Summary of obligations of the responsible person and the distributor

Company’s obligations

Responsible person (EU/EEA importer, manufacturer)

 Distributor
Only imports/manufactures compliant products for the EU/EEA market

The obligation applies.

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Ensures that good manufacturing practices are followed The obligation applies. -
Ensures that a safety report has been drawn up and a safety assessment carried out The obligation applies. -
Product information, kept for 10 years The obligation applies. -
Submits products to the CPNP database The obligation applies.

( The obligation applies. ) if it has text included in the packaging translated, the distributor also has an obligation to notify
Responsible for labelling, required labelling in Finnish and Swedish The obligation applies. -
Only sells compliant products to consumers The obligation applies. The obligation applies.
Ensures that the storage and transport conditions do not jeopardise the product's safety The obligation applies. The obligation applies.
Ensures that the date of minimum durability has not expired The obligation applies. The obligation applies.
Takes measures in case of any suspect of non-compliance of products The obligation applies. The obligation applies.
Co-operates with authorities The obligation applies. The obligation applies.
Identifies the supply chain upon request by an authority The obligation applies. The obligation applies.
Notifies Tukes of serious undesirable effects (SUE) caused by cosmetics The obligation applies. The obligation applies.