No. 20901
Promulgation Date 2025-04-01
Ministry of Food and Drug Safety
ALL
CHAPTER I GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1 (Purpose)
Article 2 (Definitions)
Article 2-2 (Types of business)
Article 2-3 (Cosmetics Day)
CHAPTER II MANUFACTURE AND DISTRIBUTION OF COSMETICS
Article 3 (Registration of business)
Article 3-2 (Filing reports on customized cosmetic sales business)
Article 3-3 (Grounds for disqualification)
Article 3-4 (Qualification test for customized cosmetic compounding managers)
Article 3-5 (Grounds for disqualification for customized cosmetic compounding managers)
Article 3-6 (Prohibition of lending of qualification certificates)
Article 3-7 (Prohibition of use of similar titles)
Article 3-8 (Revocation of qualification of customized cosmetic compounding managers)
Article 4 (Examination of functional cosmetics)
Article 4-2 (Management of cosmetics used by infants or children)
Article 5 (Obligations of business operators)
Article 5-2 (Recall of hazardous cosmetics)
Article 6 (Reporting on business closure)
Article 7 Deleted.
CHAPTER III HANDLING OF COSMETICS
Section 1 STANDARDS
Article 8 (Safety standards for cosmetics)
Article 9 (Childproof containers and packaging)
Section 2 LABELING, ADVERTISEMENTS AND HANDLING
Article 10 (Statements for cosmetics)
Article 11 (Price labeling of cosmetics)
Article 12 (Cautions for statements or labeling)
Article 13 (Prohibition of false labeling and advertising)
Article 14 (Substantiation of claims of labeling and advertisements)
Article 14-2 Deleted.
Article 14-3 Deleted.
Article 14-4 Deleted.
Article 14-5 Deleted.
Section 3 PROHIBITION OF MANUFACTURE, IMPORTATION, AND SALE
Article 15 (Prohibition of sales business)
Article 15-2 (Prohibition of distribution or sale of animal-tested cosmetics)
Article 16 (Prohibition of sale)
Section 4 COSMETICS INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION
Article 17 (Establishment of association)
CHAPTER IV SUPERVISION
Article 18 (Reporting and inspection)
Article 18-2 (Consumer watchdog for cosmetics safety management)
Article 19 (Corrective orders)
Article 20 (Inspection orders)
Article 21 Deleted.
Article 22 (Orders to repair facilities)
Article 23 (Orders to recall or destroy goods)
Article 23-2 (Publication of hazardous cosmetics)
Article 24 (Revocation of registration)
Article 24-2 (Revocation of recognition of functional cosmetics)
Article 25 Deleted.
Article 26 (Succession to status of business operators)
Article 26-2 (Succession to effects of administrative sanctions)
Article 27 (Hearings)
Article 28 (Imposition of penalty surcharges)
Article 28-2 (Publication of violations)
Article 28-3 (Inspection of directly purchased overseas cosmetics and provision of information to relevant institutions)
Article 28-4 (Fact-finding surveys on directly purchased overseas cosmetics)
Article 29 (Support for voluntary management)
Article 30 (Exception to products for exportation)
CHAPTER V SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISIONS
Article 31 (Re-issuance of registration certificate)
Article 32 (Fees)
Article 33 (Support for cosmetics industry)
Article 33-2 (International cooperation)
Article 34 (Entrustment or delegation of authority)
CHAPTER VI PENALTY PROVISIONS
Article 35 Deleted.
Article 36 (Penalty provisions)
Article 37 (Penalty provisions)
Article 38 (Penalty provisions)
Article 39 (Joint penalty provisions)
Article 40 (Administrative fines)
ADDENDA <Act No. 11014, Aug. 4, 2011>
ADDENDA <Act No. 11690, Mar. 23, 2013>
ADDENDA <Act No. 11985, Jul. 30, 2013>
ADDENDA <Act No. 12497, Mar. 18, 2014>
ADDENDUM <Act No. 13117, Jan. 28, 2015>
ADDENDA <Act No. 14027, Feb. 3, 2016>
ADDENDA <Act No. 14264, May 29, 2016>
ADDENDA <Act No. 15488, Mar. 13, 2018>
ADDENDA <Act No. 15947, Dec. 11, 2018>
ADDENDUM <Act No. 16298, Jan. 15, 2019>
ADDENDUM <Act No. 17250, Apr. 7, 2020>
ADDENDA <Act No. 18448, Aug. 17, 2021>
ADDENDA <Act No. 20248, Feb. 6, 2024>
ADDENDUM <Presidential Decree No. 20512, Oct. 22, 2024>
ADDENDUM <Act No. 20767, Jan. 31, 2025>
ADDENDUM <Act No. 20901, Apr. 1, 2025>