Article 29 of the Saudi Cosmetics Law
المادة 29 من نظام منتجات التجميل
The article makes detecting violations of the Law and its Regulations the task of employees named by a decision of the Authority's Chief Executive Officer, and gives them judicial-police powers.
Official text (Arabic)
This article has not been amended since the law was issued.
يتولى موظفون - يصدر بتسميتهم قرار من الرئيس - ضبط مخالفات أحكام هذا النظام ولائحته، وتكون لهم صلاحيات وسلطات الضبط الجنائي.
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 29 explained in plain English
This article specifies who detects violations and what powers they have:
- Who they are: employees named by a decision of the President; under Article 1, the President is the Chief Executive Officer of the Saudi Food and Drug Authority. So not every Authority employee is competent to detect violations, only those named in this decision.
- Their task: detecting violations of the provisions of the Law and its Implementing Regulations.
- Their powers: they have the powers and authorities of judicial-police officers.
The article does not spell out the content of judicial-police powers; it grants them in general terms without giving details. What matters is that their work covers violations of the Law and violations of its Implementing Regulations alike.
This article follows Article 28, which allows the Authority's inspectors to take samples for examination and analysis, and precedes Article 30, which requires those in charge of and working at the places to be inspected to enable the inspectors and not obstruct them. Anyone against whom a violation has been recorded and who wants to know their rights can consult a lawyer specializing in criminal cases and food and drug regulations.
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 29 of the Saudi Cosmetics Law
Who detects violations of the Cosmetics Law?
Employees named by a decision of the Authority's Chief Executive Officer, who have the powers and authorities of judicial-police officers.
Do the Authority's inspectors have judicial-police status?
The article grants judicial-police powers and authorities to the employees named by a decision of the President.
Do these employees also detect violations of the Regulations?
Yes. They detect violations of the provisions of the Law and its Implementing Regulations.
More articles on Oversight and Inspection of Cosmetic Products
- Article 5
The article charges the Authority with verifying that cosmetic products conform to the approved technical regulations, standard specifications and requirements, and allows it to use specialized companies for this.
تتحقق الهيئة من مطابقة منتجات التجميل للوائح الفنية والمواصفات القياسية والاشتراطات التي اعتمدتها، ولها أن تستعين بشركات متخصصة للتحقق من ذلك.
- 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 22
The article makes the Authority competent to oversee and inspect cosmetic products factories, warehouses, points of sale, consignments and shipments, without prejudice to the Ministry of Health's powers under two specified laws.
مع عدم الإخلال باختصاصات وزارة الصحة المنصوص عليها في نظام المؤسسات الصحية الخاصة ونظام المنشآت والمستحضرات الصيدلانية؛ تتولى الهيئة الرقابة والتفتيش على مصانع
- Article 28
The article allows the Authority's inspectors to take samples of cosmetic products for examination and analysis, according to the controls and conditions set by the Implementing Regulations.
يجوز لمفتشي الهيئة أخذ عينات من المنتجات التجميلية لفحصها وتحليلها وفق الضوابط والشروط التي تحددها اللائحة.
- Article 30
Those in charge of and working at the places to be inspected must enable the Authority's inspectors to do their work, not obstruct them, and provide the facilities, information, documents and samples requested.
يجب على المسؤولين والعاملين في الأماكن المراد تفتيشها تمكين مفتشي الهيئة من أداء عملهم وعدم إعاقتهم، وتقديم جميع التسهيلات والمعلومات والوثائق والعينات المطلوبة
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