Latest update:
The proposed updates have been approved by NIER Announcement No.2020-7 on March 24, 2020. No amendments have been made compared with the draft version.
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Published on February 24, 2020 by NIER Notice No. 2020-14[1], South Korea's National Institute of Environmental Research (NIER) is now consulting on the potential updates on the Toxic Chemical Substances List (TCSL), including
Adding 13 new toxic chemical substances (Given No. 2020-1-957~2020-1-969)
Modifying the concentration limit of 2 toxic chemical substances (Given No. 2018-1-831 and 2018-1-865)
Providing transitional measures for the newly designated toxic chemicals, including import notification, labelling, off-site impact analysis, business licensing and other relative requirements as specified in the Chemical Control Act[2] (CCA) and its Enforcement Rules.
The details are accessible here [3]. Any comments are welcome before March 16, 2020.
