[K-BPR] OR Appointment for Approval of Active Substances

There has been an announcement on K-CHEMP (https://chemp.me.go.kr/cop/bbs/selectBoardList.do?bbsId=BBSMSTR_000000000001), regarding Only Representative appointment for approval of active substances under K-BPR.

This will allow foreign manufacturers to appoint a representative in Korea who will carry out compliance required under K-BPR on their behalf, without disclosing substance information to Korean importers.

If OR appointment is required for approval of active substances under K-BPR, the one to be appointed may prepare the “OR Appointment Agreement” with relevant documents and submit it to Chemicals Research Division under NIER, via online on “문서24”(open.gdoc.go.kr)

Please see the attached documents (provided in Korean only) related to OR appointment

- [Attachment 1] OR Representative Agreement form (KR).pdf

- [Attachment 2] How to prepare the OR Representative Agreement (KR).pdf

Please note that the amendment for K-BPR, which will include ORs, has not been officially announced yet, but it has been through the Plenary Session of National Assembly on March 6th, 2020 and Deliberation of State Council on March 17th, 2020.

Ministry of Environment is expecting to promulgate the amendment of K-BPR sometime in March 2020, to be in effect as early as within 6 months.