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After 30 years of waiting, China implemented the Cosmetic Supervision and Administration Regulation (CSAR) on Jan 1, 2021. A series of supporting rules will be introduced and implemented, indicating the overhaul of China’s cosmetic regulatory framework. Stakeholders are now ushering in a new era of streamlined management.
China to Implement the Strictest Cosmetic Sampling Testing Regulation
China to Implement the Strictest Cosmetic Sampling Testing Regulation
Page Last Updated on Jan 21,2023
[News] China Implements Guidelines for Submitting Information through the Cosmetic Ingredient Safety Information Submission Platform
2023-09-04
[News] China Implements Technical Guidelines for Filling in and Submitting Cosmetic Formula
2023-09-05
[News] China Implements the First Regulation on the Supervision for Cosmetic Online Operation
2023-09-01
[News] China SAMR to Implement Administrative Measures on Toothpaste: Notification Mandatory for All Toothpastes
2023-03-24
[News] China Further Refines the Requirements for Enterprises to Perform the Entity Responsibility for Cosmetic Quality and Safety
2023-01-03
[News] China to Implement the Strictest Cosmetic Sampling Testing Regulation
2023-01-21
[News] China Finalizes Inspection Points and Judgment Principles of Cosmetic Good Manufacturing Practices
2022-11-05
[News] China NMPA Clarifies Requirements for Completing Cosmetic Adverse Reaction Report
2022-10-17
[News] China NMPA to Launch Cosmetic Adverse Reaction Monitoring System on October 1
2022-09-22
[News] China Implements the First Regulation on the Supervision for Cosmetic Online Operation
2023-09-01
[News] China to Issue New Regulations for Cosmetic Sampling Testing
2022-06-30
[News] A Compendium of China’s New Regulatory Requirements to be Effective and Transitional Policies to Expire in May 2022
2022-04-22
[Webinar] Decoding China’s New Cosmetic Labeling Regulation
2022-04-26
[News] China Implements Technical Guidelines for Children Cosmetics
2023-09-04
[News] China to Release the Safety and Technical Standard for Cosmetics 2022 (STSC 2022)
2022-04-01
[News] China NMPA Consults on the Inspection Points and Judgment Principles of Cosmetic Good Manufacturing Practices
2022-04-01
[News] China Finalizes the Regulations for Cosmetic Adverse Reaction Monitoring
2022-02-22
[Article] Noteworthy Regulatory Matters and Key Time Points for Cosmetic Registration and Notification in China in 2022 and Beyond
2022-01-14
[News] China to Implement the Finalized Good Manufacturing Practices for Cosmetics in July 2022
2022-01-10
[News] China Launches the Long-Awaited Submission Platform for Cosmetic Ingredients Safety Information
2021-12-31
[News] China Finalizes Mandatory Labeled Logo on Children Cosmetics
2021-12-02
[News] China to Implement the First Children Cosmetics Regulation in 2022
2021-10-09
[News] China Starts a New Round of Consultation on Regulations for Cosmetic Adverse Reaction Monitoring
2021-09-30
[News] The Original General Cosmetics Notification Platform to be Closed on Sep. 15
2021-09-13
[News] China NMPA Consults on the Second Draft Good Manufacturing Practices for Cosmetics
2021-09-09
[News] China to Implement Supervision and Administration Measures on Cosmetics Manufacture and Operation
2021-08-10
[News] CSAR Subsidiary Regulations: China Finalizes Requirements for Cosmetic Labeling
2021-06-04
[News] China Implements Amended Cosmetic Prohibited Ingredient Inventories
2021-05-31
[News] China Formally Implements A Brand-new Cosmetic and New Cosmetic Ingredients Pre-market Approval System on May 1
2021-05-01
[News] Breaking! China Releases the Inventory of Existing Cosmetic Ingredients in China 2021 (IECIC 2021)
2021-04-30
[Webinar] Get the Inside Scoop: Key Points of NMPA Internal Training on China Cosmetic Registration and Notification Regulations
2021-04-27
[News] China Clarifies Submission Requirements for Cosmetics Registration and Notification Dossiers and Transitional Measures on the Existing NCI Applications
2021-04-27
[News] China Details Cosmetic Safety Assessment Requirements
2021-04-12
[News] China Finalizes Standards for Cosmetic Efficacy Claim Evaluation
2021-04-12
[News] China Unveils the Cosmetic Classification Rules and Catalog
2021-04-12
[Webinar] Prepare for Cosmetic Registration and Notification under China's New Regulations
2021-04-02
[Webinar] Get Ready for China’s New Cosmetic Ingredient Registration and Notification
2021-04-02
[News] China Strengthens the Post-market Surveillance on Cosmetics
2021-04-12
[News] Interview | Detailing Ingredient Submission Code Required for Cosmetic Registration and Notification
2021-03-31
[News] Official Replies | China NMPA Answers FAQs about Cosmetics Registration and Notification
2021-04-02
[News] China to Launch the Online Cosmetics Registration and Notification Platform
2021-03-24
[News] China Introduces Transitional Measures to Implement the New Provisions on Cosmetic Registration and Notification Dossiers
2021-03-05
[News] Breaking News! China to Exempt Animal Testing for Imported General Cosmetics on May 1
2021-03-04
[News] China Finalizes Dossier Requirements for Registration and Notification of Cosmetics and New Cosmetic Ingredients
2021-03-04
[News] China Approves Efficacy Evaluation Methods for Freckle Removing (Whitening) and Anti-Hair Loss Products
2021-03-03
[News] China Publishes the Finalized Administrative Measures on Cosmetics Registration and Notification
2021-01-12
[News] China Introduces Transitional Measures to Implement Cosmetic Supervision and Administration Regulation (CSAR)
2020-12-28
[News] China Consults on the Draft Measures for the Management of Cosmetic Supplementary Testing Methods
2020-11-13
[News] China Deletes One Exceptional Circumstance for Animal Testing Exemption
2020-11-06
[News] China Modifies Requirements for New Cosmetic Ingredients Registration and Notification Dossiers
2020-11-06
[News] China Amends Requirements for Cosmetic Efficacy Claim Evaluation
2020-11-06
[News] China to Implement a Cosmetic Sampling Inspection Scheme
2020-09-29
[News] Two Policy Shifts towards Animal Testing in China’s Cosmetic Sector
2020-09-11
[Webinar] Understanding China's New Draft Subsidiary Measures of CSAR
2020-07-29
[News] Key Points in China Cosmetic Supervision and Administration Regulation (CSAR)
2020-07-03
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CSAR new New Ingredient Management new Animal Testing Efficacy Claims Safety Assessment
CSAR (Cosmetic Supervision and Administration Regulation) is the highly anticipated future overarching regulation in China. The final version was released by China State Council on June 29, 2020 and will be implemented on January 1, 2021. It will replace the existing Cosmetics Hygiene Supervision Regulation which was released in 1989.
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Cosmetic ingredients will be regulated based on risks. Ingredients with high risk such as new preservatives, sunscreens, colorants, hair dyes, whitening agents shall register with the NMPA and obtain approval, while ingredients with low risk will only require notification.
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CSAR subordinate regulation released a signal that imported non-special use cosmetics will be likely to be exempt from mandatory animal testing. The 2 premises for animal testing exemption are GMP certification and safety risk assessment results.
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Cosmetic efficacy claims shall have sufficient scientific evidence to back them up and shall be exposed to the public on NMPA’s website for social supervision. Cosmetic registrants or filers shall be responsible for the compliance of efficacy claims.
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Cosmetic registrants and notifiers shall conduct cosmetic safety assessments on their own or entrust professional institutions prior to registration and notification.
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Cosmetic Supervision and Administration Regulation EN 2020-06-29 2021-01-01
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Technical Guidelines for Filling in and Submitting Cosmetic Formula 2023-09-04 2023-09-04
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Technical Guidelines for Children Cosmetics 2023-08-31 2023-08-31
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Guidelines for Submitting Information on the Cosmetic Ingredient Safety Information Submission Platform (Draft for Comments) 2023-05-12 -
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Supervision and Administration Measures on Online Operation of Cosmetics 2023-04-04 2023-09-01
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Cosmetics Registration and Notification Information Service Platform - Notification Management System of General Cosmetics - Operation Manual for Enterprise Users 2022-04-01 2022-04-01
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Technical Guidelines for Waterproofness Testing of Sunscreen Cosmetics (Draft for Comments) 2023-02-23 -
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Technical Guidelines for SPF Testing of Sunscreen Cosmetics (Draft for Comments) 2023-02-23 -
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Administrative Measures on Toothpaste 2023-03-23 2023-12-01
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Regulations on Supervision and Administration of Enterprises in Implementing Entity Responsibility for Cosmetic Quality and Safety 2022-12-29 2023-03-01
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Measures for the Management of Cosmetics Sampling Testing 2023-01-12 2023-03-01
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Inspection Points and Judgment Principles of Cosmetic Good Manufacturing Practices 2022-10-25 2022-12-01
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Measures for the Management of Cosmetic Sampling Testing (Draft for Comments) 2022-06-24 -
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Formulation and Revision Instructions and Revision Comparison Table of Safety and Technical Standards for Cosmetics 2022 (Draft for Comments) 2022-03-30 -
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Inspection Points and Judgment Principles of Cosmetic Good Manufacturing Practices (Draft for Comments) 2022-03-30 -
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Measures for the Management of Cosmetic Adverse Reaction Monitoring 2022-02-21 2022-10-01
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Good Manufacturing Practices for Cosmetics 2022-01-07 2022-07-01
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Technical Guidance for Submission of Cosmetic Ingredients Safety Information 2021-12-31 2021-12-31
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Supervision and Administration Provisions on Children Cosmetics 2021-10-08 2022-01-01
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Measures for the Management of Cosmetic Adverse Reaction Monitoring (Second Draft for Comments) 2021-09-29 -
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Good Manufacturing Practices for Cosmetics (Second Draft for Comments) 2021-09-08 -
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Supervision and Administration Measures on Cosmetics Manufacture and Operation 2021-08-02 2022-01-01
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Administrative Measures on Cosmetics Labeling 2021-06-03 2022-05-01
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Working Rules for Management of Cosmetic Supplementary Testing Methods 2021-04-28 2021-07-01
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Technical Guidelines for Cosmetic Safety Assessment 2021-04-09 2021-05-01
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Standards for Cosmetic Efficacy Claim Evaluation_EN 2021-04-09 2021-05-01
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Cosmetic Classification Rules and Catalogs 2021-04-09 2021-05-01
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Provisions for Management of Cosmetic Registration and Notification Dossiers 2021-03-04 2021-05-01
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Provisions for Management of New Cosmetic Ingredient Registration and Notification Dossiers 2021-03-04 2021-05-01
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Test Method for Efficacy Measurement of Skin Whitening Cosmetic Products 2021-03-02 2021-03-02
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Test Method for Efficacy Measurement of Anti-hair Loss Cosmetic Products 2021-03-02 2021-03-02
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Instructions for Toothpaste Notification Dossiers 2021-01-06 -
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Administrative Measures on Cosmetic Registration and Notification 2021-01-12 2021-05-01
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Standards for the Management of Cosmetic Sampling Testing (Draft for Comments) 2020-09-28 -
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China Measures for the Management of Cosmetic Adverse Reaction Monitoring (Draft for Comments) 2020-09-28 -
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Working Rules for Cosmetic Registration and Filing Testing 2019-09-10 2019-09-10
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Japanese Version: Cosmetic Supervision and Administration Regulation 2020-06-29 2021-01-01
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Transitional Measures – After May 1, 2021
Registration of High-risk New Cosmetic Ingredients
Notification of Medium/Low-risk New Cosmetic Ingredients
Registration of Special Cosmetics
Notification of General Cosmetics
Renewal of Special Cosmetics' Registration Certificate
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