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…
At the end of July, the South Korean Ministry of Environment (MoE) published the criteria (in Korean), that determine whether or not a chemical is a permitted substance. The criteria apply as of October 15 of this year. Companies that wish to manufacture, import, or use such chemicals that are…
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 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…
The South Korean Ministry of Environment (MoE) has published Implementation Rules for the Chemical Controls Act (CCA: Only in Korean). The CCA regulates the monitoring and handling of hazardous goods, how to avoid chemical accidents, and how to register serious incidents. The changed procedures include: Confidentiality applications for chemical examinations…
