Notification of the formulation of tattooing products takes place electronically. You can also transmit data for several formulations from one company at the same time:

• For data storage and correspondence, the Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety assigns a BVL company code for each communicating company.
  • If you do not yet have a company code, you can apply for one before submitting your formulation.
  • You can apply for the company code using the online procedure or informally by e-mail, stating your contact details such as company name, address and telephone number.
• Download the table document from the website of the Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety, open it in a spreadsheet or word processing program and fill it out.
• If available, use the International Nomenclature of Cosmetic Ingredients (INCI) for your notification.
• If no INCI name is available for an ingredient, please use the usual chemical name or, in the case of colorants, the CI number (Colour Index).
• You can submit your information to the BVL electronically in various ways.
  • Online procedure:
    • Call up the online form, enter your company code and all other required information and upload the table document with the data of your tattooing agent.
    • After logging into your organization account, you can send the notification for tattooing products.
  • E-mail:
    • Send the table document as an e-mail attachment.
    • You can encrypt emails if required.
  • Post:
    • If you want to send the table document by post, save it on an electronic data carrier such as a CD-ROM or DVD and then send it.
• The BVL will formally check that your information is complete and will contact you with a correction request if necessary.
• Check the correction request and inform the BVL of any changes required. If you do not have any corrections, you do not need to do anything further.
• You will automatically receive confirmation that your data has been transferred after about 4 weeks.
• If all the information is correct, the Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety will transfer your data to the poison information centers.
• You will receive a confirmation of the notification for your records.