South Korea: Updates to the safety verification criteria of bicycles South Korea has published a draft revision of safety verification criteria of bicycles. The changes were introduced in the KATS Public Notice No. 2025-0334, which amends Article 2 and Article 15 of Electrical appliances and consumer products safety control act. Among others, new safety...
South Korea: Safety requirements of child-resistant packaging for primary button and coin batteries. South Korea has published a KATS Public Notice No. 2025-0186 establishing safety requirements of child-resistant packaging for primary button and coin batteries. Purpose of Revision Considering the ongoing domestic and international reports of child ingestion accidents (burns, perforations, ulcers, etc.) and...
South Korea: Changes to the Act on Registration and Evaluation of Chemical Substances In a recently published ME Public Notice No. 2025-48, South Korea has implemented changes to its Act on Registration and Evaluation of Chemical Substances, which can be compared to the European REACH Regulation. The changes are: Criteria for designation of hazardous...
South Korea: Changes to Korean REACH South Korea has published Draft partial amendment of the Enforcement Rule of the Act on Registration and Evaluation of Chemical Substances, which changes the Korea REACH legislation. The amendment is contained in the public Notice of the Ministry of Environment No. 2024-455 The following changes are being made through...
South Korea: Amendment of the Korean chemicals law South Korea has published a draft partial amendment of the Enforcement Decree of the Act on Registration and Evaluation of Chemical Substances. The major contents are: Revised clauses related to registration criteria of new substance that are amended by Article 10(1) of the Act on Registration...
South Korea: New updates to the radio devices conformity assessment South Korea has published a Draft amendment of notification on Conformity Assessment of Broadcasting and Communication Equipment. It makes changes to the current conformity assessment for radio devices. As the Radio Waves Act (the main act of the radio/wireless law in South Korea) was...
South Korea: Consumer Chemical Products subject to Safety Verification South Korea has published “Designation of Consumer Chemical Products subject to Safety Verification, and Safety and Labeling Standards Thereof”. 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...
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