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2050 Carbon Neutral Strategy of the Republic of Korea towards a Sustainable and Green Society

policy · Made 2020-12

Act No. 19213 on Management of Disaster Management Resources

Act · Made 2023-01-17

Act on Access to and Utilization of Genetic Resources and Benefit-Sharing

Act · Made 2017-01-17

Act on Acquisition of and Compensation for Land for Public Works Projects

Act · Made 2002-02-04

Act on Assessment of Impacts of Works on Environment, Traffic, Disasters, etc

Act · Made 1999-12-31

Act on Assistance to Electric Power Plants-Neighboring Areas

Act · Made 1989-06-16

Act on Carbon Dioxide Capture, Transportation, Storage and Utilization

Act · Made 2024-02-06

Act on Conservation and Utilization of Natural Heritage

Act · Made 2023-03-21

Act on Construction of Dams and Assistance, etc. to their Environs

Act · Made 1999-09-07

Act on Credit Guarantees for Farmers and Fishermen

Act · Made 1971-01-13

Act on Development and Support of Urban Agriculture

Act · Made 2011-11-22

Act on Development of Water Management Technologies and on Promotion of Water Industry

Act · Made 2018-06-12

Act on Distribution and Price Stabilization of Agricultural and Fishery Products

Act · Made 2000-01-28

Act on Encouragement of Purchase of Environment-Friendly Products

Act · Made 2004-12-31

Act on Encouragement of Purchase of Green Products

Act · Made 2011-04-05

Act on Experiments and Research for the Promotion of Science and Technology of Fisheries

Act · Made 2011-03-29

Act on Formation and Operation of Agricultural, Fisheries and Food Investment Funds

Act · Made 2010-01-25

Act on Fostering and Supporting Agricultural and Fisheries Entities

Act · Made 2009-04-01

Act on Fostering and Supporting Rural Convergence Industry

Act · Made 2014-06-03

Act on Fostering of and Support for Next Generation Farmers or Fishers and Young Farmers or Fishers

Act · Made 2020-05-19

Act on Governmental Contracts for Nuclear Damage Compensation

Act · Made 1975-04-07

Act on Liability for Environmental Damage and Relief Thereof

Act · Made 2014-12-31

Act on Livestock Farm Alliance Systems

Act · Made 2012-02-22

Act on Marine Research and the Use of Marine Information

Act · Made 2020-02-18

Act on Operation of Direct Payment Program for Promoting Public Functions of Agriculture and Rural Communities

Act · Made 2019-12-31

Act on Origin Labeling of Agricultural and Fishery Products

Act · Made 2010-02-04

Act on Preserving Agricultural Income

Act · Made 2013-03-23

Act on Promotion and Management of Forestry Technology

Act · Made 2017-11-28

Act on Promotion of Development and Distribution of Environment-Friendly Motor Vehicles

Act · Made 2004-10-22

Act on Promotion of Korean Traditional Liquor Industries

Act · Made 2010-02-04

Act on Protective Action Guidelines against Radiation in the Natural Environment

Act · Made 2011-07-25

Act on Public Quarantine Veterinarians

Act · Made 2006-03-24

Act on Raising Lump-Sum Saving of Farming And Fishing Households

Act · Made 1985-12-23

Act on Registration, Evaluation of Chemicals

Act · Made 2013-05-22

Act on Research, Development, and Promotion of Healing Agriculture

Act · Made 2020-03-24

Act on Resource Circulation of Electrical and Electronic Equipment and Vehicles

Act · Made 2007-04-27

Act on Revitalization of Direct Trade in Agricultural Products, including Promotion of Use of Local Agricultural Products

Act · Made 2016-06-22

Act on Safety Insurance for Farmers and Fishers And Prevention of Work Accidents

Act · Made 2015-01-06

Act on Safety Management of Household Chemical Products and Biocides (Act No. 15511 of 2018)

Act · Made 2018-03-20

Act on Securing, Management, Use of Marine Bio-Resources

Act · Made 2012-06-01

Act on Special Accounts for Environmental Improvement

Act · Made 1994-01-05

Act on Special Accounts for the Structural Improvement of Agricultural and Fishing Villages

Act · Made 1994-08-01

Act on Special Cases Concerning the Partition of Co-owned Lands

Act · Made 2003-12-31

Act on Special Measures for Designation and Management of Areas of Restricted Development

Act · Made 2000-01-28

Act on Special Measures for Health and Medical Services In Agricultural and Fishing Villages

Act · Made 0000

Act on Special Measures for Strengthening the Competitiveness of, and Protecting National High-Tech Strategic Industries

Act · Made 2022-02-03

Act on Special Measures for the Control of Environmental Offences

Act · Made 1999-12-31

Act on Special Measures for the Registration of Real Estate

Act · Made 1990-08-01

Act on Special Rural Development Tax

Act · Made 1994-03-24

Act on Support in Activities of Farmers for Nonfarm Income

Act · Made 2009-06-09

Act on Tea Industry Development and Tea Culture Promotion

Act · Made 2015-01-20

Act on Testing and Inspection in the Food and Drug Industry

Act · Made 2013-07-30

Act on the Acquisition of Land for Public Works and the Compensation thereof

Act · Made 2002-02-04

Act on the Agriculture and Fisheries Structure Adjustment Special Account

Act · Made 1994-08-01

Act on the Conservation and Management of Uninhabited Islands

Act · Made 2007-08-03

Act on the Conservation and Use of Biological Diversity

Act · Made 2012-02-01

Act on the Conservation, Management, and Use of Agricultural Bio-Resources

Act · Made 2016-12-27

Act on the Control and Supervision on Nuclear Power Suppliers for the Prevention of Corruption in the Nuclear Power Industry

Act · Made 2014-12-30

Act on the Control, etc. of the Manufacture of Specific Substances for the Protection of the Ozone Layer

Act · Made 1991-01-14

Act on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal

Act · Made 1992-12-08

Act on the Creation and Furtherance of Arboretums and Gardens

Act · Made 0000

Act on the Defence Sea Areas to be Protected

Act · Made 1963-03-23

Act on the Disposal of Sewage, Excreta and Livestock Wastewater

Act · Made 1991-03-08

Repealed

Act on the Establishment and Management of National Institute of Nakdong River Biological Resources

Act · Made 2015-01-20

Act on the Establishment and Operation of Marine Disaster Rescue Teams (No. 19911)

Act · Made 2024-01-02

Act on the Establishment, Management of Spatial Data

Act · Made 2014-06-03

Act on the Establishment, Management of Special Commission on Agriculture, Fisheries and Rural Policies

Act · Made 2002-01-26

Act on the Exclusive Economic Zone (No. 5151 of 1996)

Act · Made 1996-08-08

Act on the Exercise of Sovereign Rights on Foreigners' Fishing, etc. within the Exclusive Economic Zone (Act No. 5152)

Act · Made 1996-08-08

Act on the Improvement of Water Quality and Support for Residents of the Han River Basin

Act · Made 1999-02-08

Act on the Integrated Control of Pollutant-Discharging Facilities

Act · Made 2015-12-22

Act on the Investigation, Planning, and Management of Water Resources

Act · Made 2017-01-17

Act on the Management and Improvement of Carbon Sink

Act · Made 2012-02-22

Act on the Management and Use of Livestock Excreta

Act · Made 2006-09-27

Act on the Management of Water and Support of Residents in the Yeongsan and Seomjin River Basins

Act · Made 2002-01-14

Act on the National Forest Administration and Management

Act · Made 2005-08-04

Act on the National Trust of Cultural Heritages and National Environment Assets

Act · Made 2006-03-24

Act on the Preparation for Earthquakes and Volcanic Eruptions

Act · Made 2015-07-24

Act on the Preservation, Management and Use of Agro-Fishery Bioresources

Act · Made 2011-07-25

Act on the Prevention of and Countermeasures against Agricultural and Fishery Disasters

Act · Made 1990-08-01

Act on the Prevention of Contagious Animal Diseases

Act · Made 2002-12-26

Act on the Prevention of Light Pollution Due to Artificial Lighting

Act · Made 2012-02-01

Act on the Promotion of and Support for Return to Agricultural and Fishing Villages and Rural Communities

Act · Made 2015-01-20

Act on the Promotion of Electrification in Agricultural and Fishing Villages

Act · Made 1965-12-30

Act on the Promotion of Environment-Friendly Agriculture and Fisheries and the Management of and Support for Organic Foods, etc

Act · Made 2012-06-01

Act on the Promotion of Green Bio Industry

Act · Made 2024-01-02

Act on the Promotion of Saving and Recycling Resources

Act · Made 2002-02-04

Act on the Promotion of Science and Technology for Food, Agriculture, and Forestry

Act · Made 2016-12-27

Act on the Promotion of the Conversion into Environment-Friendly Industrial Structure

Act · Made 1995-12-29

Act on the Promotion of the Development and Use of Alternative Energy

Act · Made 1997-12-13

Act on the Promotion of the Development, Use and Diffusion of New and Renewable Energy

Act · Made 2004-12-31

Act on the Protection of New Varieties of Plants

Act · Made 2013-08-13

Act on the Public Service Veterinarians for Prevention of Epidemics

Act · Made 2006-03-24

Act on the Support for the Rice Processing Industry and the Promotion of Use of Rice

Act · Made 2011-11-22

Act on the Sustainable Use of Dokdo

Act · Made 2005-05-18

Act on the Sustainable Use of Timbers

Act · Made 2012-05-23

Act on the Use and Management of Reclaimed Land for Agriculture and Fisheries

Act · Made 2014-03-24

Act on Urban Parks, Green Areas

Act · Made 2005-03-31

Act on Water Management of and Resident Support in the Geum River Basin

Act · Made 2002-01-14

Act on Water Management of and Resident Support in the Nakdong River Basin

Act · Made 2002-01-14

Agricultural and Fishery Disaster Insurance Act

Act · Made 2009-03-05

Agricultural and Fishery Employment Personnel Act ( Act No. 19224)

Regulation · Made 2023-02-14

Agricultural and Fishery Products Quality Control Act

Act · Made 2011-07-21

Agricultural And Fishing Villages Improvement Act

Act · Made 2009-06-09

Agricultural Community Development Promotion Act

Act · Made 1962-03-21

Agricultural Community Development Promotion Act

Act · Made 2013-08-13

Agricultural Mechanization Promotion Act

Act · Made 1994-11-11

Agricultural Products Quality Control Act

Act · Made 1999-01-21

Aid to Navigation Act

Act · Made 2007-08-03

Amendment to Implementation Rules of Special Act on Imported Food Safety Control

Regulation · Made 2020-06-04

Amendment to the Plant Protection Law Enforcement Regulation

Regulation · Made 1983-11-11

Animal Protection Act

Act · Made 1991-05-31

Animal Protection Act

Act · Made 2011-08-04

Aquaculture Industry Development Act No. 16568

Act · Made 2019-08-27

Aquatic Organism Disease Control Act

Act · Made 2011-07-21

Arrangement of Staff Assigned for Special Forest Protection Act

Act · Made 0000

Asbestos Injury Relief Act

Act · Made 2010-03-22

Asbestos Safety Management Act

Act · Made 2011-04-28

Atomic Energy Act

Act · Made 1982-04-01

Baekdu-Daegan Protection Act

Act · Made 2003-12-31

Ballast Water Management Act

Act · Made 2007-12-21

Basic Act on Resource Circulation ( Act No. 17326)

Act · Made 2016-05-29

Biotechnology Support Act

Act · Made 1995-01-05

Building Act

Act · Made 2008-03-21

Cadastral Act

Act · Made 2001-01-26

Charter Fishing Business Act

Act · Made 1995-12-20

Chemicals Control Act

Act · Made 2014-03-18

Child Care Act

Act · Made 0000

Civil Act

Act · Made 1958

Clean Air Conservation Act

Act · Made 2007-04-27

Coal Industry Act

Act · Made 1986-01-08

Coast Guard Act

Act · Made 2019-08-20

Coast Management Act

Act · Made 2009-03-25

Conservation and Management of Marine Ecosystems Act

Act · Made 2006-10-04

Constitution of the Republic of Korea

Constitution · Made 1948

Construction Waste Recycling Promotion Act

Act · Made 2003-12-31

Consumer Cooperatives Act

Act · Made 2010-03-22

Contingency Guidelines for Ships and Seafarers against Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Other · Made 2020-04-06

Control of Livestock and Fish Feed Act

Act · Made 2001-03-28

Control of Livestock and Fish Feed Act

Act · Made 2008-03-21

Corporate Tax Act

Act · Made 0000

Countermeasures against Natural Disasters Act

Act · Made 2005-01-27

Creation and Management of Forest Resources Act

Act · Made 2005-08-04

Creation and Management of Urban Forest Act

Act · Made 2020-06-09

ACT ON REGULATION AND PUNISHMENT OF CRIMINAL PROCEEDS CONCEALMENT (Korean: 범죄수익은닉의 규제 및 처벌 등에 관한 법률)

Regulation · English translation of the text as amended by Act No. 18672, Jan. 4, 2022 (KLRI). Korean text in force on 2026-10-03 per law.go.kr: [시행 2022. 1. 4.] [법률 제18672호, 2022. 1. 4., 일부개정] · Made 2001-09-27 · National Assembly (Act)

Cultural Heritage Protection Act, 2007

Act · Made 2007-04-11

Cultural Heritage Protection Act

Act · Made 2007

Customs Act

Act · Made 1949

관세율표(제50조 관련) — [별표] of 관세법 (Customs Act); English: Schedule of Tariff Rates (related to Article 50)

Act · Annex (별표) to the Customs Act (관세법), as amended by Act No. 19186 of 2022-12-31 (the annex is marked "<개정 2022. 12. 31.>"); file name law0015562022123119186KC_000000E.hwp · Made 2022-12-31 · National Assembly (annex to an Act); published by the Ministry of Government Legislation (law.go.kr)

ACT ON SPECIAL CASES OF THE CUSTOMS ACT FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS (Korean: 자유무역협정의 이행을 위한 관세법의 특례에 관한 법률)

Treaty · English translation of the text as amended by Act No. 20616, Dec. 31, 2024 (KLRI). Korean text in force on 2026-10-03 per law.go.kr: [시행 2026. 1. 2.] [법률 제21065호, 2025. 10. 1., 타법개정] · Made 2015-12-29 · National Assembly (Act)

ENFORCEMENT DECREE OF THE ACT ON SPECIAL CASES OF THE CUSTOMS ACT FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS (Korean: 자유무역협정의 이행을 위한 관세법의 특례에 관한 법률 시행령)

Treaty · English translation of the text as amended by Presidential Decree No. 36017, Jan. 6, 2026 (KLRI). Korean text in force on 2026-10-03 per law.go.kr: [시행 2026. 5. 1.] [대통령령 제36017호, 2026. 1. 6., 일부개정] · Made 2016-06-30 · President (Presidential Decree)

ACT ON SPECIAL CASES CONCERNING DRAWBACK OF CUSTOMS DUTIES ON RAW MATERIALS FOR EXPORT (Korean: 수출용 원재료에 대한 관세 등 환급에 관한 특례법)

Act · English translation of the text as amended by Act No. 21065, Oct. 1, 2025 (KLRI). Korean text in force on 2026-10-03 per law.go.kr: [시행 2026. 1. 2.] [법률 제21065호, 2025. 10. 1., 타법개정] · Made 1996-12-30 · National Assembly (Act)

Dairy Promotion Act

Act · Made 1997-09-22

Development and Management of Deep Sea Water Act

Act · Made 2007-08-03

Development of and Support for Environmental Technology Act

Act · Made 2000-02-03

Distant Water Fisheries Development Act

Act · Made 2007-08-03

Dog Meat Consumption Act (Act No. 20195)

Act · Made 2024-02-06

Drinking Water Management Act

Act · Made 1995-01-05

EDUCATION TAX ACT (Korean: 교육세법)

Act · English translation of the text as amended by Act No. 21210, Dec. 23, 2025 (KLRI). Korean text in force on 2026-10-03 per law.go.kr: [시행 2026. 1. 1.] [법률 제21210호, 2025. 12. 23., 일부개정] · Made 1990-12-31 · National Assembly (Act)

Electric Power Source Development Promotion Act

Act · Made 2003-12-30

Electrical Technology Management Act

Act · Made 1995-12-30

Electricity Utility Act

Act · Made 2000-12-23

Embankment Management Act

Act · Made 1963-12-05

Emissions Trading Act (Act No. 20229)

Act · Made 2012-05-14

Energy Act

Act · Made 2006-03-03

Energy Act

Act · Made 2011-07-25

Energy Use Rationalization Act

Act · Made 2007-12-27

Enforcement Decree of Act on the Credit Guarantee for Farmers and Fishermen, 1971

Regulation · Made 1997-05-15

Enforcement Decree of Korea Gas Corporation Act

Regulation · Made 1986-10-06

Enforcement Decree of Noise and Vibration Control Act

Regulation · Made 2010-06-28

Enforcement Decree of the Act on Access to and Utilization of Genetic Resources and Benefit-Sharing

Regulation · Made 2017-08-16

Enforcement Decree of the Act on Acquisition of and Compensation for Land for Public Works Projects

Regulation · Made 2002-12-30

Enforcement Decree of the Act on Assessment of Impacts of Works on Environment, Traffic, Disasters, etc

Regulation · Made 2000-12-30

Enforcement Decree of the Act on Construction and Management of Dams and Assistance to Their Environs

Regulation · Made 2020-11-10

Enforcement Decree of the Act on Development of Water Management Technologies and on Promotion of Water Industry (Presidential Decree No. 34657)

Regulation · Made 2018-12-11

Enforcement Decree of the Act on Distribution and Price Stabilization of Agricultural and Fishery Products

Regulation · Made 2000-07-07

Enforcement Decree of the Act on Enhancing Overseas Forest Carbon Sequestration (Presidential Decree No. 34188)

Regulation · Made 2024-02-06

Enforcement Decree of the Act on Management of Disaster Management Resources (Presidential Decree No. 34111)

Regulation · Made 2024-01-09

Enforcement Decree of the Act on Operation of Direct Payment Program for Promoting Public Functions of Agriculture and Rural Communities

Regulation · Made 0000

Enforcement Decree of the Act on Origin Labelling of Agricultural and Fishery Products

Regulation · Made 2010-08-11

Enforcement Decree of the Act on Protective Action Guidelines against Radiation in the Natural Environment

Regulation · Made 2012-07-24

Enforcement Decree of the Act on Registration, Evaluation of Chemicals

Regulation · Made 2014-12-09

Enforcement Decree of the Act on Resource Circulation of Electrical and Electronic Equipment and Vehicles

Regulation · Made 2012-10-29

Enforcement Decree of the Act on Revitalization of Direct Trade in Agricultural Products, including Promotion of Use of Local Agricultural Products

Regulation · Made 2016-06-14

Enforcement Decree of the Act on Safety Insurance for Farmers and Fishers and Prevention of Work Accidents

Regulation · Made 2016-01-06

Enforcement Decree of the Act on Special Measures for Strengthening the Competitiveness of, and Protecting National High-Tech Strategic Industries

Regulation · Made 2022-08-04

Enforcement Decree of the Act on the Conservation of Biological Diversity

Regulation · Made 2012-12-28

Enforcement Decree of the Act on the Control and Supervision on Nuclear Power Suppliers for the Prevention of Corruption in the Nuclear Power Industry

Act · Made 2015-06-30

Enforcement Decree of the Act on the Control of Transboundary Movement of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal

Regulation · Made 1994-05-28

Enforcement Decree of the Act on the Disposal of Sewage, Excreta and Livestock Wastewater

Regulation · Made 1997-08-11

Enforcement Decree of the Act on the Establishment, Management of Spatial Data

Regulation · Made 2015-06-01

Enforcement Decree of the Act on the exercise of sovereign rights on foreigner's fishing, etc. within the Exclusive Economic Zone

Regulation · Made 1997-08-06

Enforcement Decree of the Act on the Investigation, Planning, and Management of Water Resources

Regulation · Made 2017-07-17

Enforcement Decree of the Act on the prevention of contagious animal diseases

Regulation · Made 2003-07-29

Enforcement Decree of the Act on the Prevention of Light Pollution Due to Artificial Lighting

Regulation · Made 2016-07-19

Enforcement Decree of the Act on the Promotion of Environment-Friendly Agriculture and Fisheries and the Management of and Support for Organic Foods, etc

Regulation · Made 0000

Enforcement Decree of the Act on the Promotion of Saving and Recycling of Resources

Regulation · Made 2002-02-18

Enforcement Decree of the Act on the Support for the Rice Processing Industry and the Promotion of Use of Rice

Regulation · Made 2012-05-22

Enforcement Decree of the Act on the Sustainable Use of Timbers

Regulation · Made 2018-03-06

Enforcement Decree of the Act on Urban Parks, Green Areas

Regulation · Made 2005-12-09

Enforcement Decree of the Agricultural and Fishery Disaster Insurance Act

Regulation · Made 2009-12-30

Enforcement Decree of the Agricultural and Fishery Employment Personnel Act (Presidential Decree No. 34184)

Regulation · Made 2024-02-06

Enforcement Decree of the Agricultural and Fishery Products Quality Control Act

Regulation · Made 2012-07-20

Enforcement Decree of the Agricultural and Fishing Villages Improvement Act

Regulation · Made 2016-08-31

Enforcement Decree of the Agricultural Products Quality Control Act (Presidential Decree No. 16444 of 1999)

Regulation · Made 1999-06-30

Enforcement Decree of the Agrochemicals Control Act

Regulation · Made 1996-10-07

Enforcement Decree of the Animal Protection Act

Regulation · Made 2012-02

Enforcement Decree of the Aquatic Organism Disease Control Act

Regulation · Made 2008-12-22

Enforcement Decree of the Asbestos Injury Relief Act

Regulation · Made 2012-11-23

Enforcement Decree of the Asbestos Safety Management Act

Regulation · Made 2012-04-27

Enforcement Decree of the Atomic Energy Act

Regulation · Made 1982-09-30

Enforcement Decree of the Baekdu-Daegan Protection Act

Regulation · Made 2004-12-30

Enforcement Decree of the Biotechnology Support Act

Regulation · Made 1995-07-13

Enforcement Decree of the Building Act

Regulation · Made 1992-05-30

Enforcement Decree of the Cadastral Act

Regulation · Made 2002-01-26

Enforcement Decree of the Chemicals Control Act

Regulation · Made 2014-12-09

Enforcement Decree of the Clean Air Conservation Act

Regulation · Made 1996-08-31

Enforcement Decree of the Clean Air Conservation Act (Presidential Decree No. 20383 of 2007)

Regulation · Made 2007-11-15

Enforcement Decree of the Control of Livestock and Fish Feed Act

Regulation · Made 2013-03-23

Enforcement Decree of the Creation and Management of Forest Resources Act

Regulation · Made 2006-08-04

Enforcement Decree of the Cultural Heritage Protection Act (Presidential Decree No. 22560 of 2010)

Regulation · Made 2010-12-29

ENFORCEMENT DECREE OF THE CUSTOMS ACT (Korean: 관세법 시행령)

Decree · English translation of the text as amended by Presidential Decree No. 36236, Apr. 3, 2026 (KLRI). Korean text in force on 2026-10-03 per law.go.kr: [시행 2026. 7. 1.] [대통령령 제36140호, 2026. 2. 27., 일부개정] · Made 2000-12-29 · President (Presidential Decree)

Enforcement Decree of the Dairy Promotion Act

Regulation · Made 0000

Enforcement Decree of the Dog Meat Consumption Act (Presidential Decree No. 34804)

Regulation · Made 2024-08-06

Enforcement Decree of the Environmental Impact Assessment

Regulation · Made 2012-07-20

Enforcement Decree of the Environmental Technology and Industry Support Act

Regulation · Made 2011-10-28

Enforcement Decree of the Fertilizer Control Act

Regulation · Made 1996-12-05

Enforcement Decree of the Fisheries Seed Industry Promotion Act

Regulation · Made 2016-06-21

Enforcement Decree of the Fishery Resources Management Act

Regulation · Made 2010-04-20

Enforcement Decree of the Fishery Resources Protection Act

Regulation · Made 1970-07-01

Enforcement Decree of the Food Industry Promotion Act

Regulation · Made 2008-06-25

Enforcement Decree of the Food Sanitation Act

Regulation · Made 2009-08-06

Enforcement Decree of the Foreign Investment Promotion Act

Regulation · Made 1998-11-04

Enforcement Decree of the Foreign Trade Act

Regulation · Made 0000

Enforcement Decree of the Foreigner’s Land Acquisition Act

Regulation · Made 1998-06-24

Enforcement Decree of the Forest Protection Act

Regulation · Made 2010-03-09

Enforcement Decree of the Forest Welfare Promotion Act

Regulation · Made 2016-03-25

Enforcement Decree of the Forestry Culture and Recreation Act

Regulation · Made 2006-08-04

Enforcement Decree of the Framework Act on Consumers

Regulation · Made 2007-03-27

Enforcement Decree of the Framework Act on Cooperatives

Regulation · Made 2014-07-21

Enforcement Decree of the Framework Act on Environmental Policy

Regulation · Made 1991-02-02

Enforcement Decree of the Framework Act on Fishers and Fishing Villages Development

Regulation · Made 2015-12-22

Enforcement Decree of the Framework Act on Health and Medical Services

Regulation · Made 2000-07-27

Enforcement Decree of the Framework Act on Low Carbon, Green Growth (Presidential Decree No. 22124 of 2010)

Regulation · Made 2010-04-13

Enforcement Decree of the Framework Act on Marine Fishery Development

Regulation · Made 2002-11-20

Enforcement Decree of the Framework Act on the Management of Disaster and Safety

Regulation · Made 2004-05-29

Enforcement Decree of the Framework Act on the National Land

Regulation · Made 2002-12-18

Enforcement Decree of the Fusion Energy Development Promotion

Regulation · Made 2008-02-28

Enforcement Decree of the Ginseng Industry Act

Regulation · Made 2001-06-22

Enforcement Decree of the Groundwater Act

Regulation · Made 1997-08-08

Enforcement Decree of the Health Functional Food Act

Regulation · Made 2003-12-18

Enforcement Decree of the Hot Spring Act (Presidential Decree No. 22320 of 2010)

Regulation · Made 2010-08-04

Enforcement Decree of the Inland Water Fisheries Act

Regulation · Made 2000-07-29

Enforcement Decree of the Kimchi Industry Promotion Act (Presidential Decree No. 32447)

Regulation · Made 2012-01-13

Enforcement Decree of the Korea Water Resources Corporation Act

Regulation · Made 1988-06-17

Enforcement Decree of the Landscape Act

Regulation · Made 2014-02-05

Enforcement Decree of the Livestock Products Sanitary Control Act

Regulation · Made 1998-06-20

Enforcement Decree of the Management of Drinking Water Act

Regulation · Made 1995-05-01

Enforcement Decree of the Marine Environment Management Act (Presidential Decree No. 20544 of 2008)

Regulation · Made 2008-02-28

Enforcement Decree of the Marine Scientific Research Act

Regulation · Made 1995-07-13

Enforcement Decree of the Mining Industry Act

Regulation · Made 2007-09-10

Enforcement Decree of the National Land Planning and Utilization Act

Regulation · Made 2002-12-26

Enforcement Decree of the Natural Environment Conservation Act

Regulation · Made 2005-12-30

Enforcement Decree of the Natural Parks Act, 2001 (Presidential Decree No. 17380)

Regulation · Made 2001-09-29

Enforcement Decree of the Nuclear Energy Promotion Act

Regulation · Made 2011-10-25

Enforcement Decree of the Nuclear Safety Act

Regulation · Made 2011-10-25

Enforcement Decree of the Overseas Agriculture and Forest Resources Development and Cooperation Act

Regulation · Made 2012-01-13

Enforcement Decree of the Pesticide Control Act

Regulation · Made 1996-10-07

Enforcement Decree of the Prevention of Marine Pollution Act

Regulation · Made 1996-06-29

Repealed

Enforcement Decree of the Quality Control of Fishery Products Act (Presidential Decree No. 17351 of 2001)

Regulation · Made 2001-09-01

Enforcement Decree of the Radiation and Radioisotope Use of Promotion Act

Regulation · Made 2003-06-25

Enforcement Decree of the Rearrangement of Agricultural and Fishing Villages Act

Regulation · Made 2016-08-31

Enforcement Decree of the River Act

Regulation · Made 1999-08-09

Enforcement Decree of the River Act

Regulation · Made 2008-04-03

Enforcement Decree of the Ship Act

Regulation · Made 1983-06-10

Enforcement Decree of the Ship Personnel Act

Regulation · Made 2015-03-24

Enforcement Decree of the Ship Safety Act

Regulation · Made 2007-09-28

Enforcement Decree of the Soil Environment Conservation Act

Regulation · Made 1995-12-29

Enforcement Decree of the Special Act on Assistance to Farmers, Fishermen following the Conclusion of Free Trade Agreements

Regulation · Made 2011-10-21

Enforcement Decree of the Special Act on Management of Disasters in Super High Rise Buildings and Complex Buildings with Underground Connections

Regulation · Made 2012-03-09

Enforcement Decree of the Special Act on the Extermination of Pine Wilt Disease

Regulation · Made 2005-09-14

Enforcement Decree of the Special Act on Utilization of Agricultural Production Infrastructure and Adjacent Areas

Regulation · Made 2010-06-08

Enforcement Decree of the Support for Small and Medium Enterprise Establishment Act

Regulation · Made 1986-07-19

Enforcement Decree of the Territorial Sea and Contiguous Zone Act

Regulation · Made 1978-09-20

Enforcement Decree of the Toxic Chemicals Control Act

Regulation · Made 2008-06-25

Enforcement Decree of the Transboundary Movement, Etc. of Living Modified Organisms Act

Regulation · Made 2005

Enforcement Decree of the Urban Development Act

Regulation · Made 2008-09-18

Enforcement Decree of the Wastes Control Act

Regulation · Made 2007-09-06

Enforcement Decree of the Water Environment Conservation Act

Regulation · Made 2018-01-16

Enforcement Decree of the Water-Related Leisure Activities Safety Act

Regulation · Made 2006-01-26

Enforcement Decree of the Water Supply and Waterworks Installation Act

Regulation · Made 1992-12-09

Enforcement Decree of the Water Supply and Waterworks Installation Act

Regulation · Made 2007-09-06

Enforcement Decree of the Wetlands Conservation Act

Regulation · Made 2008-04-03

Enforcement Decree of the Wildlife Protection and Management Act

Regulation · Made 2005-02-07

Enforcement Decree on the Act on the exercise of sovereign rights on foreigners' fishing, etc. within the Exclusive Economic Zone

Regulation · Made 1997-08-06

Enforcement Decree (Presidential Decree No. 32557) of the Framework Act on Carbon Neutrality and Green Growth to Respond to Climate Crisis

Regulation · Made 2022-03-25

Enforcement Degree of the Malodor Prevention Act

Regulation · Made 2005-02-07

Enforcement Regulations of the Act on Enhancing Overseas Forest Carbon Sequestration (Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Ordinance No. 638)

Regulation · Made 2024-02-21

Enforcement Rule of the Act on Registration, Evaluation of Chemicals

Regulation · Made 2014-12-24

Enforcement Rule of the Animal Protection Act

Regulation · Made 2012-02-21

Enforcement Rule of the Chemicals Control Act

Regulation · Made 2014-12-24

Enforcement Rule of the Framework Act on Cooperatives

Regulation · Made 2012-11-27

Enforcement Rule of the Health Functional Food Act

Regulation · Made 2004-01-31

Enforcement Rules of the Act on Acquisition of and Compensation for Land for Public Works Projects

Regulation · Made 2013-03-23

Enforcement Rules of the Act on Conservation and Utilization of Natural Heritage

Regulation · Made 2024-06-14

Enforcement Rules of the Asbestos Safety Management Act

Regulation · Made 2012-04-27

Enforcement Rules of the Mining Damage Prevention and Restoration Act

Regulation · Made 2008-03-03

Enforcement Rules of the Water Environment Conservation Act

Regulation · Made 2023-01-05

Environment Dispute Mediation Act

Act · Made 1990-08

Environment-Friendly Agriculture Fosterage Act, 1997

Act · Made 1997-12-13

Environment Improvement Cost Liability Act

Act · Made 1991-12-31

Environmental Education Promotion Act

Act · Made 2008-03-21

Environmental Health Act

Act · Made 2008-03-21

Environmental Impact Assessment Act

Act · Made 2011-07-21

Environmental Pollution Facilities Act (Act No. 15107)

Act · Made 2017-11-28

Environmental Technology and Industry Support Act

Act · Made 2011-04-28

Environmental Testing and Inspection Act

Act · Made 2006-10-04

Erosion Control Work Act

Act · Made 1994-03-23

Farmland Act

Act · Made 1994-12-22

Farmland Act

Act · Made 2007-04-11

Fertilizer Control Act

Act · Made 1995-12-06

Fisheries Act

Act · Made 1990-08-01

Fisheries Act

Act · Made 2009-04-22

Fisheries Seed Industry Promotion Act

Act · Made 2015-06-22

Fishery Products Distribution Management and Support Act

Act · Made 2015-03-27

Fishery Resources Management Act

Act · Made 2009-04-22

Fishery Resources Protection Act

Act · Made 1953-12-12

Fishing Ground Management Act

Act · Made 2007-04-11

Fishing Management and Promotion Act

Act · Made 2011-03-09

Fishing Vessel Act

Act · Made 1993-06-11

Fishing Villages and Fishery Harbors Act

Act · Made 2005-05-31

FOOD ADDITIVES CODE

Other · Made 0000

Food Industry Promotion Act

Act · Made 2007-12-27

Food Sanitation Act

Act · Made 2009-02-06

Food Service Promotion Act

Act · Made 2011-03-09

FOREIGN EXCHANGE TRANSACTIONS ACT (Korean: 외국환거래법)

Act · English translation of the text as amended by Act No. 18244, Jun. 15, 2021 (KLRI). Korean text in force on 2026-10-03 per law.go.kr: [시행 2026. 1. 2.] [법률 제21065호, 2025. 10. 1., 타법개정] · Made 1998-09-16 · National Assembly (Act)

ENFORCEMENT DECREE OF THE FOREIGN EXCHANGE TRANSACTIONS ACT (Korean: 외국환거래법 시행령)

Decree · English translation of the text as amended by Presidential Decree No. 36220, Mar. 24, 2026 (KLRI). Korean text in force on 2026-10-03 per law.go.kr: [시행 2026. 4. 28.] [대통령령 제36280호, 2026. 4. 28., 일부개정] · Made 2009-02-03 · President (Presidential Decree)

FOREIGN EXCHANGE TRANSACTIONS REGULATIONS (Korean: 외국환거래규정)

Regulation · English translation of the text as amended by Notice No. 202326, Jul. 4, 2023 (KLRI). Korean text in force on 2026-10-03 per law.go.kr: [시행 2026. 9. 16.] [재정경제부고시 제2026-103호, 2026. 9. 16., 일부개정] · Made 2023-07-04 · Minister of Economy and Finance (Notice)

Foreign Investment Promotion Act

Act · Made 1998-09-16

Foreign Trade Act

Act · Made 0000

Foreigner's Land Acquisition Act

Act · Made 1998-05-25

Forest Education Promotion Act

Act · Made 2011-07-25

Forest Protection Act

Act · Made 2009-06-09

Forest Welfare Promotion Act

Act · Made 2015-03-27

Forestry Act

Act · Made 1980-01-04

Repealed

Forestry and Mountain Villages Development Promotion Act

Act · Made 1997-04-10

Forestry and Mountain Villages Development Promotion Act

Regulation · Made 2007-04-11

Forestry Culture and Recreation Act

Act · Made 2005-08-04

Framework Act on Agriculture and Fisheries, Rural Community and Food Industry

Act · Made 2009-05-27

Framework Act on Agriculture and Rural Development

Act · Made 1999-02-05

Framework Act on Agriculture, Fisheries, Farming and Fishing Villages and Food Industry

Act · Made 2009-05-27

Framework Act on Agriculture, Rural Community and Food Industry

Act · Made 2015-06-22

Framework Act on Carbon Neutrality and Green Growth to Respond to Climate Crisis

Act · Made 2021-09-24

Framework Act on Consumers

Act · Made 2006-09-27

Framework Act on Cooperatives

Act · Made 2012-01-26

Framework Act on Environmental Policy

Act · Made 1990-08-01

Framework Act on Fishers and Fishing Villages Development

Act · Made 2015-06-22

Framework Act on Food Safety

Act · Made 2008-06-13

Framework Act on Forestry

Act · Made 2001-05-24

Framework Act on Health and Medical Services

Act · Made 2000-01-12

Framework Act on Low Carbon, Green Growth

Act · Made 2010-01-13

Framework Act on Marine Development

Act · Made 1987-12-04

Repealed

Framework Act on Marine Fishery Development

Act · Made 2002-05-13

Framework Act on Sustainable Development (No. 18708)

Act · Made 2022-01-04

Framework Act on the Management of Disasters and Safety

Act · Made 2004-03-11

Framework Act on the National Land

Act · Made 2002-02-04

Framework Act on the Regulation of Land Use

Act · Made 2005-12-07

Framework Act on Water Management

Act · Made 2018-06-12

Functional Sericulture Industry Fosterage and Support Act

Act · Made 2009-05-27

Fusion Energy Development Act

Act · Made 2006-12-26

Gender Impact Analysis and Assessment Act

Act · Made 2011-09-15

Ginseng Industry Act

Act · Made 1995-12-06

GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT ACT (Korean: 조달사업에 관한 법률)

Act · English translation of the text as amended by Act No. 21065, Oct. 1, 2025 (KLRI). Korean text in force on 2026-10-03 per law.go.kr: [시행 2026. 9. 11.] [법률 제21420호, 2026. 3. 10., 일부개정] · Made 2020-03-31 · National Assembly (Act)

Grain Management Act

Act · Made 1994-01-05

Grassland Act

Act · Made 1980-01-04

Groundwater Act

Act · Made 1993-12-10

Harbor Act

Act · Made 2020-01-29

Harbour Act

Act · Made 1991-03-08

Harbour Act

Act · Made 2009-06-09

Health Functional Food Code

Other · Made 2011-11-17

Health Functional Foods Act

Act · Made 2001-08-26

High-Pressure Gas Safety Control Act

Act · Made 1983-12-31

Horse Industry Development Act

Act · Made 2011-03-09

Hot Spring Act

Act · Made 2006-03-03

Hydrogen Economy Promotion and Hydrogen Safety Management Act

Act · Made 2020-02-04

Hydrogen Economy Roadmap of Korea

policy · Made 2019-01

Improper Solicitation and Graft Act

Act · Made 2015-03-27

INDIVIDUAL CONSUMPTION TAX ACT (Korean: 개별소비세법)

Act · English translation of the text as amended by Act No. 19185, Dec. 31, 2022 (KLRI). Korean text in force on 2026-10-03 per law.go.kr: [시행 2026. 4. 24.] [법률 제21216호, 2025. 12. 23., 타법개정] · Made 2007-12-31 · National Assembly (Act)

Industrial Standardization Act

Act · Made 2007-05-25

Infectious Disease Control And Prevention Act

Act · Made 2009-12-29

Inland Water Fisheries Act

Act · Made 2000-01-28

Inland Water Fisheries Development Promotion Act

Act · Made 1975-12-31

Insect Industry Promotion and Support Act

Act · Made 2010-02-04

Integrated Energy Supply Act

Act · Made 1991-12-14

International Ship Registration Act

Act · Made 1997-08-22

Kimchi Industry Promotion Act

Act · Made 2011-07-21

Korea Gas Corporation Act

Act · Made 1986-05-12

Korea Rural Community Corporation and Farmland Management Fund Act

Act · Made 1999-02-05

Korea's National Biodiversity Strategy 2014-2018

policy · Made 2014

Korea Water Resources Corporation Act

Act · Made 1987-12-04

Korean New Deal: National Strategy for a Great Transformation

policy · Made 2020-07-14

Labeling Standard of Health Functional Food

Other · Made 2004-01-31

Laboratory Animal Act

Act · Made 2008-03-28

Landscape Act

Act · Made 2013-08-06

Law No. 17747 on the Promotion and Support of the Seaweed (Laver) Industry

Act · Made 2020-12-22

Livestock And Livestock Products Traceability Act

Act · Made 2013-12-27

Livestock Industry Act

Act · Made 1999-01-29

Livestock Products Labelling Standards

Other · Made 1998-07-02

Livestock Products Sanitary Control Act

Act · Made 2010-05-25

Major Agricultural Seed Law (No. 975 of 1962)

Act · Made 1962-01-15

Malodor Prevention Act

Act · Made 2004-02-09

Marine Environment Management Act

Act · Made 2007-01-19

Marine Leisure Tourism Promotion Act (No. 20178)

Act · Made 2024-01-30

Marine Scientific Research Act

Act · Made 1995-01-05

Marine Use Impact Assessment Act(No. 19910)

Act · Made 2024-01-02

Maritime Safety Act

Act · Made 2011-06-15

Master Plan for National Water Management (2021-2030)

policy · Made 2021-04

Mining Damage Prevention and Restoration Act

Act · Made 2005-05-31

Mining Industry Act

Act · Made 2012-05-23

Mining Safety Act

Act · Made 1963-03-05

Ministerial Ordinance on the Toxic Chemicals Control Act

Regulation · Made 1991-02-02

Ministry of Food and Drug Safety Annoucement No. 2016-45 promulgating the Foods Labelling Standards

Other · Made 2016-06-13

Ministry of Food and Drug Safety Notice No. 2015–94 promulgating the Processing Standards and Ingredient Specifications for Livestock Products

Other · Made 2015-12-16

Ministry Regulations of Major Agricultural Seed Law (No. 378 of 1969)

Regulation · Made 1969-08-06

Mountainous Districts Management Act

Act · Made 2002-12-30

National Action Plan on Antimicrobial Resistance (2016-2020)

policy · Made 2016-08-11

National Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Management Plan (2021-2025)

policy · Made 2021-11

National Implementation Plan (NIP) for the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants

policy · Made 2019

National Land Planning and Utilization Act

Act · Made 2002-02-04

National Nutrition Management Act

Act · Made 2010-03-26

National Plan of Action for Reducing Incidental Catch of Seabirds

policy · Made 2014-01

National Plan of Action for the Conservation and Management of Sharks

policy · Made 2011-08

National Plan of Action of the Republic of Korea to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing

policy · Made 2014

SPECIAL ACT ON NATIONAL RESOURCE SECURITY (Korean: 국가자원안보 특별법)

Act · English translation of the text as amended by Amended by Act No. 21065, Oct. 1, 2025 (KLRI). Korean text in force on 2026-10-03 per law.go.kr: [시행 2026. 9. 18.] [법률 제21462호, 2026. 3. 17., 타법개정] · Made 2024-02-06 · National Assembly (Act)

National Strategy for Sustainable Development 2011-2015

policy · Made 2011-08

Natural Environment Conservation Act, 2004

Act · Made 2004-12-31

Natural Parks Act, 2001

Act · Made 2001-03-28

Noise and Vibration Control Act

Act · Made 2007-04-11

Notice 2019-1 of the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety regarding to the Amendment of Food Additives Code

Other · Made 2019-01-09

Notice No.2019-71 of the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety publishing the “Partial Amendment of the Korea Food Additives Code

Other · Made 2019-08-26

Notification (No. 2019-57) of the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety promulgating the Food Code

Other · Made 2019-07-03

Notification No. 2023-64 of the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) regarding to revising part of the Labeling Standard for Food, etc

Other · Made 2023-09-26

Nuclear Damage Compensation Act

Act · Made 1969-01-24

Nuclear Energy Promotion Act

Act · Made 2011-07-25

Nuclear Safety Act

Act · Made 2011-07-25

Oil Pipeline Safety Control Act

Act · Made 1999-02-08

Ornamental Fish Industry Promotion and Support Act

Act · Made 0000

Overseas Agriculture and Forest Resources Development and Cooperation Act

Act · Made 2015-01-20

Overseas Emergency Relief Act

Act · Made 2007-03-29

Overseas Forest Carbon Sequestration Promotion Act (Act No. 19636)

Act · Made 2023-08-16

Patent Act

Act · Made 1990-01-13

Persistent Pollutants Control Act

Act · Made 2007-01-26

Pesticide Control Act

Act · Made 1995-12-06

Pesticide MRLs in Food 2017

Other · Made 2017-11-29

ENFORCEMENT DECREE OF THE PETROLEUM AND ALTERNATIVE FUEL BUSINESS ACT (Korean: 석유 및 석유대체연료 사업법 시행령)

Decree · English translation of the text as amended by Presidential Decree No. 36557, Jul. 30, 2026 (KLRI). Korean text in force on 2026-10-03 per law.go.kr: [시행 2026. 9. 29.] [대통령령 제36727호, 2026. 9. 29., 타법개정] · Made 2005-04-22 · President (Presidential Decree)

Petroleum and Petroleum Substitute Fuel Business Act

Act · Made 2004-10-22

Plant Protection Act

Act · Made 1996-12-06

Plant Protection Act

Act · Made 2008-03-21

Plant Protection Law 1961

Act · Made 1961-12-30

Plant Protection Law Enforcement Regulation 1963 (No. 125 of 1963)

Regulation · Made 1963-04-16

Port Act

Act · Made 2008-03-28

Presidential Decree of Major Agricultural Seed Law (No. 5173 of 1970)

Regulation · Made 1970-07-09

Presidential Decree on the Toxic Chemicals Control Act

Regulation · Made 1991-01-28

Prevention of Marine Pollution Act

Act · Made 1991-03-08

Repealed

Prevention of Steep Slope Disasters Act

Act · Made 2007-07-27

Prime Minister Order No. 1633 regarding to the Amendment to Implementation Rules of Special Act on Imported Food Safety Control

Regulation · Made 2020-07-31

Processing of Livestock Products Act

Act · Made 1997-12-13

Promotion of and Support for Water Reuse Act

Act · Made 2010-06-08

Promotion of Installation of Waste Disposal Facilities and Assistance to Adjacent Areas Act

Act · Made 1995-01-05

Promotion of Mutual Exchange between Cities and Agricultural or Fishing Villages Act

Act · Made 2007-12-21

Protection of Wild Fauna and Flora Act, 2004

Act · Made 2004-02-09

Public Health and Environment Research Institute Act

Act · Made 1991-03-08

Public Land Reservation Act

Act · Made 2009-02-06

Public Waters Management Act

Act · Made 1961-12-19

Repealed

Public Waters Management Act

Act · Made 1999-02-08

Repealed

Public Waters Management and Reclamation Act

Act · Made 2010-04-15

Public Waters Reclamation Act

Act · Made 1999-02-08

Repealed

Quality Control of Fishery Products Act

Act · Made 2001-01-29

Repealed

Radiation and Radioisotope Use of Promotion Act

Act · Made 2002-12-26

Radioactive Waste Management Act

Act · Made 2008-03-28

Rational Energy Utilization Act of the Republic of Korea

Act · Made 1998

Rearrangement of Agricultural and Fishing Villages Act

Act · Made 2009-06-09

Regulation Concerning the Hazard Evaluation (Notification) of Chemical Substances

Regulation · Made 1997-09-05

Regulation for Approving Reliability of Certification.Assurance Agency for Labels, Advertisements of Foods and Livestock Products

Regulation · Made 2016-10

Regulation on Protection of Confidential Information Regarding Hazard Evaluations (New Chemical Notification), etc. (Public Notice No. 1997-79)

Regulation · Made 1997-08-29

Republic of Korea Road to Our Future: Green Growth - National Strategy and the Five-Year Plan (2009-2013)

policy · Made 2009-01

Republic of Korea’s Enhanced Update of its First Nationally Determined Contribution

policy · Made 2021-12

Republic of Korea’s Fourth National Biodiversity Strategy 2019 – 2023

policy · Made 2018-11

Reservoir and Dam Safety Control and Disaster Prevention Act

Act · Made 2008-06-05

Restitution of Development Gains Act

Act · Made 2008-03-28

River Act

Act · Made 1961-12-30

Safety Control and Business of Liquefied Petroleum Gas Act

Act · Made 2007-04-11

Salt Industry Promotion Act

Act · Made 2011-11-22

School Health Act

Act · Made 1967-03-30

Seafood Industry Promotion and Support Act

Act · Made 2020-02-18

Seed Industry Act

Act · Made 1995-12-06

Seed Industry Act

Act · Made 2012-06-01

Sewerage Act

Act · Made 1966-08-03

Ship Act

Act · Made 1982-12-31

Ship Personnel Act

Act · Made 1960-02-01

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