South Korea updates the Designation of toxic substances
Reference source : K-BPR, Korea, Biocides
The National Institute of Environmental Research (NIER) in South Korea updates ‘the Designation of toxic substances’ under the Act on Registration and Evaluation of Chemicals (K-REACH) and Chemical Control Act (CCA) on December 7th, 2022.
The main updates are:
- Revision of chemical substance name: substances with unique number “97-1-91”, “97-1-92”, “97-1-271”, “97-1-311”, “97-1-315”, “97-1-334”, “97-1-345”, “97-1-436”, “97-1-451”, “97-1-472”, “99-1-499”, “2000-1-509”, “2001-1-515”, “2001-1-516” and “2008-1-577”
- Addition of chemical substances: substances with unique number from “2022-1-1096” to “2022-1-1109”
The amendment will come into effect in a month. However, ‘Handling standards of hazardous chemicals’ and ‘Preparation and submission of chemical accident prevention management plan’ under the Chemicals Control Act will be implemented in 3 months. In addition to this, ‘Arrangement, installation and management standards of handling facilities’ and ‘Hazardous chemical business license’ under the Chemicals Control Act will be implemented from January 1st, 2025.