Cosmetics regulations have long existed in Turkey, as the first law on Public Health implemented in 1930 comprised a few articles dedicated to cosmetics. Then, after several additions and amendments, the first Directive specific to cosmetic products was adopted in 1979: according to the speaker, it was this directive that was used as a basis to draft the 1976 European Directive. This text was also repeatedly amended to be adapted to technical progress, and another law and a regulation were published in 1994. Again, the spirit and technical approach were the same as for the European Directive, except that at that time, the Turkish regulation provided for a registration and an authorization to be obtained before placing products on the market.

A new chapter was opened when Turkey was recognized as a candidate for entering the European Union. The negotiations launched resulted in particular in the publication in 2005 of a new cosmetics regulation, which replaced the registration system by a simple notification. And it is this text that is applied today, although the transposition of European Cosmetics Regulation 1223/2009 to the Turkish law is well under way.

General rules

With such a background, it is no surprise the structure …