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getting through the european regulations
on cosmetic products can be demanding
and time consuming but you have our help
in this video we will talk about the eu
cosmetics responsible person
make sure you also watch other parts of
this series
to get more information about the
regulations on cosmetic products
that you need to fulfill before placing
your products on the eu market
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if you're interested in selling cosmetic
products in the european union
you've probably heard of the cosmetics
responsible person
but who can be the responsible person
and what are actually their tasks
the eu regulation one two two three
slash 2009 on cosmetic products
says that only cosmetic products for
which a legal or natural person is
designated within the community's
responsible person
shall be placed on the market therefore
each cosmetic product placed on the eu
market needs to have a responsible
person
the responsible person can therefore be
any natural or legal person
so any person or a company that's based
somewhere in the european union
normally though the responsible person
is one of the following
the product manufacturer if they're
based in the eu
the product importer or distributor or a
third person or company that's
designated to be the responsible person
and that accepts this role in writing it
is also worth pointing out the
distributors that put the product on the
market
under their name or trademark or
significantly change the label
automatically become the responsible
person they however still have the
option
to designate someone else for this task
in addition to knowing that each product
requires a responsible person you should
also know that there can only be one
responsible person per product
for the whole eu the regulation provides
this
requirement by saying that for the
purpose of effective market surveillance
a product information file should be
made readily accessible
at one single address within the
community to the competent authority of
the member state
where the file is located so what are
the tasks of the cosmetics responsible
person
the most important article of the
regulation explaining that is the
following
for each cosmetic product placed on the
market the responsible person
shall ensure compliance with the
relevant obligations
set out in this regulation the
responsible person therefore needs to
ensure that the products placed on the
market
are safe for use and compliant with the
regulation
this also includes making sure that the
manufacturing of the products is set up
according to good manufacturing practice
principles
that the product information file is
prepared that the safety assessment and
the cpmp notification
are done that labeling is compliant
product claims substantiated
etc it is also the responsible person's
task to keep the product information
files readily accessible to the
competent authority
of the member state in which the file is
kept
at the address indicated on the product
label and to ensure that the pifs are
updated
at all times if the responsible person
becomes aware of any incompliance of the
products on the market
or if they present a risk to human
health the responsible person must
inform the competent authorities about
it
take any appropriate measures to bring
the product into conformity
and cooperate with the authorities on
their request
to eliminate any risk posed by the
products
which may include product recall in the
event of serious undesirable effects the
responsible person must notify the
competent authority of the member state
where the serious undesirable effect
occurred
in this video you learned that each
cosmetic product placed on the eu market
needs to have a responsible person
appointed there can only be one
responsible person per product
and the main task of the responsible
person is to ensure that the products
are safe and compliant with the
regulation
if that's not the case then the
responsible person can also
face quite severe penalties if you want
to find out more about how to market
your products in the eu
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