Currently, Taiwan only requires product registration for general cosmetics, and regulations on product registration, product information file (PIF) preparation and preservation, and GMP acquisition will be applied to all items from July 2026. First, the cosmetics classification in Taiwan is as follows. - General cosmetics: basic cosmetics (skin, lotion, essence, cream, etc.), hair products (sham..

The cosmetics market was sluggish during the pandemic, but is now gradually recovering, showing a positive outlook. Brazil has the world's fourth-largest cosmetics market. In order to enter the Brazilian beauty market, registration of cosmetics with Brazil's ANVISA is essential. Brazilian cosmetics are classified into Class I and Class II according to risk of cosmetics. Classification Descriptio..

The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety has established an integrated guideline for authorization, certification, and examination of wound dressing (a guide to civil petitioners). The wound dressing material is manufactured in various forms, such as item shape, sheet shape, liquid shape, powder shape, etc., and is a medical device used to absorb exudate from wounds, bleed or lose body fluid, and pr..

Due to political unrest in Niger, ARCPE has ceased all activity. The cessation would be continued until the situation is resolved. JNM Global will continue to monitor ARCEP and provide an updated news accordingly.

ANATEL issued Act No. 13011, which additionally postpones the mandatory application of Act No. 5159. Previously, on April 29 of 2022, ANATEL issued Act No. 5159, which and revokes Act No. 3481 and approves the new Technical Requirements and Test Procedures for Conformity Assessment of Chargers Used in Mobile Cellular Telephone. The biggest change of the new regulation is that it requires a new m..

NCCS has issued the notification, which announces issuance of Voluntary Security Certification (VSC) of IP Router & Wi-Fi CPE, to encourage stakeholders to have their products tested for Security testing requirements under MTCTE. VSC issuance has been effective from 1 September 2023, and Administrative fee & Security Test Report Evaluation fee payable has been waived till further notice or 21 De..

On Wednesday 30 August, soldiers in Gabon announced that they had assumed power and placed President Ali Bongo Ondimba under house arrest. The soldiers announced on national television that all institutions are dismissed. There had also been internet disruption. Former President Ali Bongo's house arrest has now been lifted, but the coup may still affect the type approval schedule.

In Australia, sunscreens are classified as primary sunscreens or secondary sunscreens according to the SPF. Sortation Sortation Regulatory body Primary sunscreens Products with SFP of 4 or higher whose main purpose is to protect against UV Categorized as Theraputic Goods - TGA regulation: Must be listed in ARTG. Secondary sunscreens (Products regulated by TGA) Products that have main purposes ot..

SIRIM has issued Announcement No. SQASI/CMCS/1/23/0006, which updates the arrangement of services operation by CMCS, in light of the improved situation regarding the COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent lifting of lockdown measures. According to the announcement, the following announcements published during the pandemic became invalid: SQASI/CMCS/1/20/0004 EXTENSION OF MOVEMENT CONTROL ORDER (MC..

On August 18, 2023, ENACOM has published Resolution 1132/2023 in the Official Bulletin of Argentina, which approves new versions of two standards – ENACOM-Q2-63.02 V23.1 “Equipment Integrating Systems of Broadband Digital Modulation” & ENACOM-Q2-63.03 V23.1 “Equipment Integrating Systems of Frequency Hopping”. The main changes are as follows: The Resolution gives 90 days from its publication in ..