Vietnam cosmetic regulations are compatible with the ASEAN cosmetic regulations. On September 2nd 2003, on behalf of the Government of Vietnam, the Vietnam Minister of Trade and Commerce signed an agreement on the ASEAN harmonized Cosmetic Regulatory Scheme, in which, the terms specified in the agreement is fully implemented since January 1st, 2008. The agreement aims to unify cosmetic management in the ASEAN countries, and is toward a common market of ASEAN, strengthen cooperation between member States in ensuring safety, quality and bene…
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 general in the endeavor to comply with the ASEAN harmonized cosmetics regulatory scheme signed off since 2003, the regulations on cosmetics labeling, cosmetics proclamation, cosmetics advertising, and the considerations for setting up a t…
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 for safety, effectiveness, and quality of product. Organizations, individuals who are responsible for putting products on market are organizations, in…
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 individual which delivers the product to the market must guarantee that its product shall be harmless for people’s health when exerted in normal or appropriate conditions supplied by the producer o…
These are rules for cosmetics labeling to follow in Vietnam: For cosmetic label content, Vietnam Law provides that the cosmetic product’s label must be suitable for requirements of the cosmetic label writing set by the ASEAN. The following contents must be presented on the label: - The product’s name and function, unless the presented form of product has been displayed clearly the product’s function; - The usage instruction, unless the presented form clearly been displayed the product’s using manner; - The full formula ingredients: must writ…
In addition to the cosmetics advertising on mass media such as television, radio, electronic portals (Internet, Website), books, newspapers, magazines, flyers, posters, underwater objects or other means of advertising, the cosmetics business can make or sponsor, authorize other entities to carry out workshop activities to introduce cosmetic products. The cosmetic businesses are only allowed to advertise, organize seminars and events to introduce the cosmetic products when having the Receipt of advertising, seminar, cosmetic introduction even…
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 Health of Cities and Provinces in Vietnam on the application of the decision of the ASEAN’s cosmetics committee. We are of opinion that Vietnam regulations are built toward complying…
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 management which has been signed by countries are member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations on September 2nd, 2003 (commonly called ASEAN Cosmetic Convention), the Ministry of H…