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Updates: On December 20, 2022, by MoE Announcement No. 2022-246, South Korea's Ministry of Environment (MoE) adopted the amendments to the Stipulated Quantities for Toxic Substances, Restricted Substances, Prohibited Substances, and Substances subject to Authorization. Details can be accessed here.
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On November 21, 2022, South Korea’s Ministry of Environment (MoE) issued MoE Notification No. 2022-645 to solicit public comments on the amendments to the Stipulated Quantities for Toxic Substances, Restricted Substances, Prohibited Substances, and Substances subject to Authorization (hereinafter referred to as the Regulation). Comments are welcome before December 12, 2022.
Background
Issued on October 6, 2022, by NIER Notification No. 2022-63, the MoE designated 11 substances (NIER Given No. 2022-1-1085 ~ 2022-1-1095) as toxic substances (CL news). Under South Korea’s Chemical Control Act, these newly added toxic substances are subject to submitting a chemical accident prevention management plan if exceeding handling limits. In order to stipulate their handling limits, the MoE drafted the amendments to the Regulation.
The main amendments include:
Adding 11 toxic substances (NIER Given No. 2022-1-1085 ~ 2022-1-1095) into Annex 1 to the Regulation, with the upper and lower handling limits; and
Updating the names and handling limits of 5 toxic substances previously designated (NIER Given No. 91-1-80, 97-1-132, 97-1-182, 97-1-218, 97-1-277).
The details can be accessed here.
Basically, for a target chemical, exceeding the upper handling limit requires submitting the Grade 1 chemical accident prevention management plan, while the Grade 2 chemical accident prevention management plan can apply if it only exceeds the lower handling limit.
