Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade - Notification - Republic of Korea - Consumer chemical products

NOTIFICATION

The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6

 

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Notifying Member: REPUBLIC OF KOREA

If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):

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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

Hannuri-daero 499, Sejong, 30102 Republic of Korea

Tel: 82-44-201-6826

Fax: 82-44-201-6786

E-mail: lhb0502@korea.kr

Website: www.me.go.kr

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Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [ ], 5.6.2 [ ], 5.7.1 [ ], 3.2 [ ], 7.2 [ ], other:

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Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable): Daily Use Consumer Chemical Products subject to Safety Verification

These products are designated and publicly notified by the Minister of Environment as deemed to be risky from a risk assessment conducted in accordance with the Consumer Chemical Products and Biocides Safety Control Act.

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Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document: Designation of Daily Use Consumer Chemical Products subject to Safety Verification, and Safety and Labeling Standards Thereof; (203 page(s), in Korean)

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Description of content: Major Contents:

- Deletion of a product item (i.e. tattoo ink) from the list of consumer chemical products subject to safety verification

- Improvement of labelling standards

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Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where applicable: Consumer information, labelling

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Relevant documents:

ME Notice No. 2025-314 (May 2, 2025)

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Proposed date of adoption: To be determined

Proposed date of entry into force: To be determined

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Final date for comments: 20 days from notification

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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 Regulatory Policy Division

Korean Agency for Technology and Standards (KATS)

93 Isu-ro Maengdong-myeon Eumseong-gun

Chungchungbuk-do

27737

Tel: +(82) 43 870 5315

Fax: +(82) 43 870 5682

Email: tbt@korea.kr

Website: https://www.knowtbt.kr