Ref. Ares(2017)6229534 - 19/12/2017
Ref. Ares(2019)3157032 - 13/05/2019
To:
KONIG Helena (TRADE); 4.1(b)
Subject:
FYI/Meeting with Cosmetics Europe, 18 December 2017
FYI
At today's meeting with Cosmetics Europe it was encouraging to hear that
there are some
positive developments in the way Indonesia applies previously reported non-tariff barriers for
cosmetics. However, the developments experienced by the industry are supported by practice,
rather than by written evidence or amended restrictive provisions-confirming the "
traditional"
Indonesian gap between legal provisions and their implementation - and, therefore, legal
uncertainty:
-
with regard to the text for heavy metal and microbes, the certificate is now valid for 1
year, provided it concerns the same substance, and it is therefore not any longer
required for each consignment.
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Reportedly,
no ban will be applied on 15 hair dyes, as initially feared;
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With regard to certification fees, there is no formal text yet clarifying the rules.
On the other hand, Cosmetics Europe expressed concern about the uncertainty created by pending
implementation of the
Halal Law N° 33/2014. The Commission provided the latest state of play. No
implementing guidelines are published yet nor the announced certification fees regulation. Furthermore,
rules for halal and non-halal products are still unclear;
Best regards,
4.1(b)
European Commission DG TRADE
Unit C2 “South and South East Asia, Australia, New Zealand”
4.1(b)
B-1049 Brussels/Belgium
4.1(b)