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AccordingGuangzhou Lianying Cosmetics Co., LtdIt is understood that in order to further standardize the supervision and management of cosmetics and protect the legitimate rights and interests of consumers, the Cosmetics Supervision Department of the State Food and Drug Administration has sorted out the annual report of ordinary cosmetics that the industry is more concerned about, and in accordance with my country's current cosmetics regulations and relevant technical specifications, Answer one by one:

1. Q: Why should the annual report system be set up for the record of ordinary cosmetics?

A: Since the online filing of domestic non-special purpose cosmetics was implemented on June 30, 2014, the filing platform has formed more than 2.2 million filing product information. Due to the imperfection of the original cosmetics regulatory system and the functional limitations of the old filing platform, the new "Regulations on the Supervision and Administration of Cosmetics" (hereinafter referred to as the "Regulations") was promulgated and implemented. Although some products that have been filed before are no longer produced, product information is still accumulating on the filing platform, gradually forming "zombie" products, which has brought great inconvenience to the supervision work and public inquiries. In the supervision work, it is found that some products can not even find the filing person, and the main responsibility of product quality and safety can not be implemented. These products bring hidden dangers to consumers' health and safety, which need to be cleaned up by legal means.

After the "Regulations" were promulgated and implemented, good legislative practices were provided in the design of the filing management system, and the main responsibility of the filing person was further clarified, and the filing person should be responsible for product quality and safety in accordance with the law. Article 37 of the Measures for the Administration of Cosmetics Registration and Filing (hereinafter referred to as the Measures) stipulates that the filer of ordinary cosmetics shall report the production and import of ordinary cosmetics to the drug supervision and administration department responsible for filing management every year, as well as compliance with laws and regulations, Compulsory national standards and technical specifications.

According to the Regulations and Measures, the Announcement of the State Food and Drug Administration on Matters Related to the Implementation of the Regulations on the Administration of Cosmetics Registration and Filing Materials (No. 35 of 2021) further clarifies that starting from January 1, 2022, ordinary cosmetics filed through the original registration and filing platform and the new registration and filing platform will uniformly implement the annual reporting system.

The filing person shall submit the annual report of ordinary cosmetics for one year through the new registration and filing platform during the period from January 1 to March 31 of each year. For products that fail to make annual reports as required within the time limit, the regulatory authorities will order rectification within a time limit in accordance with Article 58 of the measures; if the filing person fails to make corrections within the prescribed time limit as required, the regulatory authorities will cancel the filing of relevant products in accordance with Article 59 of the measures.

2. Q: Why do registered products need to fill in relevant information?

Answer: In order to regulate the production and operation of cosmetics, strengthen the supervision and management of cosmetics, and ensure the quality and safety of cosmetics, the "Regulations", "Measures" and "Regulations on the Management of Cosmetics Registration and Filing Materials" clearly stipulate the materials that should be submitted for the registration and filing of cosmetics.

andCosmetics Processing FactoryIt is known that before the implementation of the regulations and relevant supporting laws and regulations, the registration and filing materials submitted by enterprises through the old platform were relatively simple. Taking the filing of domestic products as an example, except for the product formula composition information and sales packaging, other relevant materials were filed by enterprises for future reference, resulting in the lack of some necessary product information and bringing hidden dangers to consumers' health and safety. After the implementation of the new regulations on registration and filing management, in order to improve the efficiency of registration and filing and safeguard the health rights and interests of consumers, it is necessary to supplement and improve the data of registered products on the old platform that continue to be produced and sold. It should be noted that the supplementary materials submitted on the new platform are all registration and filing materials originally filed by enterprises for future reference, and no new requirements are added to registrants and filers.

At the same time, taking into account the need to link up the old and new laws and regulations, the State Food and Drug Administration has set a reasonable transition period for registrants and filing supplementary information. Supplementary information shall be used as a necessary condition to prove that the relevant products comply with the regulations and its supporting laws and regulations, and products that fail to fill in the supplementary information as required shall not continue to be produced or imported until the supplementary information is completed. For those who violate the regulations, the regulatory authorities will impose penalties in accordance with the second paragraph of Article 60 of the regulations.

3. question: what is the difference between the archivist's active cancellation of the filing and the cancellation of the filing by the filing management department? Does the filing products that are no longer produced or imported need to be actively canceled?

Answer: According to the "Regulations", "Measures" and relevant regulations on cosmetics registration and filing, for products that are no longer produced or imported, the filing person can actively apply for cancellation on the filing platform. The recordation person's initiative to cancel the product is not only conducive to safeguarding consumers' right to know, but also improves the efficiency of the regulatory authorities.

For products that apply for active cancellation, if there is no violation of laws and regulations, the relevant products that have been listed before the cancellation of the record information can be sold until the end of the shelf life. The cancellation of the filing by the regulatory authority is a punitive measure for illegal acts. According to Article 65 of the Regulations, the product that the filing department cancels the filing shall not be listed for sale or imported from the date of cancellation of the filing, and the product is still listed for sale or imported. The regulatory authorities will impose penalties in accordance with regulations. In addition, it is suggested that ordinary cosmetics filers and domestic responsible persons should sort out the products that have been filed as soon as possible. If they intend to continue production and import, they should submit annual reports and fill in relevant materials as required. For those who are no longer produced or imported, they should take the initiative to apply for cancellation of product filing.

In addition, considering that in the process of linking up the old and new platforms, some filers and domestic responsible persons have not yet registered their new platform accounts, in order to better serve the enterprises, these filers and domestic responsible persons may submit a written application for voluntary cancellation of the filing to the local provincial drug regulatory department, and the filing management department shall assist in completing the voluntary cancellation of the filing products and updating of public information on the new platform, so as not to affect the continued marketing and import of relevant products.

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