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South Korea consults on a draft amendment for the Regulation on test methods for chemical substances
The National Institute of Environmental Research (NIER) in South Korea is consulting on a draft amendment of the Regulation on test methods for chemical substances under the Act on Registration and Evaluation of Chemicals (K-REACH). This is to update the regulation based on updated international chemical regulations including OECD’s animal alternative test methods.
The draft amendment mainly proposes revisions including:
- Add 2 categories in the test on human health part: OECD TG 497, OECD TG 498
- Revise 9 categories in the test on human health part: OECD TG 405, OECD TG 406, OECD TG417, OECD TG 439, OECD TG 429, OECD TG 442A, OECD TG 442C, OECD TG 455, OECD TG 494
If you have any opinion on this amendment, please write your opinion and submit to the NIER.
The deadline of this consultation is May 8th, 2023.
We acknowledge that the above information has been compiled from NIER.
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