Statutes of the Republic of Korea

No. 14305
Promulgation Date 2016-12-02
Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs

ALL

CHAPTER I GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1 (Purpose)

Article 2 (Definitions)

Article 3 (Duties of State and Local Governments)

Article 4 (Obligations of Business Entities)

Article 5 (Roles of Non-Governmental Organizations)

Article 5-2 (Day of Soil)

Article 6 (Relationship to Other Acts)

CHAPTER II FOSTERAGE OF AND SUPPORT FOR ENVIRONMENT-FRIENDLY AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES AND ORGANIC FOOD, ETC.

Article 7 (Environment-Friendly Agriculture and Fisheries Promotion Plan)

Article 8 (Action Plan to Promote Environment-Friendly Agriculture and Fisheries)

Article 9 (Prevention of Environmental Pollution from Agriculture and Fisheries)

Article 10 (Conservation of Agricultural and Fishery Resources and Improvement of Environment)

Article 11 (Inspection and Evaluation of Current Status of Agricultural and Fishery Resources and Environment)

Article 12 (Inspection of Operation Areas)

Article 13 (Development and Dissemination of Technologies for Environment-Friendly Agricultural and Fisheries)

Article 14 (Education and Training on Environment-Friendly Agriculture and Fisheries)

Article 15 (Technology Exchange for Environment-Friendly Agricultural and Fisheries, Publicity, etc.)

Article 16 (Support for Production, Distribution, and Exportation of Environment-Friendly Agricultural and Fishery Products, etc.)

Article 17 (International Cooperation)

Article 18 (Formulation of Standards and Objectives of Domestic Environment- Friendly Agriculture and Fisheries)

CHAPTER III CERTIFICATION AND MANAGEMENT OF ORGANIC FOOD, ETC.

Section 1 Certification of Organic Food, etc., and Certification Procedures Thereof, etc.

Article 19 (Certification of Organic Food, etc.)

Article 20 (Application for Certification of Organic Food, etc. and Certification Audits, etc.)

Article 21 (Validity, etc. of Certification)

Article 22 (Matters to Be Complied with by Certified Business Entities)

Article 23 (Labelling, etc of Organic Food, etc.)

Article 23-2 (Reporting of Imported Organic Food, etc.)

Article 24 (Revocation, etc. of Certification)

Article 25 (Equivalency Recognition)

Section 2 Certification Bodies for Organic Food, etc.

Article 26 (Designation, etc. of Certification Bodies)

Article 26-2 (Certification Auditors)

Article 26-3 (Grounds for Disqualification for Executive Officers and Employees of Certification Bodies)

Article 26-4 (Education to Certification Auditors)

Article 27 (Matters to Be Complied with by Certification Bodies, etc.)

Article 28 (Suspension or Discontinuation of Certification Service)

Article 29 (Revocation of Designation, etc. of Certification Body)

Section 3 Post-Certification Surveillance of Organic Food, etc., Certified Business Entities, and Certification Bodies

Article 30 (Prohibition of Unjust Acts Related to Certification, etc.)

Article 31 (Post-Certification Surveillance of Certified Products and Certified Business Entities)

Article 32 (Post-Certification Surveillance of Certification Bodies)

Article 32-2 (Assessment and Grading on Certification Bodies)

Article 33 (Succession to Certification Body, etc.)

CHAPTER IV CERTIFICATION, ETC. OF PESTICIDE-FREE AGRO-FISHERY PRODUCTS, ETC.

Article 34 (Certification, etc. of Pesticide-Free Agro-Fishery Products, etc.)

Article 35 (Designation, etc. of Pesticide-Free Agro-Fishery Products, etc.)

Article 36 (Labelling Standards, etc. for Pesticide-Free Agro-Fishery Products, etc.)

CHAPTER V PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF ORGANIC AGRO-FISHERY MATERIALS

Article 37 (Public Disclosure and Quality Certification of Organic Agro-Fishery Materials)

Article 38 (Application for and Audit, etc. of Public Disclosure of Organic Agro-Fishery Materials)

Article 39 (Term of Validity, etc. of Public Disclosure)

Article 40 (Matters to Be Complied with by Business Entities Which Have Obtained Public Disclosure)

Article 41 (Designation of Testing and Research Institution for Organic Agro-Fishery Materials)

Article 42 (Labelling, etc. of Public Disclosure)

Article 43 (Cancellation, etc. of Public Disclosure)

Article 44 (Designation, etc. of Institutes for Public Disclosure)

Article 45 (Matters to Be Complied with by Institutes for Public Disclosure)

Article 46 (Suspension or Discontinuation of Business of Public Disclosure)

Article 47 (Revocation, etc. of Institutes for Public Disclosure)

Article 48 (Prohibition of Unjust Acts Related to Public Disclosure)

Article 49 (Post-Certification Surveillance of Organic Agro-Fishery Materials and Business Entities Which Have Obtained Public Disclosure)

Article 50 (Post-Certification Surveillance of Institutes for Public Disclosure)

Article 51 (Succession to Institute for Public Disclosure, etc.)

Article 52 (Exclusion from Application of Pesticide Control Act, etc.)

CHAPTER VI SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISIONS

Article 53 (Establishment and Operation of Information System for Managing Certification for Environment Friendliness)

Article 53-2 (Establishment and Operation of Information System for Organic Agro-Fishery Materials)

Article 54 (Support for Invigoration of Certification System)

Article 54-2 (Honorary Monitors)

Article 55 (Preferential Procurement)

Article 56 (Fees)

Article 57 (Hearing, etc.)

Article 58 (Delegation or Entrustment of Authority)

Article 59 (Legal Fiction, etc. as Public Official in Application of Penalty Provisions)

CHAPTER VII PENALTY PROVISION, ETC.

Article 60 (Penalty Provisions)

Article 61 (Joint Penalty Provisions)

Article 62 (Administrative Fines)

ADDENDA

ADDENDUM <Act No. 11705, Mar. 23, 2013>

ADDENDA <Act No. 12515, Mar. 24, 2014>

ADDENDUM <Act No. 13258, Mar. 27, 2015>

ADDENDA <Act No. 13383, Jun. 22, 2015>

ADDENDA <Act No. 14305, Dec. 2, 2016>