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5Improving Management of Medical
Devices and Cosmetics
promoted to take over the ongoing TCP II in cosmetics have been ongoing in order to build
order, to integrate international audit resources a quality user setting for cosmetics, boost the
and advance management effectiveness. hygiene and safety of cosmetics, and protect
the rights of consumers. In view of the active
IV. Organizing the Conference circulation of cosmetics around the world,
on International Medical it is necessary to strengthen exchanges and
Device Regulations collaboration with the competent authority for
cosmetics and the industry in various countries
The 2022 Conference on International in order to keep track of the latest status and
Medical Device Regulations was attended development trends in the management of
by a total of 350 representatives from the cosmetics.
industry, government, academia, and research
sectors. It has helped enhance stakeholders’ ▍ Implementation Strategy
understanding of the latest regulatory systems
available for medical devices around the TFDA promoted cosmetics notification
world and facilitated their expansion to the and the establishment of product information
international market. files in order to replace the specific purpose
cosmetics registration system, expedite
Section 4 the introduction of products to the market,
and allow consumers to search for product
Normalization of information online. Meanwhile, in light of
Management over the fact that the GMP for cosmetics was
Hygiene and Safety enforced on July 1, 2019, in order to reduce
of Cosmetics the impacts on manufacturers, a 5-year
grace period was given to manufacturer.
▍ Introduction of the Policy From July 1, 2024, onwards, the GMP for
cosmetics will be implemented in phases for
Since the Cosmetic Hygiene and Safety each type of product, in order to ensure the
Act was officially enforced in 2019, the steady production of quality cosmetics. To
promotion of cosmetics notification and the cope with the frequent updates of laws and
cosmetic product information file system, the regulations concerning cosmetics around the
reinforced management over manufacturing world, TFDA continues to take part in related
sites throughout product life cycles, and the ICCR events, in order to keep the cosmetics
revisions made to the sanitation criteria for management system in our country on par with
its international counterparts and boost the
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