Amendments to Korea’s Enforcement Rule of the Cosmetics Act Concerning Labeling, Advertising, and Transitional Measures for Documentation Retention

On August 1, 2025, the Korean government promulgated Prime Ministerial Decree No. 2043, partially amending the Enforcement Rule of the Cosmetics Act. The amendments took effect upon the date of promulgation.

Key revisions include:

Deletion of Sub-Appendices 2, 3, and 4 under Appendix 5 titled “Scope of Labeling and Advertising of Cosmetics and Compliance Requirements.”

Transitional measures regarding the retention of certification-related documents: At the time of enforcement of this amendment, in cases where certification has already been obtained under the previous regulations or where the certification has expired within the past two years, the retention of documents related to certification applications, certification reviews, and certification bodies shall continue to follow the previous provisions, notwithstanding the amendment to Article 23-3, Paragraph 5, Subparagraph 1.

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