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ARTICLE · 30 JULY 2020

Get Ready For China's New Cosmetic Registration Regime

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On 21 July 2020, China's National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) published the draft Measures on the Administration of Cosmetic Registration (the Draft Registration Measures)...

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On 21 July 2020, China's National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) published the draft Measures on the Administration of Cosmetic Registration (the Draft Registration Measures) for public consultation until 20 August 20201.

The Draft Registration Measures are part of the anticipated series of implementation rules of the long-awaited Regulations on the Supervision and Administration of Cosmetics (the Revised Cosmetic Regulations), which the State Council published on 29 June 2020 and will enter into force on 1 January 2021. The Revised Cosmetic Regulations will supersede the current cosmetic regulatory regime in China that is governed by the current Regulations on Hygienic Supervision of Cosmetics, which have been in service since 1990.

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