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“化粧品は、医薬品の成分(添加剤としてのみ使用される成分及び別表第2から第4に掲げる成分を除く。)”
- Definition
- Ingredients of pharmaceutical products (医薬品の成分), other than ingredients used only as additives and ingredients in 別表第2 to 第4, which may not be compounded into cosmetics.
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“化粧品は、医薬品の成分(添加剤としてのみ使用される成分及び別表第2から第4に掲げる成分を除く。)”
化粧品基準 2 · fetched 2026-10-23Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare: 化粧品基準 2(opens in a new tab)
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Banned
Official text, current to 12 Jul 2024. MHLW's own 法令等データベース consolidated text of 化粧品基準 (告示331号), with amendment notes; latest amendment 令和6年厚生労働省告示第243号 (2024-07-12, applied the same day).
Every product in the category
In force since 1 Apr 2001
Applies to products manufactured on or after 1 Apr 2001
Section 1 of the notification: 'applies from 1 April 2001' (平成13年4月1日から適用); cosmetics manufactured or imported until 31 March 2001 follow the earlier standards, so the standard governs cosmetics manufactured or imported from 2001-04-01.
“化粧品は、医薬品の成分(添加剤としてのみ使用される成分及び別表第2から第4に掲げる成分を除く。)”
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Banned
Official text, current to 12 Jul 2024. MHLW's own 法令等データベース consolidated text of 化粧品基準 (告示331号), with amendment notes; latest amendment 令和6年厚生労働省告示第243号 (2024-07-12, applied the same day).
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Every product in the category
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In force since 1 Apr 2001
Applies to products manufactured on or after 1 Apr 2001
Section 1 of the notification: 'applies from 1 April 2001' (平成13年4月1日から適用); cosmetics manufactured or imported until 31 March 2001 follow the earlier standards, so the standard governs cosmetics manufactured or imported from 2001-04-01.
- Source
“化粧品は、医薬品の成分(添加剤としてのみ使用される成分及び別表第2から第4に掲げる成分を除く。)”
化粧品基準 2 · fetched 2026-10-23Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare: 厚生省告示第331号 (平成12年9月29日)(opens in a new tab)
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