Services

OR Services

Only Representative Services

  • If the Korean importer is unable to obtain the substance information required for regulatory compliance from foreign manufacturers/producers for reasons such as trade secrets, Korean chemical regulations provide means for a person who is appointed by the foreign manufacturer/producer as the Only Representative (OR) to comply with the obligations.
  • SHES provides the following services as the OR to support foreign manufacturers/producers with compliance strategies for registration, notification, verification, and post-management.

Available Services by Relevant Regulations

K-REACH K-BPR K-OSHA
Relevant Clauses Article 38 Article 54-2 Article 113
Services provided by SHES

Review on K-REACH compliance and exemption

Correspondence with NIER regarding registration

Notification, registration, and post-registration maintenance services

  • Changes in registration/notification, Changes in pre-registration
  • Provision of information and communicating with downstream users
  • Other related compliance task for OR under K-REACH

Confirmation of exemption from registration/notification

Notification/pre-notification of products containing priority-control substances

Review on K-BPR compliance (approval, exemption)

Notification of existing active substances and submission of application plan for substance approval

Approval of active substances, approval of biocidal products

  • Changes in approval/notification
  • Post-registration maintenance such as reporting/taking appropriate measures for newly identified risk of substances, etc.

Application for special approval for biocidal products

Application for substance equivalence and product similarity

Other OR services in accordance with K-BPR

Review on K-OSHA compliance (Subject to preparation of MSDS, non-disclosure approval)

Preparation and submission of MSDS and relevant confirmation documents

Preparation and submission of non-disclosure approval of certain information on MSDS

Post-completion management, such as provision of information to Korean importers, extension on non-disclosure approval

Other OR services in accordance with K-OSHA