• Registration and notification of chemical substances;
• Hazard/risk assessment and evaluation of chemical substances;
• Designation of hazardous chemical substances;
• Production and utilization of information of chemical substance.

Since the amendment of the K-REACH came into effect in 2019, all existing chemical substances manufactured or imported 1 ton or more per year are subject to registration. Manufacturers and importers who have submitted a pre-registration are granted a grace period for registration based on the volume.

Registration deadline: 510 Priority Existing Chemicals ('18) → 1,000 or more tons/year & 1 or above tons/year of CMR (’21) → 100 or more tons/year (’24) → 10 or more tons/year (’27) → 1 or more tons/year (’30)

The registration of existing chemical substances is based on the principle of joint submission. GBUs determine all aspects of registration, including registration tonnage and positions within the consortium. You can check the registration status of each tier in the following Google Sheet.

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From January 1, 2025, the registration threshold for new chemical substances will change from below 0.1 ton to 1 ton. The notification requirements for new chemical substances below 1 ton will also be revised. For more information related to these changes, please refer to the link below.

https://www.law.go.kr/lsInfoP.do?lsiSeq=259879&viewCls=lsRvsDocInfoR#

According to the new policy, manufacturers or importers of GHS classified products must prepare MSDS and submit them to the Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency. Only Representative (OR) appointed by foreign manufacturers may perform this task on behalf of importers. If manufacturers or importers wish to conceal Confidential Business Information (CBI) such as chemical names and contents in the MSDS, and if the CBI components are GHS classified chemical substances, a separate application for CBI approval of alternative data must be submitted.

For existing MSDS issued before the enforcement date of this law, a grace period for submission is provided based on the annual manufacturing/importing quantity.

MSDS submission deadline: 1,000 or more tons/year (Jan. 16, 2022) → 100 or more tons/year (Jan.16, 2023) → 10 or more tons/year (Jan. 16, 2024) → 1 or more tons/year (Jan. 16, 2025) → less than 1 ton/year (Jan. 16, 2026)

MSDS issued after the enforcement date must be submitted before manufacturing/importation without any grace period. However, R&D products are exempt from MSDS submission.

You can check Syenso's MSDS submission status in the following Google Sheet.

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Further information to be updated.