According to ChemLinked’s previous report [1], India Ministry of Health and Family Welfare issued a draft cosmetics rules in November 2018 proposing to establish a new separate legislative framework for the management of cosmetic manufacture, import, registration and sale in India.
On June 21, 2019, the Draft Cosmetics Rules 2018 (G/TBT/N/IND/101) was notified to the Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee of WTO, member comments will be accepted for 60 days [2]. The effective date of the notified regulation is undetermined and shall be subject to the final notification in Gazette of India.
TBT Committee
It refers to a unique multilateral forum aiming to create a predictable trading environment and facilitate trade via WTO members’ discussion of regulations, standards, testing and certification procedures affecting trade. Notifications from member countries are one of the main mechanisms guiding its work.