Latest update:
MoE added 15 substances (KE-19-0001~KE-19-0015) into the KECI ON April 14, 2020. See ChemLinked news.
MoE consulted on supplementation of another two chemical substances (KE-19-0015 and KE-19-0016) by MoE Notice No.2020-67 on January 30, 2020. The public consultation ended on February 21, 2020.
Published on January 21, 2020 by MoE Notice No. 2020-33[1], South Korea's Ministry of Environment (MoE) is now consulting on supplementation of 14 chemical substances (KE-19-0001~KE-19-0014) into the Korea Existing Chemicals Inventory[2] (KECI). Any comments are welcome before February 10, 2020.
The KECI contains 44,476 existing substances[3] (updated May 8, 2019), including:
Annex 1 of 37,089 chemical substances domestically circulated in Korea before February 2, 1991; and
Annex 2 of 7,387 chemical substances published by MoE after hazard evaluation under TCCA after Feb 2, 1991.
The 14 substances (details accessible here[4]) will be added into the Annex 1 of the KECI.
The completeness of KECI is a prerequisite for chemical registration under K-REACH. K-REACH[5] requires all existing chemicals manufactured/imported in quantities of one tonne per year or more to be registered. Pre-registered existing substances will be granted a grace period to manufacture/import before the corresponding phase-in registration deadline. Substances not listed in the KECI are regarded as new chemical substances subject to new chemical substance registration. However, for new chemical substances<100kg/y, they only require notification rather than registration.
