Updates: On November 4, 2022, South Korea’s National Institute of Environmental Research (NIER) issued NIER Notification No.2022-71 to adopt the hazard assessment results of 347 new chemical substances registered under K-REACH (specified as below), which came into effect immediately. The list of these substances can be accessed here.
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On October 6, South Korea’s National Institute of Environmental Research (NIER) issued NIER Announcement No.2022-417, seeking public comments on disclosing names and CAS numbers of 347 new chemical substances registered under K-REACH.
To protect CBI, South Korea allows enterprise to protect the confidentiality of the full chemical name of registered substances. Many substances under K-REACH are claimed confidential with only generic name disclosed. As the period of CBI protection has expired or the CBI protection has been revoked, the authority intends to disclose chemical information of these 347 new substances. If approved, their chemical names and CAS numbers will be made public.
Click here for more details about the abovementioned 347 substances. Any comments are welcome before October 26, 2022.
