On September 27, 2023, the Ministry of Employment and Labor (MOEL) in South Korea announced that it has promulgated an amendment of the ‘Occupational Safety and Health Act Enforcement Rules’. The...
Read MoreOn July 10, 2023, the Ministry of Environment (MOE) of South Korea published an Administrative Notice of Partial Amendment to the Regulations on the Stipulated Quantities for Toxic Substances, Restricted Substances,...
Read MoreOn September 22, 2023, the cosmetic evaluation division of the National Institute of Food and Drug Safety Evaluation(NIFDS) established the guidelines for pigment testing methods in cosmetics. It was established in...
Read MoreOn September 12, 2023, the South Korean Ministry of Environment (MoE) notified the World Trade Organization (WTO) of the document “Designation of Consumer Chemical Products subject to Safety Verification, and Safety...
Read MoreOn August 3, 2023, the Ministry of Environment (MOE) in South Korea announced that it will issue a preliminary legislative notice of draft partial amendments to the Enforcement Decree and Enforcement...
Read MoreOn September 12, 2023, the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) of South Korea issued a notification to classify 'permanent wave products for eyelashes' as cosmetics in order to handle...
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On August 31, 2023, the South Korean Ministry of Environment (MoE) notified the World Trade Organization (WTO) of the draft partial amendment of the Enforcement Decree and Enforcement Rule of the...
Read MoreThe National Institute of Chemical Safety (Director Park Bong-kyun) formed a consortium for handling facility standards with experts, industries, and civil society to improve the standards of hazardous chemical handling facilities...
Read MoreOn August 1st, 2023, the National Institute of Environmental Research (NIER) in South Korea partially revised and notified the Notice of Designation of Toxic Substances, in accordance with Article 2(6) and...
Read MoreStarting this August, the Ministry of Environment in South Korea is introducing a preliminary review system to expedite the completeness review period conducted by the National Institute of Environmental Research. 1....
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