(1) A person who intends to manufacture or import any chemical substance or a mixture containing it, which is falling under the classification standards referred to in Article 104 (excluding a chemical substance or mixture prescribed by Presidential Decree; hereinafter referred to as "substances subject to material safety data sheet preparation"), shall prepare data sheets stating the following matters (hereinafter referred to as "material safety data sheets"), and submit them to the Minister of Employment and Labor, as prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Employment and Labor. In such cases, where the Minister of Employment and Labor intends to prescribe matters to be described in material safety data sheets or the methods for preparing such data sheets as prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Employment and Labor, he or she shall consult with the Minister of Climate, Energy and Environment with regard to matters pertaining to the Chemical Substances Control Act and the Act on Registration and Evaluation of Chemical Substances: <Amended on May 26, 2020; Oct. 1, 2025>
1. The name of a product;
2. The names and content of chemical substances falling under the classification standards prescribed in Article 104, among the chemical substances forming substances subject to material safety data sheet preparation;
3. Handling precautions for safety and health;
4. Hazards to health or the environment, and physical dangers;
5. Other matters prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Employment and Labor, including physical and chemical properties.
(2) A person who intends to manufacture or import any substance subject to material safety data sheet preparation shall separately submit the data sheets showing the names and content of chemical substances not falling under the classification standards prescribed in Article 104, among the chemical substances forming substances subject to material safety data sheet preparation, to the Minister of Employment and Labor; provided, this shall not apply in any of the following cases:
1. Where the material safety data sheets submitted pursuant to paragraph (1) contain the names and content of all chemical substances prescribed in the main clause, with the exception of its subparagraphs, of this paragraph;
2. Where a person who intends to import any substance subject to material safety data sheet preparation submits a document verifying that there is no chemical substance falling under the classification standards referred to in Article 104, except the chemical substances stated in material safety data sheets, after receiving the document from a person who intends to manufacture a substance subject to material safety data sheet preparation overseas and export it to the Republic of Korea (hereinafter referred to as "overseas manufacturer").
(3) Where any change is made to any matter prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Employment and Labor, among the matters prescribed in any subparagraph of paragraph (1), a person who has manufactured or imported any substance subject to material safety data sheet preparation shall submit material safety data sheets reflecting the relevant change to the Minister of Employment and Labor.
(4) The methods and timing of submitting material safety data sheets, etc. referred to in paragraphs (1) through (3), and other necessary matters shall be prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Employment and Labor.