South Korea Extends Comment Period of Eleven Candidate Substances for Authorization to Feb 28 (Updated on Feb 10, 2023)

Updates on Feb. 10, 2023: 

By MoE Notice No. 2023-84, the deadline for comments submission has been extended to February 28, 2023.

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On November 23, 2022, South Korea’s Ministry of Environment (MoE) published eleven candidate substances for authorization under K-REACH. Stakeholders can submit comments or information associated with these substances online (www.chemnavi.or.kr) from December 15, 2022 to February 13, 2023, including

1. hazards;

2. uses;

3. exposure information;

4. alternative substances or technologies;

5. substance users that are being exposed to;

6. social-economic impacts;

7. circulation volume on the South Korean market;

8. uses that should be exempted and sunset dates, etc.

The eleven candidate substances are selected from the list of 672 substances subject to priority management under K-REACH based on substances' hazards, domestic circulation volume, the existing risk assessment results and control measures in South Korea and abroad. They are:

Currently, there are no substances in the Authorization List. Once added to the Authorization List, the substances cannot be placed on the market and used after a specified "sunset date", unless an authorization is granted or the use is exempt from authorization.

The main procedures for designating substances subject to authorization are as below.

• Step 1 Designation of candidate substances

• Step 2 Public consultation on candidate substances
  

• Step 3 Prioritization of candidate substances for inclusion in the Authorization List

• Step 4 Discussion with stakeholders

• Step 5 Development and announcement of a plan for adding substances to the Authorization List

• Step 6 Deliberation by the Chemical Substance Evaluation Committee

• Step 7 Designation and Public announcement