The South Korean Ministry of the Environment (Press release in Korean only) is now revising the K-REACH, the Korean Chemicals Act. Two changes are important for companies operating in South Korea. First, future registrations will be mandatory only for new substances manufactured or imported in quantities of one ton or…
South Korea plans to enact a new legal framework for dealing with toxic substances. The changes effect K-REACH and the Chemical Control Act (CCA), a law that regulates the handling of hazardous substances. Representatives of the Environmental Ministry presented the plans (only in Korean) on October 19 at a conference…
The South Korean Ministry of Environment (MoE) plans to add 162 more substances to the List of Priority Control Substances (in Korean). K-REACH, the South Korean chemicals regulation, is the basis for the change. If you use or import one of the products on the list, you must meet special…
The EU Commission would like to develop a proposal for the registration of selected polymers by 2022. According to Chemical Watch, the Commission announced its plans to participants in the CARACAL meeting at the beginning of November 2019. So far, neither registration nor evaluation of polymers has been required by…
Lexxion publishers has invited Dr. Tobias Eger to speak at its Seminar on International Chemicals Law on September 26–27, 2019 in Frankfurt. KFT’s expert on East Asia will discuss the newest developments in chemicals law in Malaysia, Vietnam, and Philippines. The Asian chemicals market continues to grow. However, the dynamism…
Shortly before the expiration of the preregistration period for existing substances at the end of June 2019, the South Korean Ministry of Environment (MoE) has issued additional instructions for two special cases (in Korean only). The first case involves substances of unknown or variable composition, complex reaction products, or biological…
The State Council of South Korea has approved the implementation of a tracking system for chemicals along with the related modification of the Chemical Control Act (CCA). The draft (in Korean) was presented at the start of April and will now be presented to Parliament. The South Korean Ministry of Environment (MoE) has issued a press release (in Korean) on the…
The preregistration of substances according to the South Korean chemicals law (K-REACH) has been available since the beginning of the year. The regulation requires that manufacturers and importers have substances preregistered by June 30. The obligation applies to chemicals manufactured or imported between 2016 and 2018 in a quantity of at…
