Cosmetic Hygiene and Safety Act Article 6

Cosmetics shall not contain mercury, lead, or other ingredients banned for use as per public announcement of the central competent authority. However, this restriction does not apply to residual traces contained therein that are inevitable due to contemporary technical or professional standards, provided that such traces pose no hazard to human health.The central competent authority may restrict the use of cosmetics ingredients to prevent and avoid causing allergies, irritations, depigmentation, and conditions harmful to human health.For the ingredients banned and residual traces in Paragraph 1, and the restriction for use of ingredients or other conditions that pose an impact to the hygiene and safety of the preceding paragraph, their composition, content, applied body part, usage method, and other matters to be observed shall be publicly announced by the central competent authority.Cosmetics businesses shall not subject animals to testing when conducting safety evaluation of cosmetics or cosmetic ingredients, unless one of the following conditions applies and has been approved by the central competent authority:1. The ingredient is widely used, and its function cannot be replaced by other ingredients;2. Those that require animal testing to be conducted, having evaluation data that demonstrate the potential for harming human health.Cosmetics in violation of the provisions in the preceding Paragraph shall not be provided for sale.Regulations governing the application procedure for using animals as test subjects and other requirements with regard to Paragraph 4 shall be prescribed by the central competent authority.