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Quantitative Restrictions | G/MA/QR/N/KOR/3 | Korea, Republic of | 2020 | Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management, MEAs implementation and compliance
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Ban/Prohibition, Export licences, Import licences | Chemicals | 14. Prohibition on importation and exportation of…
14. Prohibition on importation and exportation of persistent organic pollutants
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Import Licensing Procedures | G/LIC/N/2/KOR/28 | Korea, Republic of | 2020 | Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management, Water management and conservation
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Import licences | Chemicals, Manufacturing, Other | Drinking Water Management Act (modification of…
Drinking Water Management Act (modification of the Administrative body for submission of application)s: Basin Environmental Offices or Regional Environmental Offices → Local governments
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Import Licensing Procedures | G/LIC/N/2/KOR/29 | Korea, Republic of | 2020 | Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances…
Chemical, toxic and hazardous substances management, Waste management and recycling
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Import licences | Chemicals, Other | Act on the Control of Transboundary Movements of …
Act on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal (modification of the official English name disclosed at National Law Information: Act on the Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal → Act on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal)
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Import Licensing Procedures | G/LIC/N/2/KOR/30 | Korea, Republic of | 2020 | Biodiversity and ecosystem | Import licences | Agriculture, Other | Act on the Conservation and Use of Biological…
Act on the Conservation and Use of Biological Diversity (modification of the official English name disclosed at National Law Information: Act on Conservation and Use of Biological Diversity → Act on the Conservation and Use of Biological Diversity)
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Import Licensing Procedures | G/LIC/N/2/KOR/31 | Korea, Republic of | 2020 | Other environmental risks mitigation | Import licences | Manufacturing | Noise and Vibration Control Act (change in…
Noise and Vibration Control Act (change in product coverage and body for submission of application). Tires were added to the product coverage and the body for submission is Korea Environment Corporation.
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Import Licensing Procedures | G/LIC/N/2/KOR/32 | Korea, Republic of | 2020 | Biodiversity and ecosystem, MEAs implementation…
Biodiversity and ecosystem, MEAs implementation and compliance, Natural resources conservation
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Import licences | Other | Act on Access to and Utilization of Genetic…
Act on Access to and Utilization of Genetic Resources and Benefit-Sharing: the purpose of this Act is to provide for necessary matters for implementing the Nagoya Protocol on Access to and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization to the Convention on Biological Diversity ; and for those for promoting the fair and equitable sharing of the benefits arising from accessing and using genetic resources and traditional knowledge associated with genetic resources thereby contributing to the conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity , improving the lives of the people, and promoting international cooperation.
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Technical Barriers to Trade | G/TBT/N/KOR/937 | Korea, Republic of | 2021 | Sustainable and environmentally friendly…
Sustainable and environmentally friendly production, Waste management and recycling
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Technical regulation or specifications | Manufacturing | Draft partial amendment of the "Act on the…
Draft partial amendment of the "Act on the Promotion of Saving and Recycling of Resources": Before the product is released, manufacturers of the product are obligated to inspect the packaging material and packaging method (packaging space ratio and number of packaging) and write down the result on the outside of the packaging. Penalties are imposed if the inspection is not performed or the test results are false, and a fine is imposed if the test results are not wrote down.
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Technical Barriers to Trade | G/TBT/N/KOR/947 | Korea, Republic of | 2021 | Sustainable agriculture management | Technical regulation or specifications | Agriculture, Other | Proposed Revision of the "Labeling Standards…
Proposed Revision of the "Labeling Standards for Genetically Modified Foods": The proposed amendment seeks to:
1) Allow Non-GMO labeling when adventitious presence of approved GMO components is up to 0.9% 2) Clarify GMO labeling exemption subjects; (...) |
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Technical Barriers to Trade | G/TBT/N/KOR/955 | Korea, Republic of | 2021 | Other environmental risks mitigation, Water…
Other environmental risks mitigation, Water management and conservation
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Technical regulation or specifications | Chemicals | Draft of Partial Amendment to Enforcement…
Draft of Partial Amendment to Enforcement Regulation of the Prevention of Pollution from Ships: The amendment is designed to newly establish Paragraph 2 under Article 5 (Harmful Antifouling Agents) additionally designating diuron or diuron-included antifoulants as harmful antifouling agents.
The Republic of Korea takes a regulatory measure to put diuron or diuron-included antifoulants on the list of harmful antifouling agents to join a global attempt to forbid the use of the substance as an antifoulant out of its potential risk to the environment. The measure would help sea water to be pollution-free |
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Technical Barriers to Trade | G/TBT/N/KOR/956 | Korea, Republic of | 2021 | Waste management and recycling | Technical regulation or specifications | All products/economic activities | Draft Guidelines for Separate Discharge Mark:
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Draft Guidelines for Separate Discharge Mark:
1) Adding new separate discharge mark design "in the case of coated and laminated, etc." for the products or materials that are actually difficult to be recycled 2) Replacing "PET" into "Transparent PET" from the items to be indicated inside the mark design, and deleting "PVC" from the material indication items |
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