China Extends Use of Simplified Version for Cosmetic Safety Assessment Reports by One Year
On April 22, 2024, the China National Medical Products Administration released an Announcement on Implementing Several Measures to Optimize Cosmetic Safety Assessment Management (hereinafter referred to as the Announcement). The Announcement takes effect from May l, 2024. The critical points of the Announcement and its associated attachment, Several Measures to Optimize Cosmetic Safety Assessment Management (referred to as the Measures), which include 12 specific measures, are summarized as follows: 1. Extended Use of Simplified Version of Cosmetic Safety Assessment Reports (or CPSR) Until May 1, 2025, when applying for registration or filing, cosmetics registrants and filers can still submit simplified safety assessment reports