Expert Analysis: Understanding K-REACH and K-OSHA Is Vital to Doing Business in the Korean Market

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South Korea has been utilizing two powerful tools, the Korean Act on the Registration and Evaluation of Chemicals (K-REACH) and the Occupational Safety and Health Act (K-OSHA) to actively regulate chemicals to protect public health and the environment. There are important dates looming in 2024 and 2025 for both K-REACH and K-OSHA.

For K-REACH, registration is due by 31 December 2024 for existing substances of 100 t/y or more. The expected implementation of registration for new chemical substances of 1 t/y or more is January 2025.  For K-OSHA, material safety data sheet (MSDS) submission for existing chemical product manufacture or import between 1 ton and 10 ton is required by 16 January 2025.

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