DEAS 346 : 2021 
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 DRAFT EAST AFRICAN STANDARD  
Labelling of cosmetics  — Requirements  
 
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 Foreword  
Development of the East African Standards has been necessitated by the need for harmonizing requirements 
governing quality of products and services in the East African Community. It is envisaged that through 
harmonized standardization, trade barriers that are encountered when goods and s ervices are exchanged 
within the Community will be removed.  
The Community has established an East African Standards Committee  (EASC)  mandated to develop and 
issue East African Standards  (EAS) . The Committee is composed of representatives of the National 
Standards Bodies in Partner States, together with the representatives from the public and private sector 
organizations  in the community .  
East African Standards are developed through  Technical Committees that are representative of key 
stakeholders including  government, academia, consumer groups, private sector and other interested parties. 
Draft East African Standards are circulated to stakeholders through the National Standards Bodies in the 
Partner States. The comments received are discussed and incorporat ed before finalization of standards, in 
accordance with the Principles and procedures for development of East African Standards. XXXXXX.  
East African Standards are subject to review, to keep pace with technological advances. Users of the East 
African Stand ards are therefore expected to ensure that they always have the latest versions of the standards 
they are implementing .  
The committee responsible  for this document is Technical Committee EASC /TC 071, Cosmetics and related 
products . 
Attention is drawn to t he possibility that some of the elements of this document may be subject of patent 
rights. EAC shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.  
This third edition cancels and replaces the second edition ( EAS 346:2020 ), which has  been technically 
revised.  
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 Labelling of cosmetics — General requirements  
1 Scope  
This Draft East African Standard specifies requirements for the labelling of cosmetic products.   
This Draft  East African Standard applies to all cosmetic pro ducts as defined in 3 .1 and specified in EAS 334.  
2 Normative references  
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content constitutes 
requirements of this document.  For dated references, only the edition c ited applies. For undated references, 
the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.  
EAS 334 List by category of cosmetic products  
3 Terms and definitions  
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and defin itions apply.  
ISO and IEC maintain terminological databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:  
— ISO Online browsing platform: available at http://www.iso.org/obp  
 
3.1  
cosmetic product  
any substan ce or preparation intended to be placed in contact with the various external parts of the human 
body (epidermis, hair system, nails, lips and external genital organs) or with the teeth and the mucous 
membranes of the oral cavity with a view exclusively or mainly to cleaning them, perfuming them, changing 
their appearance and/or correcting body odours and/or protecting them or keeping them in good condition  
3.2  
ingredient  
any chemical substance or preparation of synthetic or natural origin, used in the com position of cosmetic 
products, and present in the final product . 
3.3  
responsible person  
manufacturer, manufacturer's agent, person who first supplies the cosmetic product in the EAC region, if the 
manufacturer and (where applicable) the person to whose o rder the product is manufactured are outside the 
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 3.4  
claim 
any message or representation including pictorial, graphic, symbolic or any form of representation, which 
states, suggests or implies th at a cosmetic has particular characteristics relating to its origin, function, nature, 
composition or any other characteristics  
3.5  
composition of a cosmetic  
ingredients contained in a cosmetic product and their proportions  
3.6  
container  
bottle, jar, box , packet, sachet or other receptacle which contains or is to contain a cosmetic  
3.7  
cosmetic  
any article intended to be used by means of rubbing, pouring, steaming, sprinkling, spraying on or otherwise 
applied to the human body or any part thereof for cl eansing, beautifying, promoting attractiveness or altering 
the appearance and includes any article intended for use as component of a cosmetic, such article exclude 
articles intended beside the above purposes for use in the diagnosis, treatment or preventi on of diseases and 
those intended to affect the structure or any function of the body  
3.8  
leaflet of a cosmetic  
printed piece of paper or a little book containing information about a particular product  
3.9  
manufacturer of cosmetic  
any person /business  involved in the production, processing, compounding, formulating, filling, refining,  
transforming, packing, packaging, repackaging and labelling of the cosmetics  
3.10 
package  
any box, packet  or any other article in which one or more containers of cosmetics are to be enclosed in one or 
more other boxes, packets or article in question, the collective number thereof  
3.11 
fragrance  
substance used as an ingredient of cosmetic solely to impart odo ur to the product  
3.12 
label of a cosmetic  
any tag, brand, mark, pictorial or other descriptive matter, written, printed, stencilled, marked, embossed or 
impressed on or attached to a container of any cosmetic  
3.13  
“INCI”  
International Nomenclature Cosm etic Ingredient  
3.14 
“CFTA”  
Cosmetic, Toiletry and Fragrance Association  DEAS 346:202 1 
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 4 Labelling and marking  
4.1 General requirements  
4.1.1  The labelling shall be in English and/or any other official language  (French, Kiswahili, etc ) used in the 
importing East African Partner State.  
4.1.2 The responsible person shall provide to the competent authority, the pr oduct’s information as defined 
in Annex A.  
4.1.3 The cosmetic products shall not be described or presented on any label by words, pictorial and other 
devices, in a manner that is deceptive, false, misleading or is likely to create an erroneous impression 
regarding its character in any respect.  
4.1.4 Where it is impracticable, for reasons of size or shape, for the particulars outlined in 4.2 to appear on 
the package or container, those particulars shall appear on a label, tag, tape, or card attached to the product, 
or an enclosed leaflet.  
4.1.5 The information in Clause 4 shall be provided in addition to any other labelling requirements outlined 
in specific East African standards.  
4.2 Specific requirements  
All containers or packages packed with cosmetic pro ducts shall be labelled and marked with the following 
information in indelible, easily legible and visible lettering:  
a) name of the cosmetic product;  
b) type of the cosmetic product;  
c) intended use of the cosmetic product;  
d) instructions of use of the cosmetic prod uct, where applicable;  
e) net content given by weight or volume, in metric system;  
f) name and address of the manufacturer, importer and/or distributor ;  
g) country of origin;  
h) batch number in code or otherwise;  
i) precautions and warnings, where applicable;  
j) storage co ndition where applicable;  
k) date of manufacture in the form ”mm/yyyy”;  
l) expiry/best before date in the form ”mm/yy yy” :  
(i) shelf life of the product after opening where applicable . Pictorial presentation may be used ; 
(ii) products that have a shelf life of 30 m onths and less shall be marked with the expiry date. The 
manufacturer or his agent or the person to whose order a Cosmetic product is manufactured or the 
person responsible for placing an imported cosmetic product on the market shall ensure that the 
inform ation outlined in Annex A is easily accessible to the competent authority; and  DEAS 346 :2021 
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 (iii) for products with a shelf life greater than 30 months: The best before date shall be labelled, and the 
manufacturer, his agent or the person to whose order a cosmetic produc t is manufactured or the 
person responsible for placing an imported cosmetic product on the market shall provide a dossier 
containing the information outlined in Annex A to the competent authority before placing the product 
on the market;  
m) list of ingre dients:  
i. the list of ingredients shall be declared in descending order of weight at the time they are added. 
That list shall be preceded by the word "ingredients". The INCI label names shall be used.  
ii. the following shall not, however, be regarded as ingredie nts; 
 impurities in the raw materials used;  
 subsidiary technical materials used in the preparation but not present in the final 
product; and  
 materials used in strictly necessary quantities as solvents or as carriers for perfume 
and aromatic compounds  
iii. if how ever, any of the above or any other substance not declared in the list of ingredients as part 
of the composition is found in significant amount, the cosmetic shall be declared non -conforming 
to this standard;  
iv. perfume and aromatic compositions and their raw  materials shall be referred to by the word 
"perfume" or "flavour". Ingredients in concentrations of less than 1 % may be listed in any order 
after those in concentrations of more than 1 %; and  
v. colouring agents may be listed in any order after the other in gredients, For decorative cosmetic 
products marketed in several colour shades, all colouring agents used in the range may be 
listed, provided that the terms "may contain" are added, or the symbol +/ -. DEAS 346:202 1 
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 Annex  A 
(normative)  
 
Information on cosmetic products  
Confidential  
Part I  
Name and business address of applicant  
Telephone Number  
Name of product  
Type of formulation  
Presentation of the product  
Identification (physical appearance of the product)  
Name and business address of manufactu rer  
Country of origin  
Is the product authorized to be on the market in the country of origin?  
If yes, attach certificate of analysis. If not, state the reasons below:  
Part II  
The names and structural formulae of the ingredients are as follows  
Approved  or chemical  
name  INCI 
Name  Structural  
Formula  Quantity  
    
 
Part III  
Physical, chemical and microbiological specifications for all the raw materials used in the manufacturing 
process are as follows:  
Part IV  
Analytical control procedures which are per formed on all raw materials before they are used in manufacturing 
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 Part V  
Analytical control procedures and the frequency with which they are performed during the manufacturing 
process are as follows :  
Part VI  
Full physical, chemic al and microbiological specifications of final manufactured product are as follows: 
(mention also the purity and microbiological criteria of the finished cosmetic product).  
Part VII  
The analytical procedures which are performed on the final manufactured product are as follows:  
Part VIII  
The inferred shelf -life of the product is as follows:  
Part IX  
A summary of the experimental details and results of tests performed on the product to confirm its shelf -life 
and stability is as follows:  
Part X  
Summarie s of the method of manufacture and packaging are as follows:  
Part XI  
Existing data on undesirable effects on human health resulting from use of the cosmetic product is as follows:  
Part XII  
Particulars of the tests conducted for assessment of the safety  for human health of the finished product. A 
summary of the nature of the tests, by whom conducted and where, results etc should be given. To this end, 
the manufacturer shall take into consideration the general toxicological profile of the ingredients, the  chemical 
structure and its level of exposure.  
Part XIII  
The name and address of the qualified person(s) responsible for the assessment referred to in Part XII. That 
person must hold at least  a diploma in the field of toxicology, dermatology, medicine or  a similar discipline.  
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 Part XIV  
Proof of the effect claimed for the cosmetic product, where justified by the nature of the effect or product.  
The undersigned here declares that all the information contained herein is correct to the best of my knowledge  
…………………………           ………………………………………..  
Date of application           Signature of applicant and designation  
NOTE — A separate application is required for each cosmetic product.  
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 Bibliography  
[1] Regulation (EC) No. 1223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30th November 
2009 on cosmetic products  
[2] EAS 346: 2013 , Labelling of cosmetics — General requirements  
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