K-REACH: 332 substances require prompt CICO establishment

A South Korea’s industry support group published a list of 332 substances that require prompt CICO establishment. These substances are the cases where pre-registrants of a concerning chemical have not selected a Lead Registrant (LR) or no activities have been observed. The reason why the industry support group released this list is due to concerns of not meeting registration deadline on 31 December 2021.

Manufacturers and importers of existing chemicals in quantities exceeding 1 ton per year shall register their chemical substances before grace periods. The grace periods depend on the tonnage of the manufactured and imported chemicals, which are described as below.

The list of 332 substances can be found on the right sidebar, ‘Downloadable Content’.  

Affected stakeholders and implications

Manufacturers and importers should initiate dossier preparation and communicate other co-registrants and LR in a CICO to register existing substances at more than 1000 tons per year and designated CMR substances at more than 1 ton per year by the registration deadline (31 December 2021).

Update: 17 July 2020