Advocacy Actions
Meeting with China National Drug Administration
Representatives from EUCCC Cosmetics Working Group had a meeting with officials from CNDA, Hainan FDA, and representatives from China Deputy Free Group and Hainan Duty Free Co. Ltd, to discuss the Shanghai Pudong Imported Nonspecial Cosmetics Notification Pilot policy, its implementation and impact to Hainan island duty-free shops.The Pudong notification is not valid when importing products by Hainan island duty-free shops, which prevents companies participating in the pilot from taking full advantage of the benefits.
The industry suggested the notification certificate be recognized and applied to customs declarations in all ports, including Hainan. Though CNDA did not accept the industry’s suggestion at the meeting, they promised to consider it and provide a solution to the industry afterwards. All sides thought that it was a very good discussion.
Advocacy Letter to China National Drug Administration on Recommendation on the Management Adjustment to the Pudong Pilot Programme
The European Chamber’s Cosmetics working groups submitted an advocacy letter to CNDA tore commend, based on the Pudong Pilot Program and under the guidance of the CNDA, Shanghai FDA, and by the implementation of Pudong Market Supervision Administration, before the program ends in 2018, a product safety evaluation report be used to replace animal testing in the materials submitted to notify an imported non-functional cosmetic product. This evaluative form can only be valid on the condition that the ‘responsible person’ (a term denoting corporate responsibility) will undertake all responsible precautionary measures to guarantee a product is safe and of good quality, to ensure a competent quality management system is established and to make sure onsite inspections of overseas manufacturing is doable.
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