South Korea Proposes Amendment to Regulations on Biocides and Consumer Chemical Products

On 28 March 2025, the South Korean Ministry of Environment published a draft amendment to the Enforcement Rules of Consumer Chemical Products and Biocides Safety Control Act. The proposed changes aim...

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South Korea Proposes Revision of the Standards for Hazardous Chemical Transport Facilities

On March 28, 2025, the National Institute of Chemical Safety in South Korea announced a partial revision of the Standards for Installation and Management of Hazardous Chemical Transport Facilities. This revision...

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K-REACH Update: South Korea Publishes Revised Chemical Hazard Evaluations

On April 8, 2025, South Korea issued a notice of administrative announcement on a partial revision on the result of chemical hazard evaluation. This revision is based on the completion of...

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K-REACH Update: South Korea Publishes Revised Chemical Hazard Evaluations

On April 8, 2025, South Korea issued a notice of administrative announcement on a partial revision on the result of chemical hazard evaluation. This revision is based on the completion of...

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South Korea Proposes K-REACH Amendments to Improve Transparency and Efficiency

On February 5, 2025, a group of 13 congressmen in South Korea proposed amendments to the Act on Registration and Evaluation of Chemical Substances (also known as K-REACH). The purpose of...

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South Korea Notifies WTO of Proposed Amendment to Imported Food Safety Rules

On March 18, 2025, the South Korean Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) notified the World Trade Organization (WTO) of a proposed amendment to the Enforcement Rule of the Special...

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South Korea notifies partial revision to the Regulations on Toxic Restricted Prohibited and Permitted Substances

On March 20, 2025, the South Korean Ministry of Environment (MoE) notified a partial revision to the Regulations on the Quantity Specifications for Toxic Substances, Restricted Substances, Prohibited Substances, and Permitted...

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South Korea launches voluntary reporting period for K-REACH violations – offers penalty exemptions

The South Korean Ministry of Environment (MoE), in collaboration with the Ministry of Justice (MoJ), has launched an 8-month voluntary reporting period, starting from February 28, 2025. This initiative is aimed...

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South Korea implements pilot project to strengthen biocide safety in home appliances

From 2028, only approved biocidal products will be allowed in household appliances in South Korea and safety controls will be strengthened. In preparation for this, the Ministry of Environment (MoE), the...

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South Korea announces partial revision of classification and labelling rules for chemical substances

On February 12, 2025, South Korea’s National Institute of Chemical Safety (NICS) announced a partial revision of the classification and labelling of certain chemical substances. The revision includes reclassification of specific...

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