In accordance with Regulation No. 17/2023, Guidelines for Cosmetic Product Information Documents, the Indonesia National Agency of Food and Drug Control requires all Cosmetics manufacturers, importers, and/or any person or business entity to obtain a Dokumen Informasi Produk "Product Information Document" (DIP) for each cosmetic product before being notified and received notification number.
The DIP is designed to keep track of the information on the safety, effectiveness, and quality of cosmetic products that must be documented by Cosmetic manufacturers, Cosmetic importers, and/or any other person or business entity who established the production contract that involved:
Fulfillment of technical requirements for cosmetic ingredients related to safety, efficacy, and quality accompanied by scientific and empirical evidence
Fulfillment of contamination requirements
Monitoring results of any side effects of cosmetic products
Fulfillment of marking requirements
Fulfillment of claim conditions
Cosmetic manufacturers, Cosmetic importers, and/or an individual/business entity that has acquired the Cosmetic notification number before the Body Regulation implementation, has a 6-month transition period to apply the DIP, starting from the enforcement of the Regulation
Next, the audit inspection can be done in the facility of the Cosmetic manufacturers, Cosmetic importers, or any person or business entity that holds the manufacturing contract as the notification number holders, via offline or online virtual media communication.
Cosmetic manufacturer, importer, or business entity that holds the manufacturing contract as the notification number holders, who fail to oblige the regulations, will be penalized through administrational penalty in terms of:
Written warnings
Temporary closure of online access for submitting notification requests for a maximum period of 1 year
Temporary closure of online access for submitting import certificates for a maximum period of 1 year
Prohibited to distribute Cosmetics for a temporary period, maximum for 1 year
Withdrawal Cosmetics from distribution
Temporary suspension of manufacturing and/or importing activities, maximum for 1 year
Revocation of Notification Number
The Cosmetic manufacturers, Cosmetic importers, and/or any person or business entity are responsible for updating the DIP on any related information changes. All the data shall be kept in the form electronic or non-electronic, for a minimum of 1 year, after the expiration date of the last batch of Cosmetics being manufactured or imported.
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