ASEAN-Vietnam Decree on Management of Cosmetics (Draft for Comments)

On October 2, 2026, Vietnam submitted the Draft Decree on Cosmetics Management, developed by the Drug Administration of Vietnam under the Ministry of Health, to the WTO for TBT notification (G/TBT/N/VNM/453) and launched a public comment period closing on November 1, 2026. Proposed to take effect on January 1, 2027, the draft will supersede the existing Decree No. 93/2016/NĐ-CP and Circular No. 06/2011/TT-BYT. Comprising 10 chapters and 60 articles, it establishes a full lifecycle regulatory regime for cosmetics covering definitions, risk classification and management number administration, raw material and manufacturing site quality control, product notification and post-notification changes, import oversight and CFS issuance, Product Information File (PIF), labelling and advertising, state quality management, testing requirements, cosmetic vigilance, inspection, post-market surveillance including online sales checks, product recall, management number revocation, priority control list measures, implementation responsibilities and transitional provisions.