South Korea updates the chemical substance classification and labelling list

The National Institute of Environmental Research (NIER) in South Korea updated the chemical substance classification and labelling list on July 12th, 2021. This list includes name of chemical substances, unique number, CAS number, hazard code, labelling code, M coefficient, and UN number. 

This update includes revising details of 38 toxic substances, 5 restricted substances and 5 accident preparedness substances and the addition of 19 toxic substances. 

The toxic substances revised are as follows: No. 97-1-9, No. 97-1-90, No. 97-1-11, No. 97-1-93, No. 97-1-111, No. 97-1-134, No. 97-1-139, No. 97-1-188, No. 97-1-208, No. 97-1-250, No. 97-1-281, No. 97-1-297, No. 97-1-299, No. 97-1-300, No. 97-1-309, No. 97-1-377, No. 97-1-416, No. 97-1-423, No. 97-1-457, No. 97-1-466, No. 2000-1-513, No. 2001-1-518, No. 2001-1-519, No. 2002-1-529, No. 2003-1-539, No. 2004-1-545 , No. 2009-1-595, No. 2010-1-613, No. 2011-1-617, No. 2013-1-667, No. 2014-1-687, No. 2014-1-696, No. 2014-1-697, No. 2014-1-698, No. 2017-1-762, No. 2017-1-795, No. 2019-1-912, No. 2020-1-982. 

The restricted substances revised are as follows: No. 06-5-4, No. 06-5-8, No. 06-5-9, No. 06-5-11, No. 06-5-12. 

The accident preparedness substances revised are: No. 9, No. 18, No. 39, No. 76, No. 83. 

The toxic substances newly added are as follows from No. 2021-1-1038 to No. 2021-1-1056. 

Classification and labelling of chemical substances are subject to this update which came into effect immediately.