On Nov. 9, 2018, China National Medical Products Administration (NMPA-Subordinate to SAMR) officially announced that registration of first-imported non-specials cosmetics will be entirely replaced by filing management nationwide from Nov. 10 in accordance with the State Council's notice of Advancing the Reform of “Separating Certificates from Business License”, confirming what ChemLinked has exclusively reported earlier.

The announcement serves as the preliminary enforcement rules and also instructs cosmetic stakeholders on post-reform regulatory requirements.