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On June 22, 2021, South Korea's National Institute of Environmental Research (NIER) officially listed 19 toxic chemical substances (Given No. 2021-1-1038~2021-1-1056) into the Toxic Chemical Substances List (TCSL) by NIER Announcement No.2021-63[1]. They were registered and found toxic after the hazard evaluation under K-REACH.
Some of these toxic chemical substances are still new chemical substances in South Korea and require new chemical registration other than the original registrants. Potential registrants are recommended to search online via the National Chemicals Information System[2] to distinguish whether the toxic chemical substance of concern is a new or existing chemical.
In addition, the chemical name of 13 toxic chemical substances that were previously designated (Given No. 97-1-9, 97-1-134, 97-1-250, 97-1-281, 97-1-297, 97-1- 299, 97-1-309, 97-1-416, 97-1-423, 97-1-457, 97-1 -466, 2002-1-529 and 2017-1-762) were updated. The updates came into effective immediately.
The transitional measures for the newly designated 19 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 January 1, 2022 in accordance with Article 9 of Chemical Control Act (CCA).
Handling of these newly added toxic chemicals is subject to labeling before January 1, 2022 in accordance with Article 16 of CCA.
Importers should conduct importation notification before January 1, 2022according 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 July 1, 2023 according to Article 23 of CCA the chemical accident management plan [3].
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 July 1, 2023 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 July 1, 2022 and shall comply with the standards specified in Annex 5 of CCA Enforcement Rules before July 1, 2025.
