Cosmetic Products Group Standard

The Cosmetic Products Group Standard (CPGS) was issued by the Environmental Risk Management Authority in accordance with the requirements of Part 6A of the Hazardous Substances and New Organisms (HSNO) Act 1996.  The CPGS came into force on 1 July 2006.
This group standard was created for products or preparations intended to be placed in contact with the various external parts of the human body (epidermis, hair system, nails, lips and external genital organs) or with the teeth and the mucous membranes of the oral cavity with a view exclusively or mainly to cleaning them, perfuming them, changing their appearance and/or correcting body odours and/or protecting them or keeping them in good condition.
Since its establishment, the CPGS has been amended twice in July 2008 and July 2009.
The latest amendment, notified by the Authority in the New Zealand Gazette on 28 July 2009, came into force 28 days after the notification.

The amended CPGS, including the Schedules is found below:

Consolidated Cosmetic Products Group Standard 2006 (as amended)

“Edits Visible” version of the Cosmetic Products Group Standard 2006 (as amended in July 2009)

An “Edits Visible” version of the CPGS has been prepared in order to enable users to track changes made in 2009 and to aid in compliance. 
To view this version, click here


Consultation, decision and notification

Before the CPGS was amended, the Authority consulted on the proposed changes.  To view the consultation document, a summary of submissions received, the consideration paper, the decision document and the Gazette Notice, click here
If you would like to be added to the list of parties consulted or advised of changes to the CPGS, please send your full contact details to cosmetics@ermanz.govt.nz with “Add to Cosmetics List” in the subject line.


Previous versions of the CPGS

An “edits visible” copy of the CPGS as amended in July 2008 can be accessed here.
The original version of the CPGS as issued in 2006 can be viewed here


Notification of Nanomaterials in Cosmetics

Any person intending to import into, or manufacture in, New Zealand, a cosmetic product containing nanoparticles other than zinc oxide or titanium dioxide, must at the time they first import or manufacture the substance, notify the Authority.  The Agency is currently reviewing the reporting mechanism, guidance material on reporting nanomaterials shall be posted on this website shortly.


Site and Storage Conditions of the CPGS

Correction

Supporting Information

 

Further Information

If you have any queries on group standards, how they work and what they mean for you or your business or organisation, you can email us at: hsinfo@ermanz.govt.nz or call 0800 376 234