G/TBT/N/KOR/1057  
18 February 2022  
(22-1582) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  REPUBLIC OF KOREA   
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:  Ministry of Environment  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
Chemicals  Policy Division, Ministry of Environment,  
Building #6, 11, Doum 6 -ro, Sejong, 30103, Republic of Korea  
Tel: 82 -44-201-6783; Fax: 82 -44-201-6786 
Email: parksc23@korea.kr   
Website: www.me.go.kr  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [   ], 5.7.1 [   ], other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Chemical 
substances  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft partial 
amendment of the 'Enforcement Rule of the Act on Registration, Evaluation, etc. of 
Chemicals' (7 page(s), in Korean)  
6. Description of content:  Title o f Law:  "Enforcement Rule of the Act on Registration, 
Evaluation, etc. of Chemicals"  
- Major Contents:  
A. Designation of candidate substance for substance subject to permission 
(Article 34 -2, newly added)  
1) When designating candidate(s) of substance(s) subject to permission, the Ministry of 
Environment (ME) selects the candidate substance(s) based on the priority. The priority 
is set by considering comprehensively the chemical substance's hazard whether it meets 
the standard of "MOE Public N otice on Substance subject to Intensive Control" or not, its 
total amount distributed in Korea, and the scope of its users as well as whether foreign 
government or international organization regulates the chemical substance or not.   
B. Data requirements f or chemical substance manufactured or imported equal 
to or more than 0.1 ton but less than one ton per year (Attachment 1, revised)  
1) When a chemical substance is manufactured or imported equal to or more than 0.1 
ton but less than one ton per year, it is  allowed to waive environmental hazard data from 
data requirements for registration if the chemical substance's water solubility is less than 
1mg/l or if the chemical substance is used as intermediate or process regulator.  G/TBT/N/KOR/1057  
 
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  C. Application for exemption con firmation from notification of R&D substance 
(Attachment 5, revised)  
1) When a chemical substance is intended to import for R&D purpose, and its estimated 
annual importing amount is less than 100kg, overseas manufacturer or producer may not 
provide the che mical substance's name and identity number (e.g. CAS number) by 
insisting such information as CBI. In this case, it is allowed not to specify the chemical 
substance's name and identify number on an application form for exemption confirmation 
from notificat ion of chemical substance if the chemical substance's SDS is submitted with 
the application form.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Harmonization with the higher law; Protection of human health or safety ; 
Harmonization  
8. Relevant documents:  Ministry of Environment Public Notice No. 2022 -90 (18 February 
2022)  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  29 April 2022  
Proposed date of entry into force:  29 April 2022 ; Please note that the revision of 
Article 34 -2 will come into force on 15 October 2022  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [X] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
Korea WTO TBT Enquiry Point  
Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Division  
Korean Agency for Technology and Standards (KATS)  
93 Isu -ro Maengdong -myeon Eumseong -gun 
Chungchungbuk -do  
27737  
+(82) 43 870 5521  
+(82) 43 870 5682 (Fax)  
tbt@korea.kr  
http://www.knowtbt.kr  
 
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