CTFA Annual Report 2019

2019 was yet another year of waiting for the National Department of Health’s (NDoH) decision on the way forward for the cosmetic industry with regards to promulgation of the draft regulations. Notwithstanding the lack of movement, CTFA continued to lobby and network with the department for a cosmetic regulatory structure within the NDoH. In November 2019, the CTFA addressed yet another letter to the Minister of Health and the Director General of the Department of Health requesting a meeting to discuss clarity in the cosmetic industry status quo with regards to regulating the industry. We await their response. One of the CTFA’s key roles as an industry association is to create awareness of the pending promulgation and current compliance requirements. To this end, various training interventions were held during 2019 with both members and non-members. Training programs included Good Manufacturing Practice; Labelling, Product Claims and Substantiation and Product Information File, amongst others. The training was well attended and occurred in Johannesburg, Durban and Cape Town. In March 2019, SARS issued a discussion document on Ad Valorem and invited industry to comment on the impending rewrite of the Excise Legislation. This was the beginning of a consultative process with government to provide and cultivate a world-class excise administration to keep pace with international best excise practice. This was an opportunity to assist government and business in identifying aspects of the present legislation, policies and procedures that are outdated, ineffective and inefficient. Further engagement on this is eminent in the new year. Regulatory harmonisation goes a long way to minimising technical barriers to trade. Currently the technical barriers in the continent of Africa are a big challenge and many companies who want to export /trade in Africa find it extremely difficult. CTFA has been actively involved in promoting regulatory convergence by being part of the Sub- Saharan African Task Force, that is driven by the Associations Personal Care Products Council (PCPC) and Cosmetics Europe (CE). In 2019, the CTFA was part of an advocacy mission organised by PCPC and CE to Kenya to meet key local stakeholders (Ministry of Trade (MoT), Ministry of Health (MoH), Kenyan Bureau of Standards (KEBS), the Kenyan Association of Manufacturers (KAM) and the Trademark Association). The objective of this mission was primarily to discuss best practice, convergence of standards and ultimately reduce barriers to trade whilst providing guidance for regulatory reform. As a direct result KEBS agreed to remove the PVOC Zoning system, which was one of the key barriers to trade. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S REPORT Adelia Pimentel | Executive Director The CTFA’s main role is to support a sustainable and respected South African cosmetics industry. Whilst this remains an ongoing objective, the CTFA has further succeeded in its mission during the past year by being proactive on a number of key industry issues. COSMETIC TOILETRY AND FRAGRANCE ASSOCIATION OF SOUTH AFRICA 6