Cosmetics are areas of highly regulated in Vietnam as they apply on human and could create health concern. Hence, cosmetics imported into Vietnam have to be applied special procedures to ensure safety. Cosmetics regulations in Vietnam would lay out provisions that importers and manufacturers to follow. To carry out the Combination Convention in the cosmetic … Read More
There have been a number of questions arisen after the Webinar on Cosmetic Regulations in Vietnam on May 27th, 2015 and we would like to address those questions as following: 1. Has Vietnam fully implemented the ASEAN Harmonized Cosmetic Directive (ACD)? Yes. Vietnam authorities regularly issue official letters giving instructions and guidance to Department of … Read More
ANT Lawyers has teamed up with Chemlinked, a cosmetics portal to organize a Webminar on the topic of “Overview of Cosmetics Regulations in Vietnam 2015” on May 27th, 2015. Mr Tuan Nguyen, an attorney at law of ANT Lawyers, a law firms in Vietnam will walk you through the regulations of cosmetics in Vietnam in … Read More
On Jan 25th, 2011, the Vietnam Ministry of Health has promulgated Circular No: 06/2011/TT-BYT regulating cosmetics management in Vietnam to implement the ASEAN hamonized cosmetic regulations scheme that Vietnam has rectified. The circular details the regulations in cosmetics labeling, cosmetics proclamation or notification, cosmetic advertising in Vietnam. Below is the circular: CIRCULAR PROVIDING COSMETIC MANAGEMENT … Read More
The mechanisms of handling violations of cosmetics advertising and sales in Vietnam. The cosmetic quality checking central agency is the Vietnam Medicine Management Department – the Ministry of Health. The Medicine Management Department coordinates with the inspector of the Health Ministry, the Medicine Analyzing Central Institute, Medicine departments of centrally – affiliated cities and provinces in … Read More
Export and import of cosmetics have to follow procedures provided by Vietnam regulations on cosmetics. For exporting cosmetic Export of cosmetic must be implemented at the Customs agency in accordance with the current law regulation and the import country’s requirements. The exporter needs to obtain the Certificate of Free Sale (CFS) as regulated. CFS is … Read More
The cosmetic advertising is implemented on the public device i.e. television, radio, internet, book, newspaper, magazine, pamphlet, pano, poster, air body, water body, or the other advertising means which are implemented or supported or authorized by the cosmetic enterprise organization as well as the seminar, the information, the product introduction activities. Organizations are allowed to advertise or … Read More
The definition of cosmetic in Vietnam regulations is currently compatible with the definition of ASEAN Cosmetic Convention provided in Article 2.1 of Schedule B of ASEAN Cosmetic Directive. Accordingly, 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 … Read More
Cosmetics safety has always been concern when such are on sale in an open market. Compatible with the Combination Convention in the cosmetic management which has been signed by countries are member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations on September 2nd, 2003 (ASEAN Cosmetic Convention), Vietnam law not only requires the organization or the … Read More
Under Vietnam law, a cosmetic product made in Vietnam or imported into Vietnam must go through procedure of proclamation before being sold on the market. Organizations or individuals distributing the cosmetic product on the market are only permitted when being granted the number of cosmetic product proclamation from the authority agencies. Such organizations or individuals are also responsible … Read More
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