On Dec 19th, 2018, South Korea's National Institute of Environmental Research (NIER) officially listed eight toxic chemical substances (Given No. 2018-1-870 ~ 2018-1-877) into the Toxic Chemical Substances List (TCSL). They were registered and found toxic after the hazard evaluation under K-REACH.
Table 1. Toxic Chemical Substance Information
Given No. | Chemical Name | CAS No. |
2018-1-870 | N2-(4-Aminophenyl)-2,5-pyridinediamine (mixture containing 25% or more of this substance) | 116735-74-1 |
2018-1-871 | 2-Propyn-1-yl 2-methyl-2-propenoate (mixture containing 25% or more of this substance) | 13861-22-8 |
2018-1-872 | Polyethylenepolyamines, N-[3-(alkyl(C=12~14)oxy)-2-hydroxypropyl] derivs. (mixture containing 25% or more of this substance) | 1588442-20-9 |
2018-1-873 | (2E)-2-Decenal (mixture containing 25% or more of this substance) | 3913-81-3 |
2018-1-874 | Ethyl α,α-dichlorobenzeneacetate (mixture containing 25% or more of this substance) | 5317-66-8 |
2018-1-875 | Chloromethyl hexyl cyanocarbonimidodithioate (mixture containing 1% or more of this substance) | 852023-54-2 |
2018-1-876 | Bis(1,1-dimethylethyl)[[(trifluoromethyl)sulfonyl]oxy]silyl 1,1,1-trifluoromethanesulfonate (mixture containing 5% or more of this substance) | 85272-31-7 |
2018-1-877 | Mixture of 3a,4,5,6,7,7a-hexahydro-4,7-methano-1H-inden-5-yl isobutyrate(67634-20-2) and 3a,4,5,6,7,7a-hexahydro-4,7-methano-1H-inden-6-yl isobutyrate(68039-39-4); (mixture containing 25% or more of this substance) | — |
The transitional measures for control of the newly designated toxic substances, including import notification, labelling, off-site impact analysis, business licensing and other relative requirements were specified in CCA and its Enforcement Rules.
The classification information, pictograms, hazard statements, M factors or UN No., etc. of these substances have been provided for public consultation in October (click here) and will be published soon.