South Korea: The Ministry of Employment and Labor promulgates and enforces an amendment to the Enforcement Rules of the Occupational Safety and Health Act

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...

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South Korea revises the Regulations on the Stipulated Quantity of Toxic Substances Restricted Substances Prohibited Substances and Permitted Substances.

On 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,...

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South Korea established the guidelines for pigment testing methods in Cosmetics

On 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...

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South Korea notified the Designation of Consumer Chemical Products subject to Safety Verification and Safety and Labeling Standards Thereof to the WTO

On 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...

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South Korea issues a partial amendment to the Enforcement Decree and Enforcement Rule on the Wastes Control Act.

On 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...

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Eyelash Perm Products to be considered as cosmetics in South Korea

On 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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South Korea notified the draft amendment of the Enforcement Decree and Enforcement Rule of the Act on Registration and Evaluation of Chemical Substances to the WTO.

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...

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South Korea addresses revising the "Notification of Installation and Management Standards for Hazardous Chemicals Handling Facilities" by the end of 2024.

The 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...

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South Korea designates three new chemicals as toxic substances.

On 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...

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South Korea implements a preliminary review system for biocidal products.

Starting 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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