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Republic of Korea - Country Profiles

Constitution of the Republic of Korea.
Date of original text: 1948 (1987)

Policies

The Republic of Korea’s Fifth National Biodiversity Strategy (2024-2028).
Date of text: 12 December 2023
Republic of Korea’s Enhanced Update of its First Nationally Determined Contribution.
Date of text: 01 December 2021
National Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Management Plan (2021-2025).
Date of text: 01 November 2021
Master Plan for National Water Management (2021-2030).
Date of text: 01 April 2021
2050 Carbon Neutral Strategy of the Republic of Korea towards a Sustainable and Green Society.
Date of text: 01 December 2020

Legislation

Agricultural and rural development

Framework Act on Agriculture, Fisheries, Farming and Fishing Villages and Food Industry.
Date of original text: 27 May 2009 (09 March 2011)
Act on the Promotion of Environment-Friendly Agriculture and Fisheries and the Management of and Support for Organic Foods, etc.
Date of original text: 01 June 2012 (13 April 2021)
Agricultural and Fishery Products Quality Control Act.
Date of original text: 21 July 2011 (10 June 2022)
Framework Act on Agriculture and Rural Development.
Date of text: 05 February 1999
Agricultural And Fishing Villages Improvement Act.
Date of original text: 09 June 2009 (11 January 2022)

Climate change

Framework Act on Carbon Neutrality and Green Growth to Respond to Climate Crisis.
Date of text: 24 September 2021
Act on Carbon Dioxide Capture, Transportation, Storage and Utilization.
Date of text: 06 February 2024
Overseas Forest Carbon Sequestration Promotion Act (Act No. 19636).
Date of text: 16 August 2023
Act on the Sustainable Use of Timbers.
Date of original text: 23 May 2012 (28 February 2020)
Enforcement Decree (Presidential Decree No. 32557) of the Framework Act on Carbon Neutrality and Green Growth to Respond to Climate Crisis.
Date of text: 25 March 2022

Cultivated plants

Act on the Protection of New Varieties of Plants.
Date of text: 13 August 2013
Seed Industry Act.
Date of original text: 01 June 2012 (10 December 2019)
Plant Protection Act.
Date of original text: 21 March 2008 (10 December 2019)
Fertilizer Control Act.
Date of original text: 06 December 1995 (04 January 2022)
Pesticide Control Act.
Date of original text: 06 December 1995 (30 November 2021)

Disaster risk management

Countermeasures against Natural Disasters Act.
Date of original text: 27 January 2005 (20 July 2015)
Framework Act on the Management of Disasters and Safety.
Date of original text: 11 March 2004 (26 July 2017)
Act No. 19213 on Management of Disaster Management Resources.
Date of text: 17 January 2023
Act on the Establishment and Operation of Marine Disaster Rescue Teams (No. 19911).
Date of text: 02 January 2024
Special Act on Management of Disasters in Super High Rise Buildings and Complex Buildings with Underground Connections.
Date of original text: 08 March 2011 (20 July 2015)

Environment

Framework Act on Environmental Policy.
Date of original text: 01 August 1990 (10 June 2022)
Environmental Impact Assessment Act.
Date of original text: 21 July 2011 (24 July 2015)
Clean Air Conservation Act.
Date of original text: 27 April 2007 (26 May 2020)
Special Act on the Improvement of Air Quality in Seoul Metropolitan Area.
Date of original text: 31 December 2003 (20 July 2015)
Framework Act on Low Carbon, Green Growth.
Date of original text: 13 January 2010 (29 March 2016)

Fisheries

Fisheries Act.
Date of original text: 22 April 2009 (26 May 2020)
Aquaculture Industry Development Act No. 16568.
Date of original text: 27 August 2019 (15 June 2021)
Fishery Resources Management Act.
Date of original text: 22 April 2009 (10 June 2022)
Distant Water Fisheries Development Act.
Date of original text: 03 August 2007 (06 January 2015)
Framework Act on Marine Fishery Development.
Date of original text: 13 May 2002 (22 March 2016)

Food and nutrition

Framework Act on Agriculture, Fisheries, Farming and Fishing Villages and Food Industry.
Date of original text: 27 May 2009 (09 March 2011)
National Nutrition Management Act.
Date of original text: 26 March 2010 (29 December 2015)
Framework Act on Food Safety.
Date of original text: 13 June 2008 (02 December 2016)
Seafood Industry Promotion and Support Act.
Date of original text: 18 February 2020 (08 December 2020)
Wheat Industry Promotion Act.
Date of text: 27 August 2019

Forestry

Framework Act on Forestry.
Date of original text: 24 May 2001 (27 December 2022)
Creation and Management of Forest Resources Act.
Date of original text: 04 August 2005 (10 June 2022)
Forest Protection Act.
Date of original text: 09 June 2009 (27 December 2022)
Act on Conservation and Utilization of Natural Heritage.
Date of original text: 21 March 2023 (16 August 2023)
Creation and Management of Urban Forest Act.
Date of text: 09 June 2020

Gender

Gender Impact Analysis and Assessment Act.
Date of original text: 15 September 2011 (03 February 2015)

Land and soil

Framework Act on the National Land.
Date of original text: 04 February 2002 (02 December 2016)
Coast Management Act.
Date of original text: 25 March 2009 (03 June 2014)
Framework Act on the Regulation of Land Use.
Date of original text: 07 December 2005 (29 May 2016)
National Land Planning and Utilization Act.
Date of original text: 04 February 2002 (26 July 2017)
Urban Development Act.
Date of original text: 28 January 2000 (16 March 2021)

Livestock

Animal Protection Act.
Date of original text: 04 August 2011 (26 April 2022)
Control of Livestock and Fish Feed Act.
Date of original text: 21 March 2008 (24 March 2020)
Act on the Prevention of Contagious Animal Diseases.
Date of original text: 26 December 2002 (30 November 2021)
Livestock Industry Act.
Date of original text: 29 January 1999 (26 May 2020)
Transboundary Movement, Etc. of Living Modified Organisms Act.
Date of original text: 01 August 1990 (11 December 2018)

Sea

Act on the Exclusive Economic Zone (No. 5151 of 1996).
Date of original text: 08 August 1996 (04 April 2011)
Coast Management Act.
Date of original text: 25 March 2009 (03 June 2014)
Marine Leisure Tourism Promotion Act (No. 20178).
Date of text: 30 January 2024
Act on the Establishment and Operation of Marine Disaster Rescue Teams (No. 19911).
Date of text: 02 January 2024
Marine Use Impact Assessment Act(No. 19910).
Date of text: 02 January 2024

Social protection

Act on Safety Insurance for Farmers and Fishers And Prevention of Work Accidents.
Date of original text: 06 January 2015 (10 June 2022)
Enforcement Decree of the Act on Safety Insurance for Farmers and Fishers and Prevention of Work Accidents.
Date of original text: 06 January 2016 (09 December 2022)

Water

Water Quality and Aquatic Ecosystem Conservation Act.
Date of original text: 29 February 2008 (24 March 2014)
Groundwater Act.
Date of original text: 10 December 1993 (26 July 2017)
Water Environment Conservation Act.
Date of original text: 01 August 1990 (16 October 2018)
Korea Water Resources Corporation Act.
Date of original text: 04 December 1987 (17 January 2017)
Water Supply and Waterworks Installations Act.
Date of original text: 0000 (12 December 2017)

Wild species and ecosystems

Act on Access to and Utilization of Genetic Resources and Benefit-Sharing.
Date of original text: 17 January 2017 (26 July 2017)
Natural Parks Act, 2001.
Date of original text: 28 March 2001 (27 December 2016)
Conservation and Management of Marine Ecosystems Act.
Date of original text: 04 October 2006 (28 November 2017)
Wildlife Protection and Management Act.
Date of original text: 28 July 2011 (24 March 2014)
Act on Conservation and Utilization of Natural Heritage.
Date of original text: 21 March 2023 (16 August 2023)

Miscellaneous

Civil Act.
Date of original text: 1958 (2014)
Special Act on National Resources Security (No. 20196).
Date of text: 06 February 2024
Framework Act on Cooperatives.
Date of original text: 26 January 2012 (02 March 2016)
Consumer Cooperatives Act.
Date of original text: 22 March 2010 (15 October 2014)
Framework Act on Consumers.
Date of original text: 27 September 2006 (31 October 2017)

International Agreements

China, Japan and South Korea + X cooperation concept document.
Date of text: 25 October 2019
Agreement to prevent unregulated high seas fisheries in the Central Arctic Ocean.
Date of text: 03 October 2018
MEMORANDUM on Mutual Understanding on Cooperation in the Field of Agriculture between the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine and the Ministry of Food, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of the Republic of Korea.
Date of text: 28 November 2012

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