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ANDEAN COUNTRIES POSTPONE COSMETIC STANDARD

HARMONISATION

Publication Date: December 13, 2019 

THE WHAT? Four Andean countries have postponed the harmonization of a joint cosmetic
standard for six months, according to a report by Chemical Watch.
THE DETAILS: The trade bloc comprising Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru (CAN) – The
Andean Community – announced the decision to delay the standard last month, with it now
coming into force on 27 May, 2020.
THE WHY? Decision 833 was amended, with the standard governing how cosmetics created in
or imported to CAN countries are produced, stored, imported or commercialized.
The standard states that the products must not harm human health when applied under normal or
unforeseen circumstances, while also looking at labelling issues. It is the latest delay for the
Andean countries, which previously postponed a restriction on the use of triclosan and
triclocarban in cosmetics to allow holders of ‘sanitary notifications’ longer time to use up
cosmetics already on the market.