South Korea to Incorporate New Toxic Substance Rules into K-REACH and K-CCA

South Korea’s Ministry of Environment (MoE) is considering revising K-REACH, K-CCA and relevant supporting regulations to incorporate new rules for toxic substance designation and management by August 2023. These new rules were initially proposed in a reform project¹. They were mentioned again in the 2023 work plan for South Korea’s chemical safety management² (2023 Plan).