Ministry of Employment and Labor (MOEL) in South Korea updates the Standards for Classification and Labeling of Chemical Substances and Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) on Feb 16^th, 2023. This is to improve the problems that occurred while implementing preliminary review for alternative contents of MSDS.

The main updates are:

• Addition of the definition of manufacturer: A person who directly plans (performance/function, designing raw material composition, etc) a chemical substance or mixture, and consigning it to another manufacturer to produce it under their name for the purpose of direct use or transfer/provision
• If the consignor submits MSDS or applies for non-disclosure approval, and is notified of the result, the submitted MSDS or the notified result of the non-disclosure approval should be provided to the consignee.