South Korea Regulatory News

The Ministry of Environment (MoE) in South Korea updates the Enforcement Rules of the Act on Registration and Evaluation of Chemicals (K-REACH). The main updates include: Requirement on hazar...

The Ministry of Environment (MoE) in South Korea updates the Enforcement Rules of the Act on Registration and Evaluation of Chemicals (K-REACH).

The main updates include:

• Requirement on hazard reviews including hazards, use, exposure and etc to designate substances subject to permission
• Omission on the Environmental hazard data for registration if water solubility is less than 1㎎/ℓ, or if the use is intermediate or process regulators
• Simplification on report exemption requirements for new chemical substances to be imported less than 0.1 tpa for research and development use

The amendment came into effect immediately.

The National Institute of Environmental Research (NIER) in South Korea consults on a draft amendment of ‘the results of hazard review of chemical substances’ under the Act on Registration and Eval...

The National Institute of Environmental Research (NIER) in South Korea consults on a draft amendment of ‘the results of hazard review of chemical substances’ under the Act on Registration and Evaluation of Chemicals (K-REACH).

The draft amendment mainly proposes revisions including:

• Notification of the results of hazard review of registered chemical substances
  • Addition of 52 new substances from “2022-172” to “2022-223”
• Revision of 37 notified new substances by adding additional information
• Notification of information on classified substances: the name of chemical substances, CAS no., toxic substance designation, main hazard, classification and labeling, etc

If you have any opinion on this amendment, please write your opinion and submit it to the NIER.

The deadline for this consultation is Aug 11th, 2022.

The National Institute of Environmental Research (NIER) in South Korea updates ‘the results of hazard review of chemical substances’ under the Act on Registration and Evaluation of Chemicals (K-R...

The National Institute of Environmental Research (NIER) in South Korea updates ‘the results of hazard review of chemical substances’ under the Act on Registration and Evaluation of Chemicals (K-REACH).

The main updates are as follows:

• New substances

1) Updates on hazard information: "2017-297 (CAS 12078-25-0)", "2017-1034 (CAS 22029-36-3)", "2018-113 (CAS 34140-91-5)", "2018-654 (CAS 1431957-88-8)", "2021-55 (CAS 85508-44-7)", "2021-116 (CAS 94994-62-4)", "2021-144" and "2021-200 (CAS 27288-07-9)".

2) Addition of 48 substances and their hazard information: from "2022-124" to "2022-171".

• Existing substances

1) Updates on hazard information: "2020-012 (CAS 10043-35-3, CAS 11113-50-1)", "2020-043 (CAS 8001-58-9)", "2021-063 (CAS 85535-85-9)", "2021-133 (CAS 3236-71-3)", "2021-144 (CAS 13360-57-1)", "2021-158 (CAS 75-59-2)", "2021-159 (CAS 75-57-0)".

2) Addition of 88 substances and their hazard information: from "2022-224" to "2022-311".

The amendment came into effect immediately.

The National Institute of Environmental Research (NIER) in South Korea provides the list of banned substances for insecticide under the Consumer Chemical Products and Biocides Safety Control Act (K-BP...

The National Institute of Environmental Research (NIER) in South Korea provides the list of banned substances for insecticide under the Consumer Chemical Products and Biocides Safety Control Act (K-BPR). This is for identifying banned substances contained in insecticide products. The list includes 67 different biocidal substances.

A re-assessment of use ahead of approval deadlines was carried out in late May in South Korea, where more than 20% of existing pre-registered biocidal substances under their domestic Consumer Chemical...

A re-assessment of use ahead of approval deadlines was carried out in late May in South Korea, where more than 20% of existing pre-registered biocidal substances under their domestic Consumer Chemical Products and Biocides Safety Act (K-BPR) were withdrawn.

According to the updated National Institute of Environmental Research (NIER) list published on May 24, the still-standing 452 biocidal substances, compared to that of 582 in the previous year, indicates there has been a reflection among companies to re-evaluate what substances to use ahead of deadlines for the completion of approvals, which led to a reduction in substances on the list.

Once removed from the list, the pre-registered substances have lost their pre-approved status, no longer owning the legality to be imported or manufactured for use as a biocide. Nevertheless, if the companies wish to extend the permit for activity until December 31, 2022, concerned parties can decide to submit a “Temporary manufacture/import plans in 2022” within 10 days from the notification date of a withdrawal/the rejection of an application.

Following the vast removal of the pre-registered substances, 116 product types have been removed from the listing regarding the allowed biocide product types covered under the aforementioned approval. However, despite the reduction in the approved number of chemicals, there is an additional product type for substance naphthalene for insecticides.

The deadlines for completion of approvals range from December 31, 2022, to December 31, 2029, depending on the product type where the substance is used. Companies are responsible for informing the downstream users of any changes in listing status for those substances in products or treated articles.

For the authority to process applications in time, NIER on March 31 also urged companies to submit dossiers by mid-April, where if the deadline was reckoned unlikely to be met, the substance would be withdrawn. Once again on May 11, NIER issued a notice in pursuit of completed dossiers that needed corrections or supplementary data, for that many applicants had failed to supply them.

The National Institute of Environmental Research (NIER) in South Korea consults on a draft amendment of ‘the results of hazard review of chemical substances’ under the Act on Registration and Eva...

The National Institute of Environmental Research (NIER) in South Korea consults on a draft amendment of ‘the results of hazard review of chemical substances’ under the Act on Registration and Evaluation of Chemicals (K-REACH).

The draft amendment mainly proposes revisions including:

• Notification of the results of hazard review of registered chemical substances
• Revision of 15 notified chemical substances by adding additional information and correcting wrong information
• Notification of information on classified substances: the name of chemical substances, CAS no., toxic substance designation, main hazard, classification and labeling, etc

If you have any opinion on this amendment, please write your opinion and submit it to the NIER.

The deadline for this consultation is June 20th, 2022.

The National Institute of Environmental Research (NIER) in South Korea consults on a draft amendment of ‘Designation of existing biocidal substances subject to approval deferment’ under the Consum...

The National Institute of Environmental Research (NIER) in South Korea consults on a draft amendment of ‘Designation of existing biocidal substances subject to approval deferment’ under the Consumer Chemical Products and Biocides Safety Control Act (K-BPR).

The draft amendment mainly proposes revisions including:

• Additional designation of biocidal product types of existing designated substances
• Cancellation of designation of existing biocidal substances subject to approval deferment
• Cancellation of designation of biocidal product type of existing biocidal substances subject to approval deferment

If you have any opinion on this amendment, please write your opinion and submit it to the NIER.

The deadline for this consultation is June 2^nd, 2022