Managing cosmetics for development, it's not like if you can't manage them, you can ban them

On September 11, Secretary of the Party Central Committee, Deputy Prime Minister Pham Thi Thanh Tra worked with ministries and sectors on drafting a Decree regulating cosmetics management.

Concluding the working session, Deputy Prime Minister Pham Thi Thanh Tra emphasized that the law must create a favorable corridor for market management and development, and cannot follow the mindset of "if not managed, then banned".

Decentralization and delegation of power must be linked to the data system and strong administrative procedure reform; at the same time, it is necessary to create a transparent environment, fair competition but still ensure market management.

According to the Deputy Prime Minister, cosmetics are a large market, with high demand and are continuing to develop, but there are also counterfeit goods, fake goods, and poor quality goods.

Therefore, the Deputy Prime Minister requested to put safety and people's health first, while ensuring compliance with international treaties, regional regulations and in accordance with Vietnamese practice.

The Deputy Prime Minister also noted not to include in the Decree requirements that exceed the feasibility of implementation. Accordingly, contents that meet the conditions should be regulated and implemented immediately; issues that do not meet the conditions need to be further researched, improved and adjusted accordingly in the implementation process.

The transition from pre-inspection to post-inspection also needs to be calculated and implemented on a roadmap, ensuring input control but taking post-inspection as the focus.

Regarding the classification of cosmetic risks, the Deputy Prime Minister proposed to study in the direction of stipulating risk classification criteria, instead of including too detailed classification lists in the Decree. This approach is both convenient for businesses and helps the customs clearance process not to incur additional complicated procedures.

The Deputy Prime Minister noted that the process of drafting the Decree has been prolonged since 2024, while the contents with different opinions are no longer numerous. Therefore, ministries and sectors need to urgently remove obstacles and complete dossiers to get opinions from Government members, and not continue to be prolonged.

The Deputy Prime Minister requested the Ministry of Health to preside over and coordinate with ministries and sectors to complete the draft to submit to the Government; the Ministry of Justice to review legislative techniques, forms of documents and issuance authority; the Ministry of Science and Technology to coordinate in completing contents related to standards and technical regulations...

In which, the transition clause must ensure feasibility, avoid sudden changes that affect market operations, and not disrupt production and business activities. Contents that do not meet the conditions for implementation will continue to be studied and adjusted.

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