The Andean Community Commission issued Decision 857, whereby it modified Decisions 516 and 833, which harmonized the laws on cosmetic products.

The Decision 857:

1. Allowed CAN member countries not to require that the Mandatory Sanitary Notification (“NSO” for its acronym in Spanish) be printed on the label, container or packaging of the cosmetic product. However, the NSO must be printed on the label, container or packaging of the product when applying for recognition to commercialize the products in another member country.
2. Indicates that the Competent National Authority will review the NSO and assign it an identification code for labeling purposes, depending on whether or not it is accompanied by the general and technical information required in Article 9 Decision 833.
3. Decision 516 remains in force in the following aspects, until the Andean Technical Regulations on labeling and GMP of cosmetic products come into effect: term of validity of the NSO, recognition of the NSO in other member countries, requirements for commercialization, entry of samples without commercial value and/or NSO code, requirements of the Health Authority, annual program of periodic visits.
4. Extended the date in which Decision 833 will enter into force, to March 1, 2021.

Consequently, the government may authorize the commercialization of products without including the NSO and postpone compliance of the specific requirements in Decision 833.