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TOXI
C CHEMI
CALS CONTROL ACT
W hol
ly Amended byAct No.7292,Dec.31,2004
Amended byAct No.7849,Feb.21,2006
Act No.8809,Dec.27,2007
Act No.8852,Feb.29,2008
Act No.8951,Mar.21,2008
CHAPTER Ⅰ GENERAL PROVI

SIONS
Arti
cle 1 (Purpose)
Thepurpos
eofthi
sAc ti
stoenabl
eallpeopl
etoli
vei
naheal t
hyandcomfor
tabl
eenvi
ronment
bypreventi
nganyhar mt e’
opeopl shealthandtheenvi
ronmentcausedbychemical
sand
byproperl
ycontrol
lingtoxi
cchemical
s.
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Arti
cle 2 (Def
ini
tions)
Thet er msusedi nt hisActshal lbedef inedasf oll
ows:
1.Thet er m“ c hemi cals”meansel ement s,compoundsandsubst ancesobt ainedbyc ausi ng
art ifici alreact ionst her ewi thandt hoseobt ainedbyext r actingorr efiningsubst ances
exi st i
ngi n nat ur e;
2.Thet er m“ new c hemi c
al s”meansc hemic alsexc l
udi ngt hosel i
stedi neachoft hef ollowi ng
items:
(a)Chemi calsdi stribut edf orc ommer cialpur posesdomest icallybef oreFebr uar y2,1991
andannounc edbyt heMi nisterofEnvi ronmentt hroughc ons ultati
onwi tht heMi ni ster
ofLaboron Dec ember23,1996;and
(b)Chemi calswhi chhaveunder gonet heexami nat ionoft oxi ci
t yundert hef or merpr ovi-
sionsort hepr ovisionsoft hisActaf terFebr uar y2,1991andwer eannouncedby
theMi ni st erofEnvi ronment ;
3.Thet er m“ poisonoussubst ances”meanschemi calswi tht oxici t
y,whi char edesi gnat ed
andannouncedbyt heMi ni st
erofEnvi r onmenti nacc ordanc ewi t
ht hest andar dspr e-
scr ibed byPr esi dent ialDec r
ee;
4.Thet erm“ subst ancesunderobser vati on”meanschemi calsf earedt ohavet oxi city,
anddesi gnat edandannounc edbyt heMi nisterofEnvi ronmenti n acc ordancewi th
thest andar dspr escribedbyPr esident ialDecr ee;
5.Thet er m“ rest rictedsubst ances”meansc hemi calsdeemedsohar mf ulwhent heyar e
usedf oraspeci ficpur poset hatt heyar edesi gnat edandannouncedbyt heMi ni ster
ofEnvi ronmentt hr oughc onsul tationwi t ht heheadsofr elevantc entraladmi ni
st rat ive
organsunderAr ticle32i nor dert opr eventt hemanuf act ur e,impor t ,sal e,keepi ng,
stor age,t ranspor tat i
on oruset hereoff orsuc h pur pose;
6.Thet er m“ prohi bitedsubst ances”meanschemi calsdeemedsohar mf ult hatt heyar e
desi gnat edandannounc edbyt heMi ni sterofEnvi ronmentt hr oughconsul tati
onwi th
theheadsofr elevantc entraladmi nistr
at iveor gansunderAr ticle32i nor dert opr event
themanuf act ur e,i mpor t
,sal e,keepi ng,st orage,t ranspor t
at ionoruset her eoff oral l
pur poses;
7.Thet er m“ subst ancesr equi ri
ngpr epar at i
onf orac ci
dent s”meansc hemi calsdesi gnat ed
byPr esi dent ialDecr eeunderAr t
icle38ast heyar ef earedt ohaveahi ghr iskofbei ng
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involvedi nacc ident sduet ot heiracut et oxicity,explosiveness,et c.ort ocausesever e

harmi fanacci dentoccur sanddeemedt or equireapl ant opr eparef ororc opewi th
accident s;
8.Thet erm“ toxi
cc hemi cals
”meanspoi sonoussubst ances,s ubstancesunderobser vati
on,
restrictedsubst anc esorpr ohibit
edsubst ances(her einafterr eferr
edt oas“r estri
cted
orpr ohi bitedsubst ances”) ,subst ancesr equi ringpr eparationf oracci dents,orot her
chemi cal st hatar eorar ef earedt obet oxicorhar mf ul;
9.Thet erm“ t oxi
city”meanst heuni quenat ur eofac hemi calthatadver selyaffec
t shuman
health ort heenvi r onment ,suc h ast het oxicityofchemi cals;
10.Thet erm“ harmf ul ness”meanst hedegr eeofhar mt hatmaybei nfl
ictedonhuman
healthort heenvi r
onmentatt het i
meofexposur et oat oxicchemi cali sexposed;and
11.Thet erm“ handl ingf acil
ities”meansf acil
i t
iesorequi pmentt hatmanuf act
ures,keeps,
stores,t ransports( excludingt ranspor tati
onbyai r,shiporr ail
r oad),orus esc hemicals.
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Arti
cle 3 (Scope ofAppl
icati
on)
(1)Thi sAc ts hallnotappl yt ot hec hemi cal
sf alli
ngi ntoanyoft hef oll
owi ngsubpar agraphs:
1.Radi oact i
vesubst ancesundert heAt omi cEner gyAct ;
2.Medi ci
nesandnon- phar maceut icaldr ugsundert hePhar mac eut icalAf fairsAct ;
3.Nar cot icsundert heActon t heCont rolofNar cot ics,et c.;
4.Cos met i csundert heCos met icsAc t( incl
udi ngmat erialsr equi redt ounder goanexami na-
tionofsaf et
yunderAr ticle4( 3)oft hesameActandmat eri
al sofcosmet icst hatar e
designat ed and announc ed by t he Commi ssi oner of t he Kor ea Food & Dr ug
Admi ni st r
ation);
5.Techni cali ngredientsandagr ochemi cal sundert heAgr ochemi calsCont r olAc t;
6.Fer t il
izer sundert heFer tilizerCont rolAct ;
7.Foodsandf oodaddi t
ivesundert heFoodSani tat ion Ac t ;
8.Li vest ock f eedsundert heCont rolofLi vest ock and Fi sh FeedAct ;
9.Expl osi vesundert heCont rolofFi rear ms,Swor ds,Expl osives,et c.Act ;and
10.Toxi cgasesundert heHi gh-Pr essur eGasSaf etyCont r olAct .
(2) Notwi thstanding paragraph (1), the provi sions ofArti cles 17 (2)
through(5) ,51( 1),( 2)and( 4),and63( 1)2shal lappl yt ot hechemi calsfal l
ingunder
paragraph (1)5.
(3)Not wi t hst andingpar agr aph(1),t hepr ovi si
onsofAr ti
cles10t hrough13,16t hrough
18,38t hr oug h42,45( 1)2,3,13and14,45( 2) ,46( 1)2,3and10,46( 2) ,51,s ubpar agraphs
2and3ofAr t
icl
e54,s ubpar agraph1ofAr ti
cle57,s ubpar agraph1ofAr t
icle58,s ubpar agraph
1ofAr ticle59,subpar agraphs1and6ofAr ticle61,Ar ticl
es62,63( 1)2and10t hrough
12,63( 2)2and(3)t hrough( 6)shal lappl yt ot hechemi cal sfal l
ingunderpar agr aph
(1)10.
(4)Not wi thst andingpar agraph( 1) ,thest andar dsf ort hec ont rolofpoi sonoussubst ances
underAr t
icl e24shal lappl yt oc hemi calsundert hepr ovisionsofpar agr aph( 1)2t hrough
10whi c
har epoi sonoussubst anc es,unl esst hest andar dsf ort hec ont rolofsuc hpoi sonous
substancesar esepar atelypr escr i
bedbyr el evantAc tsandsubor dinat estatut es.
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Arti
cle 4 (Duti
esofState)
(1)TheSt ateshal
lhaveagoodawar enessoft
hei nf
luenceoft oxi
cchemicalsonhuman
heal
thandt heenvironmentatal
ltimes,andfor
mulateandi mplementnecessarymeasures
topreventanyhar mt ohuman heal
th ortheenvironment.
(2)TheSt ateshalldevisepl
ansfort hemeasurementofpollut i
onlevel
s,i nvest
igat
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andr esearch,technicaldevelopment,foster
ingofpr
ofessionalmanpower,educat
ionand
publi
cr elati
onsforthec ontr
oloft oxi
cc hemi
cal
s,andprovideadminist
rat
iveandfinanci
al
supportnec essaryfort hesaf econtroloftoxi
cchemicals.
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Arti
cle 5 (Duti
esofBusi
nessOperator)
Anyper sonwhoc onductsbusinesstomanufac
ture,export,import,sell,keep,stor
e,transport
oruset oxi
cchemi cal
sshal ltakenecessarymeasur es,suchasmai ntai
ningappr opriate
faci
liti
esandequi pment,educat i
onofempl oyees,technicaldevel opment ,andexchange
ofinformat i
onsoast opr eventanyhar mt ohumanheal th ort heenvi ronmentcaused
byt oxi
cc hemical
s,andpar tici
pateandcooperateinnat i
onalpol i
ciesf orthepropercont r
ol
oftoxicchemi cals.
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Arti
cle 6 (Basi
cPl
an f
orControlofToxi
cChemi
cal
s)
(1)TheMi ni st
erofEnvi ronments hallf ormul ateabas icpl anf orthec ont roloft oxicchemi cals
(hereinafterr ef err edt oas“ basi cplan”)f ort heef ficientcont roloft oxi cchemi c
alsever y
fi
veyear s.
(2)Whent heMi ni st erofEnvi ronmenti nt endst of or mul ateabasi cpl an,he/ sheshal l
consultwi tht heheadofar elevantcent raladmi nist rativeor ganandt henpasst hrough
thedel iberat i
on oft heToxi cChemi cal sCont rolCommi tteeunderAr ticl
e7.
(3)Basi cpl ansshal lcontain each oft hef oll
owi ngmat ter s:
1.Thegoal sofat oxicchemi calcont rolpol icyandst rategiest oachi evet hem;
2.Maj ormeasur esandpl ansf ort oxi cc hemi calcont rol;
3.Thest at usoft oxi cchemi calcont rolandout lookf ort hef uture;
4.Measur est or aisef inancialr esourc esneededf ort hei mpl ement ationofvar iouspr ojects
fort oxicchemi calcont rol;
5.Plansf orc ooper at i
onwi thor gani zat ions,i nter nat i
onalor ganizat ions,et c.r elatingt o
toxicchemi calcont rol
;and
6.Ot hermat t ersnecessar yf ort oxicchemi calcont rol.
(4)Whent heMi ni st erofEnvi ronmenthasf ormul at edabasi cpl an,he/sheshal lnot if
y
theheadoft hec ompet entc entraladmi nistrat iveor ganoft hedet ailst her eofwi thoutdel ay.
(5)Theheadoft hec ompetentc entraladmi ni s
trat iveor ganshal lformul ateandi mpl ement
poli
ciesunderhi s/ herj uri
sdi ction in accor dancewi tht hebasi cpl an.
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Arti
cle 7 (Toxi
cChemi
cal
sControlCommi
ttee)
(1)TheToxi cChemi calsCont rolCommi ttee(her einafterr efer r
ed t oas t he“ Control
Commi t
t ee”)shal lbeest ablishedundert heumbr ell
aoft heMi nisterofEnvi ronmentt o
deli
berat eoni mpor tantmat tersr el
at ingt ot oxicchemi c alcont rol,suchasf or mulati
on
ofbasicpl an.
(2)TheCont r
olCommi ttees hallconsistofnotmor et han30member sinc l
udingonec hair-
person andonevi cechai rper son.
(3)Theposi tionofchai rper sonshal lbef i
lledbyapubl icof f
iciali nchar geoft heaffairs
oftoxi
cc hemi c
alc ontrolwhobe longst otheSeni orCivi lServiceoft heMi nistryofEnvi ronment,
andt hevi cechair per
sons hallbeappoi nt edorc ommi ssionedbyt hec hairpersonfrom among
member s.
(4)Themember soft heCont rolCommi tt
eeshal lbeappoi ntedorcommi ssionedbyt he
MinisterofEnvi ronmentf r
om amongexper tsofl ear ningandexper iencei nr el
at edfiel
ds
suchasc hemi str
y,envi r
onmentandhygi ene,r epresent ati
vesofi ndus triesrelatedt otoxic
chemi c
al sandpubl i
cof ficialsi n char geoft heaf fairsofr elevantf i
elds.
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(5)Themeet i
ngsoft heControlCommitteeshal lbehel
di nthepr esenc
eofamaj ori
ty
ofmember sont her egi
ster,andpassresolutionsbytheaffi
rmativevot eofamaj ori
ty
ofmember spresent.
(6)Ot hermattersnecessaryfortheoperation,etc.oftheContr
olCommi tteeshallbe
deter
mi nedbyPr esi
dentialDecree.
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Arti
cle 8 (Consul
tati
on on Maj
orPol
icy,etc.
)
Whent heheadofther el
evantcentr
aladmini
str
ativeorganintendstof
ormulateandi mpl
e-
mentpolici
esorpl anspr escr
ibedbyPr esi
dentialDecreefrom amongpol i
ciesorplans
di
rectl
yr el
ated tot oxi
cc hemicalcont
rol,he/she shallconsultwit
ht he Mi ni
sterof
Envir
onmenti n advance.
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CHAPTER Ⅱ EXAMINATI
ON OFTOXI
CITYAND ASSESSMENT
OF HARMFULNESS OF CHEMI
CALS,ETC.
SECTI
ON 1 Exami
nat
ion ofToxi
cit
yofChemi
cal
s,et
c.
Arti
cle 9 (Conf
irmati
on ofChemi
cal
s)
(1)Anyper sonwhoi nt endst omanuf actur eori mpor tationac hemi cal(i ncaseswher e
theimpor tisconsi gnedt oani mpor t
at ionagent ,r ef
erringt ot heconsi gner;her einafter
thesameshal lappl y)shal lc onfi
rm whet hert her elevantc hemicalort hei ngredi
entst hereof
fal
lintoanyoft hef ollowi ngsubpar agr aphsundercondi ti
onspr escribedbyOr di
nanceof
theMi nistr
yofEnvi ronment( herei
naft erreferredt oas“ confirmat ionofchemi cal
s”) ,and
submitt hedet ailsther eoft otheMi nisterofEnvi ronment :
1.New chemi cals;
2.Poisonoussubst ances;
3.Subst ancesunderobser vation;or
4.Rest ri
ctedorpr ohi bitedsubst ances.
(2)Anyper sonwhoi nt endst omanuf actureori mpor tationachemi c alunderpar agraph
(1)may,whendeemednecessar yforconf ir
mat ionoft hechemi cal,r equestt heMi nister
ofEnvironmentt ocer t
ifywhet herornott her elevantc hemi calort hei ngredientst hereof
fal
lintoanyoft hesubpar agraphsofpar agr aph( 1),at tachingmat erialsasdet ermined
byOr dinanceoft heMi nistryofEnvi ronment .
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Arti
cle 10 (
Appl
icati
on f
orExami
nati
on ofToxi
city ofNew Chemi
cal
s,etc.
)
(1)Anyper sonwhoi nt endstomanuf actur eori mpor tat
i onanew chemi cal(her einaf ter
ref
erredtoasa“ new chemi calmanuf act ur er,et c.
”)shal lcauset her el evantc hemi calt o
undergoanexami nationoft oxic
itybyt heMi nisterofEnvi r
onmenti nadvanc e:Pr ovi ded,
Thatt hesameshal lnotappl ytocasesf al lingint oanyoft hef ollowi ngsubpar agr aphs:
1.New chemi calscont ainedinmac hi neriesorequi pmentori mpor tedt ogetherwi thsuch
machiner i
esorequi pmentf ort hepur poseoft rialoper ation;
2.New chemi cal swhi chast heyar ec ont ainedi napr oductwhi chexhi bitsas peci
ficfunc tion
in aspec if
icsol i
df orm,donotl eak i n use;and
3.New chemi calssubj ecttoexempt ion f rom an exami nation oft oxi cityaspr escr i
bed
byPresident ialDec reeandc onfir
medbyt heMi ni
sterofEnvi ronment( her ei
nafterr eferred
toas“ conf irmat ion ofexempt i
on f rom an exami nation oft oxicity”) .
(2)Whenanew c hemi calmanuf actur er,et c .intendst oreceiveconf ir
mat ionofexempt ion
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from anexami nat ionoft oxicityunderpar agraph( 1)3,he/ sheshal lappl yf orc onfirmat i
on
ofexempt i
on f rom an exami nat i
on oft oxicityt ot heMi nisterofEnvi ronment .
(3)Whenanew c hemi c
almanuf actur
er,et c.intendst oappl yforanexami nat i
onoft oxicity
underpar agr aph(1) ,he/sheshal lsubmi tdat aonphysi calandc hemi calpr operties,dat a
ont oxicityt ohumanbodyandl i
vingor gani sms,dat aondegr adabi l
ity,et c.wi t
hr espect
tot henew r el evantchemi cal :Pr ovided,Thati ncasesofnew chemi calsdet ermi nedby
Pr esident i
alDec ree,par tofr elevantdat amaynotbes ubmittedunderc onditi onspr esc ri
bed
byOr dinanceoft heMi nistr yofEnvi ronment .
(4)Thedat ar equir edt obes ubmi tt
edbyanew c hemi calmanuf actur er,etc.underpar agr aph
(3) ,whi char edet er minedbyOr dinanceoft heMi nistryofEnvi ronmentsuchasdat aon
toxi ci
t yt ohumanbodyandl i
vi ngbodi esanddat aondecomposabi l
ityshal lbesubmi tt
ed
indocument sr ecor dingt her esultsoft estsconduct edbyat esti nstituteunderAr ticle
14( 1)(her einaf terr ef
er redt oasat esti nsti
tut e)oraf oreignt esti nstitut ec onf i
r med
byOr dinanc eoft heMi nistr yofEnvi ronmentt oc ompl ywitht heGoodLabor atoryPr actice
oft heOr gani zat i
on f orEconomi cCooper ation andDevel opment .
(5)Nec essarymat t ersconc erni ngt hepr oc edure,met hod,et c.ofappl ic
ationf oranexami na-
tionoft oxicityandconf irmat ionofexempt ionf rom anexami nat ionoft oxi cityshal lbe
presc ribedbyOr dinanc eoft heMi nistryofEnvi ronment .Ins uchc ases ,apr iorc onsul tati
on
shal lbehel dwi tht heMi ni sterofLaborwi thr espectt othepr ocedur eofappl icationf or
an exami nation oft oxicit
yanddat af orexami nation.
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Arti
cle 11 (
Exami
nati
on ofToxi
city)
(1)TheMi nist erofEnvi r
onmentshal lconductanexami nat ionoft oxici
tyforc hemicals
determinedbyPr esi
dent ialDecree,whi char edeemedt or equireanexami nati
onoft oxici
ty,
suchasnew chemi calsf orwhi chanappl i
cati
onf oranexami nat i
onoft oxi
cityhasbeen
submi t
tedunderAr ticl
e10( 1)andsubst ancesunderobser vat ionwhi char emanuf actured
ori mportedi n aquant ityofatl eastt en tonsperannum.
(2)TheMi nist erofEnvi ronmentmay,whennec essaryforanexami nat ionoftoxici
tyunder
paragraph( 1),r equestoror deranew chemi calmanuf actur er ,etc.whohasappl i
edf or
anexami nationoft oxicityoraper sonwhomanuf ac
turedori mpor tedachemi calwhich
isdeemedt or equireanexami nationoft oxici
tyt osubmi tnec essar ydat aforanexami nati
on
oft oxi
cit
yundercondi t i
onspr escribedbyOr dinanceoft heMi nistryofEnvi ronment .
(3)Necessar ymat tersconcer ningdet ailedmet hods,pr ocedur es,etc.ofanexami nati
on
oft oxi
cit
yshal lbedet erminedbyOr dinanceoft heMi nistr yofEnvi r
onment .
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Arti
cle 12 (
Noti
ficati
on ofResul
tsofExami
nati
on ofToxi
city,etc.
)
Withr especttoanew c hemicalforwhi chanapplicati
onf oranexaminati
onoft oxi
city
orconfir
mationforexemptionfrom anexaminati
onoft oxi
cityhasbeenmade,theMi nist
er
ofEnvironmentshallnot
ifytheappl ic
antoftheresult
soft heappl
icat
ionundercondit
ions
prescr
ibed byOr di
nanceoft heMi nist
ryofEnvironment.
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Arti
cle 13 (
AnnouncementofResul
tsofExami
nati
on ofToxi
city)
(1)In casesofanew chemi calforwhich an applicat
ion foranexami nati
on oft
oxici
t y
hasbeens ubmi
tted,threeyearsfrom t
hedateonwhi chther esul
tsther
eofhasbeennoti
fi
ed
underArticl
e12af t
erthec omplet
ionofanexami nat
ionoft oxic
ityandincasesofachemical
othert
hannew c hemicals,wit
houtdelayaft
ert hecompl et
ionofanexami nati
onoftoxi
city,
theMinisterofEnvi r
onmentshal lmakeapubl icannouncementeachoft henameoft he
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chemi cal,whet herornoti tisapoi sonoussubstanceorsubst anceunderobser vati

on,i ts
toxi
city,et c.:Pr ovided,Thati ncaseswher eanew chemi calmeet st hest andardsforthe
desi
gnat ionofpoi sonoussubst ancesorsubstancesunderobser vationast heresul
tsofan
examinat i onoft oxicity,he/sheshal lmakeapubl i
cannounc ementpr ompt lyaft
ernot i
fyi
ng
ther esul tst hereofunderAr ticle12.
(2)Inc aseswher ethenameofac hemicalannouncedunderpar agraph( 1)amount st othe
datasubj ec ttopr ot
ect i
onunderAr ti
cle51( 1)
,theMi ni
sterofEnvi ronmentshal lannounce
itini tsgener alnameunt iltheper iodofdatapr otecti
ont er
mi nates:Pr ovi
ded,Thatt he
sameshal lnotappl yt ocaseswher esuchsubst anceamount st oapoi sonoussubst ance
orsubst anceunderobser vation.
(3)Mat tersconcer ningthedet ailsofanannouncementunderpar agraphs(1)and(2)
shallbedet ermi nedbyOr dinanceoft heMi ni
stryofEnvi ronment .
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Arti
cle 14 (
Desi
gnati
on ofTestI
nsti
tutes,etc.
)
(1)TheMi nist erofEnvi ronmentshal ldesi gnat eat esti nst it
utecapabl eofconduct ing
necessar yt est sf oranexami nationoft oxi ci
tyf rom amongr esearchi nstitutesdesi gnated
byPr esident i
alDecr eeforan exami nat ion oft oxici
tyofc hemi cals.I n such c ases,t est
it
emswhi cht her elevantt es tinsti
tuteisabl etoc onductshal lbedes i
gnatedsi mul taneous l
y.
(2)Theheadofar esearchi nsti
tutewhi chi ntendst obedesi gnatedasat esti nst i
tute
underpar agr aph (1)shal lsubmi tan appl i
cat i
on fordesi gnation t ot he Mi nisterof
Envi r
onmentundercondi ti onspr escri
bedbyOr dinanceoft heMi nistryofEnvi ronment .
Whenhe/ shei nt endst omodi fyimpor t
antmat tersunderc onditionspr escri
bedbyOr dinance
oft heMi nistryofEnvi ronmentf rom amongt hedesi gnatedmat ters,he/ sheshal lmake
an appl ication f ormodi f
icat ion ofdesi gnation.
(3)TheMi nisterofEnvi ronmentshal lassessr egularl
yi ft het esti nstit
ut esdesi gnated
underpar agraph( 1)ar epr oper l
yoper ati
ngi naccordancewi tht heOr dinanceoft heMi nis
try
ofEnvi ronment .
(4)Nec essarymat ter sconc erningt hes tandardsf ordesignat i
onoft estinst i
tutesandmod-
if
icationoft hedesi gnationt hereof,standar dsf ort hemanagementoft estinst i
tut es,et c
.
shallbedet er mi nedbyOr dinanceoft heMi nistryofEnvi ronment .
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Arti
cle 14-2 (Cancel
lati
on ofDesi
gnati
on ofTestI
nsti
tutes,etc.
)
(1)Incaseswher eaper sondesi gnatedasat estinstituteunderAr t
icle14i sfoundt o
havebeen desi gnatedbyf al
seorbyot herunj ustmeans,t heMi nisterofEnvi ronment
shallcancelt hedesi gnat i
on ofsuch t esti nstitute.
(2)Incaseswher eaper sondesi gnat edasat estinstituteunderAr t
icle14f all
sunder
anyoft hef ol
lowings ubpar agraphs,t heMi nist
erofEnvi ronmentmayc ancelthedes ignation
ofsucht esti nstituteordesi gnat ionoft estitems,ori ssueanor derf ort hesuspensi on
ofservicefort her elevantt esti tems,f ixingaper iodoft imenotl ongert hansi xmont hs:
1.Caseswher et heper son r ecor dedt estr esultsdifferentf r
om f actdel iberatelyorby
grossnegl igence;
2.Caseswher et heper soni sf oundf ailingt omeett hest andardsf ordesi gnat i
onunder
paragraph( 4)orvi olatingt hes tandar dsf ormanagementast heres ultsoft heas s
essment
underAr ticl
e14 ( 3);
3.Caseswher etheper sonfai lst ocommenc et heservic eoftesti
ngdesi gnat edtestitems
withint woyear safterbei ngdesi gnat edasat estinstitut
ewi thoutj ustifiablegrounds
orhasnor ecord ofser vicef ort woconsecut i
veyear sormor e;
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ea
4.Caseswher eper sonpr ovidedt heser viceoft estingdur ingt heper i

odofsuspensi on
ofser vice;and
5.Cas eswher et heper sonhast estedo ri s
suedt estr esultsoft estitemsothert handes i
gnat ed
testi tems;
(3)Inc aseswher eaper sonwhosedesi gnat i
onofat esti nstitutehasbeenc ancel
ledunder
paragraph( 1)f all
sunderanyoft hef ollowings ubpar agr aphs,he/ shes hallnotbedes i
gnat ed
asat esti nstituteunderAr ticl
e14:
1.Caseswher et heper sonforwhom oneyearhasnotel apsedsi ncethecancel lationof
designat i
onasat estinst
itutei nt endst obedesi gnat edasat estinstituteatt hesame
addr essast hatoft heformert esti nstitute;and
2.Cas eswher et heper son(inc asesofac orporation,i ncludingt her epresentati
vet hereof)
forwhom t woyear shavenotel apsedsi ncet hecancel lationofdesi gnationasat est
institutei ntendst ober e-desi gnat edasat esti nstitute.
(4)Whensi xmont hshavenotel apsedsi ncet hedesi gnationofat estitem wasc anc elled
underpar agraph( 2),t hesamei t
em shal lnotbedesi gnatedasat estitem underAr t
icle
14.
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eNewl
yIns
ert
ed byActNo.8809,Dec.27,2007]
Arti
cle 15 Del
eted.<byActNo.8809,Dec.27,2007>
Arti
cle 16 (
Suspensi
on ofSal
e,etc.ofNew Chemi
cal
s)
(1)TheMi nisterofEnvironmentmayor derthesuspensionofsaleoruseofnew c hemi cal
s
manufactur edori mpor t
edbynew c hemi calmanufact
ur er
s,etc.wi thoutunder goingan
examination oft oxici
tyorconf i
rmation ofexemption from an exami nati
on oftoxicity.
(2)A new chemi calmanuf act
urer,etc.whohasr ecei
vedanor derunderpar agraph( 1)
mayr esumet hesal eoruseoft herelevantnew chemi c
alaf t
err eceivinganexami nation
oftoxici
tyorconf ir
mat i
onofexempt ionf rom anexami nati
onoft oxicityofther elevant
new chemi cal.
[Thi
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ticl
eWhol
SECTI
ON 2 AssessmentofHar
mful
nessofChemi
cal
s,et
c.
Arti
cle 17 (
Investi
gati
on ofDi
stri
buted and Di
scharged Quanti
ty ofChemi
cal
s)
(1)TheMi ni sterofEnvi ronmentmay,i fnecessaryfort hepr event i
onofhar m byc hemi cals
,
orderaper sonwhohandl eschemi calssubmi tdat anec essar yf orascer t
ai ningt hequant i
ty
ofchemi calsdi stri
butedorhavear elevantpubl i
cof fici
alent ert her elevantwor kpl aces
toinvest igat et hequant i
t yofc hemi calshandl edunderc ondi tionspr escribedbyOr dinance
oft heMi ni stryofEnvi ronment .
(2)TheMi nisterofEnvi ronmentmay,i n or dertoascer tai nt hequant ityofchemi cals
distri
but eddet erminedbyPr esident i
alDec r
eei nthehandl ingpr ocess(her einafterr eferred
toast he“quant itydischar ged”) ,orderaper sonhandl ingchemi calstosubmi tnecessar y
dataorhavear el
evantpubl i
cof ficialent ert her el
evantwor kplacest oi nvestigatet he
quant i
t ydi schar gedoft her elevantchemi calundercondi tionspr escribedbyOr dinance
oft heMi ni stryofEnvi ronment .
(3)TheMi nist erofEnvi ronmentshal lmakeapubl i
cannounc ementoft her esultsoft he
investi
gat ionoft hequant it
yofc hemi c alsdischargedunderpar agr aph( 2)underc ondi tions
prescribedbyOr dinanceoft heMi nistryofEnvi ronment ,andmay,i fdeemednecessar y,
makeapubl i
cannouncementoft her esultsoft hei nvest i
gat ionbywor kpl acet hr
ought he
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on Resear
ch I
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itut
e,Seoul
,Kor
ea
deli
ber ationoft heCont rolCommi ttee:Pr ovided,Thati ncaseswher et hereisar equest
fordat apr otec ti
onunderAr tic
le51,he/ sheshal lnotmakeapubl i
cannounc ementt her
eof
untilt heper iodofdat apr otecti
on terminat es.
(4)TheMi nist erofEnvi ronmentmay,whenhe/ sheint endst oinvesti
gatethedi st
ributed
anddi schargedquant it
iesofchemi cal
sunderpar agraphs(1)and(2) ,requestrelevant
centraladmi nistrati
veor gans,l ocalgover nment s,relevantr esearch inst
itutesfort he
submi ssion oft her esult
sofi nvesti
gationsmadebyeach or gan andnecessar ydata.
(5)A publ icof fi
cialwhoent ersawor kplacef orinvestigationunderpar agraph(1)or( 2)
shallcar ryal ongacer ti
f i
cat eindicati
nghi s/herauthor it
yandshow i ttot herelevant
persons.
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Arti
cle 18 (
AssessmentofHarmf
ulness)
(1)TheMi nisterofEnvi ronmentmayas sessthehar mf ul nessofc hemicalswhi char ef ear ed
tocauseagr eathar mt ohumanheal thandt heenvi ronmentundercondi tionspr escr i
bed
byOr di nanceoft heMi nistryofEnvi ronment .
(2)Upon t hecompl etion oft heassessmentofhar mf ul nessunderparagr aph (1) ,t he
MinisterofEnvi r
onmentmaymakeapubl i
cannounc ementoft her esultsoft heas ses sment
incl
udingt hename,har mf ulnes s,etc.ofc hemi calsofwhi chhar mfulnessisass essedunder
conditionspr escr ibedbyOr dinanceoft heMi ni st
ryofEnvi ronment .
(3)Inac cordancewi tht her esul t
soft heassessmentofhar mf ulnessunderpar agr aph( 1),
theMi nisterofEnvi ronmentmaydes i
gnat ether elevantc hemi calasar estr
ictedorpr ohi bi
t ed
substanceunderAr tic
le32(1)ort akeot hermeasur esdeemednecessar yt omi t igat ei ts
harmf ulness.
(4)TheMi nis
t erofEnvi ronmentmayor deraper sonhandl ingc hemi c
alst osubmi tnec ess ar y
dataf oran assessmentofhar mfulnessunderpar agr aph (1)orhavear elevantpubl i
c
off
ici
alent ert her elevantwor kplace,etc.t ocoll
ec tforf ree,t hes mall
es tquant ityofsampl es
necessar yf ort heassessmentofhar mf ulness.
(5)Apubl icoffici
alwhoent ersawor kplace,etc.underpar agraph( 4)s hallcar r
yac ertificate
indic
at inghi s/ heraut hor ityanddi splayi tt or el
evantper sons.
[Thi
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ticl
eWhol
CHAPTER Ⅲ SAFETY CONTROL OF TOXI

C CHEMI
CALS,
ETC.
SECTI
ON 1 Cont
rolofPoi
sonousSubst
ances,et
c.
Arti
cle 19 (
Reporton I
mportati
on ofPoi
sonousSubstances)
(1)Anyper son whoi ntendst oimpor tation poisonoussubst ances( excludingpoi sonous
substanceswhi c
harer estrictedorpr ohi
biteds ubstances;her einafterthesames hallappl y)
shallreportt otheMinisterofEnvi ronmentt hekind,us age,et c
.oft hepoi s
onouss ubs tances
underc ondi t
ionsprescribedbyOr dinanceoft heMi nistryofEnvi ronment :Pr ovided,That
thesameshal lnotappl yt ocasesaspr escri
bedbyPr esidentialDecr ee,such ascases
wher eanr eagentfortest ing,resear chandi nspectioni simpor tedf ort hesai dpur poses.
(2)I nc asesofmodi fyingi mportantmat t ersprescribedbyOr dinanc eoft heMi nistryof
Environmentf r
om amongt hemat tersr eportedunderpar agr
aph( 1),ar eportofmodi fication
shallbemadeundercondi tionspr escribedbyOr di
nanc eoft heMi nistryofEnvi r
onment .
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ticl
eWhol
Arti
cle 20 (
Regi
strati
on ofPoi
sonousSubstance Busi
ness)
Reproduced f
rom st
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esofRepublicofKorea
ea Legi
slati
on Resear
ch I
nst
itut
e,Seoul
,Kor
ea
(1)Anyper sonwhoi nt endst oc onduc tabus inessf all

ingi ntoanyoft hef oll
owings ubpar a-
graphsshal lf il
ear egi strationwi tht heMi ni sterofEnvi ronmentaccor di
ngt othet ype
ofbus ines sunderc ondi tionspr esc ri
bedbyOr dinanc eoft heMi nistr
yofEnvi ronment ,being
equippedwi thhandl i
ngf ac i
li
tiessat isfyingt hest andar dssetbyOr dinanc eoft heMi ni
str y
ofEnvi ronment :Pr ovided,Thatt hes ames hallnotappl yt ot hos epres cr
ibedbyPr esidential
Decree,suchasaper sonwhosel ls,keeps ,st or es,t r
anspor tsorusespoi sonoussubst ances
contai nedi n mac hinesorequi pment :
1.Thebusi nessofmanuf actur ingpoi s
onouss ubstanc es( referringtot hebus i
nes sofmanu-
fac tur i
ngpoi sonoussubst ancesf orcommer cialpur poses);
2.Thebusi nessofsel l
ingpoi sonoussubst ances;
3.Thebusi nessofkeepi ngandst oringpoi sonoussubst anc es;
4.Thebusi nessoft ranspor tingpoi sonoussubst ances;and
5.Thebusi nessofusi ngpoi sonoussubst ances( referringt obusi nessest hatmanuf actur e
goods,usi ngpoi sonoussubst ances,orut ilizespoi sonoussubst anc esi nwor kpr ocesses
suc h asc leani ngandpai nt i ng).
(2)Whenaper sonwhohasr egi steredapoi sonoussubst ancebusi nessunderpar agraph
(1)( her einafterr eferredt oasa“ poisonouss ubst anc ebus inessoper at or”)i ntendst omodi f y
mat ter sdet er mi nedbyOr dinanceoft heMi ni stryofEnvi ronmentf r om amongr egistered
mat ter s,he/ sheshal lf ilear egi st
rationofmodi fi
cationorr eportofmodi fi
cationunder
condit ionspr escr ibedbyOr di nanceoft heMi nistryofEnvi ronment .
(3)TheMi nisterofEnvi ronmentmay,whenr egisteringapoi sonouss ubst anc eunderpar a-
graph( 1),imposecondi tionsnecessar yf ort hepr opercont roloft her el evantpoi sonous
subst ance.
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Arti
cle 21 (
Groundsf
orDi
squal
ifi
cati
on ofPoi
sonousSubstancesBusi
nessOperator)
Anyper sonwhof al
lsunderanyoft hef ol
lowi ngs ubparagraphsshal lnotbec omeapoi sonous
subs tancebusi nessoper at
or:Pr ovided,Thati nc asesofper sonswhof allunders ubparagraph
4,he/ sheshal lnotbec omeapoi sonoussubst ancebusinessoper ator,limitedt oac ancell
ed
poisonoussubst ancebusiness:
1.An i nc ompet entoraquasi -incompet ent ;
2.A bankr uptwhohasnotyetbeen r einstated;
3.Anyper sonwhohasbeensent encedt oimpr isonmentwi thoutpr i
sonl abororheavi er
puni shmenti nviolat
ionoft hisActandf orwhom t woyear shavenotel apsedsi nce
theexec utionofsuc hpunishmentwast er minated( i
nc l
udi ngc aseswher etheexec ution
isdeemedt ohavebeen t ermi nated)orexempt ed;
4.Anyper sonf orwhom t woyear shavenotel apsedsi ncet hec ancellat
ionofr egistrat
ion
underAr ti
cl e27;and
5.A c or porationhavingof f
icersf all
ingunderanyoft hepr ovisionsofsubpar agraphs1
t hrough 3.
[Thi
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Arti
cle 22 (
ManagementofPoi
sonousSubstance-Handl
ing Faci
liti
es,etc.
)
(1)A poi sonoussubst ancebusi nessoperatorwhor unsapoi sonoussubst ance-handling
facil
itydet ermi nedbyPr esidenti
alDecr eeshal
lhavet herelevantpoi s
onoussubs tance-han-
dlingf aci
lityi nspectedbyt heMi ni
sterofEnvi ronmentr egul arl
yoroccasi onallyunder
conditionspr esc r
ibedbyOr di
nanceoft heMi ni
str
yofEnvi ronment :Pr ovi
ded,Thataper son
whohasr eceivedasaf et
yi nspecti
onunderpar agraph( 2)maybeexempt edfrom thesub-
sequentr egul ari nspect
ion oneoccasi on.
(2)TheMi nisterofEnvi r
onmentmay,whent hestr uct
ureorequi pmentofapoi sonous
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ea
substance-handli
ngf aci
lityisdeemedt oposeat hreattos afet
yduet osubsidence,crac
king,
corrosi
on,et c.asfrom ani nspectionunderpar agraph(1) ,or dert hepoisonoussubst ance
businessoperatortor ec
eiveas afetyinspecti
onf ort herelevantpoisonouss ubs t
ance-
handling
faci
liti
es.Insuchcases,t hepoi sonoussubst ancebusi nessoper atorshallr ecei
veasaf ety
inspection f
rom aspeci ali
zedi nst i
tutedesi gnat edbyPr esidentialDecr ee.
(3)Nec essarymat tersconcer ningdet ail
edmet hods,et c.ofsaf et
yi nspecti
onsunderpar a-
graph (2)shal lbedet ermi nedbyOr dinanceoft heMi nist
r yofEnvi ronment .
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ticl
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Arti
cle 23 (
Ordersf
orI
mprovement)
TheMi nist
erofEnvi ronmentmay,whenapoi sonoussubstance-
handl i
ngf acil
ityr unby
apoi sonoussubst ancebusi nessoperat
orf ai
lst omeett hestandardssetbyOr dinance
oftheMi nist
ryofEnvi r
onmentunderAr ticl
e20(1)ordeemedt or equireimpr ovement
forsafetyast her esultsoft hesaf
etyinspecti
onunderAr t
icl
e22(2) ,issueanor derfor
improvementt other elevantpoi
sonoussubstancebusinessoperat
orunderc ondit
ionspr e-
scri
bedbyOr dinanceoft heMi ni
stryofEnvi ronment,fi
xingaper iod oft i
me.
[Thi
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ticl
eWhol
Arti
cle 24 (
Standardsf
orControlofPoi
sonousSubstances)
A busi nessoper atorwhomanuf actur es,i mpor t
s,sel ls,keeps,st ores,t ransportoruses
poisonoussubst ancesi nr elat i
ont ot her elevantbusi nessshal lobser vet hestandardsf or
thecont r
olofpoi sonoussubst ancesi n each oft hef ol
lowingsubpar agr aphs:
1.Poi sonoussubst ance- handl i
ngf acilitiesmustbepr operlymai ntai nedandmanaged
soast obeabl et oexhi bitt heiror igi nalper formancel evels;
2.Pr event ivemeasur esmustbedevi sedt opr eventt heocc ur renceofsaf etyaccident s
int hec ourseofhandl i
ngpoi sonouss ubs tances,andemer genc yequi pmentandmedi cines
ar er equiredtobef urni
shedi nor dert ot akeemer gencymeas uresi nt heeventofac cidents;
3.Di f
f erentkindsofpoi sonoussubst ancemustnotbekepti nami xedst atewhenbei ng
keptorst ored;
4.Apoi sonouss ubstancemanagerunderAr ti
cle25mus tparti
cipatei nl oadingorunloadi ng
poisonoussubst ancesi ntooroutofavehi cleort ransporti
ngt hem t ootherpoisonous
subst ance-handl ingf aci l
ities;and
5.Ot hermat t
er sdet ermi nedbyOr dinanceoft heMi nistr
yofEnvi ronment ,whichar e
s imilart othosepr ovidedf orins ubpar agr aphs1t hrough4ast heyar edeemednec essary
f ort hesaf ec ontr olofpoi sonoussubst ances.
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Arti
cle 25 (
Poi
sonousSubstance Manager)
(1)Poisonouss ubstanc ebusi nessoperators(excludi ngt hos ewhos ellpoi sonoussubst ances
withouthandlingf acili
ties)shal lappointaper sonsat isfyingt hequal if
icationsdet ermined
byOr dinanceoft heMi nistryofEnvi ronmentaspoi sonoussubst ancemanageri never y
workplaceinor dert opr operlyc ont
rolpoisonouss ubst anc esatt her elevantpoi sonouss ub-
stance-handli
ngf acility.I ncaseswher eapoi sonoussubst ancemanageri sdismi ssed,a
new poisonoussubst ancemanagershal lbeappoi ntedwi thint endaysf rom t hedat eof
dismissal.
(2)A poisonoussubst ancemanagerunderpar agraph( 1)shal lpr ovi dei nformat ionont he
safecontrolofr el
evantpoi sonoussubst ancest othewor ker sengagedi napoi sonoussub-
stance-handli
ng f acil
ity,and gui deand super visewor kersengaged i n poisonoussub-
stance-handli
ngf acilitiessoasnott ovi olatet hisActoror dersundert hi
sAct .
[Thi
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eWhol
Arti
cle 26 (
ReportofCl
osure ofBusi
ness,etc.
)
(
1)A poi
sonoussubst
anc
ebusi
nessoper
atorwhoi
ntendst
ocl
oseorsuspendt
her
elevant
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rom st
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esofRepublicofKorea
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on Resear
ch I
nst
itut
e,Seoul
,Kor
ea
businessshal lmakear eporttot heMi nisterofEnvi ronmentt her eonundercondi tions

prescribed byOr dinanc eoft heMi ni
stryofEnvi ronment.
(2)TheMi nisterofEnvi ronmentmay,wheni tisdeemedast her esultsofanexami nation
ofthecont ent sofar epor tont hecl osureorsuspensi onofabusi nessunderpar agraph
(1)t hatthepoi sonoussubst ancesi nthewor kpl
aceoft her el
evantbusi nessoperatorar e
fear
edt oharm humanheal thandt heenvironment ,orderther el
evantpoi sonoussubs tance
businessoper atortot akemeasur esnecessar yfort hedisposaloft her elevantpoisonous
substancesorpr evention ofhar m beforet hecl osureorsuspensi on ofsuch busi ness.
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Arti
cle 27 (
Cancel
lati
on ofRegi
strati
on,etc.
)
(1)TheMi nisterofEnvi r
onmentshal l
,whenapoi sonoussubst ancebusi nessoper ator
fal
lsunderanyoft hef ollowingsubpar agraphs,cancelt her egi stration ther eof:
1.Cas eswher et hepoi sonoussubst anc ebus inessoper at orf allsunderanyoft hesubpar a-
graphsofAr t
i e21:Pr
cl ovided,Thati ncaseswher eacor porat i
onhasanof fi
cerwho
fall
sunderanyoft hepr ovi
sionsofsubpar agraphs1t hr ough3ofAr t i
cle21,t hesame
shallnotappl yt ocaseswher esuc h officeri sr eplacedwi thi n sixmont hs;
2.Caseswher et hepoi sonoussubst anc ebusi nessoper at orhasf ailedar egi
str ati
onunder
Ar t
icle20( 1)byf alsemeansorot herunj ustmeans;and
3.Caseswher et hepoi sonoussubst ancebusi nessoper at ori sdeemedunabl et ocontinue
toconductt her elevantbusi nessduet ot hecancel lat ionofper mi ssion,r egistrat
ion,
etc.r el
atedt ot hebusi nessesr ef erredt oi neachsubpar agr aphofAr t
icle20(1)i n
accordancewi th otherAct sandsubor dinat est atutes.
(2)TheMi nisterofEnvi ronmentmay,whenapoi sonoussubst anc ebus i
nes soper atorfall
s
underanyoft hef ollowi ngsubpar agr aphs,c ancelt her egi stration t hereoforor dert he
suspensionoft hebusi nessi nwhol eori npar t,f i
xingaper i
odoft imeofupt os i
xmont hs:
<AmendedbyActNo.8951,Mar
.21,2008>
1.Caseswher et hepoi sonoussubst ancebusi nessoper atorhadanot herper sonconduct
ther elevantbusi nessoruseacer ti
ficateofr egistration t hrough l endingt het i
tle;
2.Caseswher et hepoi sonoussubst ancebusi nessoper atori ssubj ectt oadi spositionof
suspensi on ofbusi nesson notl esst han thr eeoccasi onsi n oneyear ;
3.Caseswher et hepoisonoussubst anc ebusi nessoper atorgaver iset oanac ci
dentc aused
bypoi sonoussubst ancesdel i
berat elyorbygr ossnegl igence;
4.Caseswher et hepoi sonoussubst ancebusi nessoper atorhasf ai ledt ocommencet he
busines swi thint woyear saftermaki ngar egistrati
onunderAr ticle20( 1)orsus pended
thebusi nessf ornotl esst han t woyear swi thoutj ustifiabl egr ounds;
5.Caseswher et hepoi sonoussubst anc ebusi nessoper atorhasf ailedt oper f
orm anor der
fori mpr ovementunderAr ticle23;
6.Caseswher et hepoi sonoussubst anc ebusi nessoper atorc onduct edt hebusinessdur ing
theper iodofsuspensi on ofbusi ness;
7.Caseswher et hepoisonouss ubs t
anc ebus inessoper at
orhasf ailedt os ubmi tdatanec essary
foras certainingt hequant ityofc hemi calsdistributedunderAr ticle17( 1)orinvestigation
ofdi schar gedquant itiesunderpar agraph (2)oft hesameAr t icle;
8.Caseswher et hepoisonoussubst ancebusi nessoper at
orhasf ailedt of i
lear egistration
ofmodi f
ication in vi olation ofAr ticl
e20(2);
9.Caseswher et hepoi sonoussubst ancebusi nessoper at orhasf ai ledt omakear eport
ofmodi f
ication in vi olation ofAr ticl
e20(2);
10.Cas eswher ehandl i
ngf acili
tiesundert hemai nbodyofAr t
icl
e20( 1)wi t htheexc eption
Reproduced f
rom st
atut
esofRepublicofKorea
ea Legi
slati
on Resear
ch I
nst
itut
e,Seoul
,Kor
ea
ofeach subpar agraph hasf ai

ledt osat isfyt hest andar dsf orr egist ration;
11.Cas eswher et hepoi sonouss ubs
tanc ebus ines soperat orhasf ail
edt osat i
s fythec ondi ti
ons
underAr ti
cle20(3) ;
12.Caseswher et hepoi sonoussubst ancebusi nessoper at orhasf ai ledt or eceivear egul ar
inspec tion and i rr
egul ari nspect ion underAr ti
cle22(1);
13.Caseswher et hepoi sonoussubst anc ebus i
nessoper at orhasf ai ledt oper form anor der
forsaf et yinspect ion underAr t i
cl e22(2) ;
14.Caseswher et hepoi sonoussubst ancebusi nessoper atorvi ol atedt hest andar dsf or
cont r
olofpoi sonoussubst ancesunderAr ticle24;
15.Caseswher et hepoi sonoussubst anc ebusi nessoper at orvi olat edpr ovisionsper taining
tot heappoi ntment ,gui danceandsuper visionofpoi sonoussubst anc emanager sunder
Art i
cle25;
16.Caseswher et hepoi sonoussubst ancebusi nessoper atorhasf ail
edt oaf fi
xamar k
ofpoi sonoussubst anceunderAr ticle29 ( 1)or(2) ;
17.Caseswher et hepoi sonoussubst anc ebusi nessoper at orhasf ai ledt onot ifyasel f-pr e-
vent i
on pl an underAr t
icle39 ( 3)i n advance;
18.Caseswher et hepoi sonoussubst ancebusi nessoper at orhasf ai l
edt ot akeemer genc y
meas ur esormakear eportt oac ompet entor ganwhenanac c identc ausedbyc hemi cals
occur redori sf earedt ooccurunderAr ticle40( 1)or(2) ;
19.Cas eswher ethepoi sonoussubs tanc ebus inessoper at orhass oldorof feredhal l
ucinogeni c
subst ancesi n vi ol
at ion ofAr ticle43 ( 2);
20.Thecaseofaper sonwhohasf ai l
edt omakear epor tunderAr ti
cl e45( 1)ormade
suchr eportbyf alsemeans,oraper sonwhohasf ail edt osubmi tdat aorsubmi tted
falsedat a;and
21.Caseswher et hepoi sonoussubst anc ebus ines soper at orhasf ai ledt or epor torpr eser ve
mat ter sconcer ni ngt hemanuf ac tur e,impor t,sal e,keepi ng,st orage,t ranspor tation
oruseofchemi calsunderAr ticle46(1)wi tht heexcept i
on ofeac h subpar agr aph.
[Thi
sAr
ticl
eWhol
Arti
cle 28 (
Successi
on to Ri
ghtsand Duti
es,etc.
)
(1)Whenapoi sonoussubst ancebusi nessoper atori sdeadorhast ransferredther elevant
businesst oanotherper s
on,orwhenac or
por ationhasbeenmer gedwi thanot hercor
por at i
on,
thesuccessorort ransf er
eet hereof,ort hecor por ationinexi stenceaf tert hemer geror
thecor porationest abli
shedt hroughsuc hmer gershal lsucceedt her ightsanddut iesof
thepoi sonoussubst ancebusi nessoper atoror i
ginat ingf rom theregistr
at i
on.I nsuchc ases,
ifthesuccessorf allsunderanyoft hepr ovisionsofsubpar agraphs1t hrough3ofAr ti
cle
21,he/shemayt ransfert hebusi nesst oanot herper son within 90 days.
(2)Anyper sonwhohassuc c eededt her ightsanddut iesofapoi sonoussubst ancebusi ness
operatorunderpar agraph( 1)shal lmakear eportt hereontot heMi nisterofEnvi r
onment
within30daysf rom t hedateonwhi chhe/ s hes uc c
e ededt herightsanddut iesundercondi tions
prescribed byOr dinanc eoft heMi nistryofEnvi ronment .
[Thi
sAr
ticl
eWhol
Arti
cle 29 (
MarksofPoi
sonousSubstances,etc.
)
(1)Poisonoussubstancebusinessoperatorsandpoi sonoussubstanceimport
erss hal
l,when
manufac t
uringorimpor t
ingpoi sonoussubst ances,af f
ixar el
evantmar koft hepoisonous
subst
anceoneachcont ainerorpacki ngt her eof
.Thesameshal lappl
yt ocasesofsel l
ing
manufacturedori mportedpoi sonoussubst ancesbydi vidi
ngt hem i
ntosmal lquant i
ties.
(2)Poisonoussubstancebusinessoper atorsandpoi sonoussubstanceimportersshallaffix
Reproduced f
rom st
atut
esofRepublicofKorea
ea Legi
slati
on Resear
ch I
nst
itut
e,Seoul
,Kor
ea
amar kofpoi sonoussubst anceatpoi sonoussubst ance-handlingfacil

itiesoratt hepl ace
wher epoi sonoussubst ancesar edi splayed.
(3)TheMi nisterofEnvironmentmay,whendeemednec essar
yf orthes afecontr
oloft oxic
chemical s,ot herthanpoi sonoussubst anc es,advi seaper sonwhoconduct st hebusi ness
tomanuf actur e,import,sel l
,keep,st ore,t ranspor torusesuchsubst ancestoaf fixan
appropriat emar kofeachs ubst ance:Pr ovided,Thatc aseswher eawar ningsignisr equired
tobepl ac edunderAr tic
le41( 2)oft heIndust ri
alSaf etyandHeal thAc tshallbeexc luded.
(4)Nec essar ymat ter
sc onc erningmet hodsofaf f
ixingmar ksofpoi sonoussubstance,et c
.
shal
lbedet er minedbyOr di
nanceoft heMi nistryofEnvi r
onment .
[Thi
sAr
ticl
eWhol
Articl
e30(
ApprovalofPoi
sonousSubstanceManagersandJoi
ntUseofHandl
ingFaci
liti
es,
etc.)
(1)Twoormor epoisonoussubst anc ebusi nessoperatorswhosewor kpl acesar einstal
led
inthes ames iteorbui l
dingmayut il
izeapoi sonoussubstance-
handl i
ngf ac i
lit
yorapoi s
onous
substancemanagerj oi
nt l
y,obt ai
ningappr ovaloft heMi nist
erofEnvi r onmentundercon-
diti
onsprescribedbyOr dinanceoftheMi nis
t ryofEnvironment.Ins uchc ases,eachpoi s
onous
substancebusi nessoper at
orshal lbeconsi dered t
ohave hi s/herown poi sonoussub-
stance-handlingf acili
tiesorpoi sonoussubst ancemanager .
(2)A poi sonoussubst ancebusi nessoper at orwhoi ntendst omodi fyi mportantmat t
ers
determinedbyOr dinanceoft heMi nist
ryofEnvi ronmentf rom amongmat t
ersappr oved
underpar agraph( 1)shal lmakear eportther eonunderc onditi
onspr esc ribedbyOr di
nance
oft heMi nistryofEnvi ronment .
[Thi
sAr
ticl
eWhol
Arti
cle31(
Reporton Manuf
actureand I
mportofSubstancesunderObservati
on,etc.
)
(1)Anyper sonwhoi ntendst omanuf act ureori mportationsubstancesunderobser vation
shallr epor ttot heMi nisterofEnvi r
onmentt heki ndsofsubst anceunderobser vation,
esti
mat edquant ityofmanuf actur
eori mpor tat
i onbyki ndofsubs tanceunderobservation,
majorusage,et c.underc ondi t
ionsprescribedbyOr dinanc eoftheMi nistr
yofEnvironment :
Provided,Thatt hesameshal lnotappl yt osubst anceunderobser vati
ondeterminedby
President ialDec ree,such ascasesofmanuf ac turi
ngori mpor
tingr eagentsfortesting,
research ori nspect i
on fort hesai dpur poses.
(2)Inc asesofthemodi fic
ationofi mportantmat tersdeter minedbyOr dinanceoft
heMi ni
stry
ofEnvi r onmentf rom amongt hemat ter sr eport edunderpar agr
aph( 1),areportofmod-
if
ication shal lbe made undercondi t
i onspr escribed by Or di
nanceoft he Ministry of
Environment .
[Thi
sAr
ticl
eWhol
SECTI
ON 2 Cont
rolofRest
rict
ed orPr
ohi
bit
ed Subst
ances
Arti
cle 32 (
Desi
gnati
on ofRestri
cted orProhi
bited Substances)
(
1)TheMi nisterofEnvi ronmentmaydesi gnateac hemicalwhi chf al
lsunderanyoft he
f
oll
owingsubpar agraphsasar estri
ctedorpr ohi
bitedsubst anc ethroughconsult
ati
onwi th
t
hehead ofar elevantcentraladmi nistrativeor gan:
1.Caseswher et hechemi calisdeemedhi ghl yhar mf ulast her esult
sofanassessment
ofharmfulnessunderAr t
icl
e18(1);
2.Caseswher et hechemicalisdec l
ar edcapabl eofc ausi
ngs erioushar mtohumanheal th
ortheenvi ronmentbyi nternationalor ganizations,et c.;and
3.Cas eswheret hemanufacture,impor tat
ionorus eoft hec hemi calisprohi
bit
edorrest
ric
ted
Reproduced f
rom st
atut
esofRepublicofKorea
ea Legi
slati
on Resear
ch I
nst
itut
e,Seoul
,Kor
ea
underinternat
ionaltreat
ies,etc.
(
2)TheMi nist
erofEnvi r
onmentshal l,whenhe/shedesi
gnatesar estri
ctedorprohi
bit
ed
s
ubs
tance,makeapubl i
cannouncementofthenameoft heres
tric
tedorpr ohibi
teds
ubst
ance,
t
hedetailsofrestr
icti
on orprohibi
tion,dir
ecti
onsforhandl i
ng,et c.
[Thi
sAr
ticl
eWhol
Arti
cle 33 (
Permi
ssi
on f
orI
mportati
on ofRestri
cted orProhi
bited Subances,etc.
)
(1)Anyper sonwhoi ntendst oi mpor tat ionar estr i
c tedorpr ohi bit edsubst anc e( exc l
udi ng
thosewhohaveobt ainedper mi ssionf ort hei mpor tationbusi nessofr estrict edsubst anc es
underAr ti
c l
e34( 1)1)s hallobt ainper mi s sionoft heMi nis t
erofEnvi r onmentunderc ondi t
ions
prescribedbyOr di
nanceoft heMi nist ryofEnvi ronment :Pr ovided,Thatt hesameshal l
notappl yt ocasesofi mpor tingr eagent sf ort est ing,r esear chori nspect ionf ort hesai d
purposes.
(2)Noones hallbeper mittedt oi mpor tat ionpr ohi biteds ubs tanc esi nt othec ount ry(exc l
udi ng
casesofi mpor ti
ngf orcommer cialpur posesundert hepr ovisot oAr t i
cle34(2):her eaf ter
thesameshal lappl yint hisAr ticle):Pr ovided,Thatt hesameshal lnotappl yt ocases
ofimpor tingr eagent sf ort esting,r esear chori nspect ionwhi char epr ohi bitedsubst ances
forthes aidpur poses,obtai ningper mi ssionoft heMi nist erofEnvi ronmentunderc ondi tions
prescribed byOr dinanc eoft heMi nist ryofEnvi ronment .
(3)Casesofi mpor ti
ngr eagent sf ort est i
ng,r esear chori nspect ionwhi char epr ohi bited
substancesf ort hesai dpur posesupon appr ovaloft heMi ni sterofLaborunderAr ticle
37( 2)oft heI ndus tri
alSaf etyandHeal thAc ts hal lbec ons ideredt ohaveobt ainedper miss ion
oft heMi ni sterofEnvi ronmentundert hepr ovi sot opar agr aph (2) .
(4)I nc asesofmodi fyingi mpor tantmat t erspr escr i
bedbyOr dinanc eoft heMi nistryof
Envi r
onmentf rom amongt hemat tersper mitt edundert hemai nbodyofpar agr aph(1)
orthepr ovisot opar agraph( 2),per mis si
onofmodi f
icat ionshal lbeobt ainedunderc onditions
prescribed byOr dinanc eoft heMi nist ryofEnvi ronment .
(5)Anyper sonwhohasobt ainedper mi ssioni nac cor danc ewi tht hemai nbodyofpar agr aph
(1)ort hepr ovisot opar agraph(2) ,orwhoconsi der edt ohaveobt ainedper mi ssionof
theMi nisterofEnvi ronmenti nacc or dancewi thpar agr aph( 3)shal lobser vet hec ont ent s
announced underAr ti
cle32(2) .
[Thi
sAr
ticl
eWhol
Arti
cle 34 (
Permi
ssi
on f
orRestri
cted orProhi
bited Substance Busi
ness,etc.
)
(1)Anyper sonwhoi ntendst oc onduc tabus ines sfalli
ngunderanyoft hef oll
owingsubpar a-
graphss hallobtainper mi ssionoft heMi ni st
erofEnvi r
onmentac c
ordingt ot ypeofbusi nes s
undercondi tionspr escribedbyOr di nanc eoft heMi nistryofEnvi ronment ,beingequi pped
withhandl i
ngf acil
it
iesmeet ingt hes t andar dss etbyOr dinanc eoft heMi nis
t ryofEnvinment :
Provided,Thatt hesameshal lnotappl yt ocaseswher eaper sonpr escribedbyPr esident
Decree,suchast hosewhoi ntendst oc onduc tabus inesst os tore,keeport ransportrestrict
ed
substanceswhi ch arenott oxicchemi cals:
1.Thebusi nessofmanuf ac tur ingori mpor tat i
onofr est r
ictedsubst ances(l i
mi t
edt ot he
businessofmanuf act uringori mpor t ationofr estrictedsubst ancesf ort hepur poseof
sales);
2.Thebusi nessofsal esofr estri ctedsubst ances;
3.Thebusi nessofkeepi ngorst or i
ngofr est r
ictedsubst ances;
4.Thebusi nessoft r anspor tation ofr estrict edsubst ances;and
5.Thebusi nessofuseofr est ri
ct edsubst ances(l imi tedt obusi nessofmanuf actur i
ng
goods,us ingrestric
t edsubs tanc es ,orus ingr estri
ctedsubs tancesi nt hewor kingproc ess,
Reproduced f
rom st
atut
esofRepublicofKorea
ea Legi
slati
on Resear
ch I
nst
itut
e,Seoul
,Kor
ea
suc h asc leani ngandpai nting).

(2)Noones hal lal lowedt omanuf act ure,i mpor t,s ell,keep,s tore,t ranspor torus epr ohibit ed
subst ancesf orcommer cialpur poses:Pr ovi ded,Thatt hesameshal lnotappl yt ocases
wher eaper sonwhoi nt endst oconductabusi nesst omanuf act ure,i mpor tat i
on orsel l
reagent sf ort est i
ng,r esear chori nspect ionwhi char epr ohi bitedsubst ancesf ort hesai d
pur pos eshasobt ainedper mi ssionoft heMi ni st erofEnvi ronmentunderc ondi tionspr es cr i
bed
byOr dinanceoft heMi ni stryofEnvi ronment .
(3)Whenaper sonwhohasobt ainedper mi ssi onf orar estrictedorpr ohi bi tedsubst ance
busi nes sunderpar agr aph( 1)ort hepr ovisot o( 2)( her einaf terr eferredt oasa“ r
est ricted
orpr ohibi ted subst anc ebusi nessoper ator ”)i nt endst omodi fymat tersdet ermi ned by
Or di nanc eoft heMi nist ryofEnvi ronmentf rom amongt heper mi ttedmat ter s,he/ sheshal l
obt ainper mi ssionf ort hemodi fi
c ati ont hereoformakear eportoft hemodi ficationt her eof
undercondi tionspr escr ibedbyOr dinanceoft heMi ni st ryofEnvi ronment .
(4)TheMi ni sterofEnvi ronmentmay,whengr ant ingper mi ssionunderpar agr aph ( 1)
ort hepr ovisot o( 2) ,impos ec ondi tionsnec es s ar yf ort hepr operc ont r
olofr elevantr es tric
t ed
orpr ohibi ted t hesubst ances.
(5)A r est rictedorpr ohi bitedsubst ancebusi nessoper at orwhohasobt ainedper mi ssion
underpar agr aph( 1)ort hepr ovisot o( 2)shal lobser vet hedet ailsannounc edunderAr tic l
e
32( 2).
(6)Thepr ovi sionsofAr ticles21t hr ough26,and28t hrough30s hal lapplymut at
ismut andi s
tor est r
ict edorpr ohi bit edsubst ancebusi nessoper atorsoncondi ti
ont hatt hepr ovi sions
ofAr ticl
es21,26and28s hallappl ymut atismut andi st ot hebus inessoper at or sofr es t
r ic
t ed
orpr ohibit edsubst ancest hatar enotpoi sonoussubst ances.I nsuch c ases,“ poi sonous
subst ances”shal lber eadas“r est r ictedorpr ohibi tedsubst ances, ”“poi sonoussubst ance
busi ness”as“ rest rictedorpr ohibi tedsubst ancebusi ness, ”“ poisonoussubst anc ebusi ness
oper ator”as “ rest ricted orpr ohi bi ted subst ance busi ness oper ator,”“poi sonous sub-
stance- handl ing f acility” as “r est ricted or pr ohibi t
ed subst ance-handl ing f ac ilit
y, ”
“poi sonoussubst ancemanager ”as“r estr ict ed orpr ohi bited subst ancemanager ,”and
“regi st r
at ion”as“per mi ssion.”
[Thi
sAr
ticl
eWhol
Arti
cle 35 (Duty ofRestri
cted or Prohi
bited Substance Busi
ness Operators to Make
Announcements)
Ar estrictedorpr ohi
bitedsubstancebusinessoperat
orshal l
,whenhe/ sheintendstosell
orofferr est
r i
ctedorprohibi
tedsubst
ances
,maket hedetai
lsofper mi
ssionknownt opersons
whoi ntendt opur c
haseorbeof f
eredsuc
hs ubst
ancesundercondit
ionsprescr
ibedbyOrdinance
oftheMi nistryofEnvi r
onment .
[Thi
sAr
ticl
eWhol
Arti
cle 36 (
Cancel
lati
on ofPermi
ssi
on,etc.
)
(1)TheMi nist
erofEnvi ronmentshal l,whenar estrictedorpr ohi
bit
eds ubst anc ebusiness
operatorf allsunderanyoft hefoll
owingsubpar agr aphs,cancelsuch per mi ssion:
1.Caseswher ether estrictedorpr ohibi t
edsubst ancebusi nessoperatorf all
sunderany
oft hesubpar agr aphsofAr t
i e21:Pr
cl ovi ded,Thatt hesameshal lnotappl yt ocases
wher eac or
porati
onwhi c hhasanof f
icerwhof al
lsunderanyoft hepr ovi
sionsofs ubpara-
graphs1t hrough 3ofAr ti
cle21hasr eplacedsuch of ficerwithin sixmont hs;
2.Caseswher et her estrictedorpr ohi bitedsubst anc ebusinessoper atorhasobt ained
permi ssionunderAr ti
cle34( 1)ort hepr ovisot o( 2)ofthesai dArticl
ebyf alsemeans
orbyot herunj ustmeans;and
Reproduced f
rom st
atut
esofRepublicofKorea
ea Legi
slati
on Resear
ch I
nst
itut
e,Seoul
,Kor
ea
3.Caseswher et her est ri ctedorpr ohi bi teds ubst ancebus inessoper at ori sdeemedunabl e
tocont inuet oc onduc tbusi nessbec auseoft hecancel lationofper mi ssi on,r egistr at ion,
etc .relat edt ot hebusi nes sunderAr ti
c le34( 1)ort hepr ovi sot o( 2)oft hesai dAr tic l
e
in ac cor dancewi tht hepr ovi sionsofot herAct sorsubor di nat est atut es.
(2)TheMi ni sterofEnvi r onmentmay,whenar est r
ictedorpr ohi bit edsubst anc ebusi ness
operat orfal lsunderanyoft hef ollowi ngsubpar agr aphs,canc elt her elevantper mi ssi on
oror dert hesuspensi on oft hebusi nessi n whol eori npar t,f ixingaper iodoft imeof
notl ongert han si xmont hs:<Amended byActNo.8951,Mar.21,2008>
1.Caseswher et her est rict edorpr ohi bitedsubst ancebusi nessoper at orhashadanot her
per sonc onduc tt her el evantbusi nessoruseacer ti
ficat eofper mi ssiont hr oughl endi ng
thet itle;
2.Caseswher et her est r ict edorpr ohi bi tedsubst ancebusi nessoper at ori ssubj ectt o
adi sposi t ion ofsuspensi on ofbusi nesson notl esst han t hr eeoccasi onsi n ayear ;
3.Caseswher et her est r i
ct edorpr ohi bit edsubst ancebusi nessoper atorhasc ausean
acc identi nvol vingbyr est rict edorpr ohi bi tedsubs tancesdel iber at el yorbygr os snegl i
-
gence;
4.Caseswher et her est r ictedorpr ohi bi tedsubst ancebusi nessoper at orhasf ai ledt o
commencet hebusi nesswi thi nt woyear saf terobt aini ngper mi ssi onunderAr ticl e34
(1)ort hepr ovi sot o(2)oft hesai dAr ticleorsuspendedt hebusi nessf ornotl ess
than t woyear swi t houtj ust ifiabl egr ounds;
per form anor derf ori mpr ovementunderAr t
icle23whi chi sappl iedmut at ismut andi s
in Ar ticl e34(6);
6.Caseswher et her est r ict edorpr ohi bi tedsubst ancebusi nessoper at orhasconduct ed
thebusi nessdur ingt heper iodofsuspensi on ofbusi ness;
submi tdat anec essar yt oascer taint hequant ityofchemi cal sdi st r i
but edunderAr tic l
e
17(1)ori nvest igat edi schar gedquant itiesunderpar agr aph( 2)oft hesameAr ticle;
obt ain per mi ssi on f ormodi ficat ion i n vi ol ation ofAr t i
c le34(3);
makear epor tofmodi ficat ion i n vi ol at i
on ofAr ticle34 ( 3);
10.Cas eswher ehandl ingf ac ilitiesundert hemai nbodyofAr ticle34( 1)wi tht heexc ept ion
ofeach subpar agr aph hasf ai ledt osat i
sf yt hest andar dsf orper mi ssion;
11.Caseswher et her est rict edorpr ohi bi tedsubst ancebusi nessoper at orhasf ai ledt o
sat isfyt hecondi tionsunderAr ticle34 ( 4);
recei ver egul ari nspect ionsandoccasi onali nspec tionsunderAr tic l
e22(1);
per f
orm an or derf orsaf etyi nspect ion underAr t
icle22(2) ;
14.Caseswher et her est rict edorpr ohi bit edsubst ancebusi nessoper atorhasvi olat edt he
st andar dsf orcont rolofpoi sonoussubst ancesunderAr ticl e24;
15.Cas eswher ether est ric tedorpr ohi bitedsubst anc ebus ines soper at orhasvi olat edpr ovi-
sionsper t ainingt ot heappoi nt ment ,gui danc eandsuper vi sionofpoi sonoussubst ance
manager sunderAr ticl e25;
af fixamar k ofpoi sonoussubst anceunderAr ticle29( 1)or(2) ;
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rom st
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esofRepublicofKorea
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ea
17.Caseswher et her estrictedorpr ohi bitedsubst ancebusi nessoper atorhasf ai

ledt o
not i
fyasel f-prevent ion plan underAr t icl
e39(3)i n advance;
ledt o
takeemer genc ymeasur esortomakear eporttoacompet entor ganwhenanac cident
involvingbychemi calsoccur redori sf earedt ooccurunderAr ticle40 (1)or(2);
19.Caseswher et herestrictedorpr ohibiteds ubstancebus i
nessoper atorhassol doroffered
hal l
ucinogeni csubst ancesi n vi
olation ofAr ti
cle43(2);
20.Thecaseofaper sonwhohasf ai
ledt omakear eportunderAr ticle45( 1)ormade
suchr epor tbyf al
semeans,oraper sonwhohasf ai
ledt osubmi tdat aorsubmi tted
falsedat a;and
ledt o
repor torpr eservemat ter
sconcer ningt hemanuf acture,i mpor tation,sale,keeping,
storage,t ranspor tationoruseofc hemi calsunderAr ticl
e46( 1)wi ththeexcept ion
ofeach subpar agraph.
(3)Thec anc ellationofappr ovaloftheMi ni s
terofLaborunderAr ti
cle37( 3)oftheIndustrial
SafetyandHeal thActshal lbedeemedast hecancellati
onofper mi ssionoftheMi nister
ofEnvi ronmentunderAr t
icle33( 3).
[Thi
sAr
ticl
eWhol
Arti
cle 37 (
Approvalf
orExportofRestri
cted orProhi
bited Substances,etc.
)
(1)Anyper s
onwhoi ntendst oexpor trest
ric
tedorpr ohi
bitedsubstances( i
nc asesofres t
rict
ed
substances,limitedt or estr i
cteduses)shal lobt ai
nappr ovaloftheMi ni
sterofEnvi ronment
eachyearunderc ondit
i onspr escri
bedbyOr dinanceoftheMi nistryofEnvi r
onment ,s ubmit-
tingdatac oncerningt hei nformationt obei ncludedint henoticeofexpor tunderpar agr aph
(2)4.Thesameshal lappl yt ocaseswher ei mportantmat tersdet erminedbyOr di nance
oft heMi nistryofEnvi ronmentar emodi fi
ed.
(2)TheMi nsterofEnvi ronments hal lmakeapubl icannounc ementoft hemat t
ersi neac h
ofthef oll
owingsubpar agr aphsaft erconsultingwi t
ht heMi nisterofKnowl edgeEconomy:
<AmendedbyActNo.8852,Feb.29,2008>
1.Thenameofchemi c
alsofwhi chi mportationispr ohibitedorr estri
ctedunderAr t i
cle
5oft heRot terdam Convent ionont hePr i
orI nformedConsentPr ocedureforCer tain
Hazar dousChemi calsandPest icidesinI nternationalTr ade(hereinaf
terreferr
edt o
ast he“ Rot t
erdam Convent i
on”)byt hepar ti
est ot heConvent i
onandt hedetailsof
prohibition orr estri
ction;
2.Mat terst obeobser vedbyexpor tersofchemi calsunderAr t
icl
e13oft heRot t
erdam
Convent ion;
3.Chemi calspr ovidedf orin AnnexⅢ t ot heRot t
er dam Convent ion;and
4.Informat i
on tobei ncludedint henot iceofexpor tpr ovidedfori n AnnexⅤ t ot he
Rotterdam Convent i
on.
(
3)Anyper sonwhoi ntendst oexportc hemi
c al
sunderpar agraph(2)1and3shal lobs erve
t
hemat t
er sannounc edbyt heMi nisterofEnvi ronmentunderpar agraph (2)2.
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ticl
eWhol
SECTI
ON 3 Preparat
ion f
orand Count
ermeasur
esagai
nstChemi
cal
Accident
s,etc.
Arti
cle 38 (
Desi
gnati
on ofSubstancesRequi
ring Preparati
on f
orAcci
dents)
Subst
anc
esr
equi
ringpr
epar
ati
onf
oracc
ident
sshal
lbepr
escr
ibedbyPr
esi
dent
ialDecr
ee
Reproduced f
rom st
atut
esofRepublicofKorea
ea Legi
slati
on Resear
ch I
nst
itut
e,Seoul
,Kor
ea
fr
om amongc hemical
sfearedt ogiver i
setoac cidentsorcauseconsi derabledamagewhen
an accidentoccur sandf alli
ngi ntoanyoft hef ol
lowingsubpar agr aphs:
1.Subs t
anc esthatarephys i
call
yorc hemical
lyhi ghlydangerousint ermsofi nf
lammabil
it
y,
explosiveness,reacti
vity,possibil
ityofl eakage,et c.;
2.Subst ancest hatshow acut etoxici
tyiftakenor all
y,i nhaledorexposedt otheskin;
3.Subst ancest hatarehighl ylikel
yt ogiver iset oaccidentsduet ot helargequanti
ty
in domest icdistr
ibuti
on;and
4.Ot hersubst ancesdeemedt or equirespecialcont rolast heyar ef earedt ogi
ver i
se
toacc idents.
[Thi
sAr
ticl
eWhol
Arti
cle 39 (
Formul
ati
on ofSel
f-Preventi
on Pl
an,etc.
)
(1)Anyper sonwhohandl essubst ancesr equir ingpr epar at ionf oracci dent sinexcessof
thequant itypr escribedbyPr esident ialDec reeshal lfor mul at eas elf-
pr event i
onpl anunder
condi ti
onspr escribedbyOr di nanceoft heMi ni stryofEnvi ronmentandsubmi ti tt ot he
Mi nisterofEnvi r
onment :Pr ovided,Thatt hesameshal lnotappl yt oper sonspr escribed
byPr esident i
alDecr eesuchasper sonsr equiredt of or mul ateandsubmi tapl ansi mi l
ar
tot hesel f-prevent ionpl anunderot herAct sandsubor dinat est atut essuchasapr ocess
safetyr eportunderAr ticl
e49-2oft heI ndust rialSaf etyandHeal th Act .
(2)Anyper sonwhoi nt endst oconductapoi sonoussubst ancebusi ness,orar estricted
orpr ohi bit
edsubst ancebusi nessf rom amongper sonsr equi redt osubmi tasel f
-pr event i
on
planunderpar agraph( 1)shal l,whenappl yingf orr egi st rat ionoft hepoi sonoussubst ance
bus i
nessorper missionfort her estrictedorpr ohibitedsubs tanc ebus iness ,s ubmi tas el
f-pre-
vent ion plan si mult aneously.
(3)Anyper sonwhohasahandl i
ngf acili
tyfors ubs tanc esr equi ringpr epar at i
onf orac cidents
inar easpr escr i
bedbyPr esi
dent ialDec ree,suc hasanar eaf ear edt os ustains eri
ousdamage
ifanyac cidentc ausedbys ubst ancesr equiri
ngpr epar at ionf orac ci
dent soc cur s,from among
theper sonsr equiredt osubmi tasel f-prevent ionpl anunderpar agr aph(1)shal lmake
anannouncementofsuc hsel f-pr event ionpl ant or esi dent si nadj acentar easi nadvance
underc onditi
onspr es cr
ibedbyOr dinanc eoft heMi nistryofEnvi ronmenti nor dertomi nimize
damagecausedbyac cident s.
[Thi
sAr
ticl
eWhol
Arti
cle 40 (
ReportofAcci
dents,etc.
)
(1)Anyper sonr equiredt osubmi tasel f-prevent ionpl anunderAr t
ic le39( 1)shall,when
anacci dentcausedbyasubst ancer equi ringpr epar ationf oracc ident shasoccur redor
isfearedt ooc cur,i mmedi atelyt akeemer genc ymeasur esnec essar yf orpr eventionofhar m
in accordancewi tht hesel fpr event i
on pl an.
(2)Anyper sonwhohandl est oxicc hemi calsshal l,whenanyhar m causedbyt her elevant
toxicchemi calsisi nfl
ictedori sf earedt obei nfl
ectedonhumanheal thort heenvironment ,
makear eportt hereont oc ompet entl ocalgover nment s,r egionalenvi ronment algovernment
offi
ces,nat ionalpol i
ceof fices,f ireser viceof ficesorr egionall aborgover nmentof fi
ces.
(3)Theheadofanor ganwhof i
r strec eivedar epor tunderpar agraph( 2)shal lnot i
fyt he
contentsoft her eporttot heheadsofot heror ganspr ovidedf ori npar agr aph( 2)immedi ately.
(4)Theheadofacompet entl ocalgover nmentwhohasr eceivedar epor toranot iceunder
paragraph( 2)or( 3)shal lr epor tthecause,scal e,et c.oft heacci dentt ot heMi nister
ofEnvi ronmentunderc onditionspr esc ri
bedbyOr dinanc eoft heMi ni stryofEnvi ronment .
[Thi
sAr
ticl
eWhol
Arti
cle 41 (
Investi
gati
on ofI
mpactsaf
terAcci
dents,etc.
)
TheMi
nist
erofEnvi
ronmentshal
l,whenr
epor
tedunderAr
ticl
e40(
4),i
nvest
igat
ethe
Reproduced f
rom st
atut
esofRepublicofKorea
ea Legi
slati
on Resear
ch I
nst
itut
e,Seoul
,Kor
ea
impactoftherelevantacci
dentont hehealt
hoft her esi
dentsinadj acentareasoron
theenvir
onmentundercondit
ionsprescri
bedbyOr dinanceoft heMinist
r yofEnvironment
and takemeasur
esnecessaryf orr
est or
aton and expostf
i act
o management .
[Thi
sAr
ticl
eWhol
Arti
cle 42 (
Provi
sion ofI
nformati
on)
TheMi nist
erofEnvi ronmentshallprovideinformat i
onnec essaryforpr eparationforand
copi
ngwi thchemicalaccidents,suchast het oxi
city,safety,ant i-di
sast ermeasur esand
emergencymeasur esoft oxi
cchemi cals,i
ncludingsubst ancesr equiri
ngpr eparati
on f
or
acci
dentstoorganscopingwithac c
idents,suc
hasf i
res erviceoffi
cesandl ocalgover
nments
underconditi
onspr escri
bedbyOr dinanceoft heMi nistryofEnvi r
onment .
[Thi
sAr
ticl
eWhol
Arti
cle 43 (
Prohi
biti
on f
rom I
nhal
ati
on ofHal
luci
nogeni
cSubstances,etc.
)
(1)Noper sonshalltakeinori nhaletoxicchemic
alspr escr
ibedbyPr esi
denti
alDecree,
which cause excit
ement , hall
uci
nation or anesthesia (hereinaft
er r ef
err
ed to as
“hall
uci
nogenicsubstances”),orpossesthem forthesai dpur poses.
(2)Noper son shal
lsellorof f
erhalluci
nogenicsubstancest oaper son whoi nt
endst o
takein orinhalethem,wi t
h awarenessofsuch fact
.
[Thi
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ticl
eWhol
CHAPTER Ⅳ SUPPLEMENTARY PROVI

SIONS
Arti
cle 44 (
Provi
sion ofLi
stsofChemi
cal
s)
TheMinis
terofEnvi
ronments
hal
lprovi
deali
stofc
hemi
cal
sannouncedundersubpar
agr
aph
2(a)and(b)ofAr t
icle2andArti
cle13soastomakeiteasi
lyavail
abletothegeneral
publ
ic.
[Thi
sAr
ticl
eWhol
Arti
cle 45 (
Reportand I
nspecti
on,etc.
)
(1)TheMi ni sterofEnvi ronmentmay,undercondi t
ionspr escribedbyOr dinanceoft he
Ministr
yofEnvi r
onment ,or deraper sonf alli
ngi ntoanyoft hef oll
owi ngsubpar agr aphs
tomakeanecessar yr epor torsubmi tdat a,orhavear elevantpubl icof fici
alent ert he
rel
evantwor kpl aceorf acili
tyf ort hecol l
ectionofchemi calsori nvest igat i
onofr elevant
document s,f acili
ties,equi pment ,etc.I nsuc hcases,he/ shemayhavecol lectedf orf ree
thesmal lestquant it
yofchemi cal
sandsampl esnecessar yf ort esting:
1.Anyper son r equi redt omakeconf ir
mat ion ofchemi cal sunderAr ticle9 ( 1);
2.Anyper sonr equi r
edt or eceiveanexami nationoft oxicityundert hemai nbodyofAr ti
c l
e
10 (1);
3.Anyper s onwhohasappl i
edf orexempt ionf rom anexami nati
onoft oxicityunderAr ti
c l
e
10( 2);
4.Anyper son desi gnatedasat esti nsti
tut eunderAr t i
cle14( 1);
5.Anyper sonwhohasr eportedt hei mpor t
at ionofpoi sonoussubst anc esundert hemai n
bodyofAr ticle19(1) ;
6.Anyper sonwhohasr egister edapoi sonoussubst ancebusi nessundert hemai nbody
ofAr ticle20 ( 1) ;
7.Anyper sonwhohasr eporteds ucces
siont ot her ightsanddut i
esofapoi sonouss ubs tance
businessoper at orunderAr t
icle28(2) ;
8.Anyper sonwhohasr epor tedt hemanuf act ure,et c.ofsubst ancesunderobser vat ion
undert hemai n bodyofAr ticl
e31(1);
9.Anyper s onwhohasobt ainedper missionf ort hei mpor t ati
onofr estric
t edorpr ohi bited
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rom st
atut
esofRepublicofKorea
ea Legi
slati
on Resear
ch I
nst
itut
e,Seoul
,Kor
ea
subst ancesundert hemai nbodyofAr ticle33( 1)orpr ovisot opar agraph(2) ,ora
per sonwhohasobt ainedper mi ssionf ort heimpor t
ationofpr ohi bitedsubst ancesunder
par agr aph (3)oft hesameAr ticle;
10.Anyper sonwhohasobt ai nedper mis si
onf orar estrict
edorpr ohi biteds ubstancebus i
ness
underAr ticl
e34( 1)ort hepr ovi sot o( 2)oft hesai dAr ticle;
11.Anyper sonwhohasr epor tedsuccessi ont ot her ightsanddut i
esofar estri
ctedor
pr ohibitedsubs tancebus inessoper atorunderAr ticle28whi chi sappl iedmut atismut a-
ndi si n Ar ti
cle34(6) ;
12.Anyper sonwhohasobt ai nedappr ovalfort heexpor t
at i
onofr est r
ictedorpr ohibited
subst ancesunderAr t
icle37 ( 1);
13.Anyper sonr equiredt of ormul at easel f
-prevent ionpl anundert hemai nbodyofAr ticl
e
39(1);
14.Anyper son whohasr epor tedan acci dentunderAr ticle40 ( 2);and
15.Anyper sonwhohasbeenent r
ust edwi thdut iesbyt heMi nist erofEnvi ronmentunder
Ar t i
cle56(2) .
(2)A publ i
cof f
icialwhoent er sawor kplaceorexecut esani nspect ionunderpar agraph
(1)shal lc arr yalongac ertificateindi cat i
nghi s/heraut horityanddi splayi ttot herelevant
persons.
[Thi
sAr
ticl
eWhol
Arti
cle 46 (
Recordi
ng and Preservati
on ofDocuments)
(1)Anyper s onwhof all
sunderanyoft hef ollowi ngsubpar agraphss hal lrecordandpr eserve
mattersr el at ingt ot hemanuf act ure,impor t,sal e,keepi ng,st or age,t ransport at
ionoruse
ofther elevantchemi cal
sundercondi tionspr escribed byOr dinanceoft heMi nistryof
Environment :
1.Anyper son whohasmadeconf ir
mat ion ofc hemi cal sunderAr ticl
e9(1) ;
2.Anyper sonwhohasr ec eivedanexami nat ionoft oxi c
it yundert hemai nbodyofAr ti
c l
e
10(1) ;
3.Anyper son whohasappl iedf orconf irmat ion ofexempt ion f rom an exami nationof
toxicityunderAr ti
cle10(2) ;
4.Anyper sonwhohasr epor t edt hei mpor tat ionofpoi sonoussubst ancesunderAr ti
cle
19 ( 1);
5.Anyper sonwhohasr egi st eredapoi sonoussubst ancebusi nessundert hemai nbody
ofAr ticle20 ( 1);
6.Anyper sonwhohasr epor tedt hemanuf act ur e,et c.ofsubst ancesunderobser vation
undert hemai n bodyofAr ti
c l
e31(1);
7.Anyper s onwhohasobt ai nedper mi ssionf ort hei mpor tationofr estrict
edorpr ohibited
subst ancesundert hemai n bodyofAr ticle33(1)orpr ovi sot opar agr aph (2);
8.Anyper s onwhohasobt ai nedper miss i
onf orar estrictedorpr ohi biteds ubstancebus iness
underAr t
i c
le34(1)ort hepr ovi
sot o( 2)oft hesai dAr t icle;
9.Anyper sonwhohasobt ai nedappr ovalf ort heexpor tationofr est r
ictedorpr ohibited
subst ancesunderAr ticle37(1) ;and
10.Anyper sonr equiredtof ormul ateasel f-pr event i
onpl anundert hemai nbodyofAr ti
c l
e
39 ( 1).
(2)Incasesofpar agraph(1) ,i fdigitally- i
nputdat aexi st ,suc hdi gitally-i
nputdat amay
bepr eser vedi nl ieu oft her el evantdocument s.
[Thi
sAr
ticl
eWhol
Arti
cle 47 (
Cri
teri
a ofAdmi
nistrati
ve Di
sposi
tion)
Reproduced f
rom st
atut
esofRepublicofKorea
ea Legi
slati
on Resear
ch I
nst
itut
e,Seoul
,Kor
ea
Matter
sconcer ni
ngthecr it
eri
af oradmini
strat
ivedisposi
tionsunderArti
cles14-2,27
and36shal lbepresc
ribedbyOr dinanc
eoftheMi ni
stryofEnvi r
onmentinconsider
ati
on
oft
hef requencyofvi
olati
on,degreeofimpactonhumanheal thortheenvi
ronment,etc.
[Thi
sAr
ticl
eWhol
Arti
cle 48 (
Successi
on to Ef
fectsofAdmi
nistrati
ve Di
sposi
tion)
Whenapoi sonouss ubstancebus ines soperatororar estrictedorprohi bi
teds ubs tancebusiness
operat orhast ransferredt her elevantbusi nesst oanot herpersonori sdead,orwhena
corpor ation hasbeen mer gedwi th anothercor porat i
on,t heeffectofan admi nistrative
disposi ti
on execut edon t hegr oundsofvi olat ion ofeach subpar agraph ofAr t
icle27or
36wi thr espec tt othef ormerpoi sonoussubst anc ebusi nessoperat or,orr estrict
edorpr o-
hibitedsubst ancebusi nessoper atorshal lbesucceededbyt hetr ansfereeorsuccessoror
thecor por ati
onnewl yest ablishedori nexi stenceaf tert hemer gerf oroneyearf rom t he
termi nationoft het erm ofdi sposi tion,andi ft hepr ocedur eofadmi nistrativedisposition
isinpr ogr ess,suchpr oceduremayc ontinuet opr oceedwi ththet r
ansf ereeorsuc cessor
ort hecor por ationnewl yest abl ishedorsur vi vingaf tert hemer ger :Pr ovided,Thatt he
sameshal lnotappl yt ocaseswher ei tispr ovedt hatt hetransf er
eeort hecor poration
newl yest ablishedori nexi stenceaf termer gerwasnotawar eofadi spositionort hef act
ofvi olation att het imeoft ransf erormer ger .
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ticl
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Arti
cle 49 (
Disposi
tion ofPenal
ty Surcharges)
(1)TheMi nisterofEnvi ronmentmay,whenhe/shei sr equi r edt oi ssueanor derf ort he
suspensi onofbusi nessunderAr t
icle27or36t oapoi sonoussubst ancebusi nessoper at or,
ort oar est ri
ctedorpr ohi bitedsubst ancebusi nessoper ator,whi c hi sdeemedt oposea
obvioust hr eatt other esident s’liveli
hoods,t henat i onalec onomy,suc hasext er
nalc redi t,
empl oyment ,commodi t
ypr ices ,etc.,andot herpubl ici nterest s,i mposepenal tysur char ges
inanamountofnotmor et han300mi lli
onwoni nl ieuofadi sposi tionofsuspensi onof
busi ness.
(2)Theamountofpenal tys urc hargesunderpar agr aph( 1)shal lbei mpos edi nc onsider ation
oft heki ndofactofvi olat ion,si zeofbusi ness,f requenc yofvi ol at i
on,et c.i nac cor danc e
wit ht hecr iteriasetbyOr dinanceoft heMi ni st ryofEnvi ronmentont hecondi tiont hat
itmaybei ncreasedordecr easedwi thint hescopeof1/ 2ofsuc hamount :Pr ovided,That
eveni nc asesofi ncreasingsuchamount ,t het ot alamountofpenal tysur char gesshal l
notexceed 300 mi ll
ion won.
(3)TheMi nisterofEnvi ronmentshal l,whenaper sonl iabl et openal t ysur chargesunder
par agraph(1)f ailstopayt hem byt hedeadl ineofpayment ,col l
ectt hem pur suantt o
precedent son di spositi
onsofnat i
onalt axesi n ar r ear s.
(4)Thepenal tysur chargesi mposedandcol lect edunderpar agr aph( 1)shal lbecomet he
revenueoft hes peci
alac c
ount sf orenvironment ali mpr ovementundert heAc tont heSpec ial
Ac count sforEnvi ronmentI mpr ovement .
(5)TheMi nisterofEnvi ronmentmay,whenhe/ shedel egat eshi s/heraut horityovert he
collectionofpenal tysur char gest ot heSpeci alMet ropol itanCi tyMayor ,aMet ropol itan
Cit yMayorora Dogover nor( hereinaf t
err efer redt oas“ Mayor s/Dogover nors”)under
Art icl
e56(1) ,gr antpar toft heamountcol lect edt ot her elevantMayor s/Dogover nor s
asc ol
lection expensesundercondi ti
onspr escr ibedbyPr esi dent ialDecr ee.
[Thi
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ticl
eWhol
Arti
cle 50 (
Heari
ngs)
TheMi
nis
terofEnvi
ronmentshal
l,whenhe/
shei
ntendst
ocanc
eldesi
gnat
ion,r
egi
str
ati
on
Reproduced f
rom st
atut
esofRepublicofKorea
ea Legi
slati
on Resear
ch I
nst
itut
e,Seoul
,Kor
ea
orper
missi
on underAr
ticl
es14-
2,27 and 36,hol
d ahear
ing.
[Thi
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ticl
eWhol
Arti
cle 51 (
Data Protecti
on)
(1)Whenaper sonwhohassubmi tteddat aunderAr ti
cle9( 2),10( 2)t hrough( 4),11
(2),17( 1)and( 2),and18(4)r equestf ordat aprotectionf orthepr otectionofsec rets
suchast heingredientsofchemi cals,theMi ni
sterofEnvi ronmentshal lnotmakeapubl ic
announc ementofi tdur ingt heperiodofdat aprotec
tiondet erminedbyPr esidenti
alDec ree:
Provided,Thatt hesameshal lnotappl yt ocaseswher et hedataofwhi chpr otect i
oni s
requestedar eknownt ot hegeneralpubl icdomest ical
lyandabr oadoramountt oot her
datadet erminedbyPr esident
ialDecr ee.<Amended byActNo.8809,Dec.27,2007>
(2)TheMi ni
sterofEnvi ronmentshal l,whendat arequestedf orprotec
tionundert hemai n
bodyofpar agraph( 1)ar enotdat asubj ectt oprotecti
onundert hepr ovi sot opar agraph
(1),not ifytheappl icantf ordat apr otectionofsuchf act.<AmendedbyActNo.8809,Dec.27,
2007>
(3)Deleted.<byActNo.8809,Dec.27,2007>
(4)Othernecessarymat ters,suchast heprocedur
eofr equestf
ordat aprotect
ionshal l
bedet
er minedbyOr di
nanc eoft heMi ni st
ryofEnvironment.<AmendedbyActNo.8809,Dec.
27,2007>
Arti
cle 52 (
Educati
on ofPoi
sonousSubstance Managers,etc.
)
(1)Apoi sonouss ubstancebusines
soper atorandar estric
tedorprohibit
eds ubstancebus iness
operatorwhoar erequi r
edt oempl oyapoi sonoussubst ancemanagerorar estr
ictedor
prohibit
edsubst ancemanagerunderAr ti
cle25( includingcasestowhi cht hepr ovi sions
asreferredtoi nAr ti
cle34( 6)applymut ati
smut andis)s hal
lhavet hepoisonoussubs t ance
manager ,ort herestrictedorpr ohibi
tedsubst ancemanagerr eceiveeducat ionpr ovi ded
byt heMi nisterofEnvi ronmentundercondi tionspr escribedbyOr dinanceoft heMi nistry
ofEnvi ronment .
(2)Apoi sonouss ubstancebusines
soper atorandar estric
tedorprohibit
eds ubstancebus iness
operatorshallbeareducat ionexpensesunderpar agr aph(1)undercondi ti
onspr escr ibed
byOr di
nanceoft heMi nistr
yofEnvi ronment .
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Arti
cle 53 (
Associ
ati
on Rel
ati
ng to ControlofChemi
cal
s)
(1)Anyper sonwhoc onduc t sabus inesst omanuf acture,i mpor t
,s ell,keep,st ore,t rans por t
orus ec hemical
smayes tablishanas s oc
iationr elat
ingtot hec ontrolofc hemicals( her einafter
ref
erredt oast he“ Association”)i nor dert opr omotet hepr operc ont r
olofc hemi cals
,t echni c al
developmentandot hermat ters,such ast hesounddevel opmentofbusi ness.
(2)TheAssoci ation shal lbeacor poration.
(3)TheAssoci at ionshal lpr epar et hear ti
clesofassoci ati
onandobt ainaut horizat ionof
theMi nist
erofEnvi ronmentt her eon.Thesameshal lappl yt ocaseswher ei tint endst o
modi fyt hear ticl
esofassoci at ion.
(4)TheMi nist
erofEnvi r
onmentmay,whendeemedt hatt heoper ati
onoft heAssoc iation
isagai nstt heAct sandsubor dinat est atutesort hear ti
clesofassoci ation,demandt he
correction thereof.
(5)Thepr ovisi
onsoft heCi vi
lAc tconc erningi ncorpor
at edass ociationsshal lappl ymut at is
mutandi stomat ters,ot hert hanmat terspr ovidedforint hisAc tc oncerningtheAss ociation.
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Arti
cle 54 (
Fees)
Anypersonwhoint
endstomakear eport
,fi
learegist
rat
ion,orr
eceivedesi
gnati
on,c on-
f
irmat
ion,exami
nati
on,per
missi
on,etc.f
all
ingunderanyofthefol
lowingsubparagr
aphs
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,Kor
ea
shallpayf eespr esc ribedbyOr dinanceoft heMi nistryofEnvi ronment :

1.Issuanceofacer tificateofc onf i
rmat ion ofchemi calsunderAr t i
cle9(2);
2.Exami nat ion oft oxici t
yofnew chemi cal sundert hemai n bodyofAr ticle10 ( 1);
3.Conf irmat i
onofexempt ionf rom an exami nation oft oxicityofnew chemi calsunder
Article10(2) ;
4.Desi gnat ion ofat esti nstitut eunderAr ti
cle14;
5.Repor tont hei mpor tationofpoi sonouss ubst ancesandr epor tont hemodi fi
cat i
ont her
eof
underAr ticle19;
6.Regi stration,r egist rat i
onofmodi ficationandr epor tofmodi ficationbypoi sonoussub-
stancesbusi nessoper ator sundert hemai n bodyofAr ticle20(1) ,and(2) ;
7.Regul arandoc casi onali nspec tionsunderAr ticle22( 1)( includingt hecasest owhi ch
thepr ovisionsr efer redt oin Ar ticle34( 6)appl y mut atismut andi s);
8.Safet yi nspect ion underAr ticle22(2) ;
9.Repor tofmanuf act ur eori mpor tationofsubst ancesunderobser vationunderAr ti
cle
31 andr epor toft hemodi ficat ion t her eof;
10.Per mi ssionf ort hei mpor t
at ionofr est rictedorpr ohibitedsubst ancesunderAr ti
cle
33 and per mi ssion f ort hemodi f
icat i
on t hereof ;
11.Permi s
sionf orr est rictedorpr ohibitedsubst ancebusi nesses ,per miss i
onf ormodi f
icat
ion
andr eportonmodi fi
cat ionunderAr ti
cl e34( 1)andt hepr ovisot o(2) ,and( 3);and
12.Appr ovalf ort heexpor t
at i
onofr est rict edorpr ohibitedsubst ancesandappr ovalfor
themodi fication t her eofunderAr ticl
e37( 1).
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cle 55 Deleted.<byActNo.8809,Dec.27,2007>
Arti
cle 56 (Delegati
on and EntrustmentofAuthority)
(1)TheMi ni
sterofEnvi ronmentmaydel egatepar toftheauthor
ityundert hi
sActt o
Mayors/Dogover nors,thepr esi
dentoftheNat ionalInsti
tut
eofEnvironmentalResearch,
ortheheadsofr egionalenvironmentalgovernmentof fi
cesundercondit
ionsprescri
bed
byPr esidenti
alDecr ee.
(2)TheMi ni
sterofEnvi ronmentmayent rustpar tofthedutiesunderthisActt ot he
Associat
ion undercondi ti
onspr escr
ibedbyPr esi
dentialDecr
ee.
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CHAPTER Ⅴ PENAL PROVI

SIONS
Arti
cle 57 (
PenalProvi
sions)
Anyper sonwhof allsunderanyoft hefoll
owings ubparagraphsshallbepuni shedbyi mpr i
s on-
mentwi t hpr isonlaborf ornotmor ethanf iveyear sorbyaf inenotexceedi ng50mi llion
won:
1.Anyper sonwhohasmanuf acturedori mpor tednew chemi calswi thoutunder goingan
exami nat ion oftoxicit
yi n vi olat
ion oft hemai n bodyofAr ticle10(1) ;
2.Anyper sonwhohasc onductedapoi s
onouss ubs t
ancebus i
nesswithoutf i
li
ngar egi
stration
undert hemai n bodyofAr ti
cle20(1)ormaki ngsuchr egistrationbyf alsemeans;
3.Anyper sonwhohasconduct edar estr
ictedorpr ohibit
edsubst ancebusi nesswi thout
obtainingper missionorobt ai ningpermi ssionbyf alsemeansi nvi olati
onofAr ti
cle34
(1);and
4.Anyper sonwhohasc onduc tedabusi nesst omanuf actur
e,i mpor t,sell
,keep,st ore,
transpor t,use,et c.rest r
ictedorpr ohi
bi tedsubst ancesinviolationoft hemai nbody
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Arti
cle 58 (
PenalProvi
sions)
Anypers onwhof all
sunderanyoft hefollowings ubparagr
aphss hal lbepunis
hedbyi mprison-
mentwi thpr isonlaborfornotmor et hant hreeyear sorbyaf inenotexceeding30mi ll
ion
won:
1.Anyper sonwhohasvi olat
edanor derf orthesuspensi onofsal eoruseunderAr ticl
e
16 (1);
2.Anyper sonwhohasf ailedtoper form anor derforsaf et
yi nspect
ionrecei
vedunder
Article22(2)( incl
udingcasest owhi cht hepr ovi
sonsr ef erredtoinAr ti
cle34(6)
apply mut atismut andis);and
3.Anyper sonwhot akesi nandi nhal eshal l
ucinogenicsubst ancesunderAr ticl
e43( 1)
and(2)orpossessest hem forthesai dpur poses,oraper sonwhohassol dorof fered
hall
uc inogeni
csubst ancest oaper sonwhoi ntendstotakei nori nhalehall
ucinogenic
substances,bei ngawar eofsuch f act.
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ticl
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Arti
cle 59 (
PenalProvi
sions)
Anyper sonwhof all
sunderanyoft hef ollowings ubpar agraphss hal lbepuni s
hedbyi mpr ison-
mentwi thpr i
sonl aborf ornotmor et hanoneyearorbyaf inenotexceedi ngt enmi ll
ion
won:
1.Anyper sonwhohasmanuf act uredori mpor tednew chemi calswi t houtr eceivingcon-
fi
rmat i
on ofexempt ionf rom an exami nationoft oxicityorr ecei vingconf ir
mat ion of
exempt i
onf rom anexami nat i
onoft oxici
tybyf alsemeansi nvi olat i
onofAr ticle10
(2);
2.Anyper sonwhohasi mpor t edpoi sonoussubst anceswi thoutmaki ngar epor tunder
themai n bodyofAr t icle19( 1)ormaki ngsuch r epor tbyf al semeans;
3.Anyper sonwhohasf ailedt of ilear egistr
ationofmodi fi
cat ionofapoi sonoussubs tance
businessunderAr t
ic le20(2)ormadesuch r egi stration byf al semeans;
4.Anyper sonwhohasi mpor t edr est r i
ctedorpr ohi bit
edsubst anceswi thoutobt aining
permi ssion f ort hei mpor t
at iont her eoforobt ainingsuchper mi ssi onbyf alsemeans
in violation oft hemai n bodyofAr ticle33(1);
5.Anyper sonwhohasi mpor tedr est rictedorpr ohibitedsubst ancesi nvi olationoft he
mai n bodyofAr t
icle33 ( 2);
6.Anyper sonwhohasc onduc t edabus inesswi thoutobt aini ngper mi s sionf ort hebusi ness
tomanuf actur e,impor t ati
onorsel lr eagent sfort esting,r esear chori nspect ionwhi ch
arepr ohi bit
edsubst ancesorbyobt ainingsuc hper mi ssionbyf al semeansi nvi olation
oft hepr ovisot oAr t icle34(2) ;and
7.Anyper sonwhohasc onduc tedabus inesswi thoutobt ainingper mi s sionf ort hemodi fic
at i
on
ofther estrict edorpr ohi bitedsubst anc ebusi nessunderAr ti
cl e34( 3)orbyobt aining
such per mi ssi on formodi fi
cat ion byf alsemeans.
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ticl
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Arti
cle 60 (
PenalProvi
sions)
Anyper son whohasfall
sunderanyoft hefol
lowingsubparagraphsshallbepunished
byimpr i
sonmentwit
hpr i
sonl
aborfornotmorethansi xmonthsorbyaf inenotexc
eeding
fi
vemi ll
ion won:
1.Anyper sonwhohasimportedpoi
sonoussubstanceswit
houtmaki ngar epor
tonmod-
i
ficati
on underArt
icl
e19 (2)ormaki ngsuch reportbyfalsemeans;
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2.Anyper sonwhohasf ai ledt or ecei vear egul aroroccasi onali nspect i

onf orhandl i
ng
faci
lit i
esunderAr ticle22( 1)( i ncl udi ngt hecasest owhi cht hepr ovisionsreferredt o
in Ar ticle34 ( 6)appl y mut at i
smut andi s);
3.Anyper s
onwhohasf ail
edt oper for m anor derf ori mpr ovementunderAr ti
cle23( including
thec as est owhi c
ht hepr ovisionsr efer r edt oi nAr t ic
le34( 6)appl ymut ati
smut andis);
4.Anyper s
onwhohasf ail
edt oobs er vet hes t
andar dsf orthec ont rolofpoi sonouss ubstances,
orr est ri
ct edorpr ohi bit edsubst anc esunderAr ticle24( incl udi ngt hecasest owhi ch
thepr ovi sionsr eferr edt oi n Ar t i
cl e34(6)appl y mut at ismut andis);
5.Anyper sonwhoi mpor tedr eagent sf ort es ting,r es ear chori ns pectionwhi charepr ohibited
subst anceswi thoutobt aini ngper mi ss ionf ori mpor tat i
onorbyobt ai ni
ngs uchper mission
byf al semeansi n vi olat ion oft hepr ovi sot oAr t i
cle33(2);
6.Anyper sonwhohasi mpor tedr est r ict edorpr ohi bitedsubst anceswi thoutobt aini
ng
permi ssionf ormodi ficat ionunderAr ticl e33(4)orbyobt ainingsuchper missionf or
modi ficat i
on byf alsemeans;
7.Anyper son whohasf ai ledt oobser vet hedet ailsofpubl icnot iceunderAr ticl
e32
(2)i n vi ol at
ion ofAr ticle33( 5);
8.Anyper sonwhohasf ai ledt oobser vet hecont ent sofpubl i
cnot i
ceunderAr ticle32
(2)i n vi ol ati
on ofAr ticl e34 ( 5) ;and
9.Anyper sonwhohasexpor tedr est rict edorpr ohi bitedsubst anc eswi thoutobt aini
ng
appr ovalf ortheexpor tat ionofr est rict edorpr ohi bi t
edsubst ancesorappr ovalf ort he
modi ficat i
ont hereofunderAr ticle37( 1)orbyobt aini
ngsuchappr ovalorappr oval
formodi f i
cat i
on byf al semeans.
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ticl
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Arti
cle 61 (
PenalProvi
sions)
Anyper sonwhof all
sunderanyoft hef ollowingsubpar agr aphsshal lbepuni shedbya
f
inenotexceedi ngt hreemi llion won:
1.Anyper sonwhohasf ailedt oper form anor derf orthesubmi ssionofdat aunderAr ti
cle
11 (2)(exc ludingt hosewhohasappl iedf oran exami nat i
on oft oxici
ty);
2.Anyper sonwhohasf ailedt oappoi ntapoi sonoussubst anc emanagerorar estrict
ed
orpr ohibi t
edsubst ancemanageri n vi olat
ion ofAr ticl
e25( 1)( i
ncludi ngt hecases
towhi ch t hepr ovisionsr eferr edt oi n Ar t
ic le34(6)appl y mut at i
smut andi s);
3.Anyper sonwhohasf ai l
edt oper form or dersunderAr ti
cle26( 2)(inc l
udingt hecases
towhi ch t hepr ovisionsr eferr ed toi n Ar ti
cl e34 (6)appl y mut at i
smut andi s);
4.Anyper son whohasf ailedt oaf fixamar kofpoi sonoussubst ance,orr estrictedor
prohibit
edsubst ancei nvi ol ationofAr ticle29( 1)or( 2)( i
nc ludingt hec asest owhi ch
thepr ovi si
onsasr efer redt oi n Ar ticl
e34(6)appl y mut at i
smut andis);
5.Anyper sonwhohasf ailedt oobser vet hedet ai
lsofpublicnot i
c emadebyt heMi nister
ofEnvi ronmentunderAr t i
cl e37(3) ;and
edt osubmi tasel f-preventi
onpl anundert hemai nbodyof
Artic
le39(1)orsubmi tt edsuc h pl an byf alsemeans.
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Arti
cle 62 (
Joi
ntPenalProvi
sions)
(1)Intheeventthattherepres
entat
ive,agent,empl oyeeandotherwor kerofac or
por ation
hascommittedanyoffenseagai
nstAr t
icl
es57t hr ough61i nconnec
tionwi ththebusi ness
ofsuchcorporat
ion,notonlyshalltheof f
enderbepuni shed,butsuchcor porati
onshal l
alsobesubjec
tt otheimpositi
onofaf i
neaspr escribedinthecorrespondingpr ovision.
(2)Whenanagent ,employeeandotherwor kerofani ndivi
dualhascommi ttedanof fensive
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actagainstArti
cles57t hrough61i nconnec
tion wit
ht hebusinessofsuchi
ndi
vidual
,
notonlyt heof
fendershallbepunishedbutalsosuchi ndi
vidualshal
lbesubj
ecttothe
imposi
tion ofafineaspr escri
bedinthecorrespondi
ngpr ovi
sion.
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Arti
cle 63 (
Finesf
orNegl
igence)
(1)Anyper sonwhof al lsunderanyoft hef ollowi ngsubpar agr aphsshal lbei mposeda
fi
nef ornegl igenc enotexceedi ngt womi ll
ion won:
1.Anyper sonwhohasf ailedt os ubmi tt hec ont ent sofc onfir mat ionofc hemi calsors ubmi tted
such cont ent sbyf alsemeansi n vi olation ofAr ticle9(1);
2.Anyper son whohasf ai ledt osubmi tdat aunderAr ticle17(1)and(2)orAr ticle
18orsubmi t
tedsuc hdat abyf alsemeans,oraper sonwhohasr efused,i nt erfer ed
wit h orevadedt heent r anceandi nvest i gat ion byar elevantpubl icof ficial;
3.Anyper s onwhohasc onduc tedapoi sonoussubs tanc ebusi nesswi t houtmaki ngar epor t
on modi ficat i
on underAr t i
cle20 ( 2)orbymaki ngsuc hr epor tbyf al semeans;
4.Anyper sonwhoc l
osedorsuspendedabus i
nes swi t houtmaki ngar epor tunderAr tic l
e
26( 1)(i nc ludingt hecasest owhi cht hepr ovisionsasr ef er r
edt oi nAr ti
cl e34(6)
apply mut at i
smut andi s);
5.Anyper s onwhohasf ailedt omakear epor tons uc ces si
onunderAr ticle28( 2)( i
nc ludi ng
thec as est owhi chthepr ovi sionsr ef erredt oi nAr ticle34( 6)appl ymut at i
smut andi s);
6.Anyper sonwhohasconduct edabusi nesswi thoutmaki ngar epor tunderAr ticle30
(2)ormaki ngsuch r epor tbyf alsemeans;
7.Anyper sonwhohasmanuf act uredori mpor tedsubst ancesunderobser vat ionwi thout
maki ngar eportundert hemai nbodyofAr ticle31(1)orbymaki ngsuchr epor tby
falsemeans;
8.Anyper sonwhohasconduct edar est ri
ct edorpr ohi bi tedsubst ancebusi nesswi thout
maki ngar epor tont hemodi f
icat i
onoft her estrict edorpr ohi bitedsubst anc ebusi ness
underAr ticl e34(3)ormaki ngsuch r epor ton modi fi
c at i
on byf alsemeans;
9.Anyper sonwhohasf ai ledt omakeanot iceormadeaf alsenot ific
at i
oni nvi olat ion
ofAr ticle35;
10.Anyper sonwhohasf ai ledt omakeanadvancenot ifi
cat i
onofsel f-pr event ionpl an
underAr tic le39(3);
edt osubmi tar epor tordat aunderAr t
icle45( 1)ors ubmi tted
af alser epor tordat a,oraper sonwhohasr efus ed,i nt er f
er edwi thorevadedent ranc e
andi nvest igati
on byar elevantpubl icof f
ici al;and
12.Anyper sonwhohasvi ol at edt hedut yt or ec ordandpr eser vepur s uantt ot hepr ovi sions
ofAr t i
cl e46( 1).
(2)Anyper sonwhof al l
sunderanyoft hef ollowi ngsubpar agr aphsshal lbel evi edwi th
af i
nef ornegl igencei n an amountnotmor et han onemi llion won:
1.Anyper sonwhohasmanuf act uredori mpor tedsubst ancesunderobser vat ionwi thout
maki ngar epor tonmodi fic ationunderAr ti
c le31( 2)ormaki ngs uchr eportonmodi fication
byf al semeans;
2.Anyper sonwhohasf ai ledt ot akeemer genc ymeasur esnecessar yf ort hepr event ion
ofhar m ormakear epor ton acci dent sunderAr ticle40(1)or( 2);and
3.Apoi sonoussubst anc ebusi nessoper atororar estrictedorpr ohi biteds ubs tanc ebus i
nes s
oper at orwhohasf ailedt oc auseapoi sonoussubst ancemanagerorar estr ictedor
prohi bi tedsubst ancemanagerr ecei veeducat ionf orpoi sonoussubst anc emanager sor
restri ctedorpr ohibitedsubst anc emanager si n vi olat i
on ofAr ti cle52(1) .
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(3)Fi nesf ornegl igenceunderpar agr aphs(1)and( 2)shal lbei mposedandcol lectedby
theMi nisterofEnvi r onmentundercondi tionspr escribedbyPr esident i
alDecree.
(4)Anyper sonwhoi sdi s
satisf
iedwi thadi spos i
tionofaf inefornegligenc eunderpar agraph
(3)mayr ai seanobj ect i
onagai nstadi sposi ti
ont ot heMi nisterofEnvi r
onmentwi t
hin
30daysf rom t hedat eon whi ch he/ sher ec ei
vedanot i
ceofsuc h dispositi
on.
(5)Whenaper sonwhoi ssubj ecttoadi sposi ti
onofaf i
nef ornegl i
genc eunderpar agraph
(3)r aisesan obj ecti
on underpar agr aph ( 4),t heMi nisterofEnvi ronmentshal lnot if
y
thecompet entcour tofsuchf actwi thoutdel ay,andt hecour ttowhi chsuchnot icewas
iss
ueds hal
lhol dat ri
alont hef inef ornegl i
genc eundert heNon- Cont entiousCaseLi tigati
on
Procedur eAct .
(6)A f inef ornegl i
genc eforwhi c
hnoobj ectionisr aisedwi t
hint heper i
odspecifi
edunder
paragraph( 4)ori snotpai dshal lbecol lectedpur suantt ot heexampl eofdisposi ti
ons
ofnat ionalt axesi n arrears.
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ADDE
NDA
Arti
cle 1 (Enf
orcementDate)
ThisActshallent
erint
ofor
ceoneyearafterthedateofitspromul
gat
ion:Provided,That
themattersregar
dingmaki
ngavai
labl
et heresul
tsofins
pecti
onbyworkplac
ei nthemai n
bodyofArtic
le17(3)shallent
erintoforceon January1,2008.
Arti
cle2(Appl
icabl
eExampl
esregardi
ng Suspensi
on ofSal
e,etc.of New Chemi
cal
s)
Theprovi
sionsofAr
ticle16shal
lapplyst
art
ingfrom t
henew chemi
cal
smanuf
act
ured
orimport
ed fort
hefirstti
meafterthi
sActenter
si nt
ofor
ce.
Arti
cle3(
Transi
tionalMeasuresconcerni
ngToxi
cChemi
cal
sCountermeasureCommi
ttee)
TheToxi
cChemical
sCountermeasur
eCommi tt
eeest
abli
shedpursuanttot
hefor
merpr
ovi
-
si
onsattheti
met hisActentersintof or
ceshallbedeemedast heHarmf
ulChemi
cal
s
Cont
rolCommitt
eeestabl
ishedpur suantt otheprovi
sionsofArticl
e7.
Arti
cle4( Transiti
onalMeasuresconcerni
ng ReportofI
mportofPoi
sonousSubstances
and SubstancesunderObservation)
Anyonewhohasmadear eportoft heimportati
onofpoi sonoussubst
ancesorsubstances
underobser
vationpursuantt othef or
merpr ovi
sionsatt het i
methisActentersi
ntoforce
shal
lmakear eportofimportationpur suanttot heprovisi
onsofArti
cle19( 1)or31(1)
when i
mpor ti
ngt hem forthef i
r sttimeaf t
ert hisActent ersi
ntoforce.
Arti
cle5(Transi
ngPoi
sonousSubstancesBusi
nessOperator)
Anyonewhohasr egis
teredapoi sonoussubst
ancesbusi
nesspursuant totheformerpr ovis
ions
att het i
met hisAc tent er
sintof orceshal
lbedeemedasapoi sonoussubstancesbusi ness
oper at
orpur suantt ot heprovisionsofAr t
i e20:Pr
cl ovided,Thatheorsheshal lsat i
sfy
thecondi ti
onsoft hisActwi thi noneyearf rom thedatet hisAc tenter
si nt
of or ceand
receiveanew cer tif
icateofr egistrat
ion.
Arti
cle 6 (Transiti
onal Measures concerni
ng Permi
ssi
on f
or Handl
ing-
Restri
cted
PoisonousSubstancesBusinesses)
Ahandl ing-rest
rictedpoisonoussubs t
ancesbus i
nessoper at
orpur suanttot heformerprovi-
sionsatt hetimet hisActentersintoforc
es hallbedeemedahandl i
ng- r
estr
ictedorprohi
bited
subst ancesbusi nessoper at
orpur suanttot hepr ovi
sionsofArticle34( 1):Pr ovi
ded,That
heors hes hallreceivepermiss
ionforahandl ing-r
estri
ctedorprohibitedsubstancesbusi
ness
pur suantt ot hepr ovisi
onsofAr ticl
e34(1)wi thinoneyearf rom t hedatet heActent ers
intof orce.
Arti
cle 7 (Transi
ng Formul
ati
on ofSel
f-Preventi
on Pl
an)
Reproduced f
rom st
atut
esofRepublicofKorea
ea Legi
slati
on Resear
ch I
nst
itut
e,Seoul
,Kor
ea
(1)Anyonewhoi sr equi redt osubmi tasel f-pr eventionpl ant otheMi nisterofEnvi ronment
pur suantt othepr ovi sionsofAr ticl
e39( 1)andhasal readysubmi ttedasel f-prevent ion
planf rom amongt hepoi sonoussubst ancesbusi nessoper atorsort hehandl ing-restr i
ct ed
poisonoussubst anc esbusi nessoper ator spur suantt ot hef ormerpr ovisionsatt het i
me
thisActent er
si ntof orceshal lsubmi ti twi thi nsixmont hsf rom thedat et hi sActent er s
intof or c
e.
(2)Anyonewhohasnots ubmi ttedas elf-prevent ionplanf rom amongt hepo isonouss ubstanc es
busi nessoper atorsorhandl ing-r estrictedpoi sonouss ubs tancesbus inessoper atorspur suant
tot hef or merpr ovisionsatt het i
met hi sAc tent ersintof orce,andanyonewhoi sr equir ed
tos ubmi tasel f
-pr event ionpl ant otheMi nisterofEnvi r
onmentpur suantt othepr ovisions
ofAr t
icle39( 1)f rom amongt hos eot hert hant hepoisonoussubst anc esbusi nessoper at ors
andt hehandl ing- restr i
c tedpoi sonoussubst ancesbusi nessoper at
orsshal lsubmi ti twi thi n
oneyearf r
om t hedat et hi
sActent ersi ntof orce.
(3)Anyonewhoi sr equi redt osubmi tasel f- preventionpl anpur suantt ot hepr ovisions
ofpar agraphs( 1)and( 2)s hallnot ifyt her esident sint henei ghborhoodoft hes elf-preventi on
plan pur suantt ot hepr ovisi onsofAr ticle39(3) .
Arti
cle 8 (GeneralTransi
tionalMeasures)
Permissi
ongr antedbyanadmi nist
rati
veagencyorotheract sperfor
medbyadmi ni
str
ati
ve
agenci
es,orvar i
ouski ndsofreportsmadet oorother ac
tsagainstadminist
rati
veagenci
es
pursuantt othef or
merpr ovi
sionsbeforethisActentersintof or
ceshallbedeemedact s
byadmi nistr
ativeagenciesoract sinrelat
iontoadmi ni
strati
veagenci
espur suanttothe
corr
espondingpr ovisi
onsofthisAc t.
Arti
cle 9 (Transi
ng Di
sposi
tion ofPenal
ty Surcharges)
Thedi
sposi
tionofpenal
tysurchar
gesagainstvi
olati
oncommi
ttedbef
oret
hisAc
tent
ersi
nto
for
ces
hallbemadepur suanttothefor
merpr ovisi
ons.
Arti
cle 10 (
Transi
ng PenalProvi
sions,etc.
)
Theapplicat
ionofpenalprovi
sionsandfinesfornegl
igencetoactscommi
ttedbef
oret
his
Actentersintofor
ceshallbepur suantt
ot heformerpr ovi
sions.
Arti
cle 11 Omitt
ed.
Arti
cle 12 (
Rel
ati
onshi
p wi
th OtherActsand Subordi
nate Statutes)
Wher ethepr ovi
sionsoftheformerHar mfulChemi cal
sCont rolAc
tarecitedi
not herActs
ands ubordinatestatut
esatthet i
met hi
sAc tentersintof
orce,andifpr
ovi
sonscor
respondi
ng
ther
et oexisti nthisAct,thecorrespondingprovisionsofthisActshal
lbedeemedt ohave
been cit
edi n pl
aceoft heformerpr ovi
sions.
ADDENDA <ActNo.7849,Feb.21,2006>
Arti
cle 1 (Enf
orcementDate)
ThisActshallenterintoforc
eon Jul
y1,2006.(Pr
ovi
soOmi
tted.
)
Arti
cles2 through 41 Omit
ted.
ADDENDA <ActNo.8809,Dec.27,2007>
Arti
cle 1 (Enf
orcementDate)
ThisAc tshal
lenterintof or
ces ixmonthsaf
teri
tspromulgaton:Pr
i ovi
ded,Thattheamended
provi
sionsofArticl
es3( 1)4,11( 1),15,25(1),51( 3),55andsubparagraph6ofAr t
icl
e
59shal lenterintof orceont hedateofi t
spromulgationandt heamendedpr ovi
sionof
themai nbodyofAr ticl
e17( 3)( l
imi
tedtomattersconcerni
ngthepublic
ati
onoftheresult
s
ofinvesti
gation bywor kplace)on January1,2008.
Arti
cles2 (Transi
tionalMeasure concerni
ng Publ
icati
on ofResul
tofExami
nati
on of
Reproduced f
rom st
atut
esofRepublicofKorea
ea Legi
slati
on Resear
ch I
nst
itut
e,Seoul
,Kor
ea
Toxi
city)
Theresultsofexaminat
ionsoft oxi
cit
yofnew chemicalsresult
sofexami nati
onsoftoxi
city
ofwhichwer enotif
iedundert heformerprovi
sionsbeforet hi
sActent ersintof
orceshall
bepubl i
shedwithoutdelayundert heamendedpr ovi
sionsoft hepr
ovisot oArti
cle13( 1)
aft
ert hisActentersintoforce.
Arti
cle 3 (Transi
tionalMeasure concerni
ng LegalFi
cti
on ofPubl
icOf
fici
als)
Withrespecttoactsperf
ormedbyt hemembersoft
heChemicalsExaminati
onCorps.estab-
li
shedundert hefor
merpr ovi
sionsofAr
tic
le15bef
oret
hisAc tent
ersintofor
ce,t
hef or
mer
provi
sionsshallgovernindespi t
eoftheamendedprovi
sionsofAr t
icl
es51(3),55and
subparagraph 6ofAr t
icle59.
ADDENDA<ActNo.8852,Feb.29,2008>
Arti
cle 1 (Enf
orcementDate)
ThisActshallenterint
of or
ceon t
hedat
eofi
tspr
omul
gat
ion.(Pr
ovi
soOmi
tted.
)
Arti
cles2 through 7 Omi
tted.
ADDENDUM <ActNo.8951,Mar.21,2008>
Thi
sActshal
lent
eri
ntof
orceon June28,2008.

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CHAPTER Ⅰ GENERAL PROVI

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CHAPTER Ⅲ SAFETY CONTROL OF TOXI

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CHAPTER Ⅳ SUPPLEMENTARY PROVI

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