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On December 7, 2022, South Korea’s National Institute of Environmental Research (NIER) issued two notices (NIER Notice No.2022-80 and NIER Notice No.2022-81) to make public the amendments to the Toxic Chemical Substances List (TCSL) and the GHS Classification List. The amendments took effect immediately.
Main Points of NIER Notice No.2022-80
Designating 14 substances as toxic substances (NIER Given No. 2022-1-1096 ~ 2022-1-1109), which were previously registered and found toxic after hazard evaluation under K-REACH; and
Updating chemical names of 15 toxic substances that were previously designated.
The transitional measures for the newly designated 14 toxic chemical substances are as below:
Manufacturers or Importers of these newly added toxic chemicals shall submit a "Written Confirmation of Details for Chemical Product" before July 1, 2023 in accordance with Article 9 of Chemical Control Act (CCA).
Handling of these newly added toxic chemicals is subject to labeling before July 1, 2023 in accordance with Article 16 of CCA.
Importers should conduct importation notification before July 1, 2023 according to Article 20 of CCA.
All enterprises handling these newly added toxic chemicals or having installed and operated handling facilities for these toxic chemicals shall prepare before January 1, 2025 according to Article 23 of CCA the chemical accident management plan.
Manufacture, sell, 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. before January 1, 2025 to obtain their license.
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 January 1, 2024 and shall comply with the standards specified in Annex 5 of CCA Enforcement Rules before January 1, 2027.
Main Points of NIER Notice No.2022-81
Adding the newly designated 14 toxic substances (NIER Given No.2022-1-1096 ~ 2022-1-1109) with the corresponding classification information, pictogram, signal words, hazard statements, M factors and UN No., etc.; and
Updating the name or classification information of 15 toxic substances, 3 types of restricted substances (NIER Given No. 06-5-5, 06-5-6, 06-5-10) and 1 accident precaution substance (Formaldehyde, CAS No. 50-00-0) that were previously designated.
