G/TBT/N/KOR/1165  
31 August 2023  
(23-5835) 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 
E-mail: juhyunlee@korea.kr  
Website: www.me.go.kr   
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [  ], 5.7.1 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  New and 
existing chemical substances, and substance subject to intensive control contained in 
product  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft partial 
amendment of the Enforcement Decree of the Act on Registration and Evaluation of 
Chemical Substances; (8 page(s), in Korean)  
6. Description of content:  - Name of Law: "Draft partial amendment of the Enforcement 
Decree of the Act on  Registration and Evaluation of Chemical Substances"  
- Major Contents:  
A. Delegation of Authority and Entrustment of Affairs and etc(Article 21, 22, and 31)  
1) ORs are enabled for the tasks of reporting changes of substances subject to intensive 
control contained in product and the newly amended duty  
2) the tasks of reporting changes of substances subject to intensive control contained in 
product and the newly amended duty could be done via the online system operated by 
the government.  
3) reportin g changes of substances subject to intensive control contained in product 
should be submitted to the heads of regional environmental offices  
B. Criteria for Imposition of Administrative Fine(Attachment 6)  G/TBT/N/KOR/1165  
 
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  1) Depending on how many times a person has failed to report the changes of substances 
subject to intensive control contained in product and the newly amended duty, maximum 
10,000,000 KRW of fine will be given.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protectio n of human health or safety; Protection of animal or plant life or 
health; Protection of the environment  
8. Relevant documents:   
ME Public Notice No. 2023 -501 
9. Proposed date of adoption:  4 January 2024  
Proposed date of entry into force:  4 January 2024  
10. Final date for comments:  60 days from notification  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
Technical Barriers to Trade(TBT) Division  
Korean Agency for Technology and Standards (KATS)  
93, Isu -ro, Maengdong -myeon, Eumseong -gun, Chungcheongbuk -do, Republic of Korea, 
369-811 
Tel.: (+82) 43 870 5315 Fax: (+82) 43 870 5682  
E-mail: tbt@kats.go.kr  Website: http://www.knowtbt.kr  
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