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On August 20, 2026, South Korea’s Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment (MCEE) announced proposed amendments to the Enforcement Rules of the Wastes Control Act and the Enforcement Rules of …
South Korea
South Korea’s Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment (MCEE) has issued a legislative notice of a proposed partial amendment to the Enforcement Decree of the Act on the Integrated Control …
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South Korea’s Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment (MCEE) issued a preliminary administrative notice of a proposed partial amendment to the Regulation on the Operation of Equipment Subject to Efficiency …
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The National Assembly of South Korea announced on September 10, 2026, that Lawmaker Lee Yong-woo and 10 other lawmakers had introduced a bill to amend the Clean Air Conservation Act …
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South Korea’s Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment (MCEE) issued a preliminary administrative notice on a proposed partial amendment to the Notice on the Obligation to Use Recycled Plastic Raw …
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On August 20, 2026, South Korea’s National Fire Agency (NFA) issued a preliminary administrative notice of a proposed amendment to the Detailed Standards for Hazardous Materials Safety Management (NFA Public …
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On August 25, 2026, South Korea’s National Institute of Chemical Safety (NICS), an agency operating under the Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment (MCEE), issued a preliminary administrative notice of …
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On July 24, 2026, South Korean National Assembly member Kim Jeong-ho and nine other lawmakers submitted a bill to partially amend the Soil Environment Conservation Act (hereinafter “the Act”). The …
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On August 6, 2026, South Korea’s National Institute of Chemical Safety (NICS) issued an advance administrative notice of a proposed partial amendment to the Regulations on the Preparation, etc. of …
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On July 16, 2026, South Korea’s Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment (MCEE) issued an advance administrative notice of a proposed partial amendment to the Public Notice on Waste Items …
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South Korea’s Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment (MCEE) issued an advance legislative notice of proposed partial amendments to the Enforcement Decree and Enforcement Rules of the Clean Air Conservation …
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On August 10, 2026, South Korea’s Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment (MCEE) published a preliminary administrative notice of a draft amendment to the Regulation on Standards for Product Packaging …
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On July 29, 2026, South Korea’s National Institute of Chemical Safety (NICS) issued an advance administrative notice of a proposed amendment to the Regulations on Stipulated Quantities of Hazardous Chemicals …
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South Korea’s Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment (MCEE) issued an advance administrative notice of a new draft amendment to the Notice on Waste Items Subject to Import Restrictions to …
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On July 15, 2026, South Korea’s Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment (MCEE) announced proposed partial amendments to the Enforcement Decree and Enforcement Rules of the Clean Air Conservation Act. …
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On July 14, 2026, South Korea’s Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment (MCEE) announced proposed amendments to the Public Notice on Standards for Average Energy Consumption Efficiency and Permissible Greenhouse …
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South Korea’s Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment (MCEE) issued a preliminary administrative notice on June 26, 2026, regarding a proposed partial amendment to the Eco-label Target Products and Certification …
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On June 22, 2026, South Korea’s Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment (MCEE) issued an administrative notice of a proposed amendment to the Standards for Labeling Packaging Material and Structure …
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On June 30, 2026, the National Institute of Chemical Safety (NICS), an agency operating under South Korea’s Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment (MCEE), promulgated and brought into force industry-specific …
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On June 28, 2026, South Korea’s Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment (MCEE) announced that, effective July 1, 2026, it would prohibit the sale and distribution of unapproved biocidal products …
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On July 15, 2026, South Korea’s Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment (MCEE) issued a preliminary administrative notice on a proposed partial amendment to the Guidelines on the Application and …
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On June 25, 2026, South Korea’s Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment (MCEE) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with six used-battery recycling companies and the Korea Environment Corporation to …
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South Korea’s Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment (MCEE) issued a preliminary legislative notice proposing partial amendments to the Enforcement Rules of the Clean Air Conservation Act. The public consultation …
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On May 21, 2026, South Korea’s National Institute of Chemical Safety (NICS) formally promulgated the latest amended version of the Results of Hazard Assessment of Chemical Substances (NICS Public Notice …
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On June 1, 2026, in response to the amendment of the Occupational Safety and Health Act (hereinafter “OSH Act” or the “Act”), the South Korean government brought into force a …
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On May 21, 2026, South Korea’s Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment (MCEE) issued a preliminary administrative notice of the draft Public Notice on the Selection Criteria for Excellent Products …
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On May 27, 2026, South Korea’s Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment (MCEE) promulgated the latest amended version of the Regulation on the Operation of Equipment Subject to Efficiency Management …
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On June 12, 2026, South Korea’s National Institute of Chemical Safety (NICS) issued a preliminary administrative notice of a draft amendment to the Regulation on Classification and Labeling, etc. of …
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On May 12, 2026, South Korea’s Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment (MCEE) announced that it would hold, on May 13, a launch ceremony for the Public-Private Joint Task Force …
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On May 12, 2026, South Korea’s Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment (MCEE) finalized and promulgated amendments to the Enforcement Decree (Presidential Decree) and the Enforcement Rules (Ministerial Decree) of …
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On May 14, 2026, South Korea’s Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment (MCEE) enforced a partial amendment to the Public Notice on the Designation, etc. of Circular Resources, which additionally …
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On April 24, 2026, South Korea’s Ministry of Employment and Labor (MOEL) enforced a partial amendment to the Public Notice on Investigations, etc. of Hazards and Risks of New Chemical …
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On April 24, 2026, South Korea’s Ministry of Employment and Labor (MOEL) enforced a partial amendment to the Standards for Classification and Labeling of Chemical Substances and Material Safety Data …
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On April 28, 2026, the National Institute of Chemical Safety (NICS) operating under South Korea’s Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment issued NICS Public Notice No. 2026-40, announcing proposed amendments …
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On April 29, 2026, South Korea’s Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment (MCEE) officially promulgated the revised Regulations on Types of Persistent Organic Pollutants and Specific Exemptions through MCEE Notice …
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On April 16, 2026, South Korea’s Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment (MCEE) announced that it had promulgated the latest amended version of the latest amendment to the Notice on …
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On April 6, 2026, the National Institute of Chemical Safety of South Korea published the Guidelines on Criteria for Recognition of Product Similarity and Submission Materials pursuant to Article 25 …
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On April 7, 2026, South Korea’s Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment (MCEE) promulgated and enforced a partial amendment to the Enforcement Decree of the Act on the Transboundary Movement …
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On March 31, 2026, South Korea’s Ministry of Employment and Labor (MOEL) published information on 86 new chemical substances manufactured or imported in the first quarter of 2026, including their …
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On March 27, 2026, South Korea’s National Institute of Chemical Safety amended and promulgated the Notice on the Designation of Substances with Acute Human Health Hazards, Chronic Human Health Hazards, …
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On March 26, 2026, South Korea’s Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment published a draft partial amendment to the list of Existing Chemical Substances, publicly notified as Appendix 2 to …
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On March 27, 2026, South Korea’s National Institute of Chemical Safety amended and promulgated the Regulation on Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (National Institute of Chemical Safety Notice No. 2026-6).
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On December 1, 2025, South Korea’s Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) and Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment (MCEE) jointly announced a phased schedule for substance transition of …
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On March 31, 2026, South Korea’s National Institute of Chemical Safety issued a preliminary legislative notice proposing amendments to the Regulation on Stipulated Quantities of Hazardous Chemicals. The amendments are …
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On February 27, 2026, South Korean National Assembly member Kim Wisang and 9 other lawmakers submitted a bill to partially amend the Framework Act on Carbon Neutrality and Green Growth …
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On March 19, 2026, South Korea’s Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment (MCEE) issued an administrative notice of a proposed amendment to the Regulations on Types of Persistent Pollutants and …
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On March 10, 2026, South Korea’s National Institute of Chemical Safety (NICS) officially published hazard assessment results for existing chemical substances, along with additional related information, pursuant to the Act …
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On March 16, 2026, South Korean National Assembly member Kim Ju-young and 10 other lawmakers submitted a bill to partially amend the Act on Promotion of Transition to a Circular …
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On February 26, 2026, the South Korean government released a proposed amendment to the Regulations on the Preparation, etc. of Chemical Accident Prevention and Control Plans (National Institute of Chemical …
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On March 13, 2026, the Korea Environment Corporation (K-eco) published a reference template for a Letter of Confirmation (LOC), for the purpose of compliance with South Korea’s chemical substance confirmation …
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On March 10, 2026, South Korea’s National Institute of Chemical Safety promulgated an amended Public Notice on the Designation of Accident Preparedness Substances (Notice No. 2026-2). This amendment is intended …
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On March 5, 2026, the Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment of South Korea published a proposed amendment to the Simplified Measurement Methods for Product Packaging Materials and Packaging Methods.
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On February 24, 2026, South Korea’s Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment (MCEE) announced that it would launch a new Electric and Hydrogen Bus Purchase Financing Program in 2026 to …
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On February 13, 2026, South Korea’s Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment issued a preliminary notice of the Draft Public Notice on the Standards, etc. for Extending the Validity Period …
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On February 23, 2026, South Korea’s Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment promulgated revised Enforcement Rules of the Clean Air Conservation Act. The amendment is intended to strengthen the management …
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On February 25, 2026, the National Assembly of South Korea introduced a bill to amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act. The bill is intended to help prevent recurrences, particularly …
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On February 19, 2026, South Korea promulgated a partial amendment to the Occupational Safety and Health Act, which is scheduled to take effect on June 1, 2026. The amendment requires …
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On February 27, 2026, South Korean National Assembly member Kim Jong-min and 10 other lawmakers submitted a Bill for Partial Amendment to the Aсt on Promotion of Development and Distribution …
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On January 26, 2026, South Korea’s Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment (MCEE) announced the Resource Circulation Bureau’s key work plan for 2026, aimed at building a sustainable, decarbonized circular …
South Korea
On January 22, 2026, the National Assembly of the Republic of Korea announced that it is reviewing a proposed amendment to the Act on the Promotion of Saving and Recycling …
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On January 30, 2026, the National Institute of Chemical Safety (NICS) issued a public notice on a partial amendment to the Hazard Review Results of Chemical Substances under the Act …
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On February 6, 2026, the Korean government published draft amendments to the Enforcement Decree and Enforcement Rules of the Consumer Chemical Products and Biocides Safety Act (“K-BPR”) following amendments to …
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On January 18, 2026, the Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment (MCEE) of South Korea launched a new call for applicants under a government-led regulatory exemption system, known as the …
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The Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment (MCEE) of South Korea has announced that it will expand the scope of the Tire Noise Declaration and Rating Labeling System to include …
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On December 17, 2025, the Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment (MCEE) of South Korea issued a preliminary legislative notice on a draft partial amendment to the Public Notice on …
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On December 29, 2025, the Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment (MCEE) of South Korea announced that it has drafted a new amendment to the Operational Regulation on Equipment for …
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On December 29, 2025, the Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment of South Korea (hereinafter “MCEE”) announced a policy to reclassify multifunction copiers and bidet toilets—currently subject to the Standby …
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On December 16, 2025, the Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment (MCEE) of South Korea announced that it had prepared a draft amendment to the Designation and Safety and Labeling …
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On November 26, 2025, ten members of the National Assembly of the Republic of Korea, led by Assemblyman Lee Yong-woo, submitted a bill to partially amend to the Act on …
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On December 10, 2025, the National Assembly of the Republic of Korea announced a draft amendment to the Water Environment Conservation Act and stated that it was under consideration by …
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South Korea’s Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment (MCEE) issued a preliminary notice of legislation of a draft partial amendment to the Regulations on the Evaluation of Eligibility for Electric …
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On November 10, 2025, the National Institute of Chemical Safety (NICS) of South Korea released a draft amendment to the Public Notice on the Results of Hazard Assessment of Chemicals …
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On November 10, 2025, the Environment and Labor Committee of the National Assembly of South Korea released a draft amendment to the Energy Use Rationalization Act, which governs Korea’s energy …
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On November 11, 2025, Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment (MCEE) promulgated a revised version of the Act on Registration, Evaluation, etc. of Chemicals (hereinafter “K-REACH”). Under the current K-REACH, …
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The Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment (MCEE) of South Korea issued a preliminary notice of draft amendments to the Enforcement Rule of the Sewerage Act, launching a 40-day public …
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On November 11, 2025, South Korean government promulgated and enforced an amendment to the Air Environment Conservation Act. The amendment consists of the following major changes.
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On October 1, 2025, South Korean National Assembly member Lee Hak-young and 10 other lawmakers submitted a bill to partially amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act to the National …
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On October 24, 2025, South Korean Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment (MCEE) (formerly the Ministry of Environment [MOE]) announced a draft amendment to the Electrical and Electronic Products Excluded …
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The Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment (MCEE) of South Korea announced that annual number of newly registered electric vehicles (EVs) in the country reached 200,000 as of November 13, …
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On November 14, 2025, the Environment and Labor Committee of the National Assembly of the Republic of Korea announced that it had conducted a review of a proposed amendment to …
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On November 11, 2025, the Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment of the Republic of Korea announced the promulgation of an amendment to the Consumer Chemical Products and Biocides Safety …
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The South Korean National Assembly’s Environment and Labor Committee released, on November 7, 2025, a draft amendment to the Act on Resource Circulation of Electrical and Electronic Equipment and Vehicles …
South Korea
A recent survey on single-use product usage in South Korea revealed that the use of paper cups and straws—items excluded from the government’s list of regulated disposable products—remains at a …
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On October 7, 2025, the National Assembly’s Climate, Energy, Environment and Labor Committee of South Korea announced that many companies in South Korea continue to violate the ban on polyvinyl …
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On September 2, 2025, the Ministry of Environment (MOE) of South Korea announced that it had enacted and promulgated a new regulation titled the “Business Guidelines on Approval Procedures for …
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On August 28, 2025, South Korea’s Minister of Environment, Kim Sung-whan, visited Doosan Bobcat Korea’s production plant in Dong District, Incheon Metropolitan City. At the plant, he reviewed the latest …
South Korea
On August 18, 2025, the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) of South Korea issued a preliminary notice of a draft amendment to the Operational Regulation on Equipment for …
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On August 28, 2025, the Ministry of Environment (MOE) of South Korea announced that it would impose a fine of KRW 176.1 billion (126.6 million USD) on HD Hyundai Oilbank, …
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On August 11, 2025, the Environment and Labor Committee of South Korea’s National Assembly announced a draft amendment to the Chemicals Control Act. Under the current Act, if a business …
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On July 30, 2025, the Ministry of Environment (MOE) of South Korea finalized and promulgated amendments to the Guidelines for Environmental Performance Labeling, which took effect on the same day. …
South Korea
On July 30, 2025, the Ministry of Environment (MOE) of South Korea issued a preliminary legislative notice proposing partial amendments to the Presidential Decree and Enforcement Rules of the Waste …
South Korea
On July 18, 2025, the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) of South Korea issued a preliminary legislative notice proposing partial amendments to the Regulation on the Promotion of …
South Korea
On July 16, 2025, the Korean Agency for Technology and Standards (KATS) operating under the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) announced draft amendments to the Enforcement Rules of …
South Korea
On July 29, 2025, the Ministry of Environment (MOE) of South Korea announced that revisions to the Enforcement Decrees of the Act on Registration, Evaluation, etc. of Chemical Substances (hereinafter …
South Korea
On July 8, 2025, the National Institute of Chemical Safety (NICS) of South Korea announced a draft revision to the Notice on the Designation of Toxic Substances. This revision is …
South Korea
On June 12, 2025, the Ministry of Environment (MOE) of South Korea announced draft amendments to the Water Environment Conservation Act and the Sewage Act. The proposed amendments aim to …
South Korea
The Ministry of Environment (MOE) of South Korea issued a preliminary notice of draft amendments to the subordinate statutes of the Environmental Impact Assessment Act (hereinafter “EIA Act”), launching a …
South Korea
The Ministry of Environment (MOE) of South Korea has announced a draft regulation under the Chemicals Control Act, as amended in February 2024, to newly designate xylene, styrene, and 1,3-butadiene …
South Korea
On July 1, 2025, the Ministry of Environment (MOE) of South Korea announced a draft amendment to the Enforcement Rules of the Clean Air Conservation Act, revealing its plan to …
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On June 23, 2025, South Korea’s Ministry of Environment (MOE) and the National Institute of Environmental Research (NIER) jointly hosted an event titled the “Expert Forum on Circular Battery Use.” …
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