On May 22, South Korea's Ministry of Environment (MOE) passed the \"Chemicals Registration and Assessment Act\" (K-REACH). Effective January 1, 2015, all new chemical substances and priority chemical substances produced or imported in quantities exceeding 1 tonne per year must be registered with the MOE. Hazard assessment is mandatory for all registered chemical substances, while substances exceeding 100 tonnes per year require a risk assessment. K-REACH is a chemical management system based on the EU's REACH regulation. Its purpose is to protect human health and mitigate the environmental risks posed by the use of chemical substances, and it also includes risk assessment and safety labeling standards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The main specifications are as follows:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u25cf January 1, 2017 (70 tons\/year)\n
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The production or import of new chemical substances and priority chemical substances (more than 1 ton\/year) requires registration. Whether it is a chemical manufacturer, importer, or downstream user (use or sale), information on the quantity of new or existing chemical substances (more than 1 ton\/year) must be reported annually.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
From January 1, 2015, a risk assessment is required for any chemical substance produced or imported in quantities exceeding 100 tons per year. A grace period of 2-5 years is granted for substances produced in the 10-100 tons per year period, with the specific implementation periods as follows:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
\u25cf January 1, 2018 (50 tons\/year)
\u25cf January 1, 2019 (20 tons\/year)
\u25cf January 1, 2020 (10 tons\/year)<\/p>\n\n\n\n