Tasks

Timeline

Remarks

Pre-registration

January 1, 2019 to 

June 31, 2019

- Anyone who manufactures or imports more than 1 ton of existing chemicals annually. (Those who manufacture or import more than 1 ton per year even once in 2016, ‘17, ‘18)

From January 1, 2019 

- Anyone who manufactures or imports more than 1 ton per year of existing chemicals. 

- Pre-registration is required before manufacture or import.

Notification subject to hazardous evaluation exemption under previous Toxic Chemicals Control Act (TCCA)

January 1, 2019 

to December 31,

2019

- Those who were exempted from the hazardous evaluation due to annual volume of less than 100kg and were exempted from polymer hazardous evaluation under the previous Toxic Chemical Control Act need to notify by 2020.
 

- However, only when the subject meets the condition of the polymer compound subject to notification should notify. Required conditions are as followings :

1) Number average molecular weight of 10,000 or more: A polymer with more than 5% of molecular weight with less than 1,000 or more than 2% of molecular weight with less than 500
 

2) Number average molecular weight of 1,000 ~ 10,000 : A polymer with more than 25% of molecular weight with less than 1,000 or more than 10% of molecular weight with less than 500
 

3) Number average molecular weight of less than 10,000, hazardous chemicals / priority control substances remaining more than 0.1% of its monomer.
 

4) Cationic polymer

Notification of substances completed with hazardous assessment

From January 1,

2019 

- Those who have received a hazard assessment under Toxic Chemicals Control Act must notify by the following periods :

1) > 1000 tons or more 1 ton of CMR substance: until 2019

2) 100-1000 tons: until 2022

3) 10-100 tons: until 2025

4) 1-10 tons: until 2028

Notification of products containing priority control substance

From July 1, 2019 

- Manufacturers and importers of products containing priority control substance shall submit the product notification form from the following day of confirmation that 0.1% of the priority control substance contained in the product and over 1 ton per year as total volume of the substance is confirmed to the day when the product is manufactured or imported.

(204 types of substances to be applied as of July 1st, 2009 and 468 types of substances to be applied as of 2021)

Transitional measures on new Chemicals registration

January 1, 2019 to 

June 30, 2019

- A person who registered less than 0.1 ton per year of new chemical but now manufactures or imports less than 0.1 to 1 ton per year is required to submit data corresponding to K-REACH data requirement for new chemicals registration.

Joint registration

After pre-

registration is

completed

- Registration completion until 2021: More than 1000 tons of existing chemical or more than 1 ton of CMR substances

- Until 2024: 100-1000 tons 

- Until 2027: 10-100 tons 

- Until 2030: 1-10 tons 

(However, if the registration grace period is not granted due to failure of pre-registration, registration before manufacture or import is required)

Tasks

Timeline

Remarks

Notification of

existing biocides(active substance/ingredient)

January 1, 2019 to 

June 30, 2019

- Notification of active substance/ingredient (a.i.) contained in biocidal products circulated in Korea until December 31, 2018 (Grace period will be granted for only the notified substances)
 

- Within six months from the end of notification period, the Ministry of Environment will publicly notify the existing biocidal substances that receive grace period for a.i. approval.
 

- Subsequently, approval of a.i. is required depending on product type and its grace period (corresponding product needs to be approved within 2 years after approval of the a.i.).

Until December 31, 2019

Prohibition of manufacture or import of a.i., if not notified beforehand, therefore cannot be granted for grace period

Applying safety standards and labeling standards for new items to be managed

From July 1, 2019 

New items to be managed :

1. Disinfectant (Only for air disinfection, children's products, and disinfection for toothbrush and tongue cleaner)

2. Repellent agent (only for flying insects)

3. Artificial snow spray

4. Filter type of preservation treatment products

5. Candles (only for candles using soy wax other than conventional paraffin)

Transitional Measures on the labelling Standard for un-notified products of safety standard 

Until December 31, 2019

If an item has been approved under the former Pharmaceutical Affairs Law or the item notification has been received, it can be labelled according to the previous regulations.

Applying on restrictions of labelling and advertising

From January 1, 2020

Applying to household chemicals subject to safety confirmation or biocidal products manufactured or imported from January 1, 2020

Tasks

Timeline

Remarks

Applying on safety standards for child protection packaging

From January 1, 2020 

Applying to products manufactured or imported after January 1, 2020. However, detergents, coatings, adhesives, fragrances, antifreeze need to follow the standard of risk concerned product subject to child protection package until December 31st, 2019.

Submission of approval plan for the active substance/ingredient

Until December 31, 2020

- The a.i. approval plan should be submitted within 1 year from the date when the a.i. is designated as existing a.i. receiving grace period of approval. : 

The plan includes procedures, methods to prepare application of a.i. approval, etc.

Exceptional rules to safety standards and labeling standards for products used in multi-use facilities

From July 1, 2020 

Applying to household chemical products subject to safety confirmation such as sanitizers and disinfectants used professionally by workers who are self-employed or contractors for purpose of sanitation of multi-use facilities.

Transitional Measures for Household Chemical Products Subject to Safety confirmation

Until January 1, 2022

Anyone who manufactures or imports risk concerned products managed under former K-REACH may manufacture or import products without the confirmation of safety standards from the testing or inspection authorities.

Transitional measures on safety standards and labeling standards for the former products of risk concern

-

It is allowed to label according to the previous Annex 7 " Designation of products of risk concern and safety, labelling standard"

Step 1 of approval of biocidal substances/ingredient

Until December 31, 2022

Fungicides, algaecides, rodenticides, insecticides, repellents

Step 1 of approval of biocidal products

Until December 31, 2024

Fungicides, algaecides, rodenticides, insecticides, repellents

Step 2 of approval of biocidal

substances 

Until December 31, 2024

Wood preservative, other vertebrates controller, other non-vertebrates controller 

Step 2 of approval of biocidal 

products 

Until December 31, 2026

Wood preservative, other vertebrates controller, other non-vertebrates controller

Step 3 of approval of biocidal

substances 

Until December 31, 2027

Product preservative, product surface preservative, fabric/ leather preservative 

Step 3 of approval of biocidal

products 

Until December 31, 2029

Product preservative, product surface preservative, fabric/leather preservative 

Step 4 of approval of biocidal 

substances 

Until December 31, 2029

Construction material preservatives, material/equipment preservatives,

embalming or taxidermist fluids, antifouling agents 

Step 4 of approval of biocidal

products 

Until December 31, 2031

Construction material preservatives,

material/equipment preservatives,

embalming or taxidermist fluids, antifouling agents