On January 7, 2022, China NMPA issued the finalized Good Manufacturing Practices for Cosmetics and will implement it on July 1, 2022. Cosmetics registrants, notifiers, and entrusted production enterprises shall organize the cosmetic production in accordance with the Practices. Following that, on March 30, 2022, NMPA released the draft of Inspection Points and Judgment Principles of Cosmetic Good Manufacturing Practices (hereinafter referred to as “Points”) for public consultation. Regulatory authorities across China will use the Points as a basis to determine whether the enterprise complies with GMP. Any suggestions about the Points can be mailed to NMPA (hzpjgc@nmpa.gov.cn) before April 20, 2022.

The Points is an upgraded version of Practice for Cosmetics Production Licensing implemented in 2016, with more stringent inspection requirements. The expected effective date of the Points is July 1, 2022, which is the same as that of Good Manufacturing Practices for Cosmetics.

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There are a total of 106 articles in the Points, and separate inspection points are set for the manufacturing and entrusting enterprises.