On October 31, 2022, BPOM released a draft of the Guidelines for Product Information File (PIF) for public consultation. Nine months later, on August 2, 2023, BPOM finalized and implemented the Guidelines. For products that received the notification number before August 2, 2023, the notification number owner must update the PIF within six months.

The Guidelines consists of six chapters, sixteen articles, and one appendix, covering requirements for documents, language, retention, storage format, PIF review methods, etc. The purpose of the Guidelines is to assist cosmetic companies in preparing and compiling the PIF and provide guidance to BPOM officials during PIF reviews.