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 a draft amendment to the Regulations on the Approval, etc., of Consumer Chemical Products Subject to Safety Confirmation (NICS Notice No. 2026-90).
South Korea to align regulations in response to the reclassification of certain consumer chemical products subject to safety confirmation as biocidal products
