COSMETIC PRODUCT PROCLAMATION

The cosmetic product proclamation regulation

1. Organizations or individuals which are responsible of putting the cosmetic product on the market just permitted selling cosmetic when be issued the number of cosmetic product proclamation receiving by the authority agencies as well as responsible for safety, effectiveness, and quality of product. The authority agencies shall carry out after-sales inspection when the product has been being sold in the market.

2. Cosmetic product proclamation fee is implemented in accordance with the regulations in force.

3. Organizations or individuals who are responsible for putting the products on the market must have the function of cosmetic business in Vietnam.

4. Cosmetic product feature proclamation (the cosmetic usage purpose) must satisfy the ASEAN’s instruction of the cosmetic product feature proclamation (Appendix No 3-MP).

The cosmetic proclamation dossier

The cosmetic proclamation dossier includes the following documents:

1. Cosmetic product proclamation report (02 versions) with the proclamation data (soft version of proclamation report);

2. Copy of business registration certificate of organizations, individuals who are responsible for circulation products into the market (with the enterprise’s signature and seal). In case the cosmetic domestic produced, but organizations, individuals who be responsible for putting products on the market are not the manufacturer must have a copy of business registration certificate of the producer (have legal notarized);

3. Original or notarized copy of letter of attorney from the producers or the owners of products authorized for organizations, individuals are responsible of putting products on the market in Vietnam (applied to the import or domestic cosmetic of which organizations or individuals are responsible of putting products on the market, be not the manufacturer). For the import product, the letter of attorney must be a copy notarized sign and consul legalized as provisions of law, except for being exempted of the consul  legalization in regard to international treaties in which Vietnam is a member. The letter of attorney must satisfy requirements regulated at the Article 6 of this Circular.

4. Certificate of free sale (CFS) is only applied for import cosmetic product proclamation which satisfies the following requirements:

a. CFS which is issued by the current territory must have been original or legally notarized and still in the day of validity. In case CFS is not provided of the expiry day, it must be a certificate which has just been issued within 24 months.

b. CFS must be consul legalized according to provisions of the law, except consul legalization immunity case according to the international treaties in which Vietnam is a member.