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 Labeling requirements for cosmetic packaging, containers, labels or directions  
  
This Rule  has been translated into English according to the 
original Chinese version. If there is any inconsistency or 
ambiguity between these two versions, the Chinese version shall 
prevail.  
1 The Rule is established pursuant to Paragraph 4 of Article 7 of 
Cosmeti c Hygiene and Safety Act (here -in-after referred to as the Act).  
2 Outer packaging or the container of cosmetics shall be labelled clearly 
the information stipulated per Paragraph 1 of Article 7 of the Act. 
Cosmetics with both outer packing and the container shall at least be 
labelled its product name in Chinese or  other language on the 
container in addition to its Chinese product name that has been clearly 
labelled on the outer packaging.  
3 The font size of information to be labelled stipulated Par agraph 1 of 
Article 7 of the Act shall comply with the following provisions:  
(1) If the net weight or volume of a product exceeds 800 g or 800 mL, 
the length and width of the font size of information to be labelled 
shall be at least 2.0mm.  
(2) If the net w eight or volume of a product exceed s 300 g or300 mL 
and less than ( is equivalent to ) 800g  or 800mL, the length and 
width of the font size of information to be labelled shall be at least 
1.6mm.  
(3) If the net weight or volume of a product less than (is equivalent to) 
300 g or 300 mL, the length and width of the font size of 
information to be labelled shall be at least 1.2mm.  
4 Outer packaging or containers of the maximum surface area less than 
40 square centimeters shall be labelled the information stip ulated 
Paragraph 1 of Article 7 of the Act, and such information may be 
labelled on its label, leaflet, card, tag, or description.  
 
The outer packaging, label, or containers of cosmetics mentioned in 
the preceding paragraph shall at least be labelled the f ollowing 
information :  
(1)Product name ; 
(2)Function ; 
(3)Name of the manufacturer or the importer  
(4)Manufacturing date and  shelf life; manufacturing date and 
expiration date; shelf life and expiration date.  
5 Full ingredient names shall be labelled in Chinese or English with 
reference to the pharmacopoeia or official reference books, including 
International Nomenclature of Cosmetic Ingredients (INCI), Chinese  
Pharmacopoeia, United States Pharmacopoeia, and European 
Pharmacopoeia.  2 
 6 Colorant ingredients  may refer to the Color Index (CI) and EC Directive 
Annex IV of U.S. FDA.  
7 Essence and spices may be labelled as Essence, Spices, Flavor , 
Fragrance , Parfum , Perfume or Aroma . 
8 Ingredients shall be labelled in a descending order according to their 
concentration (weight or volume). Provided that if the ingredients 
refer to one of the Sub -paragraphs, the concentration of ingredients 
may be labelled in a random order  following the ingredients of more 
than 1 percent concentration.  
(1) The concentration  of the ingredients is equal to or less than 1 
percent.  
(2) Colorant ingredients in makeup products.  
9 Makeup products include colorants shall list  colorants names  and  
those colorants  may be included  shall be labelled as the following:   
(1) +\– 
(2) may contain  
(3) may include colorants  
10 The information stipulated Sub -paragraph 8 of Paragraph 1 of Article 7 
of the Act shall be stamped, printed in permanent ink, pressed, etc. 
onto the outer packaging , the container or the label.  
 
The date labelled per the preceding Paragraph shall be made 
customarily decipherable. The manufacturing date and the expiration 
date may only label the year and the month which shall refer to the 
last day of that month as the end date.  
11 The information stipulated  Paragraph 1  of the preceding Article may 
be labelled on the label, and all information shall be stamped or 
printed in permanent ink onto the same label.