No. 19488
Promulgation Date 2023-06-20
Korea Forest Service
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CHAPTER I GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1 (Purpose)
Article 1-2 (Fundamental Concepts for Management and Control of Forests)
Article 2 (Definitions)
Article 2-2 (Responsibilities of the State concerning Management and Control of Forests)
Article 3 (Scope of Application)
Article 4 (Classification of Forests)
Article 5 (Administrative Authorities in Charge of Respective Forests)
CHAPTER II CREATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF FOREST RESOURCES
Section 1 Sustainable Forest Management
Article 6 (Sustainable Forest Management)
Article 6-2 (Formulation and Implementation of Afforestation Plans)
Article 7 (Development of Forest Sustainability Index)
Article 7-2 (Forest Certification)
Article 8 (Classification and Management of Forests by Function)
Article 8-2 (Preparation of Forest Type Map)
Article 9 (Establishment of Infrastructure for Forest Management)
Article 10 (Reforestation of Deforested Areas)
Article 11 (Support for Cultivation of Forests)
Article 12 (Conversion of Idle Land into Forest)
Section 2 Forest Management Plans
Article 13 (Formulation and Authorization of Forest Management Plans)
Article 14 (Implementation of Forest Management Plans)
Article 15 (Revocation of Authorization for Forest Management Plans)
Section 3 Growing of Seeds and Seedlings for Forest
Article 16 (Registration of Seeds and Seedlings Growers)
Article 16-2 (Imposition of Penalty Surcharges)
Article 17 (Vicarious Execution of Seeds and Seedlings Growing Business)
Article 18 (Development and Registration of Forest Seeds)
Article 19 (Designation and Management of Forests for Seed Collection)
Section 4 Deleted.
Article 19-2 Deleted.
Article 20 Deleted.
Article 20-2 Deleted.
Article 21 Deleted.
Section 5 Implementation of Forest Projects
Article 22 (Implementation of Forest Projects)
Article 23 (Implementation of Forest Projects by Agents)
Article 23-2 (Operation of National Forest Management Associations)
Article 23-3 (Support and Fostering of National Forest Management Associations)
Article 23-4 (Management of Forest Projects by Proxy)
Article 24 (Registration of Forest Project Corporations)
Article 24-2 (Principles of Contracts for Forest Projects)
Article 25 (Revocation of Registration of Forest Project Corporations)
Article 26 (Execution of Forest Projects after Receiving Disposition of Business Suspension)
Article 27 Deleted.
Article 28 (Designation of Special Forest Project Zones)
Article 29 (Rescission of Designation as Special Forest Project Zones)
Section 6 Forest Management Technicians
Article 30 Deleted.
Article 31 (Forest Management Technicians)
Section 7 Surveys of Forest Resources and Technology Development
Article 32 (Surveys of Forest Resources)
Article 33 (Building Databases on Forest Resources)
Article 33-2 (Establishment and Operation of Forest Satellite Observation Network)
Article 34 (Formulation of Master Plans for Forest Science and Technology)
Article 35 (Transfer of Research and Development Outcomes)
Section 8 Dissemination and Management of Rose of Sharon
Article 35-2 (Formulation and Implementation of Promotion Plans for Rose of Sharon)
Article 35-3 (Formulation and Implementation of Annual Implementation Plans)
Article 35-4 (Fact-Finding Surveys on Rose of Sharon)
Article 35-5 (Planting and Management of Roses of Sharon by State Agencies)
Article 35-6 (Subsidization for Activities of Private Organizations)
CHAPTER III USE OF FOREST RESOURCES
Article 36 (Permission and Reporting of Felling Standing Timber)
Article 36-2 (Legal Fiction as Public Officials for Purposes of Applying Penalty Provisions)
Article 36-3 (Revocation of Permission for Felling Standing Timbers)
Article 36-4 (Preliminary Feasibility Study of Felling Standing Timbers)
Article 36-5 (Deliberative Committee on Felling Standing Timber)
Article 37 (Promoting Use of Wood)
Article 38 (Management of Corporate Forests)
Article 38-2 (Rescission of Designation of Corporate Forest Management Zones)
Article 39 Deleted.
Article 40 (Restrictions on Distribution of Forest Products)
Article 41 (Recommendation for Import of Forest Products)
CHAPTER IV PROMOTION OF PUBLIC FUNCTIONS OF FORESTS
Section 1 Preservation of Forests
Article 42 (Preservation of Forest Biodiversity)
Article 42-2 (Basic Principles of Forest Restoration)
Article 42-3 (Formulation of Master Plans for Forest Restoration)
Article 42-4 (Deliberation on Master Plans for Forest Restoration)
Article 42-5 (Fact-Finding Surveys on Sites Subject to Forest Restoration)
Article 42-6 (Evaluating Feasibility of Forest Restoration Projects)
Article 42-7 (Planning and Implementation of Forest Restoration Projects)
Article 42-8 (Follow-Up Monitoring of Forest Restoration Sites)
Article 42-9 (Materials for Forest Restoration)
Article 42-10 (Nurturing Experts for Forest Restoration)
Article 42-11 (Designation of Forest Restoration Support Center)
Article 43 Deleted.
Article 44 Deleted.
Article 45 Deleted.
Article 46 Deleted.
Article 47 (Designation of Experimental Forests)
Article 48 Deleted.
Article 49 Deleted.
Article 50 Deleted.
Article 51 (Formulation and Implementation of Plans to Preserve and Manage Trees)
Article 51-2 (Designation and Management of Areas for Special Species of Trees, Such as Geumgang Pine Tree Forest)
Article 51-3 (Change or Rescission of Designation of Areas to Grow Special Species of Trees)
Article 51-4 (Support for Areas to Grow Special Species of Trees)
Article 51-5 (Investigation and Evaluation of Impacts of Climate Change on Forests and Their Vulnerability)
Article 52 Deleted.
Section 2 Deleted.
Article 53 Deleted.
Article 54 Deleted.
Article 55 Deleted.
Article 56 Deleted.
Article 57 Deleted.
Section 3 Funds for Environmental Function of Forest
Article 58 (Green Fund)
Article 59 (Formulation of Green Fund Management Plans)
Article 59-2 (Reporting on Settlement of Accounts of Green Fund to the National Assembly)
Article 60 (Entrusted Management and Administration of Green Fund)
Article 61 (Organization and Administration of Green Fund Management Council)
Article 62 Deleted.
Article 63 (Support for the Korea Forest Welfare Promotion Institute)
CHAPTER V SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISIONS
Article 64 (Financial Support)
Article 65 (Return of Forest Project Subsidies)
Article 65-2 (Restrictions on Financial Support)
Article 66 (Payment of Monetary Awards)
Article 67 (Reporting and Inspection)
Article 68 (Hearings)
Article 69 (Succession of Rights and Duties)
Article 70 (Delegation and Entrustment of Authority)
CHAPTER VI PENALTY PROVISIONS
Article 71 (Penalty Provisions)
Article 72 Deleted.
Article 73 (Penalty Provisions)
Article 74 (Penalty Provisions)
Article 75 (Confiscation and Additional Collection)
Article 76 (Penalty Provisions)
Article 77 (Penalty Provisions)
Article 78 (Joint Penalty Provisions)
Article 79 (Administrative Fines)
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