Following the decisions taken by the United States, France and United Kingdom, and and more recently by Korea, Taiwan now schedules the ban of plastic microbeads in cosmetic products. A draft text has just been transmitted to World Trade Organization (WTO).
Notification date
14 October 2016
Products covered
• Cosmetics used for washing hair, cosmetics used for bathing, cosmetics used for face-washing, and soap as defined in relevant provisions of the Statute for Control of Cosmetic Hygiene
• Toothpaste
Title of the text
Restrictions on the Manufacture, Import, and Sale of Personal Care and Cosmetics Products Containing Plastic Microbeads
Content
With a view to protecting marine environment from plastic microbeads influence, the Environmental Protection Administration intends to propose restrictions on the manufacture, import and sale of personal care and cosmetics products containing plastic microbeads, in reference to the detail and control schedule of the US Microbead-Free Waters Act of 2015. Two transition periods will be provided for businesses to comply with the new requirements. For manufacturers and importers, the requirements will be effective on 1 July 2018; for vendors, the requirements will be effective on 1 January 2020.
Proposed date of adoption
To be determined
Proposed date of entry into force
1 July 2018
Final date for comments
60 days from notification
For further information
• See
the draft text in Chinese (3 pages)
• See
the draft text in English (5 pages)
