Article 15 of the Saudi Cosmetics Law
المادة 15 من نظام منتجات التجميل
The article requires a cosmetic products factory to have a full-time Saudi technical manager, as set by the Implementing Regulations.
Official text (Arabic)
This article has not been amended since the law was issued.
يجب أن يكون للمصنع مدير فني سعودي متفرغ تفرغًا كاملًا وفقًا لما تحدده اللائحة.
This is the official Arabic wording, the only legally binding version. We do not translate the law itself; the explanation below is ours. Official source: Bureau of Experts at the Council of Ministers
Article 15 explained in plain English
This article sets a requirement concerning the technical management of the factory: every cosmetic products factory must have a technical manager who has two qualities the law specifies:
- To be Saudi.
- To be full-time in working at the factory; on the apparent meaning of the text, it is not enough to work part-time or to combine this work with another job.
As for the qualifications required of the technical manager, the duties and the method of approval, the article refers these to the Implementing Regulations and does not state them itself.
This requirement is part of the factory licensing system: Article 14 sets out the procedures for the factory's technical license, including confirming that good manufacturing practices (GMP) are applied. Article 16 then requires the factory to notify the Authority of any change in it, its products or the information it provided. Having a full-time technical manager helps in practice to meet these obligations.
Anyone who wants to arrange the appointment of the technical manager in line with the law and the Implementing Regulations can consult a lawyer specializing in commercial law and food and drug law.
Practical example
The owner of a small skin care products factory in Riyadh agreed with a Saudi pharmacist who works at a hospital that he would take on the factory's technical management after his working hours. This arrangement does not meet the article's requirement, because it requires the technical manager to be full-time.
Translated from our Arabic explanation with machine assistance. For guidance only; it does not replace advice from a lawyer on your situation.
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Frequently asked questions about Article 15 of the Saudi Cosmetics Law
Must the technical manager of a cosmetics factory be Saudi?
Yes. The article provides that the factory must have a Saudi technical manager.
May the technical manager work part-time?
No. The article requires the technical manager to be full-time.
What qualifications must a cosmetics factory's technical manager have?
The article refers this to the Implementing Regulations of the law and does not set the qualifications itself.
More articles on Licensing of Cosmetics Factories
- Article 13
The article requires a technical license from the Authority for a cosmetic products factory, under the requirements and conditions set by the Implementing Regulations.
يجب الحصول على ترخيص فني للمصنع من الهيئة وفقًا للمتطلبات والشروط التي تحددها اللائحة.
- Article 14
The article sets out the procedures for the technical license of a cosmetics factory: an application decided within 30 days by preliminary approval or reasoned refusal, then a license after the necessary approvals and confirmation that GMP is applied.
يتم الحصول على الترخيص الفني للمصنع وفقًا للإجراءات الآتية: 1 - يقدم طلب للهيئة وفقًا للمتطلبات والشروط التي تحددها اللائحة، وتبت الهيئة في الطلب خلال مدة لا تت
- Article 16
The article requires the factory to notify the Authority of any change in it, its products or the information it provided, and bars operating it outside what it is licensed for.
يلتزم المصنع بإبلاغ الهيئة عن أي تغيير فيه أو في منتجاته أو المعلومات التي قدمها، ولا يجوز تشغيل المصنع في غير ما رخص له.
- Article 17
The article bars the factory from starting to market a cosmetic product until it has been listed with the Authority.
لا يجوز للمصنع أن يبدأ تسويق المنتج التجميلي إلا بعد إدراجه.
- Article 18
The article requires the factory to apply good manufacturing practices (GMP) and allows the Authority to confirm this whenever needed under the Implementing Regulations' procedures.
يلتزم المصنع بتطبيق أسس التصنيع الجيد (GMP)، وللهيئة التأكد من ذلك كلما دعت الحاجة، وفقًا للإجراءات التي تحددها اللائحة.
- Article 20
The article sets the duration of a cosmetic products factory or warehouse license at five years, renewable.
مدة الترخيص للمصنع أو المستودع خمس سنوات قابلة للتجديد.
The texts are reproduced from the official website of the Bureau of Experts at the Council of Ministers for reference; where they differ, the officially published Arabic text prevails. This content is not legal advice.