TEXTILE FINISHING SECTOR NEEDS TO ASSESS NEW SOUTH KOREA REACH LAW
July 1st, 2013
THE INTERNATIONAL Zinc Association has published an English language version of a new South Korea mirroring European Union REACH chemical control legislation. The Act on the Registration and Evaluation of Chemicals (or Korea REACH) was approved by the South Korea National Assembly on April 30, and practical guidance is awaited from the country’s environment ministry. In force from January 1, 2015, chemical companies exporting to or manufacturing in South Korea will have to register substances used in quantities of up to 100 tonnes-per-year from that date. There ...
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