Fatty acids, coco, Me esters

CAS: 61788-59-8 | Korea No. KE-14606

Advice on Compliance Exempt pre-registration and registration

This substance is exempt from registration and does not require pre-registration and can be exported directly.

South Korea officially announced that the substance is exempt from registration. See the official document.

List Status
PEC Not Listed.
PCS Not Listed.
CMR Not Listed.
Toxic substance Not Listed.
Restricted substance Not Listed.
Prohibited substance Not Listed.

PEC (priority existing chemicals):

  • Non-PEC substances can be pre-registered.
  • PEC substances are not allowed to be pre-registered. It is required to complete the registration before exporting exceeds 1 ton/year to Korea. Registration is not required when exporting less than 1 ton/year.

PCS (Priority Control Substance): 'Product' is a unique concept under K-REACH. A product means a mixture or an article used by consumers or a component of the mixture or the article that may expose consumers to chemical substances. Manufacturers and importers of products containing >0.1% and >=1t/y PCS shall submit product notification to the MoE. The first list comes into force on 1 July 2019. The second list comes into force on 1 July 2021.

CMR: The pre-registration grace peroid for CMR substance exceeds 1 ton/year is 31 Dec 2021.

Toxic substance: A toxic substance can be pre-registered if it's not listed in the PEC list.

Restricted substance: A restricted substance can be pre-registered if it's not listed in the PEC list.

Prohibited substance: A prohibited substance cannot be placed in the Korea market, thus pre-registration and registration are not allowed.

Mr. Peter Wang

peter@en.xixisys.com