CSAR Subsidiary Regulations: China Consults on the Draft Administrative Measures on Cosmetics Labeling

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Product name, and special cosmetic registration license number

A product name legally consists of three parts: a trade name, a generic name, and an attribute name. The draft adds requirements for the trade name and generic name:

1)  For the trade name using an ingredient name or a terminology implying that a certain ingredient is contained,

• If the ingredient is contained, its purpose of use shall be explained on the visual panel of the sales packaging.

• If the ingredient is not contained, it shall be clearly labeled on the visible panel of the sales packaging that the product does not contain the ingredient, and the ingredient name is only used as a trade name.

2) In regards to the generic name,

• If it uses an ingredient name or an ingredient category name, the related ingredient shall be contained and its actual efficacy shall be consistent with the efficacy claim.

• If it uses the name of animals, plants or minerals for the purpose of describing the aroma, color or shape of the product, the related ingredient may not be contained.

2

The name and address of registrant or notifier

If the registrant or notifier is an overseas enterprise, the name and address of its domestic responsible person shall also be labeled.

3

The name and address of production enterprise

For domestic cosmetics, the production license number shall also be labeled.

4

The product executive standard number

The standard number is required for both domestic and imported cosmetics.

• If the executive standard is a national/industry standard, the standard number shall be the number of the national/industry standard.

• If the executive standard is a standard specially formulated for registration or notification, the standard number shall be the number stated in the product registration license or notification certificate.

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Full ingredients listing

• It is required to label all ingredients with content more than 0.1% (w/w).

• For ingredients with content less than 0.1% (w/w), they shall be labeled separately with "Other trace ingredients" as the guiding word. If a compound is contained, the content of   each ingredient in the compound shall be used to judge whether it is a trace ingredient.

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Net content

7

Durability

Production date and period after opening can be used to indicate the durability of products apart from the current 2 methods:

• production date and shelf life

• production batch number and expiry date

If using the production date and period after opening, companies shall guarantee that the shelf life of products shall be no less than 36 months.

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Application method

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Safety warnings

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Other content prescribed by laws, administrative regulations and mandatory national standards

Note 1：For products with packaging boxes, at least items 1 and 7 shall be labeled on the primary package.

Note 2：For products with a net content of no more than 15 g or 15 mL, only items 1 (registration certificate number excluded), 2, 6 and 7 shall be labeled on the visible panel of the sales packaging. The items 1 (registration certificate number excluded) and 7 shall also be labeled on the primary package. Other required labeling information can be indicated in the leaflet or electronic label.