South Korea Proposes New Biocides Law

On 12 Jan 2017, South Korea’s Ministry of Environment notified the Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade under World Trade Organization (WTO) of a draft proposal on a new biocides regulation, named as “Act on Safety Management of Consumer Chemical Products and Biocides”. According to the WTO notification (G/TBT/N/KOR/702), the draft proposal is subject to a period of public consultation lasting 30 days. The draft is proposed to be adopted on 1 Jan 2018 and take effect one year later on 1 Jan 2019.