South Korea to Implement Amended Guideline for Cosmetics Packaging

On Sep 27^th, 2019, South Korea Pharmaceutical Traders Association released an announcement amending Guideline for Cosmetics Packaging. The amended guideline will be effective on Oct. 1^st, 2019.

When manufacturing or importing cosmetics to South Korea, enterprises' registered address shall be marked on the packaging. If the address changes, the packaging needs to be updated. Under the following 2 circumstances the original packaging can continue to be used (provided specific preconditions are met):

Preconditions:

(*) Other company information such as company name, phone number, homepage, etc. are not changed

(*) Consumers can consult or complain about the product using the existing information on the packaging

2 Conditions for Exemptions:

1) The company location changes: Considering it takes some time to make the new packaging, the original packaging can be used within 2 months starting from the date the registered business address changes.

2) Company address changes due to the administrative zone restructuring: if consumers can confirm the new address through an online search, the original packaging can continue to be used until existing packaging materials are used up.

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