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Section 10.

The Committee shall have duty
(1) to submit to the Minister its opinions on performance under Section 5, Section 27, or Section 35;
(2) to provide advice or opinion on registration and revocation of the register of specially controlled cosmetics, except the case pursuant to Section 23 paragraph three;
(3) to provide to the Minister advice or counsel on matters pertaining to cosmetics;
(4) to perform other duty required by law.

Section 11.

The Committee shall have power to appoint subcommittees to make study or perform research on matters within the authority of the Committee or to perform any task assigned by the Committee.

The Committee shall determine the quorum and procedure of the subcommittees as deemed appropriate.

Section 12.

In performing its duty, the Committee or a subcommittee appointed under Section 11 shall have power to issue a written order summoning any person to appear and testify or to submit any document or material for consideration.

Section 13.

No person shall manufacture for sale or import for sale of specially controlled cosmetics pursuant to Section 5(1), except those accepted for registration by the Secretary General.

The provision pursuant to paragraph one shall not apply to a person who has obtained an approval to establish a duty-free shop under the law of customs and has imported specially controlled cosmetics for sale in the duty-free shop. But in this connection, the Minister may promulgate in the Royal Government Gazette any criterion and procedure to be observed for public safety or prevention of violation or non compliance with related laws.

Section 14.

The competent official shall be duly informed of any manufacture or importation of samples of specially controlled cosmetics for technical study or research or for registration and such samples shall be manufactured or imported in number determined by the competent official and also in accordance with the criteria, procedures, and conditions prescribed in the ministerial regulation.

Section 15.

An applicant for registration of specially controlled cosmetics shall submit an application therefor and samples and particulars of the cosmetics to the competent official in accordance with the criteria, procedures, and conditions prescribed in the ministerial regulation.

The ministerial regulation pursuant to paragraph one shall specify fully what are to be submitted and the definite time is to be taken for registration.

Section 16.

In registration for specially controlled cosmetics, the following essence shall be specified in the register:
(1) name and place of establishment of the person who manufactures for sale or imports for sale;
(2) trade name of the cosmetics;
(3) active ingredients and other ingredients of the composition;
(4) manufacturing process;
(5) method of analysis;
(6) place of manufacture, instruments and tools used in manufacture, in case of manufacture for sale;
(7) storage;
(8) containers;
(9) label pursuant to Section 5(6)

Specially controlled cosmetics, which belong to one same applicant for registration and differ only in their trade name, color, contents, or in other non-essential respect and are announced in the Royal Government Gazette by the Minister with advice and consent of the Committee, shall be registered together in the same register of specially controlled cosmetics.

Section 17.

Expenses in analysis or examinations for registration shall be borne by the applicant for registration as actually incurred.

Section 18.

The Secretary General shall issue an order not accepting specially controlled cosmetics for registration if the Committee is of the opinion that:
(1) the cosmetics are not safe for use, as described under Section 33(1), (2) or (3);
(2) the cosmetics have a name that is pretensions or impolite or deceptive;
(3) the cosmetics have a name that is inconsistent with Thai culture or language;
(4) the place of manufacture or instruments and tools used in manufacture for sale are not correct according to the ministerial regulation.

The order not accepting for registration shall be final.

Section 19.

If the certificate of registration is lost or damaged in essence, the person manufacturing or importing the specially controlled cosmetics for sale shall submit an application for a certificate substitute to the competent official within fifteen days from the date of knowledge of loss or damage.

The application for and issuance of a certificate substitute shall be in accordance with the criteria, procedure, and conditions prescribed in the ministerial regulation.

Section 20.

The applicant for registration may apply for amendment of items of specially controlled cosmetics already registered by complying with the criteria, procedure, and conditions prescribed in the ministerial regulation, and Section 15 paragraph two shall be applied mutatis mutandis.

Section 21.

If any item of specially controlled cosmetics already registered subsequently becomes unsafe for use as described under Section 33, the Secretary General with advice or approval of the Committee shall have power to order revocation of registration of such cosmetic.

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