For cosmetic enterprises in China, 2010 was a very turbulent year, because of the rapid and controversial changes on cosmetic regulations, well-publicised and broadly implicative quality issues and related product testing and inspection issues.
This article will cover those important events and issues concerning the cosmetic industry.
Exclusive relationship between foreign cosmetic supplier and China representative (for import cosmetic only)
Permit marketing approval is being implemented in China. The “Import Cosmetic Hygiene Permit” should be applied for before entering the marketplace. The two parties should be joined together to apply the permit, which are the foreign cosmetic supplier and the China declaration responsible representative (abbreviated to “China representative”). According to online reporting and filing instructions issued by the SFDA, after 1 April 2010, a foreign cosmetic supplier can appoint one China enterprise to be their China representative. At the same time, a China enterprise can only accept the authorisation from one foreign cosmetic supplier to be their China representative. In other words, the relationship becomes exclusive.
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