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South Korea Consults on 22 New Toxic Chemical Substances

Dec 01, 2017
Nadine He
22 new toxic chemical substances will be listed into the TCSL.
Additional transitional measures will be provided.

Note:

Updated on 5 Jan 2018 by MoE Announcement No. 2018-1, the 22 toxic chemical substances (Given No. 2017-1-811~2017-1-832) were officially added into South Korea’s Toxic Chemical Substance List (TCSL).

Published on 23 Nov 2017 by MoE Notice No. 2017-784, South Korea's Ministry of Environment (MoE) is now consulting on supplementation of 22 toxic chemical substances (Given No. 2017-1-811~2017-1-832) into South Korea's Toxic Chemical Substance List (TCSL).

Please click here to see the details of the substances.

In addition, their transitional measures are proposed as below:

  1. The updates will be effective immediately upon approval.

  2. Importers should within six months conduct importation notification according to Article 20 of Chemical Control Act (CCA).

  3. Handling of these newly added toxic chemicals is subject to labeling within six months in accordance with Article 16 of CCA.

  4. All enterprises handling these newly added toxic chemicals or having installed and operated handling facilities for these toxic chemicals shall prepare within 2 years according to Article 23 Paragraph 1 of CCA an off-site impact analysis report that evaluates the impact of potential chemical accidents on the surrounding environment and population.

  5. Manufacture, trade, storage, transport or use of these newly added toxic chemicals is subject to business licensing in accordance with Article 28 of CCA. In addition, stakeholders should comply with the requirements in terms of facilities, equipment and technical personnel qualifications, etc. within two years after the implementation of this announcement to obtain their license.

  6. All enterprises handling these newly added toxic chemicals or having installed and operated handling facilities for these toxic chemicals shall comply with the standards specified in Annex 1 of CCA Enforcement Rules before 2018 and shall comply with the standards specified in Annex 5 of CCA Enforcement Rules before 2021.

For any comments on the above information, please contact the authority before 13 Dec 2017 via

* The last update to the TCSL finished in Sep 2017 by MoE Announcement No. 2017-163 (CL news).

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