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Philippines Amends Requirements for Application of LTO
Dec 18, 2019
Philippines has released a revised draft of Guidelines on the Unified Licensing Requirements and Procedures of the FDA (hereinafter the Guidelines). Compared with the Guidelines, the significant changes in the draft are related to the amendments to the General Guidelines for LTO, and LTO Application and Renewal Process.
Philippines Manufacturer/Importer Regulation
ASEAN Updates 5 Changes to Cosmetic Ingredients in the Annexes of ACD
Dec 10, 2019
On November 12-13, 2019 the 31st ASEAN Cosmetic Scientific Body (ACSB) meeting was held in Muntinlupa City, Philippines. During the meeting, 5 changes to cosmetic ingredients in the Annexes of the ASEAN Cosmetic Directive (ACD) were adopted by the ACSB.
Indonesia Malaysia ASEAN Philippines Singapore Thailand Vietnam Ingredients
31st ASEAN Cosmetic Committee (ACC) Meeting and Its Related Meetings to Be Held in Philippines
Nov 06, 2019
The 31st ACC meeting and its related meetings will be hosted by Philippines on 12-15 November 2019 at the Acacia Hotel, Alabang, Muntinlupa City, Philippines. The ASEAN Cosmetic Scientific Body (ACSB) and ASEAN Cosmetic Testing Laboratory (ACTLC) will convene its meetings on 12-13 November 2019 while the ACC meeting will be scheduled on 14-15 November 2019...
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Philippine Classifies Cuticle Tints Containing Benzalkonium Chloride with Antiseptic/Antibacterial/Disinfectant Claims as Household Remedies
Jun 27, 2018
On May 29th, Philippine released a circular determining cuticle tints containing benzalkonium chloride with antiseptic/antibacterial/disinfectant claims (previously considered as cosmetics) as household remedies...
Philippines Pre-market Approval Ingredients
Philippines FDA Regulates E-Portal Applications Payment Period
Apr 27, 2018
Philippines FDA recently released a Circular regulating that starting from Apr 28 2018, applications of clients filed through FDA E-Portal are processed only after payment of the amount due has been made. All applications shall be paid within thirty calendar days from the filing thereof. Failure to pay the amount within the specified time shall subject the application to automatic cancellation....
Philippines Pre-market Approval
Philippines to Summarily Reject Cosmetic Notification Applications Due to Incomplete Documentation
Nov 28, 2017
The Philippines FDA decided that from Oct 1st 2017, several industries including the cosmetic industry would receive immediate disapproval when applying for notification or license if incomplete documentation is supplied or if the application fails to meet technical requirements. Regardless of whether or not the application was submitted through...
Philippines Pre-market Approval
[Market Analysis] Halal Cosmetics Market Rapid Growth Requires Further Regulatory Development
Nov 09, 2017
Halal cosmetics are a rapidly developing niche of the halal and mainstream market. The 100% natural ingredients commitment of halal products also attracts many non-Muslims. The increased popularity of these products requires development of a regulatory and certification system. Definition of HALAL In Islamic countries Halal means...
Indonesia Malaysia ASEAN Philippines Singapore Thailand Vietnam Halal Cosmetics Ingredients Post-market Surveillance
ASEAN Explains Revision of Cosmetic Directive
Aug 18, 2017
Apart from amendments of ingredients requirements on 26th ACSB (see news on CL), ASEAN Cosmetic Committee also discussed further revision of the ASEAN Cosmetic Directive during a recent meeting. Methylisothiazonlinone (M1 or MIT) in Rinse-off product, Limits of Contaminants in Cosmetics and ASEAN Cosmetic Method (ACM) will be revised...
Indonesia Malaysia ASEAN Philippines Singapore Thailand Vietnam Ingredients Testing
Cosmetic Packaging in Asia: A Brief Overview of Markets and Regulation
Jul 25, 2017
According to data from transparency market research, the cosmetic packaging market will be valued at 330 billion dollars by 2024. The Asian market will be the major contributor. Some Asian countries especially China issued specific standards for cosmetic packaging production. Stakeholders who deal with cosmetic packaging may need to understand these provisions...
China Taiwan, China South Korea Japan India Indonesia Malaysia ASEAN Philippines Singapore Thailand Labeling/Claim/Advertising Post-market Surveillance
ASEAN Revises and Supplements Cosmetic Ingredient Standards (2017-2018)
Jul 06, 2017
ASEAN held the 26th ACSB Meeting during which it revised cosmetic ingredients requirements, shortly after ASEAN released the last revision list a month ago (see news: ASEAN Added New Standards for Cosmetics Ingredients in Lists (2016-2017) on CL). ASEAN revised cosmetic ingredient requirements and added new standards detailing restricted ingredients, preservatives and UV filters. These changes will be effective from Nov 2017 (some will be effective from 2018), and suggestions can be submitted until July 31st 2017...
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