On June 4, the South Korean National Institute of Environmental Research (NIER) released the required/excepted data items of 8 rodenticides and preservatives to be approved through the simplified process, as well as the exemption details for the 2nd batch of disinfectants and insecticides. Compared to the exemption criteria for the 1st batch of disinfectants and insecticides released on May 24 and May 28, these substances would be complexly required for a 90-day inhalation test and environmental impact data conditionally.

No.	Active Substance	CAS No.	Conditionally Required Test Data
1	Colecalciferol	67-97-0	Biological sewage treatment (anaerobic biodegradation)
2	Coumatetralyl	5836-29-3	Acute toxicity to terrestrial plants; Chronic toxicity to terrestrial plants; Chronic toxicity to terrestrial invertebrates; Impacts on soil microbial; Aquatic and sediment adsorption and desorption; Biological sewage treatment (aerobic biodegradation) Biological sewage treatment (anaerobic biodegradation) Soil accumulation
3	Boric acid	10043-35-3	Inhalation toxicity (90 days) Air photodegradation;
4	Bromadiolone	28772-56-7	Biological sewage treatment (aerobic biodegradation)
5	Difenacoum	56073-07-5	Acute toxicity to terrestrial plants; Chronic toxicity to terrestrial plants; Chronic toxicity to terrestrial invertebrates; Impacts on soil microbial; Aquatic and sediment adsorption and desorption; Biological sewage treatment (aerobic biodegradation) Soil degradability Soil accumulation
6	Brodifacoum	56073-10-0	Inhalation toxicity (90 days) Biological sewage treatment (anaerobic biodegradation)
7	Flocoumafen	90035-08-8	Inhalation toxicity (90 days) Chronic toxicity to terrestrial invertebrates
8	Difethialone	104653-34-1	Inhalation toxicity (90 days) Acute toxicity to terrestrial plants; Chronic toxicity to terrestrial plants; Chronic toxicity to terrestrial invertebrates; Soil degradability Soil accumulation

On June 11, NIER published the exemption criteria for the 3rd batch of disinfectants and insect ides and 2nd batch of rodenticides and preservatives, and the total number of active substances subject to simplified approval will be 130: List of 130 Internatioally Evaluated Biocidal Active Substances Subject to Simplified Approval(PDF in Korean); Full Exemption Criteria for 130 Biocidal Active Substances Subject to Simplified Approval(Zip in Korean);