A person who manufactures and imports biocidal substances and biocidal products in accordance
with K-BPR, which came into force on
January 1, 2019, must obtain approval for biocidal
substances and biocidal products in order to manufacture/import.
The purpose of K-BPR is to protect public health and the environment and contribute to
public safety by prescribing matters related to risk assessment of household chemical
products, approval of biocidal active substances and biocidal products, and standards for
biocidal products, etc.
Biocides
Approval grace period of existing BAS (Annex 1 of Article 14 of the Enforcement Decree of the K-BPR)
| category | group 1 | group 2 | group 3 | group 4 |
| Approval grace period deadline | ‘22.12.31 | ‘24.12.31 | ‘27.12.31 | ‘29.12.31 |
| biocidal product type |
|
- wood preservatives
- Control of other Vertebrates
- Control of other
Invertebrates |
- Preservatives for Products
During Storage - Film Preservatives
- Fiber and Leather
Preservatives |
- Construction material
preservatives - Material and equipment
preservatives - Embalming and taxidermist
fluids - Pollution inhibitor for marine
underwater facilities |
Approval Process for Biocides
Household chemical product
Chemical products used in everyday living spaces such as homes, offices, and multi-use facilities have the potential to cause chemical exposure to people or the environment.
Household chemical products subject to safety confirmation
Household chemical products that are designated and announced under Article 8(3) by the Ministry of Environment in recognition of their risks found from the risk assessment under Article 8 (1) of K-BPR
• A person who intends to manufacture/import household chemical products subject to safety confirmation for which safety standards have been announced must obtain confirmation from a testing institution, and those who have obtained safety standard conformity must notify product information, ingredients, content, etc. to the Minister of Environment.
• A person who intends to manufacture/import household chemical products subject to safety confirmation for which safety standards have not been announced must obtain approval from the Minister of Environment.
| Household chemical products subject to safety confirmation subject to notification | |
| Types | items |
|---|---|
| cleaning products | cleaning agentㅣremover |
| Detergent | laundry detergent l bleachㅣfabric softener |
| coating products | glossy coating agentㅣspecial purpose coating agent l Anti-rust agent l ironing aid |
| adhesive/ bonding products | adhesiveㅣsealant |
| air freshener | air freshenerㅣdeodorant |
| dyes/ painted products | Material dyesㅣMateral ink |
| automotive products | car washer fluidㅣantifreezer for cars |
| printing and document related products | printing ink/tonerㅣink padㅣcorrection fluid and correction tape |
| beauty products | beauty adhesiveㅣtattoo dye |
| Disinfectant products | disinfectantsㅣalgicide |
| Insecticide | Repellent |
| preservation/ preservation treatment products | wood preservativeㅣfilter-type preservative-treated articles |
| Others | candleㅣdehumidifierㅣartificial snow sprayㅣfog fluid |
| Household chemical products subject to safety confirmation subject to approval | |
| Product | Classification |
|---|---|
| Existing products | Antibacterial/disinfectant for humidifier |
| Pesticides for hygiene | |
| Repellent for hygiene | |
| Insecticides for prevention of infectious disease | |
| Sterilizer and Disinfectants for prevention of infectious disease | |
| other products | household chemical products for humidifiers |
| Biocidal products requiring urgent risk management for public health among household chemical products | |
Procedure for confirming and notification compliance with safety standards
Procedure of approval
