The Ministry of Environment (MoE) in South Korea is consulting on a draft amendment of the K-REACH enforcement decree and rule, which was published on June 3rd.

The draft of decree amendment mainly proposes revisions including removing the requirement for polymer submissions to include risk assessment data, designating substance subject to permission, and sharing information with the Office of Customs Administration.

The draft of rule amendment mainly includes submitting feedback on the results of substance hazardous assessments, exemption to data protection request, and data to be submitted when applying for registration of Nano materials.

The deadline of this consultation is July 13, 2021.

Update: 2021-06-28