| THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH ------- No: 06/2011/TT-BYT | SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM Independence – Freedom – Happiness Hanoi, January 25, 2011 |
CIRCULAR
PROVIDING COSMETIC MANAGEMENT
THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH
Pursuant to the Government’s Decree No 188/2007/ND-CP of December 27, 2007 regulation about functions, duties, powers and obligation, and organizational structure of the Health Ministry;
Pursuant to the Government’s Decree No 188/2007/ND-CP of December 27, 2008 detailing implementation some articles of the Goods and Products Quality Law;
Pursuant to the Government’s Decree No 24/2003/ND-CP on March 13, 2003 detailing implementation the Advertising Ordinance;
Pursuant to the Government’s Decree No 89/2006/ND-CP of August 30, 2006 regulation on labeling of goods;
Pursuant to the Government’s Decree No 12/2006/ND-CP of January 23, 2006 detailing implementation the Commercial Law in the international trade activities as well as activities which are agency for sale and purchase, processing and transit of with foreign country;
Pursuant to the Government Prime Minister’s Decision No 10/2010/QD-TTg of February 10, 2010 regulation about the certification of free sale for the export or import goods and products;
To carry out the Combination Convention in the cosmetic management which has been signed by countries are member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations on September 2, 2003 (commonly called ASEAN Cosmetic Convention),
The Minister of Health promulgates on cosmetic management as the following:
Pursuant to the Government’s Decree No 188/2007/ND-CP of December 27, 2008 detailing implementation some articles of the Goods and Products Quality Law;
Pursuant to the Government’s Decree No 24/2003/ND-CP on March 13, 2003 detailing implementation the Advertising Ordinance;
Pursuant to the Government’s Decree No 89/2006/ND-CP of August 30, 2006 regulation on labeling of goods;
Pursuant to the Government’s Decree No 12/2006/ND-CP of January 23, 2006 detailing implementation the Commercial Law in the international trade activities as well as activities which are agency for sale and purchase, processing and transit of with foreign country;
Pursuant to the Government Prime Minister’s Decision No 10/2010/QD-TTg of February 10, 2010 regulation about the certification of free sale for the export or import goods and products;
To carry out the Combination Convention in the cosmetic management which has been signed by countries are member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations on September 2, 2003 (commonly called ASEAN Cosmetic Convention),
The Minister of Health promulgates on cosmetic management as the following:
Chapter I
GENERAL REGULATION
Article 1: The scope of regulation and objects of application
1. This circular regulates the management of cosmetic products which is domestic produced, import cosmetic to sale in the scope of Vietnam territory, involving: cosmetic product announcement; product information dossier; request of product safety; product labeling; cosmetic advertising; cosmetic exporting or importing; collecting cosmetic pattern for quality inspection, verifying, investigation, and settling violations; duties of organizations, individuals in cosmetic production, trade, import and consumers’ right.
2. This circular is applied for the cosmetic state management agencies, organizations, individuals conduct operations related to the cosmetic product declaration, the information, the advertising, the export, the import, the production, the trade of cosmetic products in Vietnam.
Article 2: Term Interpretation
In this Circular, the following terms shall be construed as follows
1. Cosmetic product is a substance or a preparation which is used for touch with outside parts of human body (skin, hair system, finger nails, toenails, lip, and outside reproduction organ) or teeth and mouth mucous membrane with main purpose in order to cleanse, aromatize, change the outward characteristics, form, adjust body’s smell, safeguard body, or maintain the human body in good condition.
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