On June 30, 2022, South Korea’s National Institute of Environmental Research (NIER) issued the Guide for Classification and Labeling of Mixtures (NIER-GP2022-027, hereinafter referred to as the Guide), which aims to help stakeholders to better comply with obligations under K-REACH and K-CCA.
The 180+page Guide is prepared based on NIER Announcement No.2021-104 and EU CLP. It consists of 7 chapters and 5 appendixes, mainly covering the following content:
- General principles for the classification and labeling of mixtures
- Methods for classifying physical hazards of mixtures
- Methods for classifying health hazards of mixtures
- Methods for classifying environmental hazards of mixtures
- Methods for preparing and attaching labels of mixtures