Basis Overview of Amalgamation of 3 Major Cosmetic Regulatory Authorities

The NPC conference officially approved the new institution "State Administration for Market Regulation" to fully regulate cosmetics in place of three previous institutions: CFDA, AQSIQ and SAIC (see news on CL). Members of the State Council explained that the State Administration for Market Regulation is directly under the Stated Council and will shoulder all responsibilities previously designated to the...

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The NPC conference officially approved the new institution "State Administration for Market Regulation" to fully regulate cosmetics in place of three previous institutions: CFDA, AQSIQ and SAIC (see news on CL).

Members of the State Council explained that the State Administration for Market Regulation is directly under the Stated Council and will shoulder all responsibilities previously designated to the CFDA, AQSIQ, SAIC, National Development and Reform Commission and Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China. Those duties include:

Major duty: Comprehensive Market Supervision and Management

Unify information record system and set information publicizing and sharing mechanism

Organize the law enforcement of comprehensive market supervising work

Shoulder the law duty of comprehensive anti-monopoly action

Standardize and maintain market order

Organize and implement quality control

Shoulder the duty of products and devices safety and quality supervision

Unify the counting standard

Shoulder the duty of product permission (registration or filing certification) and inspection and quarantine

The State Council will cancel the functions of CFDA, AQSIQ and SAIC but keep the name and functions of Certification and Accreditation Administration of the People's Republic of China (CNCA) and Standardization Administration of the People's Republic of China (duties will be administrated by State Administration for Market Regulation).

Experts predict that this institutional reform will be beneficial to the cosmetic industry by reducing bureaucratic inefficiencies and red tape, improving supply chain regulation and product lifecycle supervision and ideally contribute to a more efficient market access and safer products.