T The rapid growth of the cosmetics industry has given rise to the circulation of cosmetics containing hazardous substances and lacking distribution permits, posing health risks and causing harm to consumers. one such instance is found in court decision number 2205/pid.sus/2024/pn mdn, wherein the defendant traded cosmetics that failed to meet required standards and statutory regulations, and lacked safety certification from the national agency of drug and food control (bpom). the issues addressed in this case concern the alignment of the perpetrator\\\'s actions—distributing cosmetics containing hazardous substances—with the provisions of article 62 paragraph (1) in conjunction with article 8 paragraph (1) letter a of law of the republic of indonesia number 8 of 1999 concerning consumer protection, as well as the categorization of the combined criminal offenses present in the ruling. this study is a descriptive normative legal research project utilizing secondary data obtained through a literature review. the analysis employs a qualitative method, and conclusions are drawn using a deductive approach. the defendant\\\'s actions fulfilled the criminal elements stipulated in article 62 paragraph (1) in conjunction with article 8 paragraph (1) letter a of law number 8 of 1999 concerning consumer protection. the defendant\\\'s actions are categorized as a combination of criminal offenses in the form of *concursus realis*. the panel of judges selected the second alternative charge—article 62 paragraph (1) in conjunction with article 8 paragraph (1) letter a of the consumer protection law—as the basis for sentencing.