In Brief: Canadian cosmetic "cost recovery" program
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
Canadian cosmetic "cost recovery" program: Beginning in 1997, Canada's Health Protection Branch plans to levy a Cosmetics Notification fee of $140 (Canadian). The cosmetics proposal is expected to be published in Canada Gazette Part I in six to eight months, according to Canadian health officials. Once implemented, the cosmetics fees are projected to generate approximately $300,000 (Canadian) of a forecasted $39.8 mil. (Canadian) in fees generated from the Canadian drug "cost recovery" program in 1997. Beginning in January, Canada began collecting fees for the "authority to sell drugs" ("The Rose Sheet" Nov. 14, In Brief). Other upcoming drug user fees include Submission fees and Establishment License fees, according to a recent Health Canada discussion document on the issue...