NMPA Announced Full Implementation of Electronic Registration and Filing for Cosmetics

China's National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) announced the full implementation of the electronic registration and filing for cosmetics and new ingredients. This comes as part of the NMPA's efforts to further improve government services and promote the digitization of archives for the registration and filing of cosmetics and new cosmetic ingredients*, thereby enhancing the efficiency of the process. 

Starting from September 1, 2024, domestic registrants, filers, domestic responsible persons, and cosmetic manufacturing enterprises are required to submit user information as well as registration and filing documents for cosmetics and new cosmetic ingredients exclusively via the Cosmetic Registration and Filing Information Service Platform (hereinafter referred to as the Information Service Platform) electronically. The corresponding paper documents will no longer need to be submitted. It is the responsibility of the domestic registrants, filers, responsible persons, or cosmetic manufacturing enterprises to archive these documents themselves.

In accordance with the "Provisions on the Management of Cosmetic Registration and Filing Data," "Provisions on the Administration of New Cosmetic Ingredients Registration and Filing Data," and the "Technical Guide for Submission of Cosmetics Registration and Filing Data (Trial)," where original documents, third-party certification data, and other paper documents are required, domestic registrants and filers of cosmetics and new cosmetic ingredients, or the domestic responsible persons, must sign to confirm the authenticity of these documents and submit the corresponding electronic versions via the Information Service Platform.

* Please note, this also includes toothpaste.

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