If the person supplements the information, it shall notify all the contents that need to be supplemented at one time; the applicant shall provide the supplementary information once as required within 90 working days, and the technical review agency shall recalculate the review time limit after receiving the supplementary information; it is not within the prescribed time limit For supplementary materials, the technical review agency shall make an review conclusion that the technical review fails.

Article 15 If the conclusion of the technical review is that the review fails, the technical review agency shall notify the applicant and explain the reasons. If the applicant has objections, he may apply for review within 20 working days from the date of receipt of the technical review conclusion. The content of the review is limited to the original application items and application materials.

The technical review agency shall make a review conclusion within 30 working days from the date of receiving the review application.

Article 16 The State Drug Administration shall, within 20 working days from the date of receipt of the technical review conclusions, review the legality, standardization and completeness of the technical review procedures and conclusions, and decide whether to approve the registration decision.

The acceptance agency shall issue to the applicant a new cosmetic raw material registration certificate or a decision not to grant registration within 10 working days from the date when the State Drug Administration makes the administrative examination and approval decision.

Article 17 Before the technical review agency makes a technical review conclusion, the applicant may file an application for withdrawal of registration. In the process of technical review, if it is found that the provision of false information or the safety of new cosmetic raw materials is suspected, the technical review agency shall deal with it in accordance with the law, and the applicant shall not withdraw the registration application.

Article 18 The filinger of new cosmetic raw materials shall complete the filing after submitting the materials in accordance with the requirements of the State Drug Administration.

Section 2 Safety Monitoring and Reporting

Article 19 A safety monitoring system shall be implemented for new cosmetic raw materials that have been registered and filed. The period of safety monitoring is 3 years, starting from the date when cosmetics using new cosmetic ingredients for the first time obtain registration or complete the filing.

Article 20 During the safety monitoring period, the registrant and filinger of new cosmetic raw materials may use the new cosmetic raw materials to produce cosmetics.

If the cosmetic registrant and filinger use new cosmetic raw materials to produce cosmetics, the relevant cosmetics application registration and filing shall be confirmed by the new cosmetic raw material registrant and filinger through the information service platform.

Article 21 The registrant and filinger of new cosmetic raw materials shall establish a safety risk monitoring and evaluation system after the launch of new cosmetic raw materials, conduct follow-up research on the safety of new cosmetic raw materials, and continue to monitor the use and safety of new cosmetic raw materials. Monitoring and evaluation.

The registrant and filinger of new cosmetic raw materials shall summarize and analyze the use and safety of new cosmetic raw materials within 30 working days before the safety monitoring of new cosmetic raw materials every year, and prepare an annual report and submit it to the State Drug Administration.

Article 22 If the following situations are discovered, the registrant and filinger of new cosmetic raw materials shall conduct research immediately and report to the technical review agency:

(1) Other countries (regions) discover that the use of similar raw materials has caused serious adverse cosmetic reactions Or group adverse events;

(2) Cosmetic laws, regulations, and standards of other countries (regions) have raised the use standards, increased use restrictions or prohibited the use of similar raw materials;

(3) Other circumstances related to the safety of new cosmetic raw materials.

If there is evidence showing that there are safety issues with new cosmetic raw materials, the registrant and filinger of the new cosmetic raw materials shall immediately take measures to control the risks and report to the technical review agency.

Article 23 The registrant and filinger of cosmetics who use new cosmetic raw materials to produce cosmetics shall promptly report the use and safety of the new cosmetic raw materials to the registrant and filinger of new cosmetic raw materials.

When there are cosmetic adverse reactions or safety issues that may be related to new cosmetic raw materials, the cosmetic registrant and filinger shall immediately take measures to control risks, notify the new cosmetic raw material registrant and filinger, and report to the province, autonomous region, or municipality where it is located. Supervision and management department reports.

Article 24: After receiving reports of adverse reactions or safety issues of cosmetics using new cosmetic raw materials, the drug regulatory authorities of provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities directly under the Central Government shall organize research, judgment and analysis, and believe that the new cosmetic raw materials may cause harm or harm human health. In case of other security risks, measures shall be taken to control the risks in accordance with relevant regulations, and the technical review agency shall be immediately reported back.

Article 25 The technical review agency shall, after receiving the feedback or report from the drug regulatory authority of the province, autonomous region, or municipality directly under the Central Government, or the registrant and filinger of new cosmetic raw materials, combine the results of the annual adverse reaction statistical analysis of cosmetics by the adverse reaction monitoring agency. In the assessment, if it is deemed that the safety risk can be eliminated by adjusting the technical requirements of the new cosmetic raw materials, the adjustment opinion may be submitted and reported to the State Drug Administration; if there is a safety problem, it shall be reported to the State Drug Administration to cancel the registration or cancel the filing. The State Drug Administration shall make a decision in a timely manner.

Article 26: Three years after the expiration of the safety monitoring period for new cosmetic raw materials, the technical review agency shall submit an opinion on whether the new cosmetic raw materials meet the safety requirements to the State Drug Administration.

For new cosmetic raw materials with safety problems, the State Drug Administration shall withdraw the registration or cancel the filing; if no safety problems occur, the State Drug Administration shall include them in the list of used cosmetic raw materials.

Article 27 During the safety monitoring period, if a new cosmetic raw material is ordered to suspend the use, the cosmetic registrant and filinger shall suspend the production and operation of cosmetics using the new cosmetic raw material at the same time.

Chapter III Registration and cosmetics filing management

Section I General requirements

Article 28 cosmetic registration applicant, the filing shall meet the following conditions:

(a) are lawfully established enterprises or other organizations;

(b) registration with the applicant, Carry out a quality management system that is compatible with the registered cosmetics;

(3) Have the ability to monitor and evaluate adverse reactions.

If the registration applicant applies for the registration of special cosmetics for the first time or the filinger conducts the filing of ordinary cosmetics for the first time, he shall submit the certification materials that it meets the requirements of the preceding paragraph.

Article 29 The cosmetics registrant and filinger shall carry out cosmetic research and development, safety assessment, registration filing inspection, etc. in accordance with laws, administrative regulations, mandatory national standards, technical specifications, and registration filing management, and shall follow the cosmetics registration filing The data specification requires the submission of registration filing data.

Article 30 Cosmetic registrants and filing holders shall select raw materials that meet the requirements of laws, administrative regulations, mandatory national standards and technical specifications for cosmetics production, and shall be responsible for the safety of the cosmetic raw materials they use. When applying for registration and filing, the cosmetics registrant and filinger shall clarify the source of raw materials and relevant information on raw material safety through the information service platform.

Article 31 If the cosmetics registrant or filinger entrusts the production of cosmetics, the domestic cosmetics shall be confirmed by the cosmetics manufacturer through the information service platform when applying for registration or filing. The imported cosmetics shall be confirmed by the cosmetics registrant and filinger. Submit relevant materials that have an entrusted relationship.

Article 32 The cosmetics registrant and filinger shall clarify the product implementation standards and submit it to the drug regulatory department when applying for registration or filing.

Article 33 Cosmetics registration applicants and filing persons shall entrust an inspection agency that has obtained qualification certification and meets the needs of cosmetics registration and filing inspections, and conducts inspections in accordance with mandatory national standards, technical specifications and registration filing inspection requirements.

Section 2 Filing Management

Article 34 Before ordinary cosmetics are launched or imported, the filing person shall complete the filing after submitting the filing materials through the information service platform in accordance with the requirements of the State Drug Administration.

Article 35 If the registered imported ordinary cosmetics are to be imported at a port outside the administrative area of ​​the province, autonomous region, or municipality where the responsible person in China is located, the information service platform shall be used to supplement the information of the import port and the contact person for customs clearance.

Article 36 For ordinary cosmetics that have been filed, the name of the product may not be changed arbitrarily without justifiable reasons; and the efficacy claims shall not be changed at will without sufficient scientific basis.

Ordinary cosmetics that have been filed are not allowed to change the product formula at will, except for minor changes in the product formula due to changes in the source of raw materials and other reasons.

If the address of the filing person or the domestic responsible person changes and the filing management department changes, the filing person shall re-file.

Article 37 The filinger of ordinary cosmetics shall report to the drug supervision and administration department responsible for filing management the production and import status, as well as the compliance with laws and regulations, compulsory national standards, and technical specifications to the drug supervision and administration department.

If the products that have been filed are no longer produced or imported, the filer shall promptly report the cancellation of the filed by the drug regulatory authority responsible for the filed management.

Section 3 Registration Management

Article 38 Before special cosmetics are produced or imported, the registration applicant shall submit application materials in accordance with the requirements of the State Drug Administration.

If the procedures and time limit for the registration of special cosmetics are not stipulated, the regulations on the registration of new cosmetic raw materials in these Measures shall apply.

Article 39 The technical review agency shall organize the technical review in accordance with the requirements of the technical review within 90 working days from the date of receipt of the application materials, and deal with it separately according to the following conditions:

(1) The application materials are true If it is complete and can prove that the product safety and quality controllability, product formula and product implementation standards are reasonable, and meet the requirements of current laws, administrative regulations, mandatory national standards and technical specifications, an evaluation conclusion that has passed the technical evaluation shall be made;

(2) If the application materials are untrue and cannot prove the product safety and quality controllability, product formula and product implementation standards are unreasonable, or do not meet the requirements of current laws, administrative regulations, mandatory national standards and technical specifications, make technical The review conclusions that fail the review;

(3) Where supplementary materials are required from the applicant, all the contents that need to be supplemented shall be notified at one time; the applicant shall provide supplementary materials once as required within 90 working days, and the technical review agency shall receive The review time limit is recalculated after the information is supplemented; if the information is not supplemented within the prescribed time limit, the technical review agency shall make an review conclusion that the technical review fails.

Article 40 The State Drug Administration shall, within 20 working days from the date of receipt of the technical review conclusions, review the legality, standardization and completeness of the technical review procedures and conclusions, and decide whether to approve registration decision.

The accepting agency shall issue the cosmetics registration certificate or the decision letter of non-registration to the applicant within 10 working days from the date when the State Drug Administration makes the administrative examination and approval decision. The cosmetics registration certificate is valid for 5 years.

Article 41 If the registration items of the registered special cosmetics change, the State Drug Administration shall implement classified management according to the degree of influence of the changed items on product safety and efficacy:

(1) Matters that do not involve safety and efficacy claims occur If there is any change, the registrant shall file with the State Drug Administration in a timely manner;

(2) If there are changes in matters related to safety, and there are substantial changes in the production process, efficacy claims, etc., the registrant shall report to the State Drug Administration Submit an application for product registration change;

(3) If the product name, formula, etc. change, which essentially constitutes a new product, the registrant shall reapply for registration.

Article 42 If the registered product is no longer produced or imported, the registrant shall actively apply for cancellation of the registration certificate.

Section 4 Renewal of the Registration Certificate

Article 43 If the validity period of the special cosmetics registration certificate needs to be renewed, the registrant shall apply for renewal within 90 to 30 working days before the expiration of the product registration certificate, and promise to comply with the compulsory Requirements of national standards and technical specifications. The registrant shall be responsible for the authenticity and legitimacy of the submitted materials and promises.

If the application for renewal of registration is not submitted within the time limit, its application for renewal of registration will not be accepted.

Article 44 The accepting agency shall conduct a formal review of the application materials within 5 working days after receiving the application for renewal, accept the application if it meets the requirements, and issue a new registration to the applicant within 10 working days from the date of acceptance certificate. The validity period of the registration certificate shall be recalculated from the day after the expiration date of the original registration certificate.

Article 45 The drug supervision and administration department shall supervise the application materials and commitments of the special cosmetics that have been renewed registration. If the supervision and inspection or technical review finds that there is a situation that does not meet the mandatory national standards or technical specifications, it shall revoke the special cosmetics according to law. Cosmetics registration certificate.

Chapter IV Supervision and Administration

Article 46 The drug supervision and administration department shall, in accordance with laws and regulations, supervise and inspect the registration and filing-related activities of registrants and filing persons, and may conduct extended inspections of entities involved in registration and filing activities when necessary. Relevant units and individuals shall cooperate, and shall not refuse to inspect or conceal relevant information.

Article 47 During the process of registered technology review, the technical review agency may notify the review and inspection agency to carry out on-site verification as needed. Domestic on-site inspections should be completed within 45 working days, and overseas on-site inspections should be implemented in accordance with relevant regulations on overseas inspections. The time used for on-site verification is not included in the review time limit.

The registration applicant shall cooperate with the on-site inspection work, and if sampling inspection is required, it shall provide samples as required.

Article 48 After obtaining the registration certificate for special cosmetics, the registrant shall upload the label pictures of the products on the market to the information service platform for public inquiry before the products are put on the market.

Article 49 The cosmetics registration certificate shall not be transferred. If the original registrant’s subject qualification is cancelled due to statutory reasons such as business merger or division, and the registrant is changed to a newly established enterprise or other organization, it shall apply for change of registration in accordance with the provisions of these Measures.

The registrant after the change shall comply with the provisions of these Measures on the registrant and shall be responsible for the quality and safety of the products already on the market.

Article 50 According to the development of scientific research, if the safety of cosmetics and cosmetic raw materials changes, or if there is evidence that the cosmetics or cosmetic raw materials may have defects, the drug supervision and administration department responsible for registration and filing management may order the cosmetics , Registrants and filing holders of new cosmetic raw materials carry out safety reassessment, or directly organize relevant raw material companies and cosmetics companies to carry out safety reassessment.

If the result of the reassessment shows that the safety of cosmetics and cosmetic raw materials cannot be guaranteed, the original registration department will cancel the registration and the filing department will cancel the filing, and the drug regulatory department of the State Council will include the cosmetic raw materials in the list of raw materials prohibited from use in cosmetics and announce to the public.

Article 51 If, based on the development of scientific research, monitoring and evaluation of cosmetic safety risks, it is found that cosmetic raw materials have safety risks, and the safety risks can be eliminated by setting the scope and conditions of use of the raw materials, they shall be listed in the list of used cosmetic raw materials Clarify the scope and conditions of restricted use of raw materials.

Article 52: If the drug regulatory authority responsible for registration and filing management is unable to contact the registrant, filing person, or domestic responsible person through the registration and filing information, it may assign the registrant, filing person, and domestic responsibility on the information service platform People are listed as key targets for supervision and announced through the information service platform.

Article 53 The drug supervision and administration department shall implement risk classification and hierarchical management based on the quality management system operation, post-filing supervision, and post-marketing supervision and inspection of the filing person, the domestic responsible person, and the cosmetics manufacturer.

Article 54 The drug regulatory authorities, technical review, on-site verification, inspection agencies and their staff shall strictly abide by the laws, regulations, rules and the relevant provisions of the State Drug Administration to ensure that the relevant work is scientific, objective and fair.

Article 55 Without the consent of the registrant and the filing party, the drug regulatory authority, professional technical institutions and their staff, and those involved in the review shall not disclose the business secrets, undisclosed information or confidential business submitted by the registrant or filing party Information, except as otherwise provided by law or involving national security or major social public interests.

Chapter V Legal Responsibilities

Article 56 If the registrant of cosmetics or new cosmetic raw materials fails to apply for special cosmetics or new cosmetic raw materials change registration in accordance with the provisions of these Measures, the original drug regulatory authority shall order corrections, give warnings, and impose 1 Fines between RMB 10,000 and RMB 30,000.

If the filinger of cosmetics and new cosmetics raw materials fails to update the filing information of ordinary cosmetics and new cosmetics raw materials in accordance with the provisions of these Measures, the drug supervision and administration department responsible for the filing management shall order corrections, give warnings, and impose a fine of 5,000 yuan up to 30,000 yuan.

If the registrant of cosmetics or new cosmetic raw materials fails to re-register in accordance with the provisions of these Measures, it shall be punished in accordance with Article 59 of the Cosmetics Supervision and Administration Regulations; if the filinger of cosmetics or new cosmetic raw materials fails to re-file in accordance with the provisions of these Measures, follow Penalties are imposed in the first paragraph of Article 61 of the Cosmetics Supervision and Administration Regulations.

Article 57 If the registrant or filinger of new cosmetic raw materials violates the provisions of Article 21 of these Measures, the drug regulatory department of the province, autonomous region, or municipality directly under the Central Government shall order corrections; if they refuse to make corrections, the penalty shall be between RMB 5,000 and RMB 30,000. fine.

Article 58 If the drug regulatory authority responsible for the filing management work finds that the filing data of the registered cosmetics or new cosmetic raw materials do not meet the requirements, it shall order corrections within a time limit. Among them, the filing data related to the safety of cosmetics and new cosmetic raw materials does not meet the requirements. Those who meet the requirements can be ordered to suspend sales and use at the same time.

For cosmetics and cosmetics new raw materials that have been filed but the filed information has not yet been released to the public, the drug regulatory department undertaking the filed management work finds that the filed materials do not meet the requirements, and may order the filer to correct and publish the filed information to the public when the requirements are met.

Article 59: Where the filing person has the following circumstances, the drug regulatory authority responsible for filing management shall cancel the filing of cosmetics and new cosmetic raw materials:

(1) Submitting false information during filing;

(2) The filing information does not meet the requirements , Failing to make corrections within the prescribed time limit as required, or failing to suspend the sale or use of cosmetics or new cosmetic raw materials as required;

(3) Not falling within the scope of new cosmetics raw materials or cosmetic filing.

Chapter VI Supplementary Provisions

Article 60 The time limit involved in the notification of registration acceptance, notification of technical review opinions, issuance of registration certificate and filing information, registration review, submission of new cosmetic raw material usage reports, etc. to be submitted or issued through the information service platform Prevail.

Article 61 The last process of cosmetics that touches the contents is domestically produced products, and imported products are completed overseas. The management of imported products is done in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau by reference.

If a product name is applied for registration or filing with a product or combination packaging product, if the last process of contacting the contents of any dose is completed overseas, it shall be managed as imported products.

Article 62 Cosmetics and new cosmetic raw materials shall be numbered in accordance with the following rules after obtaining registration or filing.

(1) The numbering rule for the filing of new cosmetics raw materials: the original filing of national makeup + four-digit year + the sequence number of new cosmetics raw materials for filing this year.

(2) Numbering rules for the registration of new cosmetic raw materials: the original note of national makeup + four-digit year number + sequential number of new cosmetic raw materials registered this year.

(3) Ordinary cosmetics registration numbering rules:

domestic products: abbreviation of provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities directly under the Central Government + G makeup network preparation word + four-digit year number + the order number of registered products in the administrative region this year;

imported products: national makeup network preparation entry (domestic The abbreviation of the province, autonomous region, and municipality where the responsible person is located) + the number of four digits + the serial number of products filed nationwide this year;

Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau products: Guozhuang.com prepared word (abbreviation of the province, autonomous region, and municipality where the responsible person is located) + Four-digit year number + serial number of registered products nationwide this year.

(4) Special cosmetics registration numbering rules:

domestic products: national makeup special characters + four-digit year number + sequence number of registered products this year;

imported products: national makeup special character + four-digit year number + sequence number of registered products this year;,

TaiwanChina , Hong Kong and Macau products: national makeup special characters + four-digit year number + serial number of registered products this year.

Article 63 These Measures shall come into effect on May 1, 2021.

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