(1) No person shall manufacture, import, transfer, provide, or use any of the following substances prescribed by Presidential Decree (hereinafter referred to as "substances prohibited from manufacturing, etc."):
1. Substances deemed especially harmful to the health of employees, having been confirmed as occupational carcinogens;
2. Substances likely to seriously impair the health of employees, among the hazardous factors, the hazards and dangers of which have been assessed pursuant to Article 105(1), and the chemical substances, the hazards and dangers of which have been investigated pursuant to Article 109.
(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), substances prohibited from manufacturing, etc. may be manufactured, imported, transferred, provided, or used in any of the following cases where such substances are used for the purposes of testing, research, or inspections:
1. Where approval of the Minister of Employment and Labor is obtained after meeting the requirements for manufacturing, importation, or use prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Employment and Labor;
2. Where a person who obtains permission to sell prohibited substances under the proviso of Article 18(1) of the Chemical Substances Control Act transfers or provides a substance prohibited from manufacturing, etc. to a person who obtains permission to sell pursuant to the proviso of that paragraph or to a person who obtains approval for use pursuant to subparagraph 1.
(3) Where any person granted approval under paragraph (2)1 ceases to meet the requirements for approval referred to in that subparagraph, the Minister of Employment and Labor shall revoke the relevant approval.
(4) The procedures for granting approval prescribed in paragraph (2)1, the procedures for revoking approval, and other necessary matters shall be prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Employment and Labor.