GB 5296.3-2008Instruction for use of consumer products - General labelling for cosmetics (English PDF)

Foreword

This Part of GB 5296 is mandatory, except that Chapter 7 is a recommended clause. This Part replaces GB 5296.3-1995, Instruction for use of consumer products. General labelling for cosmetics. From the date of implementation of this Part, cosmetics that are manufactured and imported and sold within the territory of the People's Republic of China shall comply with the requirements of this Part. Compared with GB 5296.3-1995, the main changes in this Part are as follows: -- Add the quote of "Measures for the Metrological Supervision and Administration of Quantitatively Packed Commodities", Order No. 75 of the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of the People's Republic of China; -- Add the quote of "Measures on Implementation of the Administrative Regulations on Production License of Industrial Products of the People's Republic of China", Order No. 80 of the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of the People's Republic of China; -- Delete the statement that the product can have a mitigating effect on the part of use in the definition of cosmetics in 3.1; -- Supplement the terms and definitions of 3.5,

3.6 and 3.7; -- Add the labelling form of

b) in Chapter 4; -- Add requirements for labelling cosmetic ingredients; -- Add terms that are exempted from labelling in 8.2; -- Add the use of minority characters at the same time in the cosmetic labelling in 9.3. This Part was proposed by China National Light Industry Council. This Part shall be under the jurisdiction of National Technical Committee 257 on Fragrance and Flavor Cosmetic of Standardization Administration of China. The drafters of this Part. Wang Hanzhou, Chen Hongrui, Jiao Chenxing, Zhang Yu, Yan Jun, Jiang Yifan. The previous versions of the standards which are replaced by this Part are. -- GB 5296.3-1987; -- GB 5296.3-1995. Instruction for use of consumer products - General labelling for cosmetics

1 Scope

GB 5296.3-2008 is the Chinese national standard on instruction for use of consumer products - general labelling for cosmetics, in the field of chemical technology. It carries no /T suffix, which in the Chinese system means compliance is mandatory: a product or a practice within its scope has to meet it to be lawfully made, sold or carried out in China. It was issued on 17 June 2008 by the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of the People's Republic of China; Standardization Administration of China, and has been in force since 1 October 2009. Classification: ICS 71.100.70, CCS Y42. This page is published from the official record of the standard held by the Chinese standards administration: the identification, the dates, the classification and the issuing body are taken from there. The clause text, the tables and the numeric limits are in the document itself, which is delivered complete in English translation.

This Part of GB 5296 specifies the forms, basic principles, labelling contents and labelling requirements of the general labelling for cosmetic sales packaging. This Part applies to cosmetics that are sold in the People's Republic of China.

2 Normative references

The terms in the following documents become the terms of this Part by reference to this Part of

GB 5296.For dated references, all subsequent amendments (not including errata content) or revisions do not apply to this Part. However, parties to agreements that are based on this Part are encouraged to study whether the latest versions of these documents can be used. For undated references, the latest edition applies to this Part.

3 Terms and definitions

The following terms and definitions are applicable to this Part of GB 5296.

3.1 Cosmetics A product that is applied to any part of the human body surface (such as skin, hair, nails, lips) by smearing, sprinkling, spraying or the like, so as to achieve clean, fragrant, changing appearance, correcting body odor, maintaining and keeping good condition.

3.2 Labelling Texts, numbers, symbols and patterns that are affixed or attached to or printed on the cosmetic sales package, and instructions that are placed in the sales packaging.

3.6 Visible panels Any surface that the consumer can see under the circumstance that the sales packaging of the cosmetics is not destroyed.

3.7 Net content The actual mass or volume or length of the contents after removal of the packaging container and other packaging materials.

4 Labelling forms

According to the shape and/or volume of the cosmetic packaging, the following labelling forms can be selected.

5 Basic principles

5.1 The contents that are marked on the cosmetics label shall be true. All texts, numbers, symbols, and patterns shall be correct.

6 Contents that must be marked

6 Contents that must be marked...

8 Others

8.1 For products with a net content of not more than 15 g or 15 mL, only contents of 6.1, 6.3, 6.4,

6.5 and the name of producer in

6.2 shall be marked. The contents of

6.4 may be marked in the explanatory materials other than that in a),

c) of this Part of GB 5296.

9 Basic requirements

9.1 The content of the cosmetic labelling shall be clear and shall be guaranteed to be eye-catching, easy to identify and read at the time of purchase.