Following China National Medical Products Administration’s (NMPA) announcement to implement filing system of first imported non-specials cosmetics nationwide, on Nov. 13, Zhejiang Medical Products Administration (MPA) first released its practical provincial enforcement rules along with a detailed filing service guidance, stipulating post-reform regulatory requirements for cosmetic stakeholders.

The guidance specifies the filing conditions, required dossiers and their criterions, process and duration of filing for first imported non-specials cosmetics, coupled with filing renewal requirements, providing step-by-step instructions for stakeholders and is applicable to the application for and handling of filing business of first-imported non-special use cosmetics in Zhejiang province.

The guidance mainly includes 21 chapters, as shown below:

1. Scope of Application

2. Review Types

3. Basis for Handling

4. Filing Agency

5. Handling Agency

6. Filing Conditions

7. Quantity Limit

8. Filing Conditions

9. Filing Materials

10. Receiving Methods

11. Basic Procedures

12. ...