On June 22, 2022, the draft of Several Provisions on the Innovative Development of Cosmetics Industry in Shanghai Pudong New Area (Provisions) was deliberated on the 41st Session of the Standing Committee of the 15th Shanghai Municipal People's Congress. After a two-week commenting period, the finalized Provisions were issued on July 21, and took effect on August 1, 2022.

The Provisions proposes to encourage enterprises to accurately develop general cosmetics that meet the individual needs of consumers, allow notifiers in Shanghai to set up business premises to provide consumers with personalized services, optimize the customs clearance for imported cosmetics, and provides ingredient supply and quality management services for enterprises in Pudong New Area, etc.

This Provisions has 24 articles, as shown below:

Article I Purpose and Basis

Article II Responsibilities of Government

Article III Responsibilities of Departments

Article IV Consultation Mechanism at Municipal and District Levels

Article V New Models and New Formats

Article VI Consumption Promotion

Article VII Brand Demonstration

Article VIII Technology Leading

Article IX Standards in the Innovation Field

Article X Protection of Intellectual Property Right

Article XI Digital Application

Article XII Precision Cosmetics

Article XIII Personalized Services and Management

Article XIV Ingredient Supply Service Platform

Article XV Packaging and Labeling of Imported Products by Enterprises

Article XVI Optimization of Customs Clearance for Imported Cosmetics Samples

Article XVII Extended Transaction of Large-scale Exhibitions

Article XVIII Guarantee for Industry Talent

Article XIX Third-party Evaluation

Article XX Exchange of Early Warning Information

Article XXI Guidelines for Legal Liability

Article XXII Legal Liability for Engagement in Personalized Cosmetics Production Activities without Permission

Article XXIII Legal Liability for being Contact with or Expose Cosmetic Contents against Provisions

Article XXIV Implementation Date