Regulatory ESSENTIAL
Korea, Republi. - REACH

Scope of this ESSENTIAL

This ESSENTIAL descibes the regulatory requirements for manufacturers of products and the regulatory requirements for substances in products. '

Abbreviations

here you will get a table Important abbreviations which are special for this legislation or theme.

Analysis of regulatory requirements

Legislation in force for this PCT

here you will get a linked document in ROGER WILLCO (only reachable with additional ROGER WILLCO licence) Are legal provisions regulates the product compliance topic? If yes, what is the reference (title, number)?

Scope of legislation

The purpose of ARECs is to protect public health and the environment by providing for matters regarding the registration and reporting of chemical substances, the review and assessment of hazards and risks of chemical substances, and the designation of hazardous chemical substances, and by producing and utilizing information on chemical substances. ARECs is mandatory since January 4, 2024.'

Responsible actors

here you will get textual information Which actor(s) are responsible for compliance with the legal provisions: e. g. - economic operators (manufacturer, importer, distributor, fulfilment service provider), - user (commercial/industrial/professional), - user (private, consumer)?

Regulatory market access conditions for the actor(s)

here you will get textual information What are the main regulatory requirements (e. g. conformity assessment fulfilment of essential requirements of Annex I 2006/42/EC) prior placing on the market, importation and putting into service (brief description)

Penalty by this legislation

here you will get textual information What are the possible penalties (e. g. sales ban, fines) in the case of non-compliance?

Exemption clauses

here you will get a table Exempted devices/products or industry sectors.

Sub-federal legislation of states/counties

here you will get textual information E. g. by 2019 an Inter-Governmental Agreement (IGA) on governance of the Electrical Equipment Safety System (EESS) has been signed by Queensland, Victoria, Western Australia and Tasmania.

FTA/MRA status with EU

here you will get related hyperlink(s) Has the country signed a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) or a Mutual recognition agreement (MRA) with EU?

Authority

here you will get related hyperlink(s) Name of the authority for approval, registration, market surveillance and/or enforcement

Market surveillance authority

here you will get related hyperlink(s) Name of the authority for market surveillance and/or enforcement

Comment on the comparability to EU legislation

here you will get textual information

Route to compliance

Formal and administrative requirements

Registration at related authority required?

here you will get textual information Product registration? Manufacturer registration? Importer / Representative registration? if required.

Local representative legally required?

here you will get textual information [Yes/No]

Obligations of producers, suppliers and users of articles Producers, suppliers and users of articles can have information and notification obligations as well as the obligation to register substances in certain circumstances.

Registration obligations for substances

here you will get a linked document in ROGER WILLCO (only reachable with additional ROGER WILLCO licence) Registration requirements for substances in articles

Registration obligations for articles

here you will get textual information

Obligations for substances of very high concern (SVHC) Obligations (notification, information) in relation to substances of very high concern (SVHC) or other special substances

Substances of very high concern (SVHC)

here you will get related hyperlink(s) what are the criteria for these substances? (e.g. Art. 57 REACH)

Notification obligations

here you will get a table e.g. Art. 7 (2) REACH Notification to ECHA if SVHC is present in those articles above a concentration of 0,1 % weight by weight (w/w).

Required information for notification

here you will get textual information Which information shall be submitted?

Deadline for the notification

here you will get textual information

Duty to communicate information on substances in articles

here you will get textual information

Required information to communicate

here you will get textual information

Deadline for the information

here you will get textual information

Hints

here you will get textual information

Code, Continent	KOR,
Economic Area
Official Language	Korean - Framework Act on Korean Language | https://www.law.go.kr/LSW//lsInfoP.do?lsiSeq=211473&chrClsCd=010203&urlMode=engLsInfoR&viewCls=engLsInfoR#0000
Standard Institute	Korean Agency for Technology and Standards | https://www.kats.go.kr/main.do
HS Codemember	Yes | https://www.wcoomd.org/en/topics/nomenclature/overview/list-of-contracting-parties-to-the-hs-convention-and-countries-using-the-hs.aspx