KOR/797
WTO/TBT
KR South Korea
  • 65 - Agriculture
  • 71 - Chemical technology
2018-11-26
2018-11-07

Consumer Chemical Products subject to Safety Check. These products are designated and announced by the Minister of Environment since it is recognized that they have risks based on the result of risk assessment conducted in accordance with the Act on Consumer Chemical Products and Biocides Safety.

"Designation of Consumer Chemical Products subject to Safety Check, and Relevant Safety and Labeling Standards" (128 page(s), in Korean)

Major Contents:

-           This is the administrative rules to enforce the Act on Consumer Chemical Products and Biocides Safety from 1 January 2019 as the Act was enacted in March 2018.

-           Provisions about existing risk-concerned products under the Act on Registration and Evaluation, etc. of Chemical Substances, including 23 product types (e.g. detergent), are transferred to the Act on Consumer Chemical Products and Biocides Safety, and these products are managed as consumer chemical products subject to safety check. -           Designated consumer chemical products subject to safety check should comply with their own safety and labeling standards that are similar with the current standards.