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[MOE Public Notice No. 2024-511] Administrative Notice of Draft Guideline for Small-scale Sales of Consumer Chemical Products Subject To Safety Confirmation (Aug. 12, 2024)
○ Ministry of Environment Public Notice No. 2024-511
In order to inform the public in advance and hear their opinions in enacting the "Guideline for Small-scale Sales of Consumer Chemical Products subject to Safety Confirmation," the reason for its enactment and its major points are announced as follows in accordance with Article 46 of the "Administrative Procedures Act":
August 12, 2024
The Minister of Environment
Administrative notice of enactment draft of the Notice "Guideline for Small-scale Sales of Consumer Chemical Products subject to Safety Confirmation"
1. Reason for Enactment
This Notice aims to establish requirements for the small-scale sale, donation, etc. of consumer chemical products subject to safety confirmation which have completed safety standard compliance confirmation and notification.
2. Major points
a. Regulation of detailed matters related to the small-scale sale, etc. of consumer chemical products subject to safety confirmation
- Definition of terms such as original product, original manufacturer/importer, small-scaleness, and provision (Article 2 of the draft)
- When subdividing a product that has completed safety standard compliance confirmation and notification, the subdivided portion (subdivided product) shall be regulated as a new consumer chemical product subject to safety confirmation (Article 3 of the draft)
- Notwithstanding Article 3, luminous candles provided individually to consumers for purposes such as celebrating birthdays, anniversaries, making wishes, etc. shall be regarded as original products (Article 4 of the draft)
- Recommendation to providers of subdivided products to comply with safety guidelines (Article 5 of the draft)
3. Submission of opinions
Organizations or individuals with opinions on this notice draft are requested to submit an opinion letter containing the following information to the Minister of Environment (Chemical Products Management Department) by September 2, 2024.
a. Opinions on the administrative notice (whether for or against, and reasons)
b. Name (in case of organizations, the name of the organization and the name of its representative), address, and phone number
c. Where to send opinions:
- E-mail: heroyoon@korea.kr
- Mail Address: (ZIP code 30103) Chemical Products Management Department, Ministry of Environment, Sejong Government Complex, 11, Doum 6-ro, Sejong-si, Republic of Korea (044-201-6826)
4. Miscellaneous
For the full text of the proposed draft and other detailed information, please refer to the Ministry of Environment website (http://www.me.go.kr, Laws and Policies-Administrative Notice).
Source: Online Official Gazette LINK
Attachment: Ministry of Environment Public Notice No. 2024-511 (Administrative Notice of Draft "Guideline for Small-scale Sales of Consumer Chemical Products subject to Safety Confirmation").pdf
Aug 12, 2024
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[Presidential Decree No. 34749] Amendment to Enforcement Decree of "Act on Registration, Evaluation, etc. of Chemical Substances" (Jul. 23, 2024)
The partial amendment to the Enforcement Decree for the "Act on Registration, Evaluation, etc. of Chemical Substances" reviewed by the State Council is hereby promulgated.
Yoon Suk-yeol, President
July 23, 2024
Han Deok-su, Prime Minister
Han Hwa-jin, State Councilor and Minister of Environment
○ Presidential Decree No. 34749
Partial amendment of the Enforcement Decree for the "Act on Registration, Evaluation, etc. of Chemical Substances"
The Enforcement Decree for the Act on Registration and Evaluation of Chemical Substances is hereby amended as follows:
In Article 10-3, Paragraph 1, except for each Item, "the standard for each of the following items" shall be amended to "10 tons," and Items 1 and 2 of the same Paragraph shall be deleted.
In Article 13, Item 1-2, except for each Subitem, "chemical substances that a person falling under any of the following subitems intends to manufacture or import" shall be amended to "new chemical substances or existing chemical substances that an individual manufacturer or importer intends to manufacture or import in quantities of less than 100 kilograms per year," and Subitems a) and b) of the same Item shall be deleted.
In Article 31, Paragraph 1, Item 5, "Article 42 of the Act" shall be amended to "Article 42, Paragraph 1 of the Act," Item 5-2 shall be newly established in the same Paragraph as follows, and "technical" in Item 6 of the same Paragraph shall be amended to "administrative, technical, and financial."
"5-2. Receipt of Requests for corrections, etc. of disclosed information pursuant to Article 42, Paragraph 2 of the Act, and review/actions pursuant to Paragraph 3 of the same Article (limited to matters related to the authority delegated to the Director of the National Institute of Environmental Research)"
Article 31, Paragraph 2, Item 2 shall be deleted, and in Item 3 of the same Paragraph, "Provisions of Paragraphs 1 through 3 of Article 12 of the Act" shall be amended to "Paragraphs 1 and 2 of Article 12 of the Act," and in Item 14 of the same Paragraph, "Article 42 of the Act" shall be amended to "Article 42, Paragraph 1 of the Act," and Item 14-2 is newly established in the same Paragraph as follows:
"14-2. Receipt of requests for corrections, etc. of disclosed information pursuant to Article 42, Paragraph 2 of the Act and review/actions pursuant to Paragraph 3 of the same Article (limited to matters related to the authority delegated to the Director of the National Institute of Chemical Safety)"
In Article 31, Paragraph 4, excluding each Item, "regarding administrative, technical, and financial support related to the management of products containing priority substances pursuant to Article 42-2, Item 6 of the Act" shall be amended to "in each of the following Items," and Items 1 and 2 shall be newly established in the same Paragraph as follows:
1. Administrative, technical and financial support for the management of products containing priority substances pursuant to Article 42-2, Item 6 of the Act
2. Administrative, technical and financial support for technology development, research and dissemination pursuant to Article 29-2, Item 2
Article 31, Paragraph 5, Items 1-2 through 1-6 shall be amended to Items 3 through 7, Items 1-7 through 1-9 shall be amended to Items 9 through 11, Items 2, 2-2, 2-3 and 3 shall be amended to Items 13 through 16, Items 2 and 8 shall be newly established in the same Paragraph as follows, and in Item 11 of the same Paragraph (formerly Item 1-9), "Article 42 of the Act" shall be amended to "Article 42, Paragraph 1 of the Act," Item 12 shall be newly established in the same Paragraph as follows, and in Item 13 of the same Paragraph (formerly Item 2), "Article 42-2, Item 1 of the Act" shall be amended to "Article 42-2, Items 1 through 3 of the Act."
2. Receipt and notification of new chemical substance notifications pursuant to Article 10, Paragraph 4 of the Act, and change notifications pursuant to Article 12, Paragraph 3 of the Act
8. Review of the adequacy of chemical substance data submitted on notification pursuant to Article 19-3 of the Act
12. Receipt of requests for correction, etc. of disclosed information pursuant to Article 42, Paragraph 2 of the Act, and review/actions pursuant to Paragraph 3 of the same Article (limited to matters related to work delegated to the Korea Environment Corporation)
In Article 31, Paragraph 6, Item 1, "Article 42-2, Items 2 through 5 of the Act" shall be amended to "Article 42-2, Item 5 of the Act" and Item 3 of the same Paragraph shall be deleted.
Addendum
Article 1 (Enforcement Date) This Decree shall be enforced on January 1, 2025. Notwithstanding the above, the amended provisions of Article 31, Paragraph 1, Items 5 and 5-2, Paragraph 2, Items 14 and 14-2 of the same Article, and Paragraph 5, Items 8, 11 and 12 of the same Article shall be enforced from August 7, 2025.
Article 2 (Transitional Measures for Notifications of New Chemical Substances Received by the National Institute of Chemical Safety) Notwithstanding the amended provisions of Article 31, Paragraph 5, Item 2, the previous Article 31, Paragraph 2, Items 2 or 3 shall apply to the notification of the results for notifications or changes to notifications of new chemical substances received by the National Institute of Chemical Safety received by the National Institute of Chemical Safety pursuant to the previous Article 31, Paragraph 2, Item 2 or 3 prior to the enforcement of this Notice.
◇Reason for amendment and major points
The "Act on Registration, Evaluation, etc. of Chemical Substances" has been amended (Act No. 20232, promulgated on February 6, 2024, effective January 1 and August 7, 2025) to adjust the annual manufacture and import volume of new chemical substances that serve as the standard for registration from 100 kg to 1 ton, to allow the Minister of Environment to review the adequacy of data submitted when notifying new chemical substances, and to allow anyone to request the Minister of Environment for revision or supplementation of disclosed chemical substance information by attaching supporting data.
Accordingly, the annual total domestic manufacture and import volume of new chemical substances that exceptionally serve as the registration standard is adjusted from 1 ton to 10 tons, the Korea Environment Corporation is delegated with the task of reviewing the adequacy of data submitted when notifying new chemical substances, matters necessary for the enforcement of the Act are stipulated such as additionally delegating the authority and task of modifying the relevant information to delegated organizations that are performing the task of disclosing chemical substance information. Meanwhile, in order to carry out the work efficiently, the task of receiving and notifying the results of new chemical substance notifications or notification changes, which were delegated to the National Institute of Chemical Safety, has been newly delegated to the Korea Environment Corporation, thus improving and supplementing some shortcomings in the operation of the current system.
<Provided by the Ministry of Government Legislation>
Source: Online Official Gazette LINK
Attachment: Presidential Decree No. 34749 (Partial Amendment to the Enforcement Decree for the "Act on Registration, Evaluation, etc. of Chemical Substances").pdf
Jul 23, 2024
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[MOE Public Notice No. 2024-139] Amendment to Safety and Labeling Standards for Consumer Chemical Products (Jul. 15, 2024)
○ Ministry of Environment Public Notice No. 2024-139
The "Criteria for Designation of Consumer Chemical Products subject to Safety Confirmation and Safety/Labeling" (Ministry of Environment Public Notice No. 2024-139, Jul. 15, 2024) is hereby amended as follows:
July 15, 2024
The Minister of Environment
Notice of partial amendment of "Criteria for Designation of Consumer Chemical Products subject to Safety Confirmation and Safety/Labeling"
Article 1 (Purpose) This Notice aims to establish matters related to designation of consumer chemical products subject to safety confirmation, setting of safety standards for each item, confirmation of safety standards, labeling matters and methods, in accordance with Article 3 Items 3 and 4, and Articles 8, 9, and 10 of the "Act on Safety Management of Consumer Chemical Products and Biocides" (hereinafter referred to as "the Act"), Articles 5 and 7 of the Enforcement Decree for the same Act (hereinafter referred to as "the Decree"), and Articles 5 and 7 of the Enforcement Rules for the same Act (hereinafter referred to as "the Rules").
Article 2 (Definitions) The definitions of terms used in this Notice are as follows:
1. "Item" refers to type of consumer chemical product subject to safety confirmation designated in accordance with Annex 1.
2. "Product name" refers to unique name given to each product to distinguish it from other products.
3. "Public facility" refers to facility used by an unspecified number of people.
4. "Daily living space" refers to space where people live and work while doing daily activities, such as homes, offices, or public facilities. However, this does not apply to workplaces that are not normally used by an unspecified number of people other than specific workers, such as production space in factory or maintenance space in automobile repair shop.
5. "Person seeking confirmation" refers to manufacturer or importer who can apply to testing/inspection institute to confirm whether consumer chemical product subject to safety confirmation conforms to safety standards in accordance with Article 5. In this case, manufacturer is limited to following persons:
a. Person who is responsible for entire process from product design to manufacturing, sales, and compensation, including product planning and design, raw and auxiliary material management, and consumer damage liabilities, and manufactures product under their own name or manufactures it on consignment and attaches their own trademark. However, consignee is not considered to be manufacturer.
b. Person who is in charge of entire process from product design to development and manufacturing, and delivers product by applying ordering person's trademark to it.
6. "Child-resistant packaging" refers to packaging and containers that are designed and devised to be not difficult for adults to open, but difficult for children under age of 5 to remove contents within certain amount of time.
7. "Derivative product" refers to product that has same purpose and formulation as product that has been confirmed to conform to safety standards, and has no changes in substances that fall under safety standards in accordance with Article 5. In this case, product that has been confirmed to conform to safety standards shall be called representative product, and product name of derivative product cannot be identical as that of representative product.
8. "Display surface" refers to surface on product's exterior or packaging on which letters, pictograms, etc. can be displayed. However, this does not include bottom, connecting parts such as handles, and concave or convex surfaces of top, bottom, and sides of container that are generally difficult for consumers to see.
9. "Point" refers to unit indicating size of letter type in accordance with Korean Industrial Standard KS A 0201 (Standard Dimensions of Type).
10. "Humidifier" refers to electrical or electronic product that has function of supplying moisture to air, regardless of method (evaporation type, heating type, etc.) or presence or absence of additional functions such as air purification, dehumidification function, etc.
For further details, please refer to the attached file.
Source: Online Official Gazette LINK
Attachment: Ministry of Environment Public Notice No. 2024-139 (Amendment to the "Criteria for Designation of Consumer Chemical Products subject to Safety Confirmation and Safety/Labeling").pdf
Jul 15, 2024
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[MOE Decree No. 1106] Amendment to Enforcement Rules of "Act on Registration and Evaluation of Chemical Substances" (Jul. 10, 2024)
○ Ministry of Environment Decree No. 1106
The partial amendment of the Enforcement Rules for the "Act on Registration, Evaluation, etc. of Chemical Substances" is hereby promulgated as follows.
July 10, 2024
The Minister of Environment
Partial amendment of the Enforcement Rules for the "Act on Registration, Evaluation, etc. of Chemical Substances"
The Enforcement Rules for the "Act on Registration, Evaluation, etc. of Chemical Substances" is hereby partially amended as follows:
Article 27-2 shall be newly established as follows:
Article 27-2 (Usage Fee) ① When determining the usage fee for hazard test data pursuant to Article 19-2, Paragraph 2 of the Act, the Chairman of the Corporation shall consider the intended use of the hazard test data, whether the applicant for usage approval is a CICO pursuant to Article 17 Paragraph 1, etc.
② "Cases stipulated by Decree of the Ministry of Environment" in Article 19-2, Paragraph 3, Item 3 of the Act refer to any of the following cases:
1. When approval is given to a local government entity that intends to directly use the hazard test data for public, or non-profit public projects;
2. When approval is given to a public entity pursuant to Article 33 of the Enforcement Decree for the "State Property Act" that intends to directly use the hazard test data for non-profit public projects
③ In addition to the matters stipulated in Paragraphs 1 and 2, the Chairman of the Corporation shall determine details necessary for determining and reducing usage fees with the approval of the Minister of Environment.
Addendum
This Rule shall be enforced from July 10, 2024.
◇Reason for amendment and major points
The "Act on Registration, Evaluation, etc. of Chemical Substances" has been amended (Act No. 19964, promulgated Jan. 9, 2024, effective July 10) to allow the Minister of Environment to collect usage fees from persons who have received approval for the use of toxicity test data. Accordingly, the purpose of this Notice is to establish matters delegated by the law and matters necessary for its implementation, such as specifying the subject of usage fee reduction as local governments that intend to directly use the hazard test data for public or non-profit public interests.
<Provided by the Ministry of Environment>
Source: Online Official Gazette LINK
Attachment: Ministry of Environment Decree No. 1106 (Partial Amendment to the Enforcement Rules for the "Act on Registration, Evaluation, etc. of Chemical Substances").pdf
Jul 10, 2024
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[MOE Public Notice No. 2024-134] Amendment to Regulation on Hazard Test Data Usage and Fee Collection (Jul. 10, 2024)
○ Ministry of Environment Public Notice No. 2024-134
The "Regulation on Approval for Use of Hazard Test Data and Collection of Usage Fees, etc." is hereby partially amended and announced as follows:
July 10, 2024
The Minister of Environment
Notice of partial amendment of "Regulation on Approval for Use of Hazard Test Data and Collection of Usage Fees, etc."
The Regulation on Approval for Use of Hazard Test Data and Collection of Usage Fees, etc. is partially amended as follows:
In the main text of Article 3, Paragraph 1, "State Property Act" shall be amended to "Article 19-2 of the Act, and Article 31, Paragraph 5, Item 1-6 of the Enforcement Decree of the "Act on Registration, Evaluation, etc. of Chemical Substances" (hereinafter referred to as the "Decree")", and Paragraph 2 of the same Article shall be established as follows:
② The Chairman of the Korea Environment Corporation shall determine the usage fee pursuant to Article 19-2 of the Act and Article 27-2, Paragraph 1 of the Rules, taking into consideration the following matters:
1. Unit of use of the relevant test data;
2. Purpose of use of the relevant test data;
3. Whether the relevant test data is an animal test alternative data.
Article 5 shall be newly established as follows:
Article 5 (Deadline for reassessment) The Minister shall review the feasibility of this Public Notice and take measures such as its improvement every 3 years(referring to until June 30th of each third year), starting on July 1, 2024 in accordance with the "Regulation on the Issuance and Management of Directives, Rulings, etc."
Addendum
This Notice shall be enforced from July 10, 2024.
Source: Online Official Gazette LINK
Attachment: Ministry of Environment Public Notice No. 2024-134 (Amendment to the "Regulation on Approval for Use of Hazard Test Data and Collection of Usage Fees, etc.").pdf
Jul 10, 2024
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[Presidential Decree No. 34689] Amendment to Enforcement Decree of "Act on Registration and Evaluation of Chemical Substances" (Jul. 09, 2024)
The partial amendment to the Enforcement Decree for the "Act on Registration, Evaluation, etc. of Chemical Substances" reviewed by the State Council is hereby promulgated.
Yoon Suk-yeol, President
July 9, 2024
Han Deok-su, Prime Minister
Han Hwa-jin, State Councilor and Minister of Environment
○ Presidential Decree No. 34689
Partial amendment of the Enforcement Decree for the "Act on Registration, Evaluation, etc. of Chemical Substances"
The Enforcement Decree for the "Act on Registration and Evaluation of Chemical Substances" is hereby partially amended as follows:
In Article 11 Paragraph 1, Item 9 is newly established as follows:
"9. Chemical substances manufactured by recycling wastes in accordance with Article 2, Item 1 of the "Wastes Control Act" (hereinafter referred to as "waste recycled chemical substances") which meet all of the following requirements:
a. Chemical substances identical to waste recycled chemical substances must have already been registered in accordance with Article 10, Paragraph 1 or 5 of the Act (limited to cases where 3 years have passed since the date of registration);
b. The weight range of the annual manufacture or import quantity must be within the registered weight range in accordance with Article 10, Paragraph 1 or 5 of the Act;
c. In cases where a chemical substance already registered for a. falls under Article 13, Item 1-3, Item 2, or Item 2-2 in accordance with the proviso of the main text excluding each Item of Article 14, Paragraph 1 of the Act and is registered without submitting part of the data, the waste recycled chemical substance shall also fall under Article 13 Item 1-3, Item 2, or Item 2-2, respectively.
Article 31, Paragraph 5, Items 1-6 through 1-8 shall be amended to Items 1-7 through 1-9, respectively, and Item 1-6 shall be newly established under the same Paragraph as follows:
1-6. Determination, reduction, and collection of usage fees pursuant to Article 19-2, Paragraphs 1 through 3 of the Act
Addendum
This Decree shall be enforced on July 10, 2024. Notwithstanding the above, the amended provisions of Article 11, Paragraph 1, Item 9 shall be enforced three months after the date of promulgation.
◇Reason for revision and main contents
The "Act on Registration, Evaluation, etc. of Chemical Substances" has been amended (Act No. 19964, promulgated Jan. 9, 2024, effective July 10) to allow the Minister of Environment to collect usage fees from persons who have received approval for the use of toxicity test data. Accordingly, the Minister of Environment's task regarding determining, reducing, and collecting usage fees has been delegated to the Korea Environment Corporation. In addition, some of the shortcomings in the operation of the current system are improved/supplemented, where if a chemical substance identical to a chemical substance manufactured by recycling waste has already been registered, the waste recycled chemical substance may be manufactured or imported without any separate registration.
<Provided by the Ministry of Government Legislation>
Source: Online Government Gazette LINK
Attachment: Presidential Decree No. 34689 (Partial Amendment to the Enforcement Decree for the "Act on Registration, Evaluation, etc. of Chemical Substances").pdf
Jul 09, 2024
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[NICS Public Notice No. 2024-32] Amendment to Chemical Substances Hazard Review Results (Jun. 28, 2024)
○ National Institute of Chemical Safety Public Notice No. 2024-32
In accordance with Article 21 of the "Act on Registration, Evaluation, etc. of Chemical Substances" and Article 28 of the Enforcement Rules for the same Act, the "Hazard Review Results of Chemical Substances" (National Institute of Chemical Safety Public Notice No. 2024-21, Apr. 30, 2024) is amended and announced as follows:
June 28, 2024
Head of the National Institute of Chemical Safety
Partial amendment of "Hazard Review Results of Chemical Substances"
The "Hazard Review Results of Chemical Substances" is partially amended as follows:
The chemical substance names in the identification numbers "2016-32", "2018-149", "2020-222", "2021-83", "2022-116" and "2023-68" of Annex 1 (New Chemical Substances) shall be amended as follows, the identification number "2016-951" shall be deleted, and the hazards, etc. of the identification numbers "2016-239", "2016-375", "2016-818", "2017-616", "2017-696", "2018-111", "2018-112", "2018-551", "2019-584", "2019-705", "2019-706", "2019-711", "2019-830", "2019-853", "2020-125", "2020-128", "2020-256", "2021-40", "2021-84", "2021-93", "2021-195", "2022-115", "2022-205", "2023-90", and "2023-98" shall be set as follows, and the identification numbers "2024-1" through "2024-37" shall be newly added after "2023-161" as follows:
The toxic substance identification numbers of the Annex 2 (Existing Chemical Substances) numbers "2023-347", "2023-348", "2023-349", "2023-350", "2023-351", "2023-352", "2023-353", "2023-354", "2023-355", "2023-356", "2023-357", "2023-365", "2023-370", "2023-371", "2023-374", "2023-375", "2023-376", "2023-383", "2023-385", "2023-386", "2023-387", "2023-388", "2023-394", "2023-395", "2023-400", "2023-401", "2023-404", "2023-405", "2023-406", "2023-413", "2023-417", "2023-419", "2023-420", "2023-422", and "2023-436" shall be revised as shown in the following [Table], the hazards of the identification number "2023-408" shall be set as follows, and the identification numbers "2024-443" through "2024-462" shall be newly added after "2023-442" as follows:
[Table] Amended Annex 2 (Existing Chemical Substances) Toxic Substance Identification Number Column (Refer to the amended Notice in the attached file)
[Annex] Omitted
Addendum
This Notice shall be enforced from the date of its issuance.
Source: Online Official Gazette LINK
Attachment: National Institute of Chemical Safety Public Notice No. 2024-32 (Amendment to the "Hazard Review Results of Chemical Substances").pdf
Jun 28, 2024
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[NIER Public Notice No. 2024-35] Amendment to Chemical Substances Test Methods Regulation (Jun. 21, 2024)
○ National Institute of Environmental Research Public Notice No. 2024-35
In accordance with Article 14, Paragraph 1 of the "Act on Registration, Evaluation, etc. of Chemical Substances" and Article 5, Paragraph 1, Item 1 and Annex 1, Item 9 of the Enforcement Rules for the same Act, the "Regulation on Test Methods of Chemical Substances" (National Institute of Environmental Research Public Notice No. 2023-19, June 2, 2023) is amended and announced as follows:
June 21, 2024
Director of the National Institute of Environmental Research
Partial amendment of "Regulation on Test Methods of Chemical Substances"
The [Annex] Test Methods of Chemical Substances for the Regulation on Test Methods of Chemical Substances is partially amended as follows:
[Annex] The following Paragraph in Chapter 2, Physical and Chemical Properties Tests, is amended:
Amended
Paragraph 1 Partition Coefficient Test
[Annex] The following Paragraphs in Chapter 3, Ecological Effect Tests, are newly established:
Newly established
Paragraph 17 Acute Toxicity Test Using Fish RTgill-W1 Cell Line
Paragraph 18 Endocrine-Active Substance Detection Test using Estrogen Receptor in transgenic tg (cyp19a1b-GFP) Zebrafish embryos
Paragraph 19 Rapid Androgen Disruption Activity Reporter (RADAR) Test
[Annex] The following Paragraphs in Chapter 5, Health Effect Tests, are newly established:
Newly established
Paragraph 73 In vitro Eye irritation and serious eye damage test (Human cornea model - hazard confirmation test)
Paragraph 74 Severe eye damage and irritation test (Defined Approaches)
Paragraph 75 Genotoxicity test (Mammalian erythrocyte pig-a gene mutation test)
[Annex] The following Paragraph in Chapter 5 Health Effects Tests is amended.
Amended
Paragraph 33 Skin hypersensitivity test (Local lymph node assay, LLNA)
Addendum
Article 1 (Enforcement Date) This notice shall be enforced from the date of its issuance.
Article 2 (Transitional Measures) Tests in progress under the previous notice, Regulations on Test Methods of Chemical Substances (National Institute of Environmental Research Public Notice No. 2023-19, June 2, 2023), at the time of enforcement of this Notice shall be deemed to be tests in accordance with this Notice.
[Annex] The publication of test methods for chemical substances is omitted.
The revised Notice is registered on the National Institute of Environmental Research website (nier.go.kr) under 'Legal Information → Administrative Notices.'
Source: Online Official Gazette LINK
Attachment: National Institute of Environmental Research Public Notice No. 2024-35 (Amendment to the "Regulation on Test Methods of Chemical Substances").pdf
Jun 21, 2024
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[MOE Public Notice No. 2024-91] Amendment to Labeling Regulation for Biocidal Products (Apr. 23, 2024)
○ Ministry of Environment Public Notice No. 2024-91
The "Regulation on Labeling of Biocidal Products" (Public Notice No. 2018-242, enacted Dec. 28, 2018) is hereby amended and announced as follows:
April 23, 2024
The Minister of Environment
Notice of partial amendment of "Regulation on Labeling of Biocidal Products"
The Regulation on Labeling of Biocidal Products is partially amended as follows:
In Article 5, "January 1, 2019" shall be amended to "July 1, 2024," and "December 31" shall be amended to "June 30."
In Chapter 2, Paragraph 4, Subitem a) of Annex 1, "the National Institute of Environmental Research" shall be amended to "the National Institute of Chemical Safety."
Addendum
This Notice shall be enforced from April 30, 2024.
Source: Online Official Gazette LINK
Attachment: Ministry of Environment Public Notice No. 2024-91 (Amendment to the "Regulation on Labeling of Biocidal Products").pdf
Apr 23, 2024
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[MOE Public Notice No. 2024-90] Amendment to Safety Container and Packaging Regulation for Biocidal Products (Apr. 23, 2024)
○ Ministry of Environment Public Notice No. 2024-90
The "Regulation on Safety Containers and Packaging of Biocidal Products" (Public Notice No. 2019-37, enacted Feb. 1, 2019) is hereby amended and announced as follows:
April 23, 2024
The Minister of Environment
Notice of partial amendment of "Regulation on Safety Containers and Packaging of Biocidal Products"
The Regulation on Safety Containers and Packaging of Biocidal Products is amended as follows:
In Article 4, "January 1, 2019" shall be amended to "July 1, 2024," and "December 31" shall be amended to "June 30."
In Item 1 Subitem (b) of Annex 2, "the National Institute of Environmental Research" shall be amended to "the National Institute of Chemical Safety."
In Item 2 Subitem (a) 1) of Annex 2, "Scope" shall be amended to "Scope of preparation" and "(Ministry of Environment Public Notice)" shall be amended to "(National Institute of Chemical Safety Public Notice)".
Addendum
This Notice shall be enforced from April 30, 2024.
Source: Online Official Gazette LINK
Attachment: Ministry of Environment Public Notice No. 2024-90 (Amendment to the "Regulation on Safety Containers and Packaging of Biocidal Products").pdf
Apr 23, 2024
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[MOE Public Notice No. 2024-89] Amendment to Safety and Labeling Standards for Consumer Chemical Products (Apr. 23, 2024)
○ Ministry of Environment Public Notice No. 2024-89
The "Criteria for Designation of Consumer Chemical Products subject to Safety Confirmation and Safety/Labeling" (Public Notice No. 2023-163, partially amended Jul. 6, 2023) is hereby amended and announced as follows:
April 23, 2024
The Minister of Environment
Notice of partial amendment of "Criteria for Designation of Consumer Chemical Products subject to Safety Confirmation and Safety/Labeling"
The Criteria for Designation of Consumer Chemical Products subject to Safety Confirmation and Safety/Labeling is partially amended as follows:
In Article 8, in the parts other than each Item, "the Director of the National Institute of Environmental Research" shall be amended to "the Head of the National Institute of Chemical Safety.";
In Article 9, "the enforcement date of the Notice" shall be amended to "July 1, 2024," and "the day before the enforcement date of the Notice" shall be amended to "June 30.";
In I, Item 3 1) of Annex 2, "the Director of the National Institute of Environmental Research" shall be amended to "the Head of the National Institute of Chemical Safety.";
In II, Part 1, Chapter 1, Item 2, Table 2, Note (4) of Annex 2, "the National Institute of Environmental Research" shall be amended to "the National Institute of Chemical Safety," and in Chapter 2, Item 2, Table 2, Note (4), "the National Institute of Environmental Research" shall be amended to "the National Institute of Chemical Safety,";
In II, Part 2, Chapter 1, Item 2, Table 2, Note (1) of Annex 2, "the National Institute of Environmental Research" shall be amended to "the National Institute of Chemical Safety," in Chapter 2, Item 2, Table 2, Note (1), "the National Institute of Environmental Research" shall be amended to "the National Institute of Chemical Safety," and in Chapter 3, Item 2, Table 2, Note (1), "the National Institute of Environmental Research" shall be amended to "the National Institute of Chemical Safety,";
In II, Part 3, Chapter 1, Item 2, Table 2, Note (2) of Annex 2, "the National Institute of Environmental Research" shall be amended to "the National Institute of Chemical Safety," in Chapter 2, Item 2, Table 2, Note (3), "the National Institute of Environmental Research" shall be amended to "the National Institute of Chemical Safety," in Chapter 3, Item 2, Table 2, Note (2), "the National Institute of Environmental Research" shall be amended to "the National Institute of Chemical Safety," in Chapter 4, Item 2, Table 2, Note (2), "the National Institute of Environmental Research" shall be amended to "the National Institute of Chemical Safety," in Chapter 5, Item 2, Table 2, Note (1), "the National Institute of Environmental Research" shall be amended to "the National Institute of Chemical Safety," and in Chapter 7, Item 2, Table 2, Note (1), "the National Institute of Environmental Research" shall be amended to "the National Institute of Chemical Safety,"
Addendum
This Notice shall be enforced from April 30, 2024.
For further details, please refer to the attached file.
Source: Online Official Gazette LINK
Attachment: Ministry of Environment Public Notice No. 2024-89 (Amendment to the "Criteria for Designation of Consumer Chemical Products subject to Safety Confirmation and Safety/Labeling").pdf
Apr 23, 2024
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[MOE Public Notice No. 2024-88] Amendment to English Certification Regulation for Safety-Confirmed Consumer Chemical Products and Biocides (Apr. 23, 2024)
[MOE No. 2024-88] Amend. to English Certification Regulation for CCPS and Biocides (Apr. 23, 2024)
○ Ministry of Environment Public Notice No. 2024-88
The "Regulation on Application and Issuance of English Certification for Consumer Chemical Products and Biocides Subject to Safety Confirmation" (Ministry of Environment Public Notice No. 2018-244, enacted Dec. 28, 2018) is hereby partially amended and announced as follows:
April 23, 2024
The Minister of Environment
Notice of partial amendment of "Regulation on Application and Issuance of English Certification for Consumer Chemical Products and Biocides Subject to Safety Confirmation"
The Regulation on Application and Issuance of English Certification for Consumer Chemical Products and Biocides Subject to Safety Confirmation is partially amended as follows:
In Article 1, "Article 45 and Article 48 Paragraph 2" shall be amended to "Article 45, Article 48 Paragraph 2, and Article 49-2 Paragraph 2 of the Enforcement Rules of the same Act.";
In Article 4, Paragraph 2, "the National Institute of Environmental Research" shall be amended to "the National Institute of Chemical Safety.";
Article 8 is newly established as follows.
"Article 8 (Deadline for reassessment) The Minister of Environment shall review the feasibility of this Public Notice and take measures such as its improvement every 3 years(referring to until June 30th of each third year), starting on July 1, 2024 in accordance with the "Regulation on the Issuance and Management of Directives, Rulings, etc."
Addendum
This Notice shall be enforced from April 30, 2024.
Source: Online Official Gazette LINK
Attachment: Ministry of Environment Public Notice No. 2024-88 (Amendment to the "Regulation on Application and Issuance of English Certification for Consumer Chemical Products and Biocides Subject to Safety Confirmation").pdf
Apr 23, 2024
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[MOE Public Notice No. 2024-87] Amendment to "Criteria for Designation of Consumer Chemical Products subject to Safety Confirmation and Safety/Labeling" (Apr. 19, 2024)
○ Ministry of Environment Public Notice No. 2024-87
The "Criteria for Designation of Consumer Chemical Products subject to Safety Confirmation and Safety/Labeling" (Ministry of Environment Public Notice No. 2024-87, Apr. 19, 2024) is hereby amended and announced as follows:
April 19, 2024
The Minister of Environment
Notice of partial amendment of "Criteria for Designation of Consumer Chemical Products subject to Safety Confirmation and Safety/Labeling"
Article 1 (Purpose) This Notice aims to establish matters related to the designation of consumer chemical products subject to safety confirmation, the setting of safety standards for each item, confirmation of safety standards, labeling matters and methods, etc., in accordance with Article 3 Items 3 and 4, and Articles 8, 9, and 10 of the "Act on Safety Management of Consumer Chemical Products and Biocides" (hereinafter referred to as "the Act"), Articles 5 and 7 of the Enforcement Decree for the same Act (hereinafter referred to as "the Decree"), and Articles 5 and 7 of the Enforcement Rules for the same Act (hereinafter referred to as "the Rules").
Article 2 (Definitions) The definitions of the terms used in this Notice are as follows:
1. "Item" refers to the type of consumer chemical product subject to safety confirmation designated in accordance with Annex 1.
2. "Product name" refers to the unique name given to each product to distinguish it from other products.
3. "Public facility" refers to a facility used by an unspecified number of people.
4. "Daily living space" refers to a space where people live and work while doing daily activities, such as homes, offices, or public facilities. However, this does not apply to workplaces that are not normally used by an unspecified number of people other than specific workers, such as the production space in a factory or a maintenance space in an automobile repair shop.
5. "Person seeking confirmation" refers to a manufacturer or importer who can apply to a testing/inspection institute to confirm whether a consumer chemical product subject to safety confirmation conforms to the safety standards in accordance with Article 5. In this case, the manufacturer is limited to the following persons:
a. A person who is responsible for the entire process from product design to manufacturing, sales, and compensation, including product planning and design, raw and auxiliary material management, and consumer damage liabilities, and manufactures the product under their own name or manufactures it on consignment and attaches their own trademark. However, a consignee is not considered to be a manufacturer.
b. A person who is in charge of the entire process from product design to development and manufacturing, and delivers the product by applying the ordering person's trademark to it
6. "Child-resistant packaging" refers to packaging and containers that are designed and devised to be not difficult for adults to open, but difficult for children under the age of 5 to remove the contents within a certain amount of time.
7. "Derivative product" refers to a product that has the same purpose and formulation as a product that has been confirmed to conform to safety standards, and has no changes in substances that fall under the safety standards in accordance with Article 5. In this case, the product that has been confirmed to conform to safety standards shall be called the representative product, and the product name of the derivative product cannot be identical as that of the representative product.
8. "Display surface" refers to the surface on the product's exterior or packaging on which letters, pictograms, etc. can be displayed. However, this does not include the bottom, connecting parts such as handles, and the concave or convex surfaces of the top, bottom, and sides of the container that are generally difficult for consumers to see.
For further details, please refer to the attached file.
Source: Online Official Gazette LINK
Attachment: Ministry of Environment Public Notice No. 2024-87 (Amendment to the "Criteria for Designation of Consumer Chemical Products subject to Safety Confirmation and Safety/Labeling").pdf
Apr 19, 2024
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[MOE Public Notice No. 2024-77] Amendment to "Regulation on Regulated Quantities of Toxic Substances, Restricted Substances, Prohibited Substances and Authorized Substances" (Apr. 11, 2024)
○ Ministry of Environment Public Notice No. 2024-77
In accordance with Article 23 of the "Chemical Substances Control Act", and Annex 3-2 Item 2 of the Enforcement Rules for the same Act, the "Regulation on Regulated Quantities of Toxic Substances, Restricted Substances, Prohibited Substances and Authorized Substances" is hereby amended and announced as follows:
April 11, 2024
The Minister of Environment
Notice of partial amendment of "Regulation on the Regulated Quantities for Toxic Substances, Restricted Substances, Prohibited Substances and Authorized Substances"
The Regulation on the Regulated Quantities for Toxic Substances, Restricted Substances, Prohibited Substances and Authorized Substances is partially amended as follows:
In the quantity criteria table of Annex 1, Item 2, the entry for "Acetic anhydride" in serial number "1292" is deleted, and the columns "1319" to "1357" are newly added after the serial number "1318" as follows.
* Annex omitted
Addendum
This Notice shall be enforced from the date of issuance.
For further details, please refer to the attached file.
Source: Online Official Gazette LINK
Attachment: Ministry of Environment Public Notice No. 2024-77 (Amendment to the "Regulation on Regulated Quantities of Toxic Substances, Restricted Substances, Prohibited Substances and Authorized Substances").pdf
Apr 11, 2024
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[MOE No. 1086] Amendment to Enforcement Rules of "Act on Registration, Evaluation, etc. of Chemical Substances" (Apr. 09, 2024)
○ Ministry of Environment Decree No. 1086
The partial amendment of the Enforcement Rules for the "Act on Registration, Evaluation, etc. of Chemical Substances" is hereby promulgated as follows.
April 09, 2024
The Minister of Environment
Partial amendment of the Enforcement Rules for the "Act on Registration, Evaluation, etc. of Chemical Substances"
The Enforcement Rules for the "Act on Registration, Evaluation, etc. of Chemical Substances" is hereby partially amended as follows:
In Article 5, Paragraph 1, except for each Item, "the Head of the National Institute of Environmental Research" shall be amended to "the Head of the National Institute of Chemical Safety", and in the main text of Paragraph 4 of the same Article, "the Head of the National Institute of Environmental Research" shall be amended to "the Head of the National Institute of Chemical Safety.";
In the main text of Article 6, Paragraph 1, and Paragraphs 2 and 3 of the same Article"the Head of the National Institute of Environmental Research" shall be amended to "the Head of the National Institute of Chemical Safety.";
In the main text of Article 6-3, Paragraph 1, except for each Item, Paragraph 3 of the same Article, the first part of Paragraph 4 of the same Article, and Paragraph 5 of the same Article, "the Head of the National Institute of Environmental Research" shall be amended to "the Head of the National Institute of Chemical Safety.";
In Article 7, Paragraph 3, "the Head of the National Institute of Environmental Research" shall be amended to "the Head of the National Institute of Chemical Safety.";
In Article 8, Paragraph 1, except for each Item, and in Paragraph 2 of the same Article, "the Head of the National Institute of Environmental Research" shall be amended to "the Head of the National Institute of Chemical Safety.";
In Article 9, Paragraph 1, except for each Item, the proviso for Paragraph 2 of the same Article except for each Item, and in the main text of Paragraph 3 of the same Article, "the Head of the National Institute of Environmental Research" shall be amended to "the Head of the National Institute of Chemical Safety.";
In Article 11, Paragraph 2, "the Head of the National Institute of Environmental Research" shall be amended to "the Head of the National Institute of Chemical Safety.";
In Article 11-2, Paragraph 2, except for each Item, and in Paragraph 3 of the same Article, "the Head of the National Institute of Environmental Research" shall be amended to "the Head of the National Institute of Chemical Safety.";
◇Reason for amendment and major points
The authority for the tasks of receipt of chemical substance registration applications, decision/notification on registrations, receipt/notification of notifications for new chemical substances, hazard review/hazard assessment of chemical substances, designation/announcement of toxic substances, etc. had been originally delegated to the Head of the National Institute of Environmental Research. However, the Enforcement Decree for the "Act on Registration, Evaluation, etc. of Chemical Substances" (Presidential Decree No. 34385, promulgated April 2, 2024, enforced April 30, 2024) has been amended to delegate this authority to the Head of the National Institute of Chemical Safety. Accordingly, all references to the "Head of the National Institute of Environmental Research" are amended to the "Head of the National Institute of Chemical Safety" in the provisions on the procedures for registration application of chemical substances, the procedures for notification of new chemical substances, and the procedures for hazard review/hazard assessment for chemical substances.
<Provided by the Ministry of Environment>
For further details, please refer to the attached file.
Source: Online Official Gazette LINK
Attachment: Ministry of Environment Decree No. 1086 (Partial Amendment to the Enforcement Rules for the "Act on Registration, Evaluation, etc. of Chemical Substances").pdf
Apr 09, 2024
