Cosmetic Product Notification (Product Tracking System)

What is the Cosmetic Product Notification (ÜTS)?

The Cosmetic Product Notification (ÜTS) is Turkey's system for registering and monitoring cosmetic products. Managed by the Turkish Medicines and Medical Devices Agency (TITCK), this registration and monitoring mechanism ensures cosmetic product safety and compliance.

• The ÜTS requires the registration of all cosmetic products manufactured in or imported into Turkey. Manufacturers or importers must notify the system about the cosmetic products they intend to market. TITCK reviews and assesses registered products for compliance.
• The system records detailed information for each notified cosmetic product, including its ingredients, labeling, production location, manufacturer details, and safety assessment. This process ensures products do not contain substances harmful to human health and meet required standards. The ÜTS also facilitates product traceability and market monitoring.
• The Cosmetic Product Notification (ÜTS) is a regulation designed to provide consumers with safe, healthy cosmetic products and to keep marketed products under control. These regulations help consumers make informed choices about product safety and compliance.

How to Submit a Cosmetic Product Notification

The Cosmetic Product Notification System (CPNS, known as ÜTS in Turkish) is used for registering and monitoring cosmetic products in Turkey. To submit a notification, follow these steps:

1. Register with TITCK: Create a user account on the official website of the Turkish Medicines and Medical Devices Agency (TITCK). You will perform all Cosmetic Product Notification procedures through this account.
2. Log In: After creating your account, log in to the TITCK website.
3. Access the CPNS: After logging in, navigate to the Cosmetic Product Notification (CPNS) page.
4. Enter Cosmetic Product Information: On the CPNS page, enter the details of the cosmetic products you wish to notify. This includes the product name, brand, ingredients, intended use, manufacturer details, labeling information, and safety assessment results. Complete the product information by filling in all required fields.
5. Upload the Product Label: You must upload the product label when submitting a notification. The label should contain all information present on the product's packaging, such as the product name, ingredients, usage instructions, manufacturer information, and any warnings.
6. Complete and Submit the Notification: After entering the product information and uploading the label, complete the notification and click the submit button to send it to TITCK. Ensure all information is accurate and complete at this stage.
7. Track the Process Result: TITCK reviews your cosmetic product notifications and informs you of the evaluation result. You can track the process result through the CPNS.

You can submit a Cosmetic Product Notification (CPNS) by following these steps. Detailed procedures and requirements may change, so it is important to follow current information from the official website of the Turkish Medicines and Medical Devices Agency.

Benefits of Cosmetic Product Notification

The Cosmetic Product Notification System (CPNS) is used for registering and monitoring cosmetic products. This system provides several benefits:

1. Consumer Safety: The notification aims to ensure consumers have access to safe and healthy cosmetic products. Through the CPNS, the ingredients, safety assessment, and compliance checks of cosmetic products are performed, which prevents the use of harmful substances. This protects consumers from products that pose health risks.
2. Manufacturer Responsibility: The CPNS obligates manufacturers to register and monitor their cosmetic products. By notifying their products to the CPNS, manufacturers fulfill their responsibilities regarding product safety and compliance. This helps ensure quality control and provides consumers with reliable products.
3. Monitoring and Traceability: The Cosmetic Product Notification facilitates the traceability and monitoring of cosmetic products. TITCK audits products notified through the CPNS, examining their ingredients, labeling, and compliance. This ensures that cosmetic products placed on the market are kept under control and meet standards.
4. Health and Environmental Protection: The notification is an important tool for protecting human health and preventing the use of substances harmful to the environment. By examining the ingredients of notified cosmetic products and performing safety assessments, the use of substances harmful to human health is prevented, and the preference for environmentally friendly products is encouraged.
5. Market Regulation: The Cosmetic Product Notification is used to ensure fair competition and regulate the market in the cosmetics sector. The obligation to notify increases the quality and reliability of products placed on the market. This enables consumers to make more informed choices and creates a fair competitive environment.

The Cosmetic Product Notification (CPNS) offers important benefits: protecting consumer health and safety, fulfilling manufacturer responsibility, ensuring monitoring and traceability, supporting health and environmental protection, and providing market regulation.

Cosmetic Product Notification Cost

There is no fee for the Cosmetic Product Notification (CPNS). No application or notification fee is charged for notifying and registering cosmetic products to the CPNS in Turkey.

However, some costs may arise when submitting a notification. These typically may include:

1. Safety Assessment: The safety assessment of a cosmetic product is mostly performed by an expert or toxicologist. This safety assessment service may be chargeable. The cost can vary depending on the product's ingredients, formulation, and other factors.
2. Laboratory Tests: In some cases, the cosmetic product may need to undergo certain tests, such as microbiological or stability tests. The costs of these tests vary depending on the type of test, the product's characteristics, and the chosen laboratory.
3. Professional Consultancy: During the Cosmetic Product Notification process, some manufacturers or importers may choose to obtain professional consultancy services. For complex products or foreign manufacturers, obtaining support from experts offering this service can involve costs.

These costs can vary depending on the cosmetic product's characteristics, marketing strategies, and needs within the CPNS process. Before submitting a notification to the CPNS, it is important to obtain more information about the required costs and to contact relevant experts or consultants to evaluate potential expenses.