In accordance with the relevant requirements of the Notice of the State Council on Promoting the Reform of "Separation of Licenses" in the whole country (Guofa [2018] 35) and the Notice on Implementing the Management of Import of Non-Special-Purpose Cosmetics for Record in the whole country (State Drug Administration Announcement No. 88 of 2018, hereinafter referred to as "Announcement"), Guangdong Province is now carrying out the import of non-special-use cosmetics. Notices on matters related to the management of product registration are as follows: 1. Since the date of the publication of the Notice, the first import of non-special-purpose cosmetics registered within the administrative region of Guangdong Province by the responsible persons in China has been adjusted from the current administrative examination and approval management of the State Drug Administration and the pilot implementation of the registration management in the Free Trade Test Zone to the unified management of the provincial drug administration.

2. Our province has formulated the Guidelines for Recording and Handling Imports of Cosmetics for Non-Special Purposes in Guangdong Province (Annex). The imported cosmetics manufacturing enterprises applying for the first import of non-special-purpose cosmetics shall entrust the responsible persons in China to log on the "online service" column of the government website of the State Drug Administration (www.nmpa.gov.cn) before the import of the products, and register the accounts and submit the product record information through the "import non-special-purpose cosmetics record management system" (hereinafter referred to as the "record system"). Wait for work.

3. After uploading the electronic version of the information in the record system, the responsible persons registered in Huangpu District, Nansha District, Huangpu District, Guangzhou City, Hengqin New District, Zhuhai City, Shenzhen Qianhai Shekou District, Guangdong Free Trade Experimental Zone shall file with the relevant administrative departments within their jurisdiction; the responsible persons registered in China shall supervise and administer drugs in other administrative areas of the province. The bureau handles the filing.

The domestic responsible person may not import until he has obtained the electronic version of the record-keeping certificate. Recorded products are numbered in accordance with the rule of "National Cosmetic Net Prepare Words (Guangdong)+Four-digit Year Number+Six-digit Sequence Number".

4. Where the registered products are to be imported at ports other than the provincial (district or city) administrative region where the responsible person is located, they shall be imported only after filling in relevant information such as import ports and consignees through the registration system.

5. Products that have been accepted or have not been approved by the State Drug Administration may be filed in accordance with the requirements of the Notice and this Notice, except for products whose safety reasons have not been approved.

Having obtained the administrative license for importing non-special-purpose cosmetics, it may continue to import with the paper certificate issued by the State Drug Supervision and Administration Department within the validity period of the license. Where there is a need to handle the alteration, continuation, reissue or error correction vouchers, they shall be implemented in accordance with the Announcement.

6. Responsible persons in China should fulfil their commitments, establish a quality and safety management system for imported non-special-purpose cosmetics, strengthen product traceability and quality management, assume responsibility for product quality and safety, and ensure that the import and operation of cosmetics meet the requirements of laws and standards. When product quality and safety problems occur, relevant information should be made public to the society on its own initiative and recalled in time.

7. Drug regulatory authorities at all levels (market regulatory authorities) should strengthen supervision of imported products on file, strengthen coordination and cooperation with relevant departments such as customs, timely inform product quality and safety information, and investigate and punish relevant violations in accordance with the law in conjunction with relevant departments.

I hereby notify you.

Guangdong Provincial Drug Administration

November 28, 2018