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Jun 27, 2022
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[Chemical Product Management System Announcement] List of Prohibited Substances Contained in Antifoulant of Consumer Chemical Products Subject to Safety Confirmation]
The Chemical Materials Research Division of the NIER manages medical insecticides* and other similar products as “Consumer Chemical Products Subject to Safety Confirmation”, in accordance with Article 10, Paragraph 6 of the” Consumer Chemical Products and Biocides Safety Control Act”.
* Pest control/prevention/attractcides for household hygiene that are used in homes and other everyday living spaces to prevent and control household pests (such as insects) that can transmit pathogens and cause diseases and hygiene hazards to humans.
In relation to the above, active ingredients of insecticides are designated as prohibited substances within Consumer Chemical Products Subject to Safety Confirmation subject to notification under Article 10, paragraph 1 of the “Consumer Chemical Products and Biocides Safety Control Act”. and are managed accordingly ('19.2.12~). Therefore, we provide the latest list of such materials below, use it for testing and inspection to confirm the safety standards of the relevant products.
a. Purpose of the List: To check whether prohibited substances contained in antifoulant* are present in Consumer Chemical Products Subject to Safety Confirmation.
*Chemical products used to prevent access by pests such as rice weevils in daily living spaces such as homes, offices, and public facilities, rather than for the purpose of sterilization and pest control.
b. Contents of the List: The main components of medical insecticides and insecticides for infectious disease prevention (as of June 17, 2022).
Attachment: List of active ingredients in medical insecticides and insecticides for infectious disease prevention. End.
Source: Chemical Product Management System>Announcements>LINK
Attached:(Official doucuments)List of Prohibited Substances Contained in Antifoulant(Insect repellent) of CCPS.pdf
(Attachment)『Names of active substance for medical/ disinfecting agents for infectious disease』List.pdf
Jun 17, 2022
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May 31, 2022
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May 31, 2022
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[Chemical Product Management System Notice] Changes to “Designation Of, And Safety And Labeling Standards For, Consumer Chemical Products Subject To Safety Confirmation” (Fabric Softeners, Disinfectants, Cleaning Agents, Laundry Detergents, Bleaching Agents)
Thank you for your interest and cooperation in the safe management of consumer chemical products.
Those who manufacture or import 39 types of Consumer Chemical Products Subject to Safety Verification, such as detergents, must comply with the safety standards confirmation and *notification (or **approval) procedures under Article 10 of the “Consumer Chemical Products and Biocides Safety Control Act” and related regulations.
*”Designation Of, And Safety and Labeling Standards For, Consumer Chemical Products Subject to Safety Confirmation" (MOE Notice No. 2022-19)
** “Approval of Daily Use Consumer Chemical Product Subject to Safety Confirmation” (NIER Notice No.2021-2)
Regarding the revised “Designation Of, And Safety and Labeling Standards For, Consumer Chemical Products Subject to Safety Verification”, which will be implemented from July 1, 2022, those who intend to manufacture or import the following products must comply with the following requirements as attached.
A. Fabric softeners: Must meet the biodegradability standards for surfactant management.
B. Disinfectants and Cleaning Agents: usage precautions must be added to prevent misuse.
C. Detergents, laundry detergents, and bleaching agents: all fluorescent whitening agents contained in the product must be labeled.
Please refer to the attached document or the above notification for specific standards.
Furthermore, please be aware that if you violate the revised standards after July 1, 2022, administrative measures such as recall orders and reports may be taken in accordance with the “Consumer Chemical Products and Biocides Safety Control Act”. Thank you for your full compliance with the regulations.
Source: Chemical Product Management System>Announcements>LINK
May 26, 2022
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Apr 18, 2022
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Apr 08, 2022
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[Chemical Safety Industry Support Group Notice] List of Existing Chemical Substances Confirmed for Exemption from Registration as Polymers
According to Article 10 of the "Act on the Registration and Evaluation of Chemical Substances" those who manufacture or import existing chemical substances over 1 ton annually must complete registration or confirmation of exemption within the grace period to manufacture or import them.
※(Grace Periods) 1,000 tons↑ ·CMR (~2021), 100~1,000 tons (~2024), 10~100 tons (~2027), 1~10 tons (~2030)
For polymer substances, if confirmation of exemption from registration under Article 11, Paragraph 1, Clause 3 of the "Act on the Registration and Evaluation of Chemical Substances", manufacturing or importation is possible without registration.
Therefore, we announce the list of existing chemical substances confirmed for exemption from registration as polymer substances (attached). If you plan to manufacture or import these substances, please first check whether exemption is possible and receive confirmation of exemption (contact the Korea Environmental Corporation at 032-590-4734~8) before registration. If cannot be exempted, please proceed with registration within the grace period.
If you have any questions regarding registration, please contact the Chemical Safety Industry Support Group at 02-6050-1304~08.
Source: Chemical Safety Industrial Support Group>Resources>LINK
Attached:(Attached) List of Existing Chemical Substances Confirmed for Exemption from Registration as Polymers
Mar 29, 2022
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[Chemical Safety Support Group Announcement] Simplification of Registration Application Materials for New Chemical Substance Below 1 Ton and Relaxation of Requirements for Confirmation of Exemption from Notification for Research and Development Chemicals]
The Ministry of Environment is currently preparing a revision of “the Enforcement Decree of the Chemicals Registration and Evaluation Act”, with the aim of facilitating the smooth implementation of the registration and evaluation of chemical substances for small and medium-sized enterprises. The revision includes differential evaluation of registration application data for substances with an annual manufacturing or import volume of less than 1 ton, according to their characteristics and uses, as well as relaxation of the notification exemption requirements for new chemical substances intended for research and development purposes, with an import volume of less than 0.1 ton. This revision is currently being announced for legislative review until March 30, 2022.
As it takes a certain amount of time for the revised enforcement decree to be promulgated and enforced, we would like to inform you that the following measures will be applied from March 16, 2022 through the active administrative system:
For new chemical substances with an annual manufacturing or importing volume between 0.1 and 1 ton, and with △a water solubility of less than 1 mg/L, or for substances △manufactured or imported solely for use as intermediates or process control agents, the registration application may be submitted without providing test data on environmental hazards (acute toxicity to fish or daphnia, and biodegradability).
Chemical substances for research and development with an annual import volume of less than 0.1 ton, if the foreign manufacturer or supplier does not provide the chemical substance name or identification number due to trade secrets, the applicant may omit the chemical substance name and identification number in the application for confirmation of reporting exemption, and attach MSDS on the substance instead. However, all substances that cannot be identified by name or identification number will be considered the same new chemical substances.
Source: Chemical Safety Industrial Support Group>Resources>LINK
Attached:(Attached) Reducing the burden of registration for low volume chemical and R&D chemicals(Press release: Chemical substances 3.15)
Mar 16, 2022
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[Chemical Safety Industry Support Group Notice] Revision of Example Manual for Exposure Scenario Preparation and Provision of Example Files for Exposure Scenarios and a Collection of Korean Use-Maps
“The Collection of Examples of Korean Use-maps" is a reference material that provides coefficients that can be used for exposure assessment for each scenario and exposure scenario necessary for chemical exposure assessment. It provides examples of exposure types for each industry in individual files.
For manufacturers and importers, this casebook provides exposure scenarios that can be used in their respective industries.
For users, they can easily create documentation by reviewing similar exposure scenarios when requested by manufacturers or importers to create an exposure scenario and modifying or supplementing it appropriately based on their specific workplace.
"The Collection of Examples of Korean Use-maps" contains an overview of exposure scenarios, instructions for preparing each item in the exposure scenarios, and methods for utilizing exposure scenario examples.
"The Example File for Exposure Scenarios" is a sample file that compiles examples of exposure scenarios in various industries and product groups. By referring to the exposure scenario example file when preparing exposure scenarios using K-Chesar or ESD&T, you can easily create exposure scenarios.
In the future, we plan to post exposure scenario examples continuously reflecting the Korean Use-map in the bulletin board, so please be interested and use them.
※ Use-map refers to information written in *technical terms that describe exposure times, frequencies, types, etc. required for exposure assessment by combining exposure types in the manufacturing and processing of workers, consumer exposure during product handling processes, and overall environmental exposure.
*The term refers to the classification of exposure types in the process of handling chemical substances for environmental discharge categories (ERC), process categories (PROC) for exposure types in workspaces, product categories (PC/AC) for exposure types during the use and consumption of products, and all items classified in [Appendix 2] of the "Act on the Registration and Evaluation of Chemicals."
Source: Chemical Safety Industrial Support Group
Attached:Examples of Exposure scenario (DB).xlsx
The Collection of Examples of Exposure scenario(2nd revised).pdf
List of The Collection of Examples of Korean Use-maps.pdf
The Collection of Examples of Korean Use-maps(Library).zip
Dec 30, 2021
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Dec 07, 2021
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[Chemical Safety Industry Support Group Notice] Distribution of Casebook for Korean Use-maps
This casebook is a reference material that provides exposure scenarios and coefficients that can be used for exposure assessment, and includes examples of exposure types for users in various industries.
For manufacturers and importers, this casebook provides exposure scenarios that can be used in their respective industries.
For users, they can easily create documentation by reviewing similar exposure scenarios when requested by manufacturers or importers to create an exposure scenario and modifying or supplementing it appropriately based on their specific workplace.
In the future, we plan to post exposure scenario examples continuously reflecting the Korean Use-map in the bulletin board, so please be interested and use them.
※ Use-map refers to information written in *technical terms that describe exposure times, frequencies, types, etc. required for exposure assessment by combining exposure types in the manufacturing and processing of workers, consumer exposure during product handling processes, and overall environmental exposure.
*The term refers to the classification of exposure types in the process of handling chemical substances for environmental discharge categories (ERC), process categories (PROC) for exposure types in workspaces, product categories (PC/AC) for exposure types during the use and consumption of products, and all items classified in [Appendix 2] of the "Act on the Registration and Evaluation of Chemical Substance."
Source: Chemical Safety Industry Support Group
Attached: Casebook for Korean Use-maps
Sep 29, 2021
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[Chemical Substance Information System] [Information Disclosure] Disclosure of Information on Chemical Substances (Related to Article 42 of the “Act on the Registration and Evaluation of Chemicals” and Article 51 of its Enforcement Rules)
Information on the names and hazard of chemical substances is disclosed in relation to Article 42 of the “Act on the Registration and Evaluation of Chemicals” and Article 51 of its Enforcement Rules.
○ Disclosure: 90 new chemical substances that have completed evaluation between November and December 2020, including 17 toxic substances and 73 substances classified as "others." No existing chemical substances have been newly listed.
*Note: Materials that require evaluation based on the toxicity items of the toxic substance designation criteria (10 items) but have not been fully reviewed and thus require data to be collected based on the cumulative amount of manufacture and import in the future (materials marked with '-' in the attached document on hazardous chemical substances).
○ Revision of the "Regulations on the Classification and Labelling of Chemicals" according to the Notification "Hazards reviewing Results of Chemical Substances", with changes to the classification and labelling items in the [Appendix].
○ Re-disclosure of 43 substances that require information changes through of Change of Registration and supplementary materials.
12 substances with newly added hazards information, 24 substances with changed existing hazards information, and 7 other substances (including 4 new chemical substances with updated chemical names and 2 existing chemical substances with updated classification and labeling).
Disclosure of information for a total of 4,880 substances, including partial changes and updates to 4,790 chemical substances that have already been disclosed (including the deletion of 12 duplicate substances).
Relevant basis: National Institute of Environmental Research Notice No. 2021-66 (September 24, 2021)
※ For more information on hazardous chemical substances, please refer to the Chemical Substance Information System's Chemical Substance Integrated Search, etc.
Source: Chemical Substance Information System> Resources
Attached: Disclosure of Information on Chemical Substances(4,880 cases, New 4,711cases, Exsisting 169cases)
Sep 24, 2021
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