NMPA Announcement on Issues about Implementing the Rules for Registration and Notification Dossiers of Cosmetics

In order to implement the Regulations for the Supervision and Administration of Cosmetics and the Provisions for Registration and Notification of Cosmetics and further standardize the administration on registration and notification of cosmetics, the issues about implementing the Rules for the Registration and Notification Dossiers of Cosmetics (hereinafter referred to as the Rules) is hereby announced as follows:

I. About the Information Service Platform of Cosmetics Registration and Notification

In order to facilitate enterprises to make good preparation for the registration and notification of cosmetics in advance, as of April 1, 2021, domestic cosmetic registration persons, notification persons, domestic responsible persons and cosmetic manufacturers may submit relevant documents and apply for the user account for registration and notification at the Information Service Platform of Cosmetics Registration and Notification(hereinafter referred to as the new platform) according to the requirements in the Rules through the NMPA Online Service Hall (https:// zwfw.nmpa.gov.cn), a national integrated online government service platform. As of May 1, 2021, cosmetic registration persons, notification persons and domestic responsible persons shall apply for the registration of special cosmetics or file notification of the general cosmetics through the new platform.

As of May 1 , 2021 , the original administrative licensing and filing information management system for cosmetics (hereinafter referred to as the original platform) shall no longer accept the registration application of special cosmetics or notification filing of general cosmetics. For registration applications of special cosmetics submitted and accepted at the original platform but with no approval decision made, such review and approval shall be continued at the original platform.

II. For products registered and filed notification at the original platform

In order to protect the safety in cosmetics use and legitimate rights and interests of consumers, for cosmetics with the registration or notification completed in the original platform, the registration and notification persons shall submit the product standards and product label samples, fill in the product formula of domestic general cosmetics and upload the label picture of the sales packages of special cosmetics prior to May 1, 2022.

III. Reporting of the safety related information of cosmetic ingredients

As of May 1, 2021, in case of registration or notification, registration and notification persons shall fill in the sources and trade names of the ingredients in product formula. For the ingredients of which quality specification are required in the Technical Specification for the Safety of Cosmetics, the quality specification certificate or safetyrelated information of the ingredients shall also be submitted.

As of January 1, 2022, in case of registration or notification, registration or notification persons shall provide safety-related information of the ingredients with functions of preservative, sunscreen, colorant, hair dye, spot corrector and whitening in accordance with the Rules.

As of January 1 , 2023 , in case of registration or notification, registration or notification persons shall provide safetyrelated information of all the ingredients in accordance with the Rules. For the cosmetics with registration or notification already completed , registration or notification persons shall supplement safetyrelated information of all the ingredients in the product formula prior to May 1, 2023.

IV. Efficacy evaluation and test report of cosmetics for spot correcting, whitening and preventing hair loss

As of January 1, 2022, for the registration application of cosmetics for spot correcting, whitening and preventing hair loss, registration persons shall submit the human efficacy test report conforming to the requirements in accordance with the Rules.

For the cosmetics for spot correcting, whitening and preventing hair loss with the application submitted and registration completed prior to May 1, 2021, registration persons shall submit the human efficacy test report prior to May 1, 2023.

For the cosmetics for spot correcting, whitening and preventing hair loss with the application submitted and registration completed between May 1 and December 31, 2021, registration persons shall submit the human efficacy test report conforming to the requirements prior to May 1, 2022.

V. Annual report of general cosmetics

As of January 1, 2022, an annual reporting system shall be implemented for the general cosmetics filed notification through the original and new platforms. The notification persons shall submit the annual report of general cosmetics that have been filed notification for a full year through the new platform during each January 1 to March 31.