[Presidential Decree No.32994] Guidance on Categorization of Biocidal Products by Type under "CCA"(15.NOV.2022)
[Presidential Decree No.32994] Guidance on Categorization of Biocidal Products by Type under the Chemicals Control Act
The partial amendment to the “Enforcement Decree for the Chemical Substances Control Act”, deliberated upon by the State Council, is hereby proclaimed.
Yoon Seok-yeol, President
November 15, 2022
Han Deok-soo, Prime Minister
Han Hwa-jin, Minister of Environment and State Councilor
◉Presidential Decree No. 32994
Partial Amendment to the “Enforcement Decree of the Chemical Substances Control Act”
Part of the “Enforcement Decree of the Chemical Substances Control Act” shall be amended as follows.
Article 10 shall be as follows:
Article 10 (Exemption from Import Permits for Restricted Substances and Import Notifications of Toxic Substances) Pursuant to Article 20, Paragraph 3 of the Act, the importer shall be exempted from the relevant import permits or import notifications should they fall under any of the following items:
1. Intending to import reagents for experiments, research, and testing (including standard gases used for the calibration and measurement of measuring instruments) that fall under restricted substances or toxic substances, for the aforementioned purposes: Import permits for restricted substances pursuant to Article 20, Paragraph 1 of the Act, or import notifications for toxic substances pursuant to Paragraph 2 of the same Article;
2. Intending to import toxic substances at an amount of 100 kg or less annually: Import notifications for toxic substances pursuant to Article 20, Paragraph 2 of the Act;
3. Intending to import chemicals that fall under both restricted substances and toxic substances (limited to cases where the importer has obtained an import permit for restricted substances in accordance with Article 20, Paragraph 1 of the Act): Import notifications for toxic substances pursuant to Article 20, Paragraph 2 of the Act.
For the parts other than each item of Article 20-2, Paragraph 1, “Article 48-2 of the Act” shall be changed to “Article 48-3 of the Act”.
Source: Online Official Gazette LINK
Attached: The partial amendment to the “Enforcement Decree for the Chemical Substances Control Act”.pdf
