Article 19 of the Saudi Cosmetics Law

المادة 19 من نظام منتجات التجميل

The article requires a license from the Authority for a cosmetic products warehouse, under the requirements and conditions set by the Implementing Regulations.

Official text (Arabic)

This article has not been amended since the law was issued.

يجب الحصول على ترخيص للمستودع من الهيئة، وفقًا للمتطلبات والشروط التي تحددها 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 19 explained in plain English

This article requires a license for warehouses that deal in cosmetic products, alongside what the law provides for factories, including their obligation to apply good manufacturing practices under Article 18.

Under Article 1, a warehouse is a place licensed by the Authority that is intended for storing, distributing and trading in the cosmetic product. Anyone who sets up a place for these purposes therefore falls under this provision.

The licensing body: the Saudi Food and Drug Authority.
The requirements and conditions: set by the Implementing Regulations, and not stated in the article.
License period: Article 20 provides that a factory or warehouse license lasts five years and is renewable.

This license matters because storing and distributing are stages of circulation, which the law covers, and any defect in storage conditions may affect the product's safety. The law therefore subjects warehouses to the Authority's oversight just as it does factories.

Anyone planning to set up a warehouse to distribute cosmetic products would do well to review the Implementing Regulations' requirements before fitting it out, and can consult a lawyer specializing in commercial law and food and drug law.

Practical example

A distribution company in Riyadh rented a warehouse to store the shipments of perfumes and creams it imports and then distribute them to shops. Before operating it, it must obtain a license for the warehouse from the Saudi Food and Drug Authority under the Implementing Regulations' conditions.

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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