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Colipa & International regulatory cooperation

Sergi Corbalán

Colipa Deputy Director - Legal & International Affairs

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ASSOCIATION MEMBERS

AIC Portugal

Association of Latvian Chemical & Pharmaceutical Industry Latvia

CSZV Czech Republic

CTPA UK

DETIC Belgium

FCIO Austria

FIP France

Federation of Estonian Chemical Industries Estonian

ICDA Ireland

IKW Germany

KLF Norway

KPC Slovenia

KTF Sweden

KOZMOS Hungary

LIKOCHEMA Lithuania

NCV The Netherlands

PSVAK Greece

SKW Switzerland

SPT Denmark

STANPA Spain

Slovak Association forBranded Products Slovakia

TY Finland

UNIPRO Italy

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INTERNATIONAL COMPANIES

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Colipa & International regulatory cooperation

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Colipa Working Group Structure (International Affairs)

Colipa Working Group structure

Programme Committee

International Cooperation

Project Team Anglo Saxon

countries

Project Team Asia

Project Team Eurasia

Project Team Latin

America

Project Team Middle East

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• Key markets• USA + Canada• Japan• Korea

• Countries/regions inspired by EU Cosmetics regulations

• ASEAN• Russia• China• Latin America

Priority countries/ regions

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Objective: International Alignment

1. International alignment of cosmetics regulations: not complete harmonization but rather “rapprochement” of technical issues.

2. On the basis, whenever possible, on the key features of EU cosmetics regulations

International Cooperation (I)

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Main interlocutors:

• National/regional industry associations & EU Chambers of Commerce

• National/regional regulators & competent authorities

• European Commission (HQ & EC Delegations in third countries)

International Cooperation (II)

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Partner: European Commission

• International Cosmetics Alignment Process (EU, US, Japan, Canada)

• Regulatory dialogue (e.g. DG ENTR – AQSIQ)

• Market Access Issues• TBT notification procedure

International Cooperation (III)

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Typical technical barriers to trade

Differences with EU cosmetics regulations that hinder trade:

Pre-market registration for cosmetics (unlike a “light notification” and in-market control in the EU)

Labelling requirements: lack of recognition of the International Nomenclature Cosmetics Ingredients (INCI)

Dis-harmonised system of forbidden/restricted/positive lists of ingredients

Dis-harmonised definition of a “cosmetic product” Animal testing: non-acceptance of alternative methods

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Recent examples:China:

– G/TBT/N/CHN/209 - hygienic specifications for cosmetics: EC comments, Chinese reply, EC reaction.

- G/TBT/N/CHN/238 - administrative specifications for cosmetic labelling and marking: EC comments 

Colipa involvement in TBT notification system

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• Supra-national developments (Mercosur, Andean Pact, ASEAN)

• Stage where drafts are to be notified

• Implementation of regulations

- Implementation legal texts

- Guidance documents

Colipa views on challenges of the TBT notification system

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Thank you for your attention.

Sergi Corbalán scorbalan@colipa.be