G/TBT/N/KOR/911  
31 July 2020  
(20-5353) 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:   
Chemical Products and Biocides Division, Ministry of Environment,  
Building #6, 11, Doum 6 -ro, Sejong, 30103, Republic of Korea  
Tel: 82 -44-201-6806  
Fax: 82 -44-201-6786 
E-mail: asowner2@korea.kr   
Website: www.me.go.kr  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [   ], 2.10.1 [X], 5.6.2 [   ], 5.7.1 [X], other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Consumer 
chemical products and biocides  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:   
1. Draft partial amendment of the Enforcement Decree of the Consumer Chemical Products 
and Biocides Safety Act (47 page(s), in Korean ) 
2. Draft partial amendment of the Enforcement Rules of the Consumer Chemical Products 
and Biocides Safety Act (92 page(s), in Korean)  
6. Description of content:   
1. Draft partial amendment of the Enforcement Decree provides:  
The additional list of the substance or product exempted from compliance check, 
notification or approval; methods to apply for notification and approval of any change 
occurred in the already -notified or approved Consumer Chemical Products subject to 
Safety Check; an additional e lements of similarity criteria that are applied to imported 
treated articles; reasons to allow repeated vertebrate tests; the minimum period of work 
experience required for technicians of testing institutes to be designated; the list of 
additional works th at can be done by a representative assigned by overseas manufacturer; 
and information that the representative shall inform the importers.  
2. Draft partial amendment of the Enforcement Rules provides:  
The procedure for confirming whether a substance or prod uct is subject to exemption from 
compliance check, notification, or approval; the list of changes to be notified or approved 
regarding the already -notified or approved Consumer Chemical Products subject to Safety 
Check, and relevant application forms; the list of information on Consumer Chemical G/TBT/N/KOR/911  
 
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  Products subject to Safety Check that shall be disclosed to the public; improvement of a 
joint submission procedure for approval, and relevant data requirements; a method to 
allow temporary exemption to biocidal pro ducts from approval at a time of emergency; 
submission of evidence data to demonstrate effect or efficacy of consumer chemical 
product when notifying the competent authorities of it, if it is intended to indicate effect or 
efficacy from any active substanc e in product; prohibition of displaying any indication or 
expression on packaging and advertisement if it claims effect or efficacy that is different to 
those notified to or get approved by the competent authorities; a standard for manufacture 
or storage f acilities to ensure quality management of approval -required products, and 
safety control standard thereof; qualification of a representative to be assigned by 
overseas manufacturer, and a procedure for notifying the competent authorities of the 
assignment or dismissal.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  According to the amendment of the Consumer Chemical Products and Biocides 
Safety Act on 24 March 2020, these partial amendments of subordinate laws state t he 
matters that are entrusted to support the implementation of the Act, as well as providing 
additional elements to improve the system to secure safety of people.; Prevention of 
deceptive practices and consumer protection; Protection of human health or saf ety; 
Reducing trade barriers and facilitating trade  
8. Relevant documents:   
• ME Public Notice No. 2020 -676 (30 July 20)  
• ME Public Notice  No.2020 -677 (30 July 20)  
https://opinion.lawmaking.go.kr/gcom/ogLmPp/60038?pageIndex=2  
https://opinion.lawmaking.go.kr/gcom/ogLmPp/60039?pageIndex=2  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  After November 2020  
Proposed date of entry into force:  1 January 2021 ; Please note that several amended 
provisions in the Enforcement Rules will be entered into force on 1 July 2021: submission 
of evidence on effect or efficacy from active substance(s) in a product; limitation of 
indication or expression regarding effect or efficacy on p ackaging and advertisement.  
10. Final date for comments:  50 days from notification; The Ministry of Environment 
reduces the comment period by 50 days as it is urgently proceeding the partial 
amendments of subordinate laws, in order to enforce the Consumer  Chemical Products and 
Biocides Safety Act amended on 24 March 2020 from 1 January 2021 as planned, in which 
the current regulatory systems will be improved to ensure human health and safety 
against any harm of consumer chemical products and biocides.  
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 an d Standards (KATS)  
93 Isu -ro Maengdong -myeon Eumseong -gun 
Chungchungbuk -do, 27737  
+(82) 43 870 5525  
+(82) 43 870 5682 (Fax)  
tbt@korea.kr  
http://www.knowtbt.kr  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2020/TBT/KOR/20_4667_00_x.pdf  
https://members.wto .org/crnattachments/2020/TBT/KOR/20_4667_01_x.pdf