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Three new health food ingredients were added to the Catalogue of Health Food Raw Materials and will come into effect on May 1, 2024.

China’s Center for Drug Evaluation has issued updates to the requirements for the electronic submission of drug registration applications.

China’s CDE has issued guidelines to ensure accessibility for drug package inserts. It includes simplified and large-font format requirements.

China new cosmetic ingredients communication channel (Trial) was introduced by the National Institute for Food and Drug Control (NIFDC).

China’s NMPA has issued revised medical device business standards which will come into effect on July 1, 2024.

China’s SAMR has released the regulation for formula food special medical purposes. They will take effect on January 1, 2024.

China drug evaluation report 2022 was released by China’s Center for Drug Evaluation (CDE) in September 2023.

Nine substances were added to the “Catalogue of China health food dual-use substances”, this means they can be used as both food and Chinese Traditional Medicine.

China’s NMPA has released Clobetasol Acetate testing methods to determine any presence and quantity thereof in cosmetic products.

China’s NIFDC is seeking industry comments on new technical guidelines on the definition and research of new cosmetic ingredients.

China’s National Certification and Accreditation Administration has updated standard GB/T 7251 for power switchgear and control gear assemblies.

NMPA conducted China medical device supervision inspections on 11 different categories and announced the sampling results.

Toothpaste filing requirements were released by China’s NMPA on 22 November2023 and come into effect on 1 December 2023

China’s NMPA reported 7 cases of cosmetic regulatory violations on November 20, 2023 to ensure manufacturer meet compliance with regulations.

CMDE has been exploring the use of Real-World Evidence to support clinical evaluation since 2018 and is of increasing importance.

China’s NMPA has released draft guidelines for writing medical device IFU and seek for Industry stakeholders' comment until December 1, 2023.

China’s NIFDC has reopened the Cosmetic Ingredient Code Submission platform to compound ingredients as of November 1, 2023.

Breakfast seminar on health technology in Hong Kong and GBA will be carried out on November 27, 2023, at the Finland Chamber of Commerce.

China motor vehicle and trailers have newly revised CCC certification rules announced by the CCAP on October 12, 2023.

Medical devices urgently needed for clinical use in China have new draft requirements announced by the CMDE for temporary importation.