A good news for all of you who have once been in the mood for designing their own cosmetics and selling them to the public at large, without any idea how to begin with: CosmeticOBS-L’Observatoire des Cosmétiques is here to help you!
April 15, 2011
Let us begin with a nice reminder: contrary to pharmaceuticals, cosmetic products do not need any marketing authorization. Nevertheless, manufacturers have to comply with the requirements of the Directive 76/768/CEE (soon to be replaced by the
European Regulation
1223/2009 on Cosmetic Products). These requirements are there to assure consumers of the safety of the cosmetics they use.
You are a novice? Let us have a look to all the mandatory or recommended steps needed to market a cosmetic product.
Step nbr 1: declaration of the manufacturing site (for France only)
Before placing a cosmetic product on the market, every manufacturer has to fill in a form, "déclaration d’établissement", in French, which could be understood as the manufacturing site, and send it to the French Agency for sanitary safety of Health products ( Afssaps , the French acronym). This document states where the raw materials and the finished product will be manufactured, packed and stored as well as the required professional and scientific qualification of the person responsible for the marketing of this product. This person may be the manufacturer, a sub-contractor or any other people involved in the company who has the required qualification. This person is …
