In June. 2019, ASEAN releases the updated Annexes of the ASEAN Cosmetic Directive (ACD) adopted in the 30st ACSB Meeting. The industry may provide your feedback on the implementation dates by 31 Aug. 2019.
| Type of change | Annex of the ACD | Entry No.
/Ref. No. |
Description of changes | Implementation date |
| New Entry | Annex II
Changes to List of Prohibited Ingredients |
1384 | A new entry for 2‐chlorobenzene‐1,4‐diamine (2‐Chloro‐p‐Phenylenediamine), its sulfate and dihydrochloride salts is included into Annex II. | 18 Jun 2020
(Companies can submit new notifications only for compliant products)
18 Dec 2020 (All non‐compliant products shall be withdrawn from the market) |
| New entry | Annex III
Changes to List of Restricted Ingredients |
324 | A new entry for Tagetes minuta flower extract/oil is included into Annex III. | 19 Dec 2020 |
| New entry | Annex III
Changes to List of Restricted Ingredients |
325 | A new entry for Tagetes patula flower extract/oil is included into Annex III. | 19 Dec 2020 |
| New entry | Annex III
Changes to List of Restricted Ingredients |
326 | A new entry for Climbazole is included into Annex III. | Immediate |
| Amendment | Annex III
Changes to List of Restricted Ingredients |
48 | Silver nitrate is not allowed for colouring of eye brows and eyelashes and will be deleted from Annex III. As agreed in the 26th ACSB Meeting, the use of hair dyes for dyeing eyelashes and eyebrows shall not be permitted in ASEAN. Further
review of silver nitrate will be done in next ACSB meeting. |
Immediate |
| Amendment | Annex VI
Changes to List of Preservatives Allowed |
7 | The salts of Biphenyl‐2‐ol (o‐phneylpehol) will not be allowed to be used as preservatives and the maximum allowable concentration is reduced for leave‐on products. The entry is revised to delete the salts, reduce the maximum authorized concentrations for leave‐on products and include the requirement for a warning
label. |
18 Dec 2020 |
| Amendment | Annex VI
Changes to List of Preservatives Allowed |
32 | The use of climbazole as a preservative is revised to limit its use to certain product types and the maximum allowable concentration is reduced. | 18 Jun 2020
(Companies can submit new notifications only for compliant products)
18 Jun 2021 (All non‐compliant products shall be withdrawn from the market) |
| New entry | Annex VII
Changes to List of UV filters |
30 | A new entry for Phenylene Bis‐Diphenyltriazine is included into Annex VII. | Immediate |
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