ASEAN COSMETICS HARMONIZATION
                                                       
Posted: 03 October 2007

BFAD ISSUANCES

BC 2008-001: Grace Period for the New Updates and Amendments of the ASEAN Cosmetic Directive (ACD)
 

1st ACC

Final Report of the 1st ASEAN Consultative Committee for Standards and Quality (ACCSQ) ASEAN Cosmetic Committee (ACC)
2nd ACC Report of the 2nd ASEAN Consultative Committee for Standards and Quality (ACCSQ) ASEAN Cosmetic Committee (ACC)
    
1st ACSB
3rd ACC Report of the 3rd ASEAN Consultative Committee for Standards and Quality (ACCSQ) ASEAN Cosmetic Committee (ACC)
     2nd ACSB
4th ACC Annex 5 - Report of the 4th ASEAN Consultative Committee for Standards and Quality (ACCSQ) ASEAN Cosmetic Committee (ACC)
     3rd ACSB
5th ACC Final Report of the 5th ASEAN Consultative Committee for Standards and Quality (ACCSQ) ASEAN Cosmetic Committee (ACC)
     4th ACSB
6th ACC Final Report of the 6th ASEAN Consultative Committee for Standards and Quality (ACCSQ) ASEAN Cosmetic Committee (ACC)
     5th ACSB
7th ACC Final Report of the 7th ASEAN Consultative Committee for Standards and Quality (ACCSQ) ASEAN Cosmetic Committee (ACC)
     6th ACSB - Annexure 29
8th ACC Final Report of the 8th ASEAN Consultative Committee for Standards and Quality (ACCSQ) ASEAN Cosmetic Committee (ACC)
     7th ACSB
     ANNEX 12 - ACSB Special Technical Meeting Report
     Summary Record -
APRIS 2
9th ACC Final Report of the 9th ASEAN Consultative Committee for Standards and Quality (ACCSQ) ASEAN Cosmetic Committee (ACC)
     8th ACSB - Annex 10
     Report of the ACC HoD Meeting

BC 2006-001: Upadated Guidelines for the Submission of Application for Notification, Registration, and Export of Cosmetic Products

BC 2006-017: Amendment to BC 2006-001 - "Updated Guidelines for the Submission of Application for Notification, Registration, and Export of Cosmetic Products"

BM 2007-022: Extension of the Validity of Certificates of Product Registration of Cosmetic Products with Expiry Dates 01 June 2007 to 31 December 2007
BC 2007-013: Updated Guidelines for the Implementation of the Association of South East Asian Nation (ASEAN) Cosmetics Directive and the Association of South East Asian Nation (ASEAN) Common Technical Documents

BC 2007-013A: Amendment to Bureau Circular No. 2007-013

REQUIREMENTS & FORMS

Assessment Slip
ASEAN Cosmetic Directive Notification Template (revised as of 07 July 2008)
Note: All Notification Forms prior to the issuance of the revised Notification Form dated 07 July 2008, would not be accepted by 17 July 2008.

ASEAN COSMETIC DIRECTIVE

Agreement  on the ASEAN Harmonized Cosmetic Regulatory Scheme

Appendix I – Illustrative List of cosmetic products by categories

Appendix II – ASEAN Cosmetic Labeling Requirements

Appendix III – ASEAN Cosmetic Claim Guideline

Appendix VI – ASEAN Guidelines for Cosmetic Good Manufacturing Practice

ASEAN GUIDELINES

ASEAN Cosmetic Directive: Guidelines for Product Information File (PIF)

ASEAN Guidelines for the Safety Assessment of a Cosmetic Product

Laboratory Guidelines:
ASEAN Microbial Limit (June 2007)

ASEAN Heavy Metal Limit (December 2007)

ASEAN INGREDIENT LISTING

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Order

Reference Number

Alphabetical

Annex II: Part 1

List of substances which must not form part of the composition of cosmetic products

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Annex III: Part 1

List of substances that cosmetic products must not contain except subject to restrictions and conditions laid down 

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Annex III: Part 2

List of substances provisionally allowed

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Annex IV: Part 1

List of colouring agents allowed for use in cosmetic products

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Annex IV: Part 2
List of colouring agents provisionally allowed for use in cosmetic products (1)

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Annex V
List of excluded from the scope of the Directive

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Annex VI

List of preservatives allowed for use in cosmetic products

 

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Annex VII

List of UV filters which cosmetic products may contain

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FAQ AND OTHER INFORMATION

Interpretation of ASEAN GMP Guideline for Cosmetic

Cosmetic Product Notification

General Information Booklet on ASEAN Harmonized Cosmetic Regulatory Scheme

IMPORTANT NOTE

Schedule A of the Agreement on ASEAN Harmonized Cosmetic Regulatory Scheme (AHCRS) is no longer applicable