Enforcement Rule of the Cosmetics Act is pursuant to South Korea overarching regulation Cosmetic Act and specify detailed rules to regulate production and selling of cosmetics. It has been revised constantly in line with the revision of Cosmetic Act.

Contents:

Article 1 Purpose

Article 2 Scope of Functional Cosmetics

Article 2-2 Exclusion of Custom Cosmetics

Article 3 Registration, etc. of Manufacturing Business

Article 4 Registration, etc, of Responsible Cosmetic Distribution Business

Article 5 Registration of Changes in Manufacturing Business, etc.

Article 6 Standards for Facilities, etc.

Article 7 Standards for Quality Control of Cosmetics and other Related Matters

Article 8 Standards for Qualifications for Responsible Sales Manager, and other Related Matters

Article 8-2 Notification of Custom Cosmetic Sales Business

Article 8-2 Notification of Changes in Custom Cosmetic Sales Business

Article 8-3 Custom Cosmetic Responsible Sales Manager Qualification Test

Article 8-4 Custom Cosmetic Responsible Sales Manager Qualification Test

Article 8-5 Application for the Issuance of Custom Cosmetic Responsible Sales Manager Qualifications

Article 8-6 Designation of Test Operater

Article 9 Examination of Functional Cosmetics

Article 10 Functional Cosmetics, etc. Requiring the Submission of Report

Article 10-2 Label and Advertisement of Infants or Children Cosmetics

Article 10-3 Preparation and Storage of Safety Data

Article 10-4 Conduction of Fact-finding Survey

Article 10-5 Formulation of the Plan for the Attenuation of Hazardous Elements

Article 11 Matters to be Observed by Manufacturer

Article 12 Matters to be Observed by Responsible Sales Manager

Article 12-2 Matters to be Observed by Custom Cosmetic Responsible Sales Manager 

Article 13 Report of Production Result, etc. of Cosmetics

Article 14 Education to Responsible Sales Manager

Article 14-2 Standards and Hazard Level for Cosmetics Subject to Recall 

Article 14-3 Recall Plan, Recall Procedures, etc. of Hazardous Cosmetics

Article 14-4 Mitigation or Remission of Administrative Dispositions

Article 15 Report of Permanent Closure of Business

Article 16 (Deleted) 

Article 17 Hazard Assessment of Raw Materials, etc. of Cosmetics

Article 17-2 Review on the Standards of Designated and Noticed Raw Materials 

Article 17-3 Applications for Establishing or Changing the Standards of Raw Materials

Article 18 Items Requiring Use of Safe Container and Packaging, and Standards therefor

Article 19 Marking, Labelling, etc. on Package of Cosmetics

Article 20 Marking of Price of Cosmetics

Article 21 Matters Requiring Attention in Marking and Labelling

Article 22 Scope, etc. of Labelling and Advertisements

Article 23 Subjects, etc. of Demonstration of Contents of Labelling and Advertisements

Article 23-2 Evaluation of Natural and Organic Cosmetics 

Article 23-3 Designation of Evaluation Organizations of Natural and Organic Cosmetics 

Article 24 Qualifications, etc. of Relevant Public Officials

Article 25 Collection, etc.

Article 26 Monitering of Sale of Cosmetics

Article 26-2 Consumer Inspector of Cosmetic Safety Control 

Article 27 Orders, etc. to Recall or Dispose

Article 28 Publication of Hazardous Cosmetics

Article 29 Standards for Administrative Disposition

Article 30 Procedures for Collection of Penalty Surcharges

Article 31 Re-issuance, etc. of Registration Certificates, etc.

Article 32 Fees

Article 33 Re-examination of Restrictions

Amendments:

In this version, the “functional cosmetics helpful in alleviating the skin dryness caused by atopy” is changed into “functional cosmetics helpful in restoring the skin function to relieve the skin dryness”.