Korea - Public Notice On The Designation Of Substances Acutely Hazardous To Humans, Substances Chronically Hazardous To Humans, And Substances Hazardous To The Ecological Environment

This announcement, pursuant to relevant provisions of K-REACH and its implementing rules, designates hazardous chemical substances in Korea as substances acutely harmful to the human body, substances chronically harmful to the human body, and substances harmful to the ecological environment (hereinafter referred to as "substances harmful to the human body, etc."), and stipulates transitional measures concerning relevant toxic substances, including transitional measures for the designation and public notification of toxic substances, transitional measures for import declaration of toxic substances, transitional measures for labeling of hazardous chemical substances, transitional measures for business permits for hazardous chemical substances, etc., and provides a list of substances harmful to the human body, etc. It applies to activities related to the production, sale, storage, transportation, use, and import of substances harmful to the human body, etc. within the territory of Korea.