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Updates:
On December 21, 2023, by NIER Announcement No. 2023-77, South Korea's NIER adopted the proposed updates to hazardous assessment results of chemicals registered under K-REACH, which took effect immediately.
Notably, according to the hazard assessment results of 124 previously registered new chemical substances (Given No. 2023.38 ~ 2023.161) and 85 previously registered existing chemical substances (Given No. 2023-358 ~ 2023-442), 18 new substances and 68 existing substances are found to be toxic. These 86 substances are expected to be designated as toxic chemicals and subject to certain control within South Korea in the future.
More details about these assessed chemicals are available here.
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South Korea’s National Institute of Environment Research (NIER) is currently consulting on the draft amendments to the hazard assessment results of new and existing chemical substances previously registered under K-REACH. Comments are welcome before November 21, 2023.
Proposed updates to Annex 1 – New Chemical Substances Hazard Assessments Results
To add hazard assessment results of 124 previously registered new chemical substances (Given No.2023-38 ~ 2023-161), 18 of which are found toxic.
To update chemical names of 10 new chemical substances previously registered under K-REACH.
To delete Given No.2022-166 (Substituted-methyl-heteromonocycle) from Annex 1 due to duplication.
To update hazard properties and classification details of 67 previously registered new chemical substances.
Proposed updates to Annex 2 – Existing Chemical Substances Hazard Assessments Results
To add hazard assessment results of 85 previously registered existing chemical substances (Given No. 2023-358 ~ 2023-442), 68 of which are found toxic.
To update hazard properties and classification details of one existing chemical substance (Given No.2022-242; Calcium nitrite, CAS No.13780-06-8).
The corresponding documents can be downloaded below:
