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South Korea distributes a guide for serious civic accidents caused by raw materials under SAPA

Jan-27-2022 K-REACH Regulatory update Major accident hazard & risk

The Ministry of Environment (MoE) in South Korea published and distributed a guide to serious civic accidents caused by raw materials and products under the Serious Accidents Punishment Act (SAPA). ...

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Selection of the candidate substance subject to permission and collection of opinions

Jan-13-2022 Chemical authorization Risk management K-REACH

The Ministry of Environment (MoE) in South Korea introduced 'Designation and Management of Substance Subject to Permission System' in 2015. This is to designate chemical substances with a...

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South Korea updates the list of low-risk biocidal substances to be exempted from K-BPR

Oct-18-2021 K-BPR New Substances Biocides

National Institute of Environmental Research (NIER) in South Korea updated the list of low-risk biocidal substances, which can be exempted from K-BPR, on Sep 27th. There are 4 low-risk biocidal s...

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South Korea provides a guide to the classification of biocidal product types under K-BPR

Sep-27-2021 K-BPR biocides product classification

National Institute of Environmental Research (NIER) in South Korea published a guide to the classification of biocidal product types on Aug 18th, 2021. This is to help industry to examine different ty...

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South Korea simplifies K-REACH data submission for duplicate data requirements

Sep-24-2021 K-REACH Safety Data Sheets (SDSs) chemical notification/registration

The Ministry of Environment (MoE) in South Korea updated K-REACH to simplify data submission for duplicate data requirements. According to K-REACH enforcement rule article 36, chemical substance sa...

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South Korea enacts the Act on Risk Assessment of Products for Human Body

Aug-27-2021 Risk assessment Human health exposure Risk management

South Korea enacted the Act on Risk Assessment of on July 27, 2021. This Act aims to protect and promote public health by evaluating risk assessment of products applied to the human body and regulatin...

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South Korea expands the definition of existing substances

Aug-25-2021 Chemical inventory K-REACH

The Ministry of Environment (MoE) in South Korea added the provision to expand the definition of existing substances on Aug 12th, 2021. According to K-REACH, existing substances are those listed in...

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