The National Institute of Environmental Research (NIER) in South Korea is consulting on a draft amendment of the Regulation on chemical substance classification and labelling under the Act on Registration and Evaluation of Chemicals (K-REACH). This is to notify classification and labelling of newly designated toxic substances, as well as existing hazardous chemicals for which hazard reviews has been completed.

The draft amendment mainly proposes revisions including:

• New classification and labelling for newly designated toxic substances
  • 6 substances including 3,5-difluorophenol
  • From 2023-1-1110 to 2023-1-1115
• Revise classification and labelling for existing hazardous chemicals
  • 28 toxic substances
  • 2 substances requiring preparing for accidents

If you have any opinion on this amendment, please write your opinion and submit to the NIER.

The deadline of this consultation is May 15th, 2023.