Provisional Translation
| OTO No. | 472 | Classification | MHW-217 |
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| Date of Acceptance | April 8, 1992 | Ministry/Agency Receiving Complaint | Economic Planning Agency |
| Responsible Ministries | Ministry of Health and Welfare | Related Laws | The Pharmaceutical Affairs Law |
| Complainant | Domestic firm | Exporting Countries | USA |
| Subject | Relaxing requirements for parallel imports of cosmetics | ||
| Details of Measures | To prevent harm due to cosmetics, the Pharmaceutical Affairs Law regulates the manufacture and import/sale of individual products through a permit system. Cosmetics importers or manufacturers/sellers are under obligation to supply safe cosmetics to consumers. For this reason, they must be knowledgeable about the quality and safety of the ingredients and quantities thereof used in cosmetics, and this information is necessary for judging the safety and quality of cosmetics for which permits are applied. Accordingly, manufacturers or importers/sellers for cosmetics as business are required to list the names of all the ingredients, their specifications and the amount contained in the product for which application is being made. However, since it is impossible for parties other than manufacturers to accurately analyze all the ingredients contained and their amounts in the light of current scientific standards through labeling and analyzing the products, in the case of imported products they are required to attach an ingredients list issued by a foreign manufacturer supporting the ingredients contained and their amounts when making an application. Therefore, it was explained to the complainant that parallel imports were not exempt from the requirement to present an ingredients list. |
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| Classification of Processing | D | Directions | II-a |
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