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South Korea to Allow Non-disclosure of Registration/Notification Number under K-REACH for CBI Concerns
Nov 02, 2022
Considering that registration/notification number under K-REACH could be used to search for relevant information that has granted CBI protection under other laws, the MoE proposed to omit the approval process for non-disclosure of the registration/notification number under certain conditions.
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South Korea Designates 11 Chemicals as Toxic Chemicals and Updates GHS Classification List
Oct 18, 2022
On October 6, 2022, South Korea’s National Institute of Environment Research (NIER) issued two notifications to make public the updated Toxic Chemical Substances List and GHS Classification List. They will come into force one month after publication.
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South Korea to Update Rules for Using Non-testing Methods (Updated on Sep 30, 2022)
Sep 30, 2022
South Korea’s National Institute of Environment Research (NIER) recently opened a public consultation on the draft revision to the Regulation on Registration Application Dossier Preparation, Hazard Evaluation Methods, etc., which specifies non-testing methods for chemical registration under K-REACH and adds new exemption criteria for testing items. The public consultation ended on September 14, 2022.
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South Korea Finalizes Regulation on Designation of Substances subject to Authorization
Sep 01, 2022
On August 25, 2022, South Korea’s Ministry of Environment (MoE) officially published the Regulation on Designation, etc. of Substances subject to Authorization to specify how to select candidate substances and designate the authorized substances under K-REACH. The Regulation will come into effect on October 15, 2022.
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Updated New Chemical Substances Hazard Assessment Results under K-REACH (Updated on Aug 23, 2022)
Aug 31, 2022
On August 23, 2022, South Korea’s National Institute of Environmental Research (NIER) issued NIER Notification No.2022-47, making public the hazard assessment results of new chemical substances registered under K-REACH, which came into effect immediately.
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South Korea Simplifies Data Requirements for Exemption Confirmation for Non-hazardous R&D Substances
Aug 25, 2022
South Korea’s Ministry of Environment (MoE) recently issued the updated Annex 5 (Methods for data preparation for exemption confirmation) of K-REACH Enforcement Rules according to the new amendments that came into force on March 16, 2022.
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South Korea Finalizes Criteria for the Designation of Candidate Substances Subject to Authorization (Updated on July 29)
Aug 08, 2022
A new Article 34(2) was proposed to be added into the K-REACH Enforcement Rules on February 18, 2022 by MoE Announcement No. 2022-90 to clarify the criteria for the designation of candidate substances subject to authorization. In line with the Article 34(2), the MoE notified WTO on February 18, 2022 the draft Regulation on Designation, etc. of Substances subject to Authorization (hereinafter referred to as Regulation) and then issued it on February 22, 2022 by the MoE Announcement No. 2022-91 for public comments.
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China Consults on Over 400 Industrial Standards
Jul 12, 2022
On July 1, 2022, China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) issued a notice consulting on 338 industrial standards and 98 standards for standard samples.
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South Korea to Conduct 2022 Safety Investigation of Consumer Chemical Products under K-BPR
Jun 22, 2022
On June 13, 2022, South Korea’s Ministry of Environment (MOE) issued a notice (hereinafter referred to as the Notice) on conducting safety investigation of approved consumer chemical products in 2022. According to Article 7 of the Consumer Chemical Products and Biocides Safety Act (K-BPR) and Article 9 of the Framework Act on Product Safety, MOE shall conduct safety investigation on the consumer chemical products under K-BPR every year.
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China Publishes ‘HJ 1257-2022’ to Standardize the Use of Terminology for Testing of Chemical Substances in Environmental Management
Jun 16, 2022
On June 7, 2022, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment of the People’s Republic of China (MEE) issued the ‘HJ 1257-2022 Chemical substances environmental management - Terminology for testing of chemical substances’. The Standard has come into force on June 15, 2022.
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