Issuing unit: General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine

Issuing document number: Order No. 100 of the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine

Issuance date: 2007-08-27

Effective date 2008-09-01

Expiration date----------

National laws and regulations of the category

Document Source General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine Article 1 In order to strengthen the supervision and management of cosmetics labels, standardize the labeling of cosmetics labels, prevent quality fraud, and protect the personal health and safety of consumers, in accordance with the "People's Republic of China and the National "Product Quality Law", "Standardization Law of the People's Republic of China", "Regulations of the People's Republic of China on the Administration of Industrial Product Production Licenses", "Special Provisions of the State Council on Strengthening the Safety Supervision and Management of Food and Other Products" and other laws regulations to formulate these regulations.

Article 2: These regulations shall apply to the labeling and management of cosmetics produced (including repackaged) and sold within the territory of the People’s Republic of China.

Article 3 The term “cosmetics” as mentioned in these regulations refers to the application to the human body (skin, hair, fingernails, lips and teeth, etc.) by smearing, spraying, sprinkling or other similar methods to achieve cleaning, maintenance, Products for the purpose of beautifying, modifying and changing the appearance, or correcting human body odor and maintaining good condition.

The term "cosmetics label" as mentioned in these regulations refers to the general term for the words, symbols, numbers, patterns and other instructions used to indicate the name, quality, efficacy, usage, production and seller information of cosmetics.

Article 4 The General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine (hereinafter referred to as the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine) is responsible for organizing the supervision and management of cosmetics labeling nationwide within the scope of its powers.

Local quality and technical supervision departments at or above the county level are responsible for the supervision and management of cosmetics labeling within their respective administrative regions within their scope of authority. Article 5 Cosmetics labels must be true, accurate, scientific and legal.

Article 6 Cosmetics labels shall indicate the name of the cosmetics.

Cosmetic names generally consist of three parts: trademark name, common name and attribute name, and meet the following requirements:

(1) The trademark name should comply with the relevant national laws and administrative regulations;

(2) The common name should be accurate and scientific, and words that express or imply medical effects may not be used, but words that indicate the main raw materials, main functional ingredients or product functions may be used;

(3) The attribute name should indicate the objective form of the product, and abstract names must not be used; attribute names can be omitted for conventional product names.

If national standards or industry standards have provisions on product names, the names specified in the standards should be marked.

Article 7 If cosmetics are labeled with "unusual names", the product name shall be labeled in an adjacent position, with the same font size, in accordance with Article 6 of these regulations; and shall not violate relevant national regulations and social order and good customs.

If cosmetics with the same name are suitable for different groups of people, with different colors and fragrances, they should be marked in the name or in an obvious position.

Article 8: Cosmetic labels shall indicate the actual production and processing place of the cosmetics.

The actual production and processing place of cosmetics should be marked at least to the provincial level according to the administrative division.

Article 9: Cosmetic labels shall indicate the name and address of the manufacturer. The name and address of the producer shall be that of a producer registered in accordance with the law and able to assume responsibility for product quality.

In any of the following circumstances, the name and address of the producer shall be marked in accordance with the following provisions:

(1) A group company or its subsidiary that independently bears legal responsibility in accordance with the law shall Indicate their respective names and addresses.

(2) A branch of a group company that cannot bear independent legal liability according to law or a production base of a group company can be marked with the name and address of the group company and branch (production base), or only the group can be marked Company name and address.

(3) For cosmetics that are entrusted to be produced and processed, if the entrusting enterprise has the cosmetics production license for the entrusted processing, the name and address of the entrusting enterprise and the name of the entrusted enterprise shall be marked, or only the entrusting enterprise shall be marked. The name and address of the entrusting enterprise; if the entrusting enterprise does not have its entrusted processing cosmetics production license, the name and address of the entrusting enterprise and the name of the entrusted enterprise shall be marked.

(4) Repackaged cosmetics should be marked with the name of the actual production and processing enterprise and the name and address of the repackager, and the word repackaged should be noted.

Article 10: Cosmetics labels should clearly indicate the production date and shelf life of the cosmetics or the production batch number and expiration date.

Article 11: Cosmetic labels should indicate the net content. The labeling of net content shall be carried out in accordance with the Measures for the Supervision and Administration of Measurement of Quantitative Packaged Commodities. For liquid cosmetics, the net content is indicated by volume; for solid cosmetics, the net content is indicated by mass; for semi-solid or viscous cosmetics, the net content is indicated by mass or volume.

Article 12: Cosmetics labels should indicate the full ingredient list. Labeling methods and requirements should comply with corresponding standards.

Article 13: Cosmetics labels shall be marked with the national standards, industry standard numbers implemented by the enterprise, or the registered enterprise standard number.

Cosmetics labels must contain product quality inspection certificates.

Article 14: Cosmetics labels should be marked with the production license mark and number. The production license mark and number shall comply with the relevant provisions of the "Implementation Measures of the People's Republic of China on the Administration of Industrial Product Production Licenses".

Article 15: Instructions for use of cosmetics shall be added based on the needs of product use or when it is difficult to reflect all the product information in the label. Instructions for use should be easy to understand and should be illustrated with illustrations if required.

Cosmetics that may be damaged if improperly used or stored or may endanger human health and personal safety, or cosmetics suitable for special groups such as children, must be labeled with precautions, Chinese warnings, and must meet the shelf life and Storage conditions for safety requirements, etc.

Article 16 Cosmetics labels shall not contain the following content:

(1) Content that exaggerates functions, falsely promotes, or disparages similar products.

(2) Content that expressly or implicitly has medical effects.

(3) Product names that are likely to cause misunderstanding or confusion among consumers.

(4) Content prohibited by other laws, regulations and national standards. Article 17 Cosmetic labels shall not be separated from cosmetic packaging (containers).

Article 18: Cosmetics logos should be directly marked on the smallest sales unit (packaging) of cosmetics. Cosmetics with instructions should be included in the smallest sales unit (packaging) of the product.

Article 19 For transparently packaged cosmetics, if all or part of the logo content on the inner packaging or container can be clearly identified through the outer packaging, the corresponding content does not need to be repeatedly marked on the outer packaging. .

Article 20: The content of cosmetics labels should be clear, eye-catching, and durable, making it easy for consumers to identify and read.

Article 21: Except for registered trademarks, the content of cosmetics labels must be in standardized Chinese. If pinyin, ethnic minority scripts or foreign languages ??are used, they must have a corresponding relationship with Chinese characters and meet the requirements stipulated in Article 6 of these regulations.

Article 22: If the maximum surface area of ??a cosmetic package (container) is greater than 20 square centimeters, the font height of the mandatory content in the cosmetics label shall not be less than 1.8 mm. Except for registered trademarks, the pinyin and foreign fonts used in logos must not be larger than the corresponding Chinese characters.

If the maximum surface area of ??a cosmetic package (container) is less than 10 square centimeters and the net content is no more than 15 grams or 15 milliliters, its label can only indicate the name of the cosmetic, the name and address of the manufacturer, and the net content. , production date and shelf life or production batch number and expiration date. If the product has other relevant explanatory information, other content that should be marked can be marked on the explanatory information.

Article 23 Cosmetics labels shall not use the following marking forms:

(1) Use font size, color difference or suggestive language, graphics, and symbols to mislead consumers;

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(2) Unauthorized alteration of the cosmetics name, production date and shelf life or production batch number and expiration date in the cosmetics label;

(3) Other labeling forms prohibited by laws and regulations. Article 24 Anyone who violates the provisions of Articles 6 and 7 of these Regulations by failing to indicate the name of the cosmetics on the label of the cosmetics or the labeled names do not meet the prescribed requirements shall be ordered to make corrections within a time limit; if corrections are not made within the time limit, a fine of not more than RMB 10,000 shall be imposed.

Article 25 Anyone who violates Articles 8 and 9 of these Regulations and fails to indicate the actual production and processing place of the cosmetics or the name and address of the manufacturer in accordance with the law shall be ordered to make corrections within a time limit; if the correction is not made within the time limit, A fine of not more than RMB 10,000 shall be imposed.

Anyone who forges the origin of a product, forges or falsely uses the name or address of another person's factory shall be punished in accordance with the provisions of Article 53 of the "Law of the People's Republic of China and Domestic Product Quality".

Article 26 Anyone who violates Articles 10 and 15 of these Regulations shall be punished in accordance with Article 54 of the "Law of the People's Republic of China and Domestic Product Quality".

Article 27 Anyone who violates Article 11 of these Regulations and fails to mark the net content as required shall be punished in accordance with the provisions of the "Measures for the Supervision and Administration of Measurement of Quantitative Packaged Commodities".

Article 28 Anyone who violates Article 12 of these Regulations by failing to indicate the full ingredient list on the cosmetics label, and the labeling methods and requirements do not comply with the corresponding standards, shall be ordered to make corrections within a time limit; those who fail to make corrections within the time limit shall be fined 1 Fines of up to 10,000 yuan.

Article 29: Anyone who violates Article 13 of these regulations and fails to label the product standard number or fails to label the quality inspection certificate shall be ordered to make corrections within a time limit; if the correction is not made within the time limit, a fine of not more than 10,000 yuan shall be imposed.

Article 30 Anyone who violates Article 14 of these Regulations and fails to mark the production license mark and number in accordance with the law shall be subject to Article 40 of the "Regulations of the People's Republic of China on the Administration of Industrial Product Production Licenses" Penalties specified in Article 7.

Article 31 Anyone who violates Article 16 of these Regulations shall be ordered to make corrections within a time limit; those who fail to make corrections within the time limit shall be fined not more than 10,000 yuan; those who violate relevant laws and regulations shall be dealt with in accordance with relevant laws and regulations. .

Article 32 Anyone who violates Articles 17 and 18 of these Regulations shall be ordered to make corrections within a time limit; if corrections are not made within the time limit, a fine of not more than 10,000 yuan shall be imposed.

Article 33 Violation of Articles 21 and 22 of these Regulations shall be ordered to make corrections within a time limit; if corrections are not made within the time limit, a fine of not more than 10,000 yuan shall be imposed.

Article 34 Anyone who violates the provisions of Article 23 of these Regulations shall be ordered to make corrections within a time limit and shall be fined not more than 5,000 yuan; if the violation fails to make corrections within the time limit, he shall be fined not more than 10,000 yuan.

Article 35: Administrative penalties stipulated in this chapter shall be implemented by local quality and technical supervision departments at or above the county level in accordance with the law within the scope of their powers.

If laws and administrative regulations have other provisions on administrative penalties, those provisions shall prevail. Article 36 The management of the labeling of imported and exported cosmetics shall be implemented by the entry-exit inspection and quarantine agency in accordance with the relevant regulations of the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine.

Article 37 The General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine is responsible for the interpretation of these regulations.

Article 38 These regulations will come into effect on September 1, 2008.