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On 27 September 2022 South Korea’s Ministry of Environment (MoE) published a notification on updating the requirements for two Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs). The requirements are added to the rules for chemical compounds exported on prior in

The Ministry of Environment (MoE) in South Korea added the provision to expand the definition of existing substances on Aug 12th, 2021. Based on the updated definition of existing substances, South Korea updates K-REACH registration procedure for exi

The National Institute of Environmental Research (NIER) in South Korea consults on a draft amendment of ‘the Regulations on the approval for consumer chemical products subject to safety verification’ under the Consumer Chemical Products and Bioci

The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) in South Korea consults on a draft amendment of ‘Standards for Appliances, Containers and Packaging’ under Food Sanitation Act on October 14th, 2022. It is expected that the approval for using recycled

National Institute of Food and Drug Safety Evaluation (NIFDS) in South Korea updates the Guidelines on analysis methods for cosmetic ingredients with restricted uses on October 31st, 2022. This is for the quality improvement and safety management of

The National Institute of Environmental Research (NIER) in South Korea consults on a draft amendment of ‘the Regulation on the subject and methods of risk assessment for the consumer chemical products’ under the Consumer Chemical Products and Bio

Ministry of Environment, Urbanisation and Climate Change (MoEUCC) in Turkey is planning measures to offer KKDIK registrants an advantage to submit dossiers before December 2023, the registration deadline, since the industry criticized significant iss

The National Institute of Environmental Research (NIER) in South Korea updates the ‘Regulations on the Approval for Consumer Chemical Products Subject to Safety Verification’ under the Consumer Chemical Products and Biocides Safety Control Act (K

The Ministry of Environment (MoE) in South Korea consults on a draft amendment of ‘the Designation of restricted and prohibited substances’ under the Act on Registration and Evaluation of Chemicals (K-REACH) on November 14th, 2022. This is to ext

National Institute of Food and Drug Safety Evaluation (NIFDS) in South Korea consults on a draft of ‘the Guidelines for submitting a functional cosmetics report’ under the Enforcement Rule of the Cosmetic Act on November 21st, 2022. According to

The Ministry of Environment (MoE) in South Korea updates the designation of the consumer chemical products and standards for labelling and safety on November 16th, 2022.   The main updates are: Addition of new management category for the

The Ministry of Environment (MoE) in South Korea plans for the public consultation on the draft list of substances subject to permission under the Act on Registration and Evaluation of Chemicals (K-REACH). The MOE published 11 potential substances su

The National Institute of Environmental Research (NIER) in South Korea is consulting on a draft amendment of the Regulation on test methods for chemical substances under the Act on Registration and Evaluation of Chemicals (K-REACH). This is to update

The Ministry of Environment (MoE) in South Korea updated the ‘Enforcement Decree of the Chemical Control Act (CCA)’ on November 15th, 2022. This update is mainly on import reporting procedures for substances categorized as both restricted substan

The National Institute of Environmental Research (NIER) in South Korea consults on a draft amendment of ‘the Designation of Existing Biocidal Substances for Approval Deferment’ under the Consumer Chemical Products and Biocides Safety Control Act

The National Institute of Environmental Research (NIER) in South Korea notifies conditions for submission of hazard data for 31 biocidal substances that have been evaluated internationally. This is to maintain reliable biocide approval system by clar

The Ministry of Environment (MoE) in South Korea updates the Act on Registration and Evaluation of Chemicals (K-REACH) on Jan 3rd, 2023. This is to clarify requirement of the notification of changes for the substances subject to intensive control, an

On July 15, 2024, the Korean Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) announced revised guidelines for alternative animal testing methods for cosmetics. The move aims to improve the international competitiveness of the cosmetics industry and non-clini

The Ministry of Environment (MoE) in South Korea extends the deadline for the public consultation on the draft list of substances subject to permission under the Act on Registration and Evaluation of Chemicals (K-REACH). The MOE published 11 potentia

The National Institute of Environmental Research (NIER) in South Korea publishes the Guidelines for the Approval of Biocidal Polymers in December 2022. In accordance with the enforcement of the Consumer Chemical Products and Biocides Safety Control A