Article 30 of the Saudi Cosmetics Law
المادة 30 من نظام منتجات التجميل
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.
Official text (Arabic)
This article has not been amended since the law was issued.
يجب على المسؤولين والعاملين في الأماكن المراد تفتيشها تمكين مفتشي الهيئة من أداء عملهم وعدم إعاقتهم، وتقديم جميع التسهيلات والمعلومات والوثائق والعينات المطلوبة.
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 30 explained in plain English
This article addresses those being inspected and places clear obligations on them during an inspection. It is addressed to those in charge and the workers at the places to be inspected, so the obligation is not limited to the owner or manager of the establishment.
The obligations include:
- Enabling the Authority's inspectors to do their work.
- Not obstructing them.
- Providing all the facilities needed.
- Providing the information, documents and samples requested.
The importance of this article is shown by Article 31, which treats as a violator of the Law anyone who prevents the Authority's inspectors from carrying out their inspection and enforcement duties, whether by preventing them from entering the factory, warehouse or point of sale of the cosmetic product, or by preventing them from obtaining samples of it. Article 31 also treats giving the Authority incorrect information about the cosmetic product as a violation. Attempting these acts is also a violation under that article.
This article follows Article 29, which gives employees named by the President judicial-police powers. Anyone subject to an inspection who wants to know the limits of their obligations can consult a lawyer specializing in commercial law and food and drug regulations.
Practical example
The Authority's inspectors came to a cosmetics shop in Abha and asked for purchase invoices and samples of some products. The salesperson refused to give them the samples on the grounds that the shop owner was absent. This refusal violates the article, because the obligation to enable the inspectors and provide samples also falls on the workers.
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 30 of the Saudi Cosmetics Law
May I refuse a Food and Drug Authority inspector entry to my shop?
No. Those in charge and the workers must enable inspectors to do their work and not obstruct them, and Article 31 treats preventing their entry as a violation.
Must an ordinary employee in the shop cooperate with the inspector?
Yes. The obligation falls on those in charge and the workers at the places to be inspected.
What must be provided to the inspectors?
All the facilities, information, documents and samples requested.
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 29
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.
يتولى موظفون - يصدر بتسميتهم قرار من الرئيس - ضبط مخالفات أحكام هذا النظام ولائحته، وتكون لهم صلاحيات وسلطات الضبط الجنائي.
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