AGRICULTURAL AND FISHERY PRODUCTS QUALITY CONTROL ACT  
[Enforcement Date 15. Jan, 2019.] [Act No.16277, 15. Jan, 2019., Partial Amendment]  
 
CHAPTER I GENERAL PROVISIONS  
 
Article 1 (Purpose)The purpose of this Act is to contribute to increasing the income of farmers and fishermen 
and protecting consumers by securing the safety of agricultural and fishery products, improving the 
merchantable quality thereof, and facilitating fair and transparent trade through the appropriate quality control 
of agricul tural and fishery products.  
 
Article 2 (Definitions)(1) The terms used in this Act shall be defined as follows:  <Amended by Act No. 11101, 
Nov . 22, 2011; Act No. 11690, Mar. 23, 2013; Act No. 13383, Jun. 22, 2015; Act No. 14293, Dec. 2, 2016>  
 
1. The term  "agricultural and fishery products" means the following agricultural products and fishery products:  
 
(a) An agricultural product: Any agricultural product referred to in subparagraph 6 (a) of Article 3 of the 
Framework Act on Agriculture, Rural Community and Food Industry;  
 
(b) A fishery product: Any fishery product referred to in subparagraph 1 (a) of Article 3 of the Framework Act on 
Fisheries and Fishing Villages Development (excluding salt referred to in subparagraph 1 of Article 2 of the Salt 
Industry  Promotion Act);  
 
2. The term "producers' organization" means a producers' organization referred to in subparagraph 4 of Article 
3 of the Framework Act on Agriculture, Rural Community and Food Industry or subparagraph 5 of Article 3 of the 
Framework Act on  Fisheries and Fishing Villages Development and other organizations prescribed by Ordinance 
of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs or Ordinance of the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries;  
 
3. The term "logistics standardization" means methods for standardizing machinery and tools, containers, 
facilities, information, etc. used in each stage of logistics, such as the transport, storage, loading and unloading, 
and packaging of agricultural and fishery products, and facilitating the compatibility and interoperability thereof;  
 
4. The term "Good Agricultural Practices" means methods for appropriately managing risk factors, such as 
agricultural chemicals, heavy metals, persistent organic pollutants or harmful organisms that may remain in 
agricultural  environments, such as farmland where crops are cultivated and agricultural water, and agricultural 
products in each stage of the production, management after harvest (including the storage, washing, drying, 
sorting, peeling, cutting, mixing and packaging of agricultural products), and distribution of agricultural products 
to ensure the safety of agricultural products (excluding livestock products; hereafter the same shall apply in this 
subparagraph) and preserve agricultural environments;  
 
5. and 6. Delete d;  <by Act No. 11459, Jun. 1, 2012>   
7. The term "traceability" means recording and managing information about agricultural and fishery products in 
each stage, from production to sales, where a problem related to the safety , etc. of agricultural and fishe ry 
products (excluding livestock products; hereafter the same shall apply in this subparagraph) arises, in order to 
trace the relevant agricultural and fishery products, establish the cause thereof and take necessary measures;  
 
8. The term "geographical in dication" means, where the reputation, quality and other distinctive features of 
agricultural and fishery products or processed agricultural and fishery products referred to in subparagraph 13 
fundamentally result from the geographical characteristics of a  specific region, an indication describing that the 
relevant agricultural and fishery products or processed agricultural and fishery products have been produced, 
made or processed in the specific region;  
 
9. The term "homonymic geographical indication" mea ns, in a geographical indication of the same item, a 
geographical indication which has the same pronunciation as that of another person's geographical indication 
but the region of which is different;  
 
10. The term "protected geographical indication" means the intellectual property right to exclusively use a 
geographical indication registered under this Act (including homonymic geographical indications: hereinafter 
the same shall apply);  
 
11. The term "genetically modified agricultural and fishery products" means agricultural and fishery products 
reinforced to have intended properties by artificially separating or recombining their genes;  
 
12. The term "harmful substances" means substances prescribed by Ordinance of the Prime Minister, such as 
agricultural chemicals, heavy metals, antibiotics, persistent organic pollutants, pathogenic microorganisms, 
mycotoxins, radioactive substances, and toxic substances, which may do harm to humans by remaining in or 
contaminating food;  
 
13. The term "proc essed agricultural and fishery products" means the following products:  
 
(a) A processed agricultural product: Any product processed with agricultural products as raw materials or 
materials;  
 
(b) A processed fishery product: Any product processed with fishe ry products according to the standards of the 
percentage of use or ingredient content of raw materials or materials prescribed by Presidential Decree;  
 
14. Deleted.  <by Act No. 15068, Nov . 28, 2017>  
 
(2) The Framework Act on Agriculture, Rural Community a nd Food Industry and the Framework Act on Fisheries 
and Fishing Villages Development shall apply to terms not defined separately in this Act.  <Amended by Act No. 
13383, Jun. 22, 2015>   
Article 3 (Establishment of Council on Quality Control of Agricultural  and Fishery Products)(1) The Minister of 
Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs or the Minister of Oceans and Fisheries shall establish the Council on the 
Quality Control of Agricultural and Fishery Products (hereinafter referred to as the "Council") under h is/her 
jurisdiction to deliberate on matters concerning the quality control of agricultural and fishery products, 
processed fishery products, etc. under this Act.  <Amended by Act No. 11690, Mar. 23, 2013>  
 
(2) The Council shall be comprised of not more th an 60 members, including one chairperson and one vice 
chairperson.  
 
(3) The chairperson shall be elected by the Council from among its members, and the person appointed by the 
chairperson from among its members shall be the chairperson.  
 
(4) The following persons shall be members of the Council:  <Amended by Act No. 10932, Jul. 25, 2011; Act No. 
11690, Mar. 23, 2013>  
 
1. Public officials who belong to and are appointed by the head of the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Trade, 
Industry and Energy , the  Ministry of Health and Welfare, the Ministry of Environment, the Ministry of Food and 
Drug Safety , the Rural Development Administration, the Korea Forest Service, the Korean Intellectual Property 
Office, and the Korea Fair Trade Commission; public officia ls of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs 
who are appointed by the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs; or public officials of the Ministry of 
Oceans and Fisheries who are appointed by the Minister of Oceans and Fisheries;  
 
2. Persons appointed by the heads of the following organizations and institutions from among executive officers 
and employees belonging thereto:  
 
(a) The National Agricultural Cooperative Federation under the Agricultural Cooperatives Act;  
 
(b) The National Forestry Cooperative Federation under the Forestry Cooperatives Act;  
 
(c) The National Federation of Fisheries Cooperatives under the Fisheries Cooperatives Act;  
 
(d) The Korea Agro -Fisheries and Food Trade Corporation under the Korea Agro -Fisheri es and Food Trade 
Corporation Act;  
 
(e) The Korea Food Industry Association under the Food Sanitation Act;  
 
(f) The Korea Rural Economic Institute under the Act on the Establishment, Operation and Fostering of 
Government -Funded Research Institutes, Etc.;   
(g) The Korea Maritime Institute under the Act on the Establishment, Operation and Fostering of Government -
Funded Research Institutes, Etc.;  
 
(h) The Korea Food Research Institute under the Act on the Establishment, Operation and Fostering of 
Government -Funded Science and Technology Research Institutes, Etc.;  
 
(i) The Korea Health Industry Development Institute under the Korea Health Industry Development Institute Act;  
 
(j) The Korea Consumer Agency under the Framework Act on Consumers;  
 
3. Persons appointe d by the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs or the Minister of Oceans and 
Fisheries from among persons recommended by civic groups (referring to non -profit, non -governmental 
organizations defined in Article 2 of the Assistance for Non -Profit, Non -Governmental Organizations Act);  
 
4. Persons appointed by the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs or the Minister of Oceans and 
Fisheries from among persons with professional knowledge of and extensive experience in the fields of 
production , processing, distribution, or consumption of agricultural and fishery products.  
 
(5) The term of office of members referred to in paragraph (4) 3 and 4 shall be three years.  
 
(6) In order to deliberate on the registration of geographical indications of ag ricultural and fishery products and 
processed agricultural and fishery products, a subcommittee for deliberation on the registration of geographical 
indications shall be established in the Council.  
 
(7) In order to efficiently deliberate on matters in a sp ecific field of the affairs of the Council, subcommittees for 
each field prescribed by Presidential Decree may be established in the Council.  
 
(8) Matters discussed by the subcommittee for deliberation on the registration of geographical indications 
referred to in paragraph (6) and subcommittees for each field referred to in paragraph (7) shall be deemed 
discussed by the Council.  
 
(9) The Council may have research fellows to perform investigation of and research on international trends in 
quality control of agricultural and fishery products.  <Newly Inserted by Act No. 14771, Apr. 18, 2017>  
 
(10) Except as otherwise expressly prescribed in paragraphs (1) through (9), matters necessary for the 
organization, operation, etc. of the Council and  its subcommittees shall be prescribed by Presidential Decree.  
<Amended by Act No. 14771, Apr. 18, 2017>  
 Article 4 (Duties of Council)The Council shall deliberate on the following matters:  <Amended by Act No. 11459, 
Jun. 1, 2012; Act No. 11690, Mar. 23,  2013>  
 
1. Matters concerning standards and logistics standardization;  
 
2. Matters concerning Good Agricultural Practices, quality certification for fishery products, and traceability;  
 
3. Matters concerning geographical indications;  
 
4. Matters concerning  the labeling of genetically modified agricultural and fishery products;  
 
5. Matters concerning the safety inspection of agricultural and fishery products (excluding livestock products) 
and measures for the results thereof;  
 
6. Matters concerning the inspe ction of agricultural and fishery products (excluding livestock products) and 
processed fishery products;  
 
7. Matters prescribed by Ordinance of the Prime Minister, Ordinance of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and 
Rural Affairs, or Ordinance of the Minis try of Oceans and Fisheries concerning providing information about the 
safety and quality control of agricultural and fishery products;  
 
8. Matters concerning production or processing facilities of fishery products for the purposes of export and 
sanitary c ontrol standards of sea areas;  
 
9. Matters concerning the Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points prescribed in Article 70 on fishery products 
and processed fishery products;  
 
10. Matters concerning the designation of sea areas;  
 
11. Matters prescribed by other statutes as matters to be discussed by the Council;  
 
12. Other matters referred to discussion by the chairperson concerning the quality control of agricultural and 
fishery products and processed fishery products.  
 
CHAPTER II STANDARDS F OR AND QUALITY CONTROL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FISHERY PRODUCTS  
 SECTION 1 Standards for Agricultural and Fishery Products  
 
Article 5 (Standards)(1) The Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs or the Minister of Oceans and 
Fisheries may determine packa ging and grade standards (hereinafter referred to as "standards") for agricultural 
and fishery products to enhance the merchantable quality of agricultural and fishery products (excluding 
livestock products; hereafter the same shall apply in this Article),  improve the efficiency of the distribution 
thereof, and facilitate fair trade.  <Amended by Act No. 11690, Mar. 23, 2013>  
 
(2) A person who ships agricultural and fishery products meeting the standards (hereinafter referred to as 
"standardized products") may indicate "standardized products" on the surface of the packaging thereof.  
 
(3) Matters necessary for criteria and procedures for the establishment of standards, methods of indication 
thereof, etc. shall be prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Agr iculture, Food and Rural Affairs or Ordinance 
of the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries.  <Amended by Act No. 11690, Mar. 23, 2013>  
 
Article 5 -2 (Recommended Quality Labeling)(1) The Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs may 
separately formulate th e guidelines for labeling quality (hereinafter referred to as “recommended quality 
labeling”), including the grade and sugar content, on the surface of the packages of agricultural products that do 
not bear the standardized product label described in Artic le 5 in order to improve the merchantability of 
agricultural products (excluding livestock products; hereafter the same shall apply in this Article) wrapped or 
packaged in the containers and to realize fair transactions.  
 
(2) A distributor or seller of agr icultural products may use recommended quality labeling on the surface of their 
packages if such agricultural products do not bear the standardized product label described in Article 5.  
 
(3) Guidelines for recommended quality labeling, the labeling method,  and other necessary matters shall be 
prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs.  
 
[This Article Newly Inserted by Act No. 15384, Feb. 21, 2018]  
 
SECTION 2 Good Agricultural Practices  
 
Article 6 (Certification of Good Ag ricultural Practices)(1) The Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs shall 
determine and announce standards for Good Agricultural Practices (hereinafter referred to as "standards for 
Good Practices").  <Amended by Act No. 11690, Mar. 23, 2013>  
 
(2) A person who produces and manages agricultural products (excluding livestock products; hereafter the same 
shall apply in this Article) in accordance with the standards for Good Practices or a person who packages and 
distributes agricultural products produ ced and managed in accordance with the standards for Good Practices 
may obtain certification of Good Agricultural Practices (hereinafter referred to as "certification of Good Practices") 
from a Good Agricultural Practices certification institution designat ed pursuant to Article 9 (hereinafter referred to as "Good Practices certification institution").  
 
(3) A person who intends to obtain certification of Good Practices shall file an application for certification of Good 
Practices with a Good Practices certif ication institution: Provided, That none of the following persons shall file 
an application to obtain certification of Good Practices:  
 
1. A person in whose case one year has not passed since the certification of Good Practices was cancelled pursuant 
to Article 8 (1);  
 
2. A person in whose case one year has not passed since a fine or heavier punishment was determined, in violation 
of Article 119 or 120.  
 
(4) Where a Good Practices certification institution receives an application for certifica tion of Good Practices 
pursuant to paragraph (3), it shall examine whether the application meets the standards for Good Practices 
referred to in paragraph (7) and notify the applicant of the result thereof.  
 
(5) Where a Good Practices certification institu tion has granted certification of Good Practices pursuant to 
paragraph (4), it shall examine or inspect whether a person who has obtained the certification of Good Practices 
observes the standards for Good Practices, and if necessary , it may request him/he r to submit data.  
 
(6) A person who has obtained certification of Good Practices may indicate the certification of Good Practices on 
the packaging, containers, invoices, statements of accounts, signboards, vehicles, etc. of agricultural products 
produced a nd managed in accordance with the standards for Good Practices (hereinafter referred to as "Good 
Practices -certified agricultural products").  
 
(7) Detailed matters necessary for certification of Good Practices, such as the standards for certification of Go od 
Practices, items eligible therefor, procedures therefor, and methods of indication thereof, shall be prescribed by 
Ordinance of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs.  <Amended by Act No. 11690, Mar. 23, 2013>  
 
Article 7 (Period of Validit y , etc. of Good Practices Certification)(1) The period of validity of Good Practices 
certification shall be two years from the date a person obtains the certification of Good Practices: Provided, That 
where it is necessary to apply a separate period of val idity , according to the characteristics of an item, the separate 
period of validity may be prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs within 
ten years.  <Amended by Act No. 11690, Mar. 23, 2013>  
 
(2) Where a person who h as obtained certification of Good Practices intends to keep the validity of the 
certification of Good Practices even after the period of validity expire, he/she shall renew the certification of Good 
Practices after undergoing an examination conducted by th e relevant Good Practices certification institution 
before the period of validity expires.  
 
(3) Where the shipment of the relevant item is not completed within the period of validity referred to in paragraph (1), a person who has obtained certification of Good Practices may extend the period of validity of 
such Good Practices certification after undergoing an examination conducted by the relevant Good Practices 
certification institution.  
 
(4) A person who intends to change an important matter prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Agriculture, 
Food and Rural Affairs, such as a production plan, before the period of validity of Good Practices certification 
referred to in paragraph (1) expires shall obtain approval from the relevant Good Practices certifica tion 
institution by applying in advance to change the certification of Good Practices.  <Amended by Act No. 11690, 
Mar. 23, 2013>  
 
(5) Detailed matters necessary for procedures for the renewal of certification of Good Practices, procedures for 
the extensio n of the period of validity , etc. shall be prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food 
and Rural Affairs.  <Amended by Act No. 11690, Mar. 23, 2013>  
 
Article 8 (Cancellation, etc. of Certification of Good Practices)(1) Where a Good Practic es certification institution 
discovers the following matters in the process of examination, inspection, request for submission of data, etc. 
referred to in Article 6 (5) after it has granted certification of Good Practices, it may cancel the certification of 
Good Practices or order the suspension or the correction of the indication of such certification of Good Practices 
for a fixed period not exceeding three months: Provided, That it shall cancel the certification of Good Practices in 
cases falling under s ubparagraph 1 or 3:  <Amended by Act No. 14293, Dec. 2, 2016>  
 
1. Where a person has obtained the certification of Good Practices by fraud or other improper means;  
 
2. Where a person who has obtained the certification of Good Practices fails to meet the st andards for Good 
Practices;  
 
3. Where it is deemed impracticable for a person who has obtained the certification of Good Practices to produce 
Good Practices -certified agricultural products due to the change of his/her occupation, the closure of business, 
etc.;  
 
4. Where a person who has obtained the certification of Good Practices fails to comply with an examination, 
inspection, or request for submission of data under Article 6 (5) without justifiable grounds;  
 
4-2. Where a person who has obtaine d the certification of Good Practices violates the methods of indication of 
certification of Good Practices under Article 6 (7);  
 
5. Where a person who has obtained the certification of Good Practices changes an important matter without 
obtaining approval for change of the certification of Good Practices pursuant to Article 7 (4);  
 
6. Where a person who has obtained the certification of Good Practices indicates the certification of Good 
Practices during the suspension of indication thereof.   
(2) Where a Goo d Practices certification institution has cancelled the certification of Good Practices or suspended 
the indication thereof pursuant to paragraph (1), it shall notify a person who obtained the certification of Good 
Practices and the Minister of Agriculture , Food and Rural Affairs thereof without delay .  <Amended by Act No. 
11690, Mar. 23, 2013>  
 
(3) Detailed matters necessary for criteria, procedures for, methods, etc. of cancelling certification of Good 
Practices, etc. shall be prescribed by Ordinance of t he Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs.  
<Amended by Act No. 11690, Mar. 23, 2013>  
 
Article 9 (Designation, etc. of Good Practices Certification Institutions)(1) The Minister of Agriculture, Food and 
Rural Affairs may designate an entity equipp ed with human resources, facilities, etc. necessary for certifying Good 
Practices as a Good Practices certification institution and require such institution to fully or partially provide the 
following services: Provided, That in certifying Good Practices o n imported agricultural products, the Minister of 
Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs may also designate a foreign institution that meets the standards established 
by him/her as a Good Practices certification institution:  <Amended by Act No. 11690, Mar. 2 3, 2013; Act No. 
14771, Apr. 18, 2017>  
 
1. Good Practices certification;  
 
2. Designation of facilities meeting Good Agricultural Practices under Article 11 (hereinafter referred to as 
"facilities meeting Good Practices").  
 
(2) A person who intends to be de signated as a Good Practices certification institution shall file an application 
for designation as a Good Practices certification institution with the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural 
Affairs and, where any important matters prescribed by Ordinance  of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural 
Affairs has been changed after he/she was designated as a Good Practices certification institution, he/she shall 
report such change: Provided, That he/she shall not be entitled to file an application until tw o years have passed 
since the designation as a Good Practices certification institution was cancelled pursuant to Article 10.  
<Amended by Act No. 11690, Mar. 23, 2013>  
 
(3) The period of validity of the designation of a Good Practices certification instit ution shall be five years from 
the date of designation, and a Good Practices certification institution shall renew such designation before the 
period of validity expires if it intends to continuously conduct affairs of the certification of Good Practices o r the 
designation of facilities meeting Good Practices.  <Amended by Act No. 14771, Apr. 18, 2017>  
 
(4) The Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs shall inform a person who obtained certification of Good 
Practices or the designation of facilities meeting Good Practices from a Good Practices certification institution, 
the designation of which has been cancelled pursuant to Article 10 of such cancellation so that such person may 
renew, extend the period of validity , or make a change pursuant to Artic le 7 with another Good Practices 
certification institution.  <Amended by Act No. 11690, Mar. 23, 2013; Amended by Act No. 14771, Apr . 18, 2017>  
 
(5) Detailed matters necessary for standards and procedures for the designation of Good Practices certification  institutions, methods of designation thereof, etc. shall be prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Agriculture, 
Food and Rural Affairs.  <Amended by Act No. 11690, Mar. 23, 2013>  
 
Article 9 -2 (Matters to be Complied with by Good Practices Certificatio n Institutions)A Good Practices 
certification institution shall comply with the following matters:  <Amended by Act No. 14771, Apr. 18, 2017>  
 
1. It shall not disclose or provide the information and materials obtained from the procedure of certification of 
Good Practices or designation of facilities meeting Good Practices without written consent of a person who 
applies for the certification of Go od Practices or the designation of facilities meeting Good Practices: Provided, 
That it shall be excluded if disclosed or provided under this Act or other statue;  
 
2. It shall keep materials related to application for, examination of and post management of  the certification of 
Good Practices or the designation of facilities meeting Good Practices as prescribed by Ordinance of the Minister 
of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs;  
 
3. It shall report the results of certification of Good Practices or designatio n of facilities meeting Good Practices 
and results of post management to the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs as prescribed by Ordinance 
of the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs.  
 
[This Article Newly Inserted by Act No. 14293, Dec. 2, 2016]  
 
Article 10 (Cancellation, etc. of Designation of Good Practices Certification Institutions)(1) Where a Good 
Practices certification institution falls under any of the following cases, the Minister of Agriculture, Food and 
Rural Affairs may c ancel the designation of the Good Practices certification institution or order it to suspend 
services of the certification of Good Practices or the designation of facilities meeting Good Practices for a fixed 
period not exceeding six months: Provided, That  where it falls under any of the provisions of subparagraphs 1 
through 3, he/she shall cancel the designation of a Good Practices certification institution:  <Amended by Act 
No. 11690, Mar. 23, 2013; Act No. 14293, Dec. 2, 2016; Act No. 14771, Apr. 18, 201 7> 
 
1. Where it is designated by fraud or other improper means;  
 
2. Where it provides services of the certification of Good Practices or the designation of facilities meeting Good 
Practices during the suspension of services;  
 
3. Where it is unable to provi de services of the certification of Good Practices or the designation of facilities 
meeting Good Practices due to its dissolution or bankruptcy;  
 
4. Where it continues to provide services of the certification of Good Practices or the designation of facilit ies 
meeting Good Practices without reporting any change to the important matters pursuant to the main sentence 
of Article 9 (2);  
 5. Where a fine or heavier punishment is imposed on an executive officer or employee of a Good Practices 
certification institu tion, including the head of such institution, in connection with services of the certification of 
Good Practices or the designation of facilities meeting Good Practices;  
 
6. Where it fails to meet the standards for designation under Article 9 (5);  
 
6-2. Wh ere it fails to comply with the matters to be observed under Article 9 -2; 
 
7. Where it provides services of the certification of Good Practices or the designation of facilities meeting Good 
Practices falsely , such as the misapplication of standards for cer tification of Good Practices or designation of 
facilities meeting Good Practices;  
 
8. Where it has no performance record on certification of Good Practices or the designation of facilities meeting 
Good Practices for at least one year without justifiable gr ounds;  
 
9. Where it fails to comply with a request by the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs without justifiable 
grounds, in violation of Articles 13 -2 (2) or 31 (3);  
 
10. Where it is otherwise unable to provide services of the certification of Good Practices or the designation of 
facilities meeting Good Practices.  
 
(2) Detailed standards for cancelling designation, etc. under paragraph (1) shall be prescribed by Ordinance of 
the Ministry for Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs.  <Amended by Act No. 11690, Mar. 23, 2013>  
 
Article 11 (Designation, etc. of Facilities Meeting Good Agricultural Practices)(1) The Minister of Agriculture, 
Food and Rural Affairs may require Good Practices certification institutions to designate facilitie s, the human 
resources and equipment of which meet the standards prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Agriculture, 
Food and Rural Affairs, among the following facilities, as facilities meeting Good Agricultural Practices for the 
post -harvest sanitati on and safety control of agricultural products:  <Amended by Act No. 11690, Mar. 23, 2013; 
Act No. 14771, Apr. 18, 2017>  
 
1. Rice processing complexes prescribed in Article 22 of the Grain Management Act;  
 
2. Local distribution centers for agricultural and  fishery products prescribed in Article 51 of the Act on 
Distribution and Price Stabilization of Agricultural and Fishery Products;  
 
3. Other facilities for the post -harvest management of agricultural products, determined and announced by the 
Minister of A griculture, Food and Rural Affairs.  
 (2) A person who intends to obtain designation as facilities meeting Good Practices pursuant to paragraph (1) 
shall file an application for designation with a Good Practices certification institution after choosing item s of 
agricultural products he/she intends to manage and, where an important matter prescribed by Ordinance of the 
Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs has been changed after his/her facilities were designated as 
facilities meeting Good Practices , he/she shall report such change to the Good Practices certification institution: 
Provided, That he/she shall not be entitled to file an application for designation until one year has passed after 
the designation of facilities meeting Good Practices was c ancelled pursuant to Article 12.  <Amended by Act No. 
11690, Mar. 23, 2013; Act No. 14771, Apr. 18, 2017>  
 
(3) Where a Good Practices certification institution receives an application for designation as facilities meeting 
Good Practices filed or a report o n change made under paragraph (2), it shall examine whether the applicant 
meets the standards for Good Practices referred to in paragraph (1) and shall notify the applicant of the result 
thereof.  <Newly Inserted by Act No. 14771, Apr. 18, 2017>  
 
(4) Where  a Good Practices certification institution has granted a designation of facilities meeting Good Practices 
pursuant to paragraph (1), it shall examine or inspect whether such person who obtained the designation of 
facilities meeting Good Practices observes  the standards for facilities meeting Good Practices, and if necessary , it 
may request such person to submit data.  <Newly Inserted by Act No. 14771, Apr. 18, 2017>  
 
(5) A person who operates facilities meeting Good Practices shall manage agricultural prod ucts subject to 
certification of Good Practices or Good Practices -certified agricultural products in accordance with the standards 
for Good Practices.  
 
(6) The period of validity of the designation of facilities meeting Good Practices shall be five years, and a person 
whose facilities have been designated as facilities meeting Good Practices shall renew such designation before 
the period of validity expires so that the designation of facilities meeting Good Agricultural Practices may remain 
in effect.  
 
(7) Detailed matters necessary for standards, procedures, etc. for the designation of facilities meeting Good 
Practices shall be prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs.  <Amended by 
Act No. 11690, Mar. 23, 2013>  
 
Article  12 (Cancelling Designation of Facilities Meeting Good Practices, etc.)(1) Where facilities meeting Good 
Practices fall under any of the following cases, a Good Practices certification institution may cancel the 
designation thereof or issue, to a person op erating such facilities, an order to suspend the implementation of 
Good Agricultural Practices on agricultural products subject to certification of Good Practices, or a corrective 
order, for a fixed period not exceeding six months: Provided, That where suc h facilities fall under any of the 
provisions of subparagraphs 1 through 3, he/she shall cancel such designation:  <Amended by Act No. 11690, 
Mar. 23, 2013; Act No. 14771, Apr. 18, 2017>  
 
1. Where facilities are designated as facilities meeting Good Practi ces by fraud or other improper means;  
 
2. Where a person who operates facilities meeting Good Practices implements Good Agricultural Practices during 
the suspension of services;   
3. Where a person who operates facilities meeting Good Practices is unable to implement Good Agricultural 
Practices due to dissolution or bankruptcy;  
 
4. Where facilities fail to meet the standards for designation under Article 11 (1);  
 
5. Where a person who operates facilities meeting Good Practices handles agricultural p roducts subject to 
certification of Good Practices (including simple processing, such as washing, packaging, storage, trade and sale) 
without reporting any change to the important matters referred to in the main sentence of Article 11 (2);  
 
6. Where a fine  or heavier punishment has been imposed on an executive officer or employee, including the 
representative of facilities, in connection with affairs of Good Agricultural Practices;  
 
7. Where a person who has obtained the designation of facilities meeting Go od Practices fails to comply with an 
examination, inspection, or request for submission of date under Article 11 (4) without justifiable grounds;  
 
8. Where a person who operates facilities meeting Good Practices fails to manage agricultural products subjec t 
to certification of Good Practices or Good Practices -certified agricultural products in accordance with the 
standards for Good Practices, in violation of Article 11 (5);  
 
9. Where a person who operates facilities meeting Good Practices is otherwise unabl e to implement Good 
Agricultural Practices.  
 
(2) Detailed matters, such as criteria, procedures, etc. for the cancellation of designation and the suspension of 
services under paragraph (1), shall be prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Agriculture, F ood and Rural 
Affairs.  <Amended by Act No. 11690, Mar. 23, 2013>  
 
Article 12 -2 (Education, Publicity , etc. relating to Good Agricultural Practices)To promote Good Agricultural 
Practices, the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs may perform proj ects, such as education, publicity , 
and consulting assistance, for consumers, persons who have obtained or intend to obtain certification of Good 
Practices, Good Practices certification institutions, etc.  
 
[This Article Newly Inserted by Act No. 12510, Mar . 24, 2014]  
 
Article 13 (Reporting, Inspections, etc. Related to Good Agricultural Practices)(1) If the Minister of Agriculture, 
Food and Rural Affairs deems it necessary for Good Agricultural Practices, he/she may require a Good Practices 
certification in stitution, a person operating facilities meeting Good Practices, or a person who has obtained 
certification of Good Practices to report matters (including where it or he/she reports matters utilizing the 
information and communications network prescribed in  the Act on Promotion of Information and 
Communications Network Utilization and Information Protection, Etc.; hereinafter the same shall apply) or 
submit data (including where it or he/she submits data utilizing the information and communications network prescribed in the Act on Promotion of Information and Communications Network Utilization and Information 
Protection, Etc.; hereinafter the same shall apply) concerning its or his/her affairs, or may order the relevant 
public officials to visit its or his/he r office, etc. to inspect facilities, equipment, etc. or examine related books of 
account or documents.  <Amended by Act No. 11690, Mar. 23, 2013>  
 
(2) When the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs requires a Good Practices certification institu tion, a 
person operating facilities meeting Good Practices, or a person who has obtained certification of Good Practices 
to report matters or submit data, or orders the relevant public officials to inspect its or his/her facilities, 
equipment, etc. or exam ine related books of account or documents, it or he/she shall not refuse, hinder, or evade 
such reporting, submission of data, inspection, or examination without justifiable grounds.  
 
(3) When the Minister of Agriculture, Food, and Rural Affairs conducts a n inspection or examination pursuant to 
paragraph (1), he/she shall notify a person subject to inspection or examination of the date and time of inspection 
or examination, the purposes thereof, the subject matters thereof, etc. in advance: Provided, That t his shall not 
apply in cases of emergency or where prior notice may defeat the purposes of such inspection or examination.  
 
(4) The relevant public official who inspects facilities, equipment, etc. or examines related books of account or 
documents pursuant to paragraph (1) shall carry an identification card indicating his/her authority and produce 
it to persons concerned and produce a document stating his/her name, time, purposes of visit, etc. to persons 
concerned.  
 
Article 13 -2 (Taking Measures ac cording to Results of Examination, Inspection, etc. of Facilities Meeting Good 
Practices)(1) If facilities meeting Good Practices fall under any of the following cases specified in Article 12 (1) 
according to the results of examination, inspection, etc. of  Article 13 (1), the Minister of Agriculture, Food and 
Rural Affairs shall request the relevant Good Practices certification institution to cancel the designation of such 
facilities meeting Good Practices or to issue an order to suspend or correct such fac ilities’ affairs of Agricultural 
Good Practices in relation with agricultural products subject to certification of Good Practices.  
 
(2) The Good Practices certification institution in receipt of such request under paragraph (1) shall comply with 
the reques t without delay , and after it issues a disposition, it shall report the details thereof to the Minister of 
Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs.  
 
(3) In cases falling under paragraph (1), where a new Good Practices certification institution has not yet been  
designated after the designation of the Good Practices certification institution was cancelled pursuant to Article 
10 or where the relevant Good Practices certification institution is suspended from business, the Minister of 
Agriculture, Food and Rural Af fairs may cancel the designation of such facilities meeting Good Practices or order 
to suspend or correct the affairs of Good Agricultural Practices in relation to agricultural products subject to 
certification of Good Practices, specifying a period within  six months.  
 
[This Article Newly Inserted by Act No. 14771, Apr. 18, 2017]  
 
SECTION 3 Quality Certification of Fishery Products, etc.  
 Article 14 (Quality Certification of Fishery Products, etc.)(1) The Minister of Oceans and Fisheries shall 
implement a q uality certification system to improve the quality of fishery products and to protect consumers.  
<Amended by Act No. 11690, Mar. 23, 2013; Act No. 15068, Nov . 28, 2017>  
 
(2) A person who intends to obtain quality certification (hereinafter referred to as "quality certification") 
pursuant to paragraph (1) shall file an application for quality certification with the Minister of Oceans and 
Fisheries, as prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries.  <Amended by Act No. 11690, 
Mar. 23, 2013>  
 
(3) A person who has obtained quality certification may indicate quality -certified products on the packaging, 
containers, etc. of fishery products on which he/she has obtained quality certification (hereinafter referred to as 
"quality -certified products" ), as prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries.  <Amended 
by Act No. 11690, Mar. 23, 2013; Act No. 15068, Nov . 28, 2017>  
 
(4) Criteria and procedures for quality certification and methods of the indication thereof, and matters necess ary 
for the selection of items eligible for quality certification shall be prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of 
Oceans and Fisheries.  <Amended by Act No. 11690, Mar. 23, 2013>  
 
Article 15 (Period of Validity , etc. of Quality Certification)(1) The pe riod of validity of quality certification shall 
be two years from the date a person obtains quality certification: Provided, That where necessary to apply a 
separate period of validity according to the characteristics of an item, the separate period of val idity may be 
prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries within four years.  <Amended by Act No. 11690, 
Mar. 23, 2013>  
 
(2) A person who intends to obtain an extension of the period of validity of quality certification shall file an 
application for the extension thereof with the Minister of Oceans and Fisheries before the period of validity 
expires, as prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries.  <Amended by Act No. 11690, Mar . 
23, 2013>  
 
(3) Where the Minister of Oc eans and Fisheries receives an application filed pursuant to paragraph (2), if he/she 
deems that the application meets the criteria for quality certification under Article 14 (4), he/she may extend the 
period of validity within the period of validity refer red to in paragraph (1).  <Amended by Act No. 11690, Mar . 
23, 2013>  
 
Article 16 (Cancellation of Quality Certification)Where a person who has obtained quality certification falls under 
any of the following cases, the Minister of Oceans and Fisheries may ca ncel quality certification: Provided, That 
where he/she falls under subparagraph 1, the Minister of Oceans and Fisheries shall cancel quality certification:  
<Amended by Act No. 11690, Mar. 23, 2013>  
 
1. Where he/she obtains quality certification by fraud or other improper means;  
 
2. Where he/she clearly fails to meet the criteria for quality certification under Article 14 (4);   
3. Where he/she disobeys an order to correct the indication of quality -certified products, to prohibit sale of the 
relevant things, or to take measures for suspension of the indication thereof prescribed in Article 31 (1) without 
justifiable grounds;  
 
4. Where it is deemed impracticable for him/her to produce quality -certified products due to the change of 
his/her occu pation, the closure of business, etc.  
 
Article 17 (Designation, etc. of Quality Certification Institutions)(1) The Minister of Oceans and Fisheries may 
entrust corporations or organizations designated by him/her to examine or certify the conditions of the 
production of fishery products and the quality and safety thereof (hereinafter referred to as "quality certification 
institution") with affairs pertaining to quality certification prescribed in Articles 14 through 16.  <Amended by 
Act No. 11690, Mar. 23, 2 013>  
 
(2) The Minister of Oceans and Fisheries, the Special Metropolitan City Mayor, a Metropolitan City May or , a Do 
Governor, a Special Self -Governing Province Governor (hereinafter referred to as "Mayor/Do Governor"), or the 
head of a Si/Gun/Gu (referrin g to the head of an autonomous Gu; hereinafter the same shall apply) may subsidize 
the following organizations, etc. designated as a quality certification institution pursuant to paragraph (1) so that 
fishermen may improve the quality of fishery products a nd systematically implement quality control for 
themselves:  <Amended by Act No. 11690, Mar. 23, 2013>  
 
1. Organizations of fishery producers (referring to organizations of fishermen only);  
 
2. Corporations related to business of producing processed fisher y products (referring to corporations provided 
for only in Article 32 of the Civil Act).  
 
(3) A corporation or organization that intends to be designated as a quality certification institution shall file an 
application for designation with the Minister of Oceans and Fisheries after being equipped with facilities and 
human resources necessary to conduct affairs for quality certification, and when an important matter prescribed 
by Ordinance of the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries has been changed after it was  designated as a quality 
certification institution, it shall report such change: Provided, That it shall not be entitled to file an application 
for designation until two years have passed after the designation as a quality certification institution was 
cancelled pursuant to Article 18.  <Amended by Act No. 11690, Mar. 23, 2013>  
 
(4) Matters necessary for criteria and procedures for designation of quality certification institutions, the scope 
of services for quality certification, etc. shall be prescribed by  Ordinance of the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries.  
<Amended by Act No. 11690, Mar. 23, 2013>  
 
Article 18 (Cancellation, etc. of Designation of Quality Certification Institution)(1) Where a quality certification 
institution falls under any of the followin g cases, the Minister of Oceans and Fisheries may cancel the designation 
thereof or order it to suspend all or part of the quality certification services for a fixed period not exceeding six 
months: Provided, That where it falls under any of subparagraphs 1 through 4 and 6, he/she shall cancel the 
designation thereof:  <Amended by Act No. 11690, Mar. 23, 2013>   
1. Where it is designated as a quality certification institution by fraud or other improper means;  
 
2. Where it provides quality certification servi ces during the suspension of services;  
 
3. Where it is subject to disposition of the suspension of services on at least twice occasions during the last three 
years;  
 
4. Where it is unable to provide quality certification services due to its closure of busi ness, dissolution or 
bankruptcy;  
 
5. Where it continues to provide quality certification services without reporting a change pursuant to the main 
sentence of Article 17 (3);  
 
6. Where it fails to meet the standards for designation within one month after receipt of an order to meet such 
standards because it breaches the standards prescribed in Article 17 (4);  
 
7. Where it provides quality certification services, in violation of the scope of services prescribed in Article 17 
(4); 
 
8. Where it allows a nother person to provide quality certification services using its name or trade name, or lends 
another person a written designation of quality certification institution;  
 
9. Where it harms the public interest because it fails to conscientiously provides qu ality certification services, or 
fabricates the result of examination for quality certification;  
 
10. Where it has no performance record on quality certification for at least one year without justifiable grounds.  
 
(2) Detailed standards for the cancellatio n of designation and the suspension of services under paragraph (1) 
shall be prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries.  <Amended by Act No. 11690, Mar . 23, 
2013>  
 
Article 19 (Reporting and Inspections, etc. Related to Quality Certifi cation)(1) If the Minister of Oceans and 
Fisheries deems it necessary for quality certification, he/she may request a quality certification institution or a 
person who has obtained quality certification to report matters or submit data concerning its or hi s/her affairs, 
and order the relevant public official to visit its or his/her office, etc. to inspect facilities, equipment, etc. and 
examine related books of account or documents.  <Amended by Act No. 11690, Mar. 23, 2013>  
 (2) Article 13 (2) and (3) shal l apply mutatis mutandis to inspections and examinations referred to in paragraph 
(1). 
 
(3) Article 13 (4) shall apply mutatis mutandis to the relevant public official who conducts an inspection or 
examination pursuant to paragraph (1)  
 
SECTION 4 (Articles  20 through 23) Deleted.  
 
Article 20 Deleted.  
 
Article 21 Deleted.  
 
Article 22 Deleted.  
 
Article 23 Deleted.  
 
SECTION 5 Traceability  
 
Article 24 (Traceability)(1) Among the following persons, a person who intends to implement traceability shall 
register with the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs:  <Amended by Act No. 11690, Mar. 23, 2013; 
Act No. 13268, Mar. 27, 2015>  
 
1. A person who produces agricultural products (excluding livestock products; hereafter the same shall apply in 
this Section);  
 
2. A person who distributes or sells agricultural products (excluding a person who distributes or sells agricultural 
and fishery products without changing indications or packaging; hereinafter the same shall apply).  
 
(2) Notwithstanding paragr aph (1), a person who produces, distributes, or sells agricultural products prescribed 
by Presidential Decree shall register his/her traceability system with the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural 
Affairs.  <Amended by Act No. 11690, Mar. 23, 2013; Ac t No. 13268, Mar. 27, 2015>  
 
(3) A person whose traceability system has been registered pursuant to paragraph (1) or (2) shall report the 
change of the registered matters prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs 
to the  Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs within one month from the date a ground for such change 
arises.  <Amended by Act No. 11690, Mar. 23, 2013; Act No. 13268, Mar. 27, 2015>  
 (4) A person whose traceability system has been registered pursuant t o paragraph (1) may affix a traceability 
label to the relevant agricultural products, as prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and 
Rural Affairs, and a person whose traceability system has been registered pursuant to paragraph (2) sh all affix a 
traceability label to the relevant agricultural products.  <Amended by Act No. 11690, Mar. 23, 2013; Act No. 
13268, Mar. 27, 2015>  
 
(5) A person who produces, distributes, or sells agricultural products registered pursuant to paragraph (1) and 
agricultural products under paragraph (2) (hereinafter referred to as "traceable agricultural products") shall 
meet the standards determined and announced by the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (hereinafter 
referred to as "standards for tra ceability"), such as recording and keeping the details of warehousing, deliv ery 
from a warehouse, and management necessary for traceability: Provided, That this shall not apply to a person 
prescribed by Presidential Decree who distributes or sells traceabl e agricultural products, such as peddlers and 
stall holders.  <Amended by Act No. 11690, Mar. 23, 2013; Act No. 13268, Mar. 27, 2015>  
 
(6) The Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs may fully or partially subsidize expenses incurred in 
managing th e traceability system by a person whose traceability system has been registered pursuant to 
paragraph (1) or (2).  <Newly Inserted by Act No. 12604, May 20, 2014; Act No. 13268, Mar. 27, 2015>  
 
(7) Items subject to traceability , procedures for registration , matters to be registered, and other detailed matters 
necessary for registration shall be prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs.  
<Amended by Act No. 11690, Mar. 23, 2013; Act No. 12604, May 20, 2014; Act No. 13268 , Mar. 27, 2015>  
 
Article 25 (Period of Validity , etc. of Traceability Registration)(1) The period of validity of traceability registration 
under Article 24 (1) and (2) shall be three years from the date the relevant traceability system is registered: 
Prov ided, That where necessary to apply a separate period of validity according to characteristics of an item, the 
separate period of validity may be prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs 
within ten years.  <Amended by Act No. 11690, Mar. 23, 2013; Act No. 13268, Mar. 27, 2015>  
 
(2) A person who falls under any of the following cases shall renew traceability registration before the period of 
validity of traceability registration expires:  <Amended by Act No. 13268, Mar. 27, 2015>  
 
1. A person who has registered his/her traceability system pursuant to Article 24 (1) and intends to continuousl y 
implement traceability on the relevant agricultural products even after the period of validity expires;  
 
2. A person who has regist ered his/her traceability system pursuant to Article 24 (2) and intends to continuousl y 
produce, distribute, or sell the relevant agricultural products even after the period of validity expires.  
 
(3) Where a person who has registered his/her traceability system pursuant to Article 24 (1) and (2) fails to 
complete the shipment of the relevant products within the period of validity referred to in paragraph (1), he/she 
may extend the period of validity of traceability registration after passing t he examination conducted by the 
Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs.  <Amended by Act No. 11690, Mar. 23, 2013; Act No. 13268, Mar . 
27, 2015>  
 (4) Detailed matters necessary for procedures, etc. for renewing traceability registration and extend ing the 
period of validity thereof shall be prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs.  
<Amended by Act No. 11690, Mar. 23, 2013; Act No. 13268, Mar. 27, 2015>  
 
Article 26 (Submission, etc. of Data for Traceability)(1) The Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs may 
request persons who produce or distribute traceable agricultural products to submit data necessary for the 
production, warehousing, delivery of agricultural products, and other data necessary for trac eability .  
<Amended by Act No. 11690, Mar. 23, 2013; Act No. 13268, Mar. 27, 2015>  
 
(2) A person who produces, distributes, or sells traceable agricultural products, upon receipt of a request to 
submit data under paragraph (1), shall comply with such reque st unless there exists any justifiable ground.  
<Amended by Act No. 13268, Mar. 27, 2015>  
 
(3) Matters necessary for the scope of data submitted, the method thereof, the procedure therefor, etc. under 
paragraph (1) shall be prescribed by Ordinance of the M inistry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs.  
<Amended by Act No. 11690, Mar. 23, 2013; Act No. 13268, Mar. 27, 2015>  
 
Article 27 (Cancellation, etc. of Traceability Registration)(1) Where a person who has registered his/her 
traceability system pursuant  to Article 24 falls under any of the following cases, the Minister of Agriculture, F ood 
and Rural Affairs may cancel such registration, or order him/her to suspend or correct the indication of 
traceability for a fixed period not exceeding six months: Prov ided, That where he/she falls under subparagraph 
1, 2, or 7, the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs or the Minister of Oceans and Fisheries shall cancel 
registration:  <Amended by Act No. 11690, Mar. 23, 2013; Act No. 13268, Mar. 27, 2015; Act  No. 14293, Dec. 2, 
2016>  
 
1. Where he/she has registered his/her traceability system, by fraud or other improper means;  
 
2. Where he/she continues to indicate traceability , in violation of an order to suspend the indication of 
traceability;  
 
3. Where he/s he fails to report a change in traceability registration pursuant to Article 24 (3);  
 
4. Where he/she fails to implement a method of indicating traceability pursuant to Article 24 (4);  
 
5. Where he/she fails to meet the standards for traceability;  
 
6. Wher e he/she refuses to submit data without justifiable grounds, in violation of Article 26 (2);  
 
7. Where it is deemed impracticable for him/her to produce, distribute, or sell traceable agricultural products 
due to the change of his/her occupation, the closu re of business, etc.   
(2) Detailed matters, such as criteria, procedures, etc. for the cancellation of registration, the suspension of 
indication and the order of correction under paragraph (1), shall be prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of 
Agricultu re, Food and Rural Affairs.  <Amended by Act No. 11690, Mar. 23, 2013; Act No. 13268, Mar. 27, 2015; 
Act No. 14293, Dec. 2, 2016>  
 
SECTION 6 Post Management, etc.  
 
Article 28 (Succession to Position, etc.)(1) Where a person who has rights and duties arising from any of the 
following grounds dies or transfers such rights and duties to another person or two corporations merge, a 
successor, transferee thereof, or any corporation surviving merger or any corporation established in the course 
of merger may succeed to his, her, its, or their status:  
 
1. Designation of Good Practices certification institutions pursuant to Article 9;  
 
2. Designation of facilities meeting Good Practices pursuant to Article 11;  
 
3. Designation of quality certification institution s pursuant to Article 17.  
 
(2) A person who intends to succeed to the status pursuant to paragraph (1) shall report to each institution that 
has made the designation, as prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs or 
Ordi nance of the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries, within one month from the date a ground for succession arises.  
<Amended by Act No. 11690, Mar. 23, 2013>  
 
Article 29 (Prohibition of False Indication, etc.)(1) No person shall do any of the following acts:  < Amended by 
Act No. 12510, Mar. 24, 1014; Act No. 13268, Mar. 27, 2015>  
 
1. Affixing a label indicating standardized products, Good Practices -certified agricultural products, quality -
certified products, or traceable agricultural products (hereinafter referr ed to as "products labeled good") or any 
similar label to agricultural and fishery products (including agricultural products not approved pursuant to 
Article 7 (4), in cases of agricultural products not bearing Good Practices certification) or processed ag ricultural 
and fishery products, though they are not products to be labeled good;  
 
2. Advertizing agricultural and fishery products (including agricultural products not approved pursuant to Article 
7 (4), in cases of agricultural products not bearing Good Practices certification) or processed agricultural and 
fishery products as products labeled good, though they are not products labeled good, or advertizing such 
products to be misled as products labeled good.  
 
(2) No person shall do any of the following ac ts:  <Amended by Act No. 12510, Mar. 24, 1014; Act No. 13268, 
Mar. 27, 2015; Act No. 15068, Nov . 28, 2017>   
1. Selling agricultural and fishery products labeled as standardized products pursuant to Article 5 (2) mixed with 
agricultural and fishery products  or processed agricultural and fishery products not standardized, or storing or 
displaying such products for sale, mixed with agricultural and fishery products labeled as standardized products;  
 
2. Selling agricultural products labeled as Good Practices -certified products pursuant to Article 6 (6) mixed with 
agricultural products (including agricultural products not approved under Article 7 (4)) or processed agricultural 
products not certified, or storing or displaying such products for sale, mixed with agr icultural products labeled 
as Good Practices -certified products;  
 
3. Selling fishery products or indigenous fishery products labeled as quality -certified products pursuant to Article 
14 (3) mixed with fishery products not certified, or storing or displayin g such products for sale, mixed with 
fishery products labeled as quality -certified products;  
 
4. Deleted;  <by Act No. 11459, Jun. 1, 2012>  
 
5. Selling agricultural products labeled as traceable products pursuant to Article 24 (4) mixed with agricultural 
products or processed agricultural products for which traceability has not been registered, or storing or 
displaying such products for sale, mixed with agricultural products labeled as traceable products.  
 
Article 30 (Post Management of Products Labeled Good)(1) If necessary for maintaining the quality of products 
labeled good and for protecting consumers, the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs or the Minister of 
Oceans and Fisheries may require  the relevant public official to conduct the following inspection, etc.:  
<Amended by Act No. 11459, Jun. 1, 2012; Act No. 11690, Mar. 23, 2013; Act No. 12510, Mar. 24, 2014>  
 
1. Examining whether the products labeled good meet the standards and quality in dicated on the relevant label 
or criteria for the relevant certification or registration;  
 
2. Inspecting the related books of account or documents of a person who has affixed the relevant label;  
 
3. Collecting samples of the products labeled good.  
 
(2) Art icle 13 (2) and (3) shall apply mutatis mutandis to the examination, inspection, or collection of samples 
under paragraph (1).  
 
(3) Article 13 (4) shall apply mutatis mutandis to the relevant public officials who engage in the examination, 
inspection, or c ollection of samples under paragraph (1).  
 
Article 30 -2 (Post Management of Recommended Quality Labeling)(1) If it is necessary to have the recommended quality labeling in place and to establish sound distribution practices, the Minister of Agriculture, Fo od and Rural 
Affairs may require an appropriate public official to conduct the following inspection duties:  
 
1. To inspect whether an agricultural product bearing the recommended quality labeling complies with the 
guidelines for recommending quality labeli ng; 
 
2. To collect the sample of an agricultural product bearing the recommended quality labeling.  
 
(2) Article 13 (3) and (4) shall mutatis mutandis with respect to the inspections or collection of samples 
prescribed in paragraph (1).  
 
(3) If it is found by an inspection conducted under paragraph (1) that an agricultural product bearing the 
recommended quality labeling has failed to comply with the guidelines for recommending quality labeling, the 
Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs may recomme nd that noncompliance with the guidelines should 
be corrected.  
 
(4) The Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs may provide assistance necessary for encouraging the 
recommended quality labeling.  
 
[This Article Newly Inserted by Act No. 15384, Feb. 21, 2018]  
 
Article 31 (Corrective Measures for Products Labeled Good)(1) Where standardized products or quality -certified 
products fall under any of the following cases, the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs or the Minister 
of Oceans and Fish eries may order a person who produces, distributes, or sells such products to take correctiv e 
measures, or may take measures to prohibit sale of the relevant products or to suspend the indication thereof, as 
prescribed by Presidential Decree:  <Amended by Act No. 11459, Jun. 1, 2012; Act No. 11690, Mar. 23, 2013; Act 
No. 13268, Mar. 27, 2015; Act No. 14293, Dec. 2, 2016>  
 
1. Where such products fail to meet the standards indicated on the relevant label or criteria for the relevant 
certification or registrat ion; 
 
2. Where it is deemed impracticable for him/her to produce the relevant products due to the change of occupation, 
the closure of business, etc.;  
 
3. Where he/she violates the relevant method of indication.  
 
(2) If Good Practices -certified agricultural products fall under paragraph (1) 1 as a result of inspection, etc. 
conducted pursuant to Article 30, the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs may take measures to 
prohibit sale of the relevant produc ts, and if such products fall under any subparagraph of Article 8 (1), the 
Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs shall request the relevant Good Practices certification institution to take measures falling under any of the following pursuant to A rticle 8:  <Amended by Act No. 11690, Mar. 23, 
2013; Act No. 14293, Dec. 2, 2016>  
 
1. Cancellation of the certification of Good Practices;  
 
2. Suspension of the indication of certification of Good Practices;  
 
3. Order of correction.  
 
(3) Upon receipt of a request referred to in paragraph (2), a Good Practices certification institution shall compl y 
therewith and report the results thereof to the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs without delay .  
<Amended by Act No. 11690, Mar. 23, 2013>  
 
(4) In cases falling under paragraph (2), where a new Good Practices certification institution is not designated 
pursuant to Article 9 (4) or the relevant Good Practices certification institution is suspended from its business 
after the designation of a Good Prac tices certification institution was cancelled pursuant to Article 10, the 
Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs may take measures provided for in each of the subparagraphs of 
Article 2.  <Amended by Act No. 11690, Mar. 23, 2013; Act No. 14293, De c. 2, 2016>  
 
CHAPTER III GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS  
 
SECTION 1 Registration  
 
Article 32 (Registration of Geographical Indications)(1) The Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs or 
the Minister of Oceans and Fisheries shall implement a geographical i ndication registration system to improv e 
the quality of agricultural and fishery products or processed agricultural and fishery products having 
geographical characteristics, to foster regional specialty industries, and to protect consumers.  <Amended by 
Act No. 11690, Mar. 23, 2013>  
 
(2) Only a corporation comprised of persons who produce, manufacture, or process agricultural and fishery 
products or processed agricultural and fishery products having geographical characteristics in a specific region 
may appl y for registration of a geographical indication under paragraph (1): Provided, That if only one person 
produces or processes a specific agricultural or fishery product or processed agricultural or fishery product 
having geographical characteristics, such p erson may solely apply for registration thereof.  
 
(3) A person who falls under paragraph (2) and intends to register a geographical indication under paragraph (1) 
shall file an application for registration to the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Aff airs or the Minister of 
Oceans and Fisheries in the form prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs 
or Ordinance of the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries, along with annexed documents prescribed by Ordinance of 
the Minist ry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs or Ordinance of the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries. The 
same shall apply where he/she intends to change important matters prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs or Ordinanc e of the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries among registered 
matters.  <Amended by Act No. 11690, Mar. 23, 2013>  
 
(4) The Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs or the Minister of Oceans and Fisheries, in receipt of an 
application for registration p ursuant to paragraph (3), shall determine to make an official announcement of an 
application for registration of a geographical indication (hereinafter referred to as "determination to make an 
official announcement") where no grounds exist for the rejectio n of registration following deliberation by the 
subcommittee for deliberation on the registration of geographical indications under Article 3 (6). In such cases, 
the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs or the Minister of Oceans and Fisheries sh all hear the opinion 
of the Commissioner of the Korean Intellectual Property Office in advance as to whether a geographical indication 
which is the subject matter of application for registration conflicts with another person's trademark (including a 
collec tive mark of geographical indication; hereinafter the same shall apply) under the Trademark Act.  
<Amended by Act No. 11690, Mar. 23, 2013>  
 
(5) When the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs or the Minister of Oceans and Fisheries determines 
to make an official announcement, he/she shall give public notice of the details of such determination in the 
Official Gazette and put them on the website, and make an application for registration of a geographical indication 
and documents annex ed thereto available for public inspection for two months from the date of the official 
announcement.  <Amended by Act No. 11690, Mar. 23, 2013>  
 
(6) Any person may file a formal objection with the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs or the Min ister 
of Oceans and Fisheries along with a document stating grounds for the formal objection and evidence within two 
months from the date of an official announcement made under paragraph (5).  <Amended by Act No. 11690, 
Mar. 23, 2013>  
 
(7) In the following  cases, the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs or the Minister of Oceans and 
Fisheries shall determine to register a geographical indication and notify an applicant of such determination:  
<Amended by Act No. 11690, Mar. 23, 2013>  
 
1. When he/ she receives a formal objection filed under paragraph (6), where he/she determines, following 
deliberation by the subcommittee for deliberation on the registration of geographical indications under Article 
3 (6), that no justifiable grounds exist for the r ejection of registration;  
 
2. Where no formal objection is filed within the period under paragraph (6).  
 
(8) When the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs or the Minister of Oceans and Fisheries has accepted 
the registration of a geographical in dication, he/she shall issue a certificate of registration of the geographical 
indication to a person entitled to the geographical indication.  <Amended by Act No. 11690, Mar. 23, 2013>  
 
(9) If an application for registration of a geographical indication f iled under paragraph (3) falls under any of the 
following subparagraphs, the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs or the Minister of Oceans and 
Fisheries shall determine the rejection of registration and notify the applicant thereof:  <Amended b y Act No. 
11690, Mar. 23, 2013>   
1. Where another application for registration has already been filed pursuant to paragraph (3) or a geographical 
indication which is the subject matter of application for registration is identical or similar to a third pers on's 
geographical indication registered pursuant to paragraph (7);  
 
2. Where a geographical indication which is the subject matter of application for registration is identical or 
similar to a third person's trademark for which an application has already be en filed or registered in accordance 
with the Trademark Act;  
 
3. Where a geographical indication which is the subject matter of application for registration is identical or 
similar to a third person's trademark or geographical indication widely known in th e Republic of Korea;  
 
4. Where a geographical indication which is the subject matter of application for registration falls under a general 
term (referring to the names of agricultural and fishery products or processed agricultural and fishery products 
whic h have become a common noun because their names have been used for a long time even though such names 
are originally related to a place of production or place of sale);  
 
5. Where a geographical indication which is the subject matter of application for regi stration does not fit in the 
definition of the geographical indication under Article 2 (1) 8 or homonymic geographical indication under 
subparagraph 9 of the same paragraph;  
 
6. Where an applicant for registration of a geographical indication prohibits per sons who produce, manufacture 
or process agricultural and fishery products or processed agricultural and fishery products eligible for such 
geographical indication for business purposes, from becoming members of an organization or does not 
substantially al low them to become members of the organization by stipulating the strict membership conditions.  
 
(10) Matters necessary for items eligible for registration of geographical indications, eligible regions, 
qualifications for application, procedures for delibe ration or public announcement, procedures for filing formal 
objections, detailed criteria for grounds for rejecting registrations, etc. pursuant to paragraphs (1) through (9) 
shall be prescribed by Presidential Decree.  
 
Article 33 (Original Register of Geo graphical Indications)(1) The Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs 
or the Minister of Oceans and Fisheries shall record matters concerning the establishment, transfer, change, 
extinguishment, and reinstatement of a right to use a geographical in dication in the original register of 
geographical indications and keep it.  <Amended by Act No. 11690, Mar. 23, 2013>  
 
(2) The Minister of Agriculture, Food, and Rural Affairs and Fisheries may create and manage all or part of the 
original register of geographical indications referred to in paragraph (1) in an electric form.  
 
(3) Detailed matters necessary for registration, keeping, creation, and management of the original register of 
geographical indications under paragraphs (1) and (2) shall be prescr ibed by Ordinance of the Ministry of 
Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs or Ordinance of the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries.  <Amended by Act No. 11690, Mar. 23, 2013>  
 
Article 34 (Rights to Use Geographical Indications)(1) A person who has registered a geographical indication 
(hereinafter referred to as "person entitled to a geographical indication") pursuant to Article 32 (7) shall be 
entitled to use a geographical indication on the items that he/she has registered.  
 
(2) Where a right to use a geographi cal indication falls under any of the following subparagraphs, it shall not take 
effect among the interested parties related to the following subparagraphs:  <Amended by Act No. 11458, Jun. 
1, 2012>  
 
1. A homonymic geographical indication: Provided, That t his shall not apply where it causes consumers to 
mistake a region different from the place of origin of the relevant goods for the place of origin because they firml y 
believe that the relevant geographical indication identifies goods of a specific region;  
 
2. A trademark registered or trademark, an application for which is being examined in accordance with the 
Trademark Act before an application for registration of a geographical indication is filed;  
 
3. The name of a variety registered or the name of a var iety an application for which is being examined in 
accordance with the Seed Industry Act and the Act on the Protection of New Varieties of Plants before an 
application for registration of a geographical indication is filed;  
 
4. A geographical appellation u sed for items identical to agricultural and fishery products or processed 
agricultural and fishery products for which a geographical indication is registered pursuant to Article 32 (7) 
(hereinafter referred to as "products bearing a geographical indication ") and also used for agricultural and 
fishery products or processed agricultural and fishery products produced in the region covered by such 
registration.  
 
(3) A person entitled to use a geographical indication may label a geographical indication on produc ts bearing 
the geographical indication, as prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs or 
Ordinance of the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries: Provided, That in cases of ginseng products under the Ginseng 
Industry Act among  the products bearing geographical indications, he/she may label a geographical indication 
including the word "Korea," such as "Korean ginseng," "Korean fresh ginseng," "Korean red ginseng," "Korean 
taegeuk ginseng," or "Korean white ginseng" on ginseng pr oducts and their containers, packaging, etc. in addition 
to the method of labeling prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs.  
<Amended by Act No. 11690, Mar. 23, 2013>  
 
Article 35 (Transfer and Inheritance of Rights to  Use Geographical Indications)No person entitled to use a 
geographical indication shall transfer or inherit the right to use the geographical indication to a third person: 
Provided, That where a person entitled to use a geographical indication falls under any of the following cases, 
he/she may transfer or inherit the right to use the geographical indication with prior approval from the Minister 
of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs or the Minister of Oceans and Fisheries:  <Amended by Act No. 11690, 
Mar. 2 3, 2013>  
 1. Where a person entitled to use a geographical indication who has registered his/her corporate capacity 
changes the name of the corporation or merges with another corporation;  
 
2. Where a person entitled to use a geographical indication who has  registered his/her individual capacity dies.  
 
Article 36 (Claims, etc. for Prohibition of Infringement on Right)(1) A person entitled to use a geographical 
indication may claim for prohibition or prevention of infringement on his/her right by persons who have 
infringed or are likely to infringe on his/her right.  
 
(2) Any of the following acts shall be deemed an infringement on a right to use a geographical indication:  
 
1. Affixing a label identical or similar to a registered geographical indication label (in cases of a homonymic 
geographical indication, limited to the geographical indication that causes consumers to confuse a region 
different from the place of origin of the relevant goods with the place of origin because they are clearly a ware 
that the relevant geographical indication identifies goods of a specific region) by a person not entitled to use the 
geographical indication to the products, packaging, containers, advertising materials, or related documents of an 
item identical or si milar to the item registered;  
 
2. Forging or imitating a registered geographical indication label;  
 
3. Delivering, selling, or carrying products for the purposes of forging, or imitating a registered geographical 
indication label;  
 
4. Directly or indirectl y utilizing items identical or similar to the products bearing a registered geographical 
indication for the commercial purpose impairing the reputation of the geographical indication.  
 
Article 37 (Claims for Damages, etc.)(1) A person entitled to use a geo graphical indication may claim damages 
from a person who infringes on his/her right to use the geographical indication intentionally or by negligence. In 
such cases, the person who has infringed on the right to use the geographical indication shall be pres umed that 
he/she was already aware of that such geographical indication has been already registered.  
 
(2) Articles 110 and 114 of the Trademark Act shall apply mutatis mutandis to the estimation, etc. of the amount 
of loss referred to in paragraph (1).  <A mended by Act No. 14033, Feb. 29, 2016>  
 
Article 38 (Prohibition of False Labelling, etc.)(1) No person shall label a geographical indication or similar 
thereto on the packaging, containers, advertising materials, and related documents of agricultural and fishery 
products or processed agricultural and fishery products not bearing the geographical indication.  
 
(2) No person shall sell products bearing a geographical indication by mixing them with agricultural and fishery 
products or processed agricultural an d fishery products not bearing the geographical indication, or store or display such products for sale, mixed with products bearing the geographical indication.  
 
Article 39 (Post -Management of Products Bearing Geographical Indications)(1) The Minister of A griculture, F ood 
and Rural Affairs or the Minister of Oceans and Fisheries may instruct the relevant public officials to do the 
following acts in order to maintain the quality level of products bearing geographical indications and to protect 
consumers:  <A mended by Act No. 11690, Mar. 23, 2013>  
 
1. Examining whether products meet criteria for registration of products bearing a geographical indication;  
 
2. Inspecting related books of account or documents of the owners, occupants, managers, etc. of products b earing 
a geographical indication;  
 
3. Collecting samples of products bearing a geographical indication for inspection or entrusting a test to a 
specialized testing institution, etc.  
 
(2) Article 13 (2) and (3) shall apply mutatis mutandis to examination, i nspection, or collection of samples 
referred to in paragraph (1).  
 
(3) Article 13 (4) shall apply mutatis mutandis to the relevant public officials who engage in the examination, 
inspection or sample collection referred to in paragraph (1).  
 
(4) The Minist er of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs or the Minister of Oceans and Fisheries may implement 
the following projects to activate the registration system for geographical indications:  <Newly Inserted by Act 
No. 14293, Dec. 2, 2016>  
 
1. Matters concerning promotion of the registration system for geographical indications and support on 
marketing products bearing geographical indications;  
 
2. Matters concerning education and training necessary for operation of the registration system for geographic al 
indications;  
 
3. Matters concerning survey for geographical indications.  
 
Article 40 (Correction, etc. of Geographical Indication Labels)If products bearing a geographical indication fall 
under any of the following subparagraphs, the Minister of Agricul ture, Food and Rural Affairs or the Minister of 
Oceans and Fisheries may order persons who produce, distribute, or sell such products to take corrective 
measures, prohibit them from selling such products, suspend to label such geographical indication, or c ancel the 
registration thereof, as prescribed by Presidential Decree:  <Amended by Act No. 11690, Mar. 23, 2013>  
 1. Where products bearing a geographical indication fail to meet the criteria for registration under Article 32;  
 
2. Where products bearing a geographical indication violate the method of labeling under Article 34 (3);  
 
3. Where it is deemed impracticable to implement a plan for the production of products bearing a geographical 
indication due to a sharp decrease in the production of products bea ring the relevant geographical indication.  
 
Article 41 (Application Mutatis Mutandis of the Patent Act)(1) Articles 3 through 5, 6 (limited to subparagraphs 
1 (excluding withdrawal of a patent application) 5, 7, and 8), 7, 7 -2, 8, 9, 10 (excluding paragrap h (3)), 11 
(excluding paragraph (1) 1 through 3, 5, and 6), 12 through 15, 16 (excluding the proviso to paragraph (1)), 17 
through 26, 28 (excluding the proviso to paragraph (2)), 28 -2 through 28 -5, and 46 of the Patent Act shall appl y 
mutatis mutandis to geographical indications.  <Amended by Act No. 12753, Jun. 11, 2014>  
 
(2) For the purposes of paragraph (1), " Article 139 -17" in subparagraph 7 of Article 6 and Article 15 (1) of the 
Patent Act shall be construed as " Article 45 of the Agricultural and Fish ery Products Quality Control Act," " Article 
139-17" in subparagraph 1 of Article 17 of the Patent Act shall be construed as " Article 45 of the Agricultural and 
Fishery Products Quality Control Act," " Article 180 (1)" in subparagraph 2 of Article 17 of the Patent Act shall be 
construed as " Article 180 (1) of the Patent Act applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 55 of the Agricultural 
and Fishery Products Quality Control Act," and " Article 82" in Article 46 (3) of the Patent Act shall be construed 
as "s ubparagraphs 8 and 9 of Article 113 of the Agricultural and Fishery Products Quality Control Act, " 
respectively .  <Amended by Act No. 12753, Jun. 11, 2014; Act No. 14035, Feb. 29, 2016>  
 
(3) For the purposes of paragraph (1), "patent" shall be construed as  "geographical indication," "application" shall 
be construed as "application for registration," "patent right" shall be construed as "right to use a geographical 
indication," "Korean Intellectual Property Office," "Commissioner of Korean Intellectual Prope rty Office," and 
"juror" shall be construed as "Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs or Minister of Oceans and Fisheries, " 
"Korean Intellectual Property Tribunal" shall be construed as " Adjudication Committee on Geographical 
Indications," "Chief  Judge" shall be construed as "Chairperson of the Adjudication Committee on Geographical 
Indications," "judge" shall be construed as "member of the Adjudication Committee," and "Ordinance of the 
Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy" shall be construed as  "Ordinance of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and 
Rural Affairs or Ordinance of the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries," respectively .  <Amended by Act No. 11690, 
Mar. 23, 2013>  
 
SECTION 2 Adjudication on Geographical Indications  
 
Article 42 (Adjudication  Committee on Geographical Indications)(1) The Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural 
Affairs or the Minister of Oceans and Fisheries shall establish the Adjudication Committee on Geographical 
Indications (hereinafter referred to as " Adjudication Committe e") under his/her jurisdiction to adjudicate on the 
following matters:  <Amended by Act No. 11690, Mar. 23, 2013>  
 
1. Adjudication and review on geographical indications;  
 2. Adjudication and review on an appeal against the rejection of an application for geographical indication 
registration pursuant to Article 32 (9), or the cancellation of registration pursuant to Article 40;  
 
3. Other matters prescribed by Presidential Decree among other matters concerning geographical indications.  
 
(2) The Adjudication Committee shall be comprised of not more than ten members (hereinafter referred to as 
"member of the Adjudication Committee"), including one chairperson.  
 
(3) The Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs or the Minister of Oceans and Fi sheries shall appoint the 
chairperson of the Adjudication Committee from among its members.  <Amended by Act No. 11690, Mar. 23, 
2013>  
 
(4) The Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs or the Minister of Oceans and Fisheries shall appoint 
members of  the Adjudication Committee from among the relevant public officials and those who have abundant 
knowledge of and extensive experience in the field of intellectual property rights or geographical indications.  
<Amended by Act No. 11690, Mar. 23, 2013>  
 
(5) The term of office of members of the Adjudication Committee shall be three years, renewable for only one 
further term.  
 
(6) Matters regarding the organization and operation of the Adjudication Committee and other necessary matters 
shall be prescribed by P residential Decree.  
 
Article 43 (Adjudication to Nullify Geographical Indications)(1) If a geographical indication falls under any of the 
following subparagraphs, a stakeholder in the geographical indication or the subcommittee for deliberation on 
registra tion of geographical indications referred to in Article 3 (6) may file for adjudication to nullify it:  
 
1. Where a geographical indication has been registered even though it falls under the grounds for the rejection of 
registration prescribed in Article 32  (9); 
 
2. Where a geographical indication was registered pursuant to Article 32, but the protection of such geographical 
indication is suspended or such geographical indication is not in use in the country of origin.  
 
(2) Adjudication under paragraph (1) m ay be requested whenever a request has merits.  
 
(3) If a decision to nullify a geographical indication becomes final and conclusive pursuant to paragraph (1) 1, 
the right to use such geographical indication shall be deemed nonexistent from the beginning, a nd if a decision 
to nullify a geographical indication becomes final and conclusive pursuant to paragraph (1) 2, the right to use 
such geographical indication shall be deemed nonexistent from the time such geographical indication falls under 
paragraph (1) 2 .  
(4) Where adjudication under paragraph (1) is requested, the chairperson of the Adjudication Committee shall 
notify a person entitled to use the relevant geographical indication of the purport thereof.  
 
Article 44 (Adjudication to Cancel Geographical In dications)(1) Where a geographical indication falls under any 
of the following subparagraphs, adjudication to cancel such geographical indication may be requested:  
 
1. Where, after a geographical indication is registered, a person who has registered the ge ographical indication 
prohibits persons who produce, manufacture, or process agricultural and fishery products or processed 
agricultural and fishery products eligible for such geographical indication for business purpose from becoming 
members of an organiz ation or does not practically allow them to become members of the organization by 
stipulating the strict membership conditions, etc., or where he/she allows persons not entitled to use such 
geographical indication to become members of the registered organi zation;  
 
2. Where an organization that has registered a geographical indication or its member causes consumers to 
overestimate the quality of goods or to confuse a geographical origin by misusing such geographical indication.  
 
(2) No adjudication for cancellation under paragraph (1) shall be requested after three years have passed from 
the date a fact giving rise to cancellation ceases to exist.  
 
(3) Where adjudication for cancellation is requested pursuant to paragraph (1), a fact giv ing rise to a request for 
such adjudication that ceases to exist after the request therefor shall not have an effect on the grounds for 
cancellation.  
 
(4) Any person may request adjudication for cancellation under paragraph (1).  
 
(5) When a decision to can cel the registration of a geographical indication becomes final and conclusive, the right 
to use such geographical indication shall become extinct thereafter.  
 
(6) Article 43 (4) shall apply mutatis mutandis to a request for adjudication under paragraph (1 ). 
 
Article 45 (Adjudication on Appeals against Rejection, etc. of Application for Registration)If a person notified of 
the rejection of an application for geographical indication registration pursuant to Article 32 (9) or a person 
whose registration is ca ncelled pursuant to Article 40 has an objection thereto, he/she may request adjudication 
on an appeal within 30 days after being notified of such rejection or such cancellation.  
 
Article 46 (Methods of Request for Adjudication)(1) A person who intends to r equest adjudication to nullify or 
cancel a geographical indication, or adjudication to cancel registration of a geographical indication shall file an 
application for adjudication in which the following matters are stated to the chairperson of the Adjudicat ion 
Committee, along with application materials:   
1. The name and address of the person concerned (in cases of a corporation, its name, the name of its 
representative, and the location of its place of business);  
 
2. When he/she has an agent, the name and a ddress of such agent, or the location of his/her place of business 
(where the agent is a corporation, its name, the name of its representative, and the location of its place of 
business);  
 
3. The appellation of the geographical indication;  
 
4. The date of registration of the geographical indication and the registration number;  
 
5. The date on which a decision to cancel registration becomes final and conclusive (limited to a request for 
adjudication to cancel registration);  
 
6. The purport of a request for a djudication and the grounds therefor.  
 
(2) A person who intends to request adjudication on an appeal against the rejection of an application for 
geographical indication registration shall submit an application for adjudication in which the following matter s 
are stated to the chairperson of the Adjudication Committee, along with application materials:  
 
1. The name and address of the person concerned (in cases of a corporation, its name, the name of its 
representative, and the location of its place of business);  
 
2. Where he/she has an agent, the name and address of such agent, or the location of his/her place of business 
(where the agent is a corporation, its name, the name of its representative, and the location of its place of 
business);  
 
3. The date  on which the application for registration is filed;  
 
4. The date on which a decision to reject the application for registration becomes final and conclusive;  
 
5. The purport of the appeal and the grounds therefor.  
 
(3) Where a person revises an applicatio n filed pursuant to paragraphs (1) and (2), he/she shall not change the 
purport thereof: Provided, That the grounds for a request for adjudication referred to in paragraphs (1) 6 and (2) 
5 may be changed.   
(4) Where matters concerning a formal objection ag ainst a geographical indication are included in an application 
for adjudication filed pursuant to paragraph (1) or (2), the chairperson of the Adjudication Committee shall notify 
a claimant of the geographical indication of such purport.  
 
Article 47 (Metho ds, etc. of Adjudication)(1) Where adjudication is requested pursuant to Article 46 (1) or (2), 
the chairperson of the Adjudication Committee shall have the adjudication conducted pursuant to Article 49.  
 
(2) As a matter of duty , each member of the Adjudic ation Committee shall adjudicate independently .  
 
Article 48 (Designation, etc. of Members of Adjudication Committee)(1) The chairperson of the Adjudication 
Committee shall designate members of the Adjudication Committee to constitute a collegiate body purs uant to 
Article 49 on a case -by-case basis and have them adjudicate.  
 
(2) Where a collegiate body member referred to in paragraph (1) is apt to impair the fairness of adjudication, the 
chairperson of the Adjudication Committee may have another member of th e Adjudication Committee adjudicate.  
 
(3) The chairperson of the Adjudication Committee shall designate one person from among members of the 
Adjudication Committee designated pursuant to paragraph (1) as the chief adjudicator.  
 
(4) The chief adjudicator de signated pursuant to paragraph (3) shall preside over the affairs concerning the case 
of adjudication designated by the chairperson of the Adjudication Committee.  
 
Article 49 (Collegiate Body for Adjudication)(1) Adjudication shall be conducted by a colleg iate body comprised 
of three members of the Adjudication Committee.  
 
(2) The collegiate body referred to in paragraph (1) shall make its decisions by a majority vote.  
 
(3) The consultations of the collegiate body shall not be open to the public.  
 
Article 50 (Application Mutatis Mutandis of Patent Act)(1) Articles 139, 141 (paragraph (1) 2 (a) shall be limited 
to matters which apply mutatis mutandis in this Act; hereinafter the same shall apply), 142, 147 through 153, 
153-2, 154 through 166, 171, 17 2, and 176 of the Patent Act shall apply mutatis mutandis to adjudication.  
 
(2) For the purposes of paragraph (1), "invalidation trial referred to in Articles 133 (1), 134 (1) and (2), or 137 
(1) and (2) or a trial to confirm the scope of a patent right re ferred to in Article 135 (1)" in Article 139 (1) of the 
Patent Act shall be construed as "adjudication to nullify a geographical indication referred to in Article 43 (1) of 
the Agricultural and Fishery Products Quality Control Act, adjudication to cancel a  geographical indication 
referred to in Article 44 (1) of the same Act, and adjudication on the appeal against the rejection of an application for registration referred to in Article 45 of the same Act," " Article 140 (1), (3) through (5), or 140 -2 (1)" in Article 
141 (1) 1 of the Patent Act shall be construed as " Article 46 (1) or (2) of the Agricultural and Fishery Products 
Quality Control Act," " Article 82" in Article 141 (1) 2 (b) of the Patent Act shall be construed as " Article 113 of the 
Agricultural a nd Fishery Products Quality Control Act," "invalidation trial referred to in Article 133 (1) or a trial 
to confirm the scope of a patent right referred to in Article 135" in Article 161 (2) of the Patent Act shall be 
construed as "adjudication to nullify a  geographical indication referred to in Article 43 (1) of the Agricultural and 
Fishery Products Quality Control Act," " Articles 133 (1), 134 (1) and (2), 135, and 137 (1)" in Article 165 (1) of 
the Patent Act shall be construed as " Articles 43 (1) and 44 ( 1) of the Agricultural and Fishery Products Quality 
Control Act," " Article 132 -17, 136, or 138" in Article 165 (3) of the Patent Act shall be construed as " Article 45 of 
the Agricultural and Fishery Products Quality Control Act," and " Article 132 -17" in Ar ticle 176 (1) of the Patent 
Act shall be construed as " Article 45 of the Agricultural and Fishery Products Quality Control Act," respectivel y .  
<Amended by Act No. 14035, Feb. 29, 2016>  
 
(3) For the purposes of paragraph (1), the terminology shall be as de fined in Article 41 (3), "Chief Administrati v e 
Patent Judge of the Korean Intellectual Property Tribunal" shall be construed as "Chairperson of the Adjudication 
Committee on Geographical Indications," and "patent attorney" shall be construed as "agent," re spectively .  
 
SECTION 3 Reexamination and Litigation  
 
Article 51 (Request for Re -examination)(1) Where a party to adjudication has an objection to a decision made by 
the Adjudication Committee, he/she may request a re -examination.  
 
(2) Articles 451 and 453 (1) of the Civil Procedure Act shall apply mutatis mutandis to a request for re -
examination referred to in paragraph (1).  
 
Article 52 (Request for Appeal against Decision on Fraudulent Acts)(1) Where the parties to adjudication hav e 
caused a decision to be  made in conspiracy for the purpose of infringing upon the rights or interests of a third 
party , such third party may request a re -examination on such decision.  
 
(2) In cases of a request for reexamination under paragraph (1), the parties to adjudication s hall be joint 
respondents.  
 
Article 53 (Restrictions on Effect of Rights to Use Geographical Indications Recovered by Reexamination)In any 
of the following cases, a right to use a geographical indication shall not bind any acts done in good faith before 
the registration of a request for re -examination after the relevant decision becomes final and conclusive:  
 
1. Where the right to use a geographical indication has been reinstated by reexamination after such right was 
nullified;  
 
2. Where the establishment o f the right to a geographical indication has been registered by reexamination on the 
registration of a geographical indication on which a decision was made to the effect that a request for adjudication 
on the appeal against the rejection of the registratio n application was rejected.   
Article 54 (Lawsuits against Decisions, etc.)(1) The Patent Court of Korea shall have exclusive jurisdiction ov er 
lawsuits against decisions.  
 
(2) Only the parties to a lawsuit, interveners, or persons who applied for intervent ion in the relevant adjudication 
or re -examination but whose application has been rejected may bring a lawsuit referred to in paragraph (1).  
 
(3) A lawsuit referred to in paragraph (1) shall be brought within 60 days from the date a certified copy of written 
adjudication or decision is received.  
 
(4) The period referred to in paragraph (3) shall be unchangeable.  
 
(5) No lawsuit against matters on which adjudication may be requested shall be brought unless it pertains to a 
decision.  
 
(6) An appeal again st a decision of the Patent Court of Korea may be filed with the Supreme Court.  
 
Article 55 (Application Mutatis Mutandis of Patent Act, etc.)(1) Articles 180 and 184 of the Patent Act and Article 
459 (1) of the Civil Procedure Act shall apply mutatis muta ndis to procedures for reexamination on geographical 
indications and a request for reexamination thereon.  
 
(2) Articles 187, 188, and 189 of the Patent Act shall apply mutatis mutandis to a lawsuit against a geographical 
indication. In such cases, the term inology shall be as defined in Articles 41 (3) and 50 (3), and "where an action 
is filed under Article 186 (1)" in the main body of Article 187 of the Patent Act shall be construed as "where a 
lawsuit is filed under Article 54 of the Agricultural and Fishe ry Products Quality Control Act," " Articles 133 (1), 
134 (1) and (2), 135 (1) and (2), 137 (1), or 138 (1) and (3)" in the proviso to Article 187 of the Patent Act shall 
be construed as " Articles 43 (1) or 44 (1) of the Agricultural and Fishery Products Qu ality Control Act," and 
" Article 186 (1)" in Article 189 (1) of the Patent Act shall be construed as " Article 54 (1) of the Agricultural and 
Fishery Products Quality Control Act," respectively .  <Amended by Act No. 12753, Jun. 11, 2014; Act No. 14035, 
Feb.  29, 2016>  
 
CHAPTER IV LABELING OF GENETICALLY -MODIFIED AGRICULTURAL AND FISHERY PRODUCTS  
 
Article 56 (Labeling of Genetically Modified Agricultural and Fishery Products)(1) A person who produces and 
ships genetically modified agricultural and fishery prod ucts, a person who sells such products, or a person who 
stores or displays such products for sale shall affix a label of genetically modified agricultural and fishery 
products to the relevant agricultural and fishery products, as prescribed by Presidential  Decree.  
 
(2) Matters necessary for items subject to labeling, standards for labeling, methods of labeling, etc. of geneticall y 
modified agricultural and fishery products pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be prescribed by Presidential Decree.   
Article 57 (Pr ohibition of False Labeling, etc.)No person who is obliged to label genetically modified agricultural 
and fishery products pursuant to Article 56 (1) (hereinafter referred to as "person obliged to label geneticall y 
modified agricultural and fishery product s") shall do any of the following acts:  
 
1. Falsely labeling genetically modified agricultural and fishery products or labeling that may cause people to 
confuse such products with non -genetically modified agricultural and fishery products;  
 
2. Damaging or changing the labels of genetically modified agricultural and fishery products to cause people to 
confuse genetically modified agricultural and fishery products with non -genetically modified products;  
 
3. Selling agricultural and fishery products bearing th e labeling of genetically modified agricultural and fishery 
products mixed with other agricultural and fishery products, or storing or displaying such products for sale, 
mixed with agricultural and fishery products bearing the labeling of genetically modif ied agricultural and fishery 
products.  
 
Article 58 (Inspection of Labeling of Genetically Modified Agricultural and Fishery Products)(1) The Minister of 
Food and Drug Safety shall have the relevant public officials collect or inspect agricultural and fishe ry products 
subject to labeling of genetically modified agricultural and fishery products in order to ascertain whether 
genetically modified agricultural and fishery products are labeled, details and methods of labeling are 
appropriate, and any violation i s committed, as prescribed by Presidential Decree: Provided, That at any time 
when necessary , such as an occasion that the volume of distribution of agricultural and fishery products is 
increased, he/she may have them collect or inspect such products.  <Am ended by Act No. 11690, Mar. 23, 2013>  
 
(2) Article 13 (2) and (3) shall apply mutatis mutandis to collection or inspection referred to in paragraph (1).  
 
(3) Article 13 (4) shall apply mutatis mutandis to the relevant public officials who engage in collection or 
inspection referred to in paragraph (1).  
 
Article 59 (Dispositions on Violations of Rules for Labeling of Genetically Modified Agricultural and Fishery 
Products)(1) The Minister of Food and Drug Safety may impose any of the following disposit ions on those who 
have violated Article 56 or 57:  <Amended by Act No. 11690, Mar. 23, 2013>  
 
1. An order to take corrective measures, such as the implementation, change, or deletion of labelling of geneticall y 
modified agricultural and fishery products;  
 
2. Prohibition of trade practices, such as sale of agricultural and fishery products that have violated the rules for 
labeling of genetically modified agricultural and fishery products.  
 
(2) Where the Minister of Food and Drug Safety has imposed a disposit ion referred to in paragraph (1) on a 
person who violated Article 57, he/she may order the person who has received such disposition to publish such fact.  <Amended by Act No. 11690, Mar. 23, 2013>  
 
(3) Where a disposition referred to in paragraph (1) is im posed on a person obliged to label genetically modified 
agricultural and fishery products due to his/her violation of Article 57, the Minister of Food and Drug Safety shall 
post matters related to the disposition, such as the details of the disposition, th e relevant place of business, and 
the names of the agricultural and fishery products, on the website, as prescribed by Presidential Decree.  
<Amended by Act No. 11690, Mar. 23, 2013>  
 
(4) Matters necessary for dispositions referred to in paragraph (1), an order to publish matters related to 
dispositions referred to in paragraph (2), and standards for and methods of posting them on website pursuant 
to paragraph (3) shall be prescribed by Presidential Decree.  
 
CHAPTER V SAFETY INSPECTION OF AGRICULTURAL AND F ISHERY PRODUCTS  
 
Article 60 (Safety Management Plans)(1) The Minister of Food and Drug Safety shall formulate and implement a 
safety management plan each year to improve the quality of agricultural and fishery products (excluding 
livestock products; hereaf ter the same shall apply in this Chapter) and to produce and supply safe agricultural 
and fishery products.  <Amended by Act No. 11690, Mar. 23, 2013>  
 
(2) A Mayor/Do Governor, and the head of a Si/Gun/Gu shall formulate and implement a detailed action pla n to 
secure the safety of agricultural and fishery products produced and distributed in the area under his/her 
jurisdiction.  
 
(3) A safety management plan referred to in paragraph (1) and detailed action plan referred to in paragraph (2) 
shall include a sa fety inspection provided for in Article 61, a risk assessment and examination of residues of 
harmful substances provided for in Article 68, education of farmers and fishermen, and other matters prescribed 
by Ordinance of the Prime Minister.  <Amended by Ac t No. 11690, Mar. 23, 2013>  
 
(4) Deleted.  <by Act No. 11690, Mar. 23, 2013>  
 
(5) The Minister of Food and Drug Safety may have a Mayor/Do Governor and the head of a Si/Gun/Gu report a 
detailed action plan provided for in paragraph (2) and the results of t he implementation thereof.  <Amended by 
Act No. 11690, Mar. 23, 2013>  
 
Article 61 (Safety Inspections)(1) The Minister of Food and Drug Safety or a Mayor/Do Governor shall conduct 
the following inspections (hereinafter referred to as "safety inspection") o n agricultural and fishery products or 
farmland, fishing grounds, water, materials, etc. utilized or used for the production of agricultural and fishery 
products for the safety management of agricultural and fishery products:  <Amended by Act No. 11690, Ma r . 23, 
2013>  
 
1. Agricultural Products:   
(a) Production stage: Whether the products meet the safety standards prescribed by Ordinance of the Prime 
Minister;  
 
(b) Distribution and sales stages: Whether the products exceed the permissible levels of harmful residues, etc. 
under related statutes, such as the Food Sanitation Act:  
 
2. Fishery Products:  
 
(a) Production stage: Whether the products meet the safety standards prescribed by Ordinance of the Prime 
Minister;  
 
(b) Storing stage and stage of shipm ent and prior to trade: Whether the products exceed the permissible lev els 
of harmful residues, etc. under related statutes, such as the Food Sanitation Act.  
 
(2) When the Minister of Food and Drug Safety establishes safety standards for the production sta ge under 
paragraph (1) 1 (a) and 2 (a), he/she shall consult with the heads of the relevant central administrative agencies.  
<Amended by Act No. 11690, Mar. 23, 2013>  
 
(3) Detailed matters necessary for the selection of items subject to safety inspections , areas subject thereto, 
procedures therefor, etc. shall be prescribed by Ordinance of the Prime Minister.  <Amended by Act No. 11690, 
Mar. 23, 2013>  
 
Article 62 (Collection, etc. of Samples)(1) If necessary for conducting a safety inspection, a risk asses sment 
referred to in Article 68 (1), or the examination of harmful residues referred to in paragraph (3) of the same 
Article, the Minister of Food and Drug Safety or a Mayor/Do Governor may have the relevant public officials 
collect and examine samples, et c., as follows. In such cases, he/she may have them collect samples without 
compensation:  <Amended by Act No. 11690, Mar. 23, 2013>  
 
1. Collecting and examining samples of agricultural and fishery products, and soil, water, materials, etc. utilized 
or use d for the production of agricultural and fishery products;  
 
2. Inspecting related books of account or documents of those who produce, store, transport or sell the relevant 
agricultural and fishery products.  
 
(2) Article 13 (2) and (3) shall apply mutatis m utandis to the collection and examination of samples or the 
inspection of related books of account or documents under paragraph (1).  
 
(3) Article 13 (4) shall apply mutatis mutandis to the relevant public officials who collect and examine samples or inspec t related books of account or documents under paragraph (1).  
 
Article 63 (Safety Inspections and Follow -Up Actions)(1) Where the Minister of Food and Drug Safety or a 
Mayor/Do Governor discovers any violation of the safety standard at a production stage, a s a result of a safety 
inspection on agricultural and fishery products at a stage of production or farmland, fishing grounds, water , 
materials, etc. utilized or used for the production of agricultural and fishery products, he/she may order a person 
who pro duced or owns the relevant agricultural and fishery products to take the following measures:  
<Amended by Act No. 11690, Mar. 23, 2013>  
 
1. The disuse, conversion of uses, postponement of shipment, etc. of the relevant agricultural and fishery products;  
 
2. The prohibition of improvement, or utilization or use of farmland, fishing grounds, water, materials, etc. utilized 
or used for the production of the relevant agricultural and fishery products;  
 
3. Other measures prescribed by Ordinance of the Prime Min ister.  
 
(2) Where the Minister of Food and Drug Safety or a Mayor/Do Governor discovers, as a result of a safety 
inspection of agricultural products in market or on sale and fishery products in storage or prior to trade after 
shipment, any violation of the  permissible levels of harmful residues, etc. provided for in the Food Sanitation Act, 
etc., he/she shall notify the relevant administrative agencies thereof so that they may take appropriate measures.  
<Amended by Act No. 11690, Mar. 23, 2013>  
 
Article 64  (Designation of Safety Inspection Institutions)(1) To professionally and efficiently conduct part of a 
safety inspection, and testing and analysis, the Minister of Food and Drug Safety may designate safety inspection 
institutions and have them conduct suc h safety inspection, and testing and analysis on his/her behalf.  
<Amended by Act No. 11690, Mar. 23, 2013>  
 
(2) A person who intends to be designated as a safety inspection institution pursuant to paragraph (1) shall file 
an application with the Minister of Food and Drug Safety after being equipped with facilities and human 
resources necessary for safety inspections, and testing and analysis: Provided, That he/she shall not be entitled 
to file an application until two years have passed after the designatio n of a safety inspection institution was 
cancelled pursuant to Article 65.  <Amended by Act No. 11690, Mar. 23, 2013>  
 
(3) A safety inspection institution designated under paragraph (1) shall obtain prior approval from the Minister 
of Food and Drug Safety if the safety inspection institution intends to modify important matters prescribed by 
Ordinance of the Prime Minister with respect to the requirements for designation, including any modification in 
the scope of its duties: Provided, That such institution shall file a report with the Minister of Food and Drug Safety 
within one month from the date any modification is made, in order to modify minor matters prescribed by 
Ordinance of the Prime Minister.  <Newly Inserted by Act No. 15707, Jun. 12, 2018>  
 
(4) De signation of a safety inspection institution prescribed in paragraph (1) shall be valid for a period of three 
years from the date of the designation: Provided, That the Minister of Food and Drug Safety may extend the validity period of each designation for  not more than one year only once.  <Newly Inserted by Act No. 15707, 
Jun. 12, 2018>  
 
(5) A person who intends to have the validity period of his/her designation extended under the proviso to 
paragraph (4) shall apply for extension with the Minister of Foo d and Drug Safety , as prescribed by Ordinance of 
the Prime Minister.  <Newly Inserted by Act No. 15707, Jun. 12, 2018>  
 
(6) A person designated as a safety inspection institution shall be re -designated under paragraph (1) before the 
validity period of his/ her designation prescribed in paragraphs (4) and (5) expires in order to continue to 
perform duties after the expiration of such validity period.  <Newly Inserted by Act No. 15707, Jun. 12, 2018>  
 
(7) The criteria and procedures for the designation of safe ty inspection institutions and the scope of duties 
prescribed in paragraphs (1) and (2), the procedures for modifications prescribed in paragraph (3), the criteria 
and procedures for re -designation prescribed in paragraph (6), and other necessary matters s hall be prescribed 
by Ordinance of the Prime Minister.  <Amended by Act No. 11690, Mar. 23, 2013; Act No. 15707, Jun. 12, 2018>  
 
Article 65 (Cancellation, etc. of Designation of Safety Inspection Institutions)(1) Where a safety inspection 
institution refer red to in Article 64 (1) falls under any of the following subparagraphs, the Minister of Food and 
Drug Safety may cancel its designation, or order it to suspend its services for a fixed period not exceeding six 
months: Provided, That where it falls under s ubparagraph 1 or 2, he/she shall cancel its designation:  
<Amended by Act No. 11690, Mar. 23, 2013>  
 
1. Where it has been designated by fraud or other improper means;  
 
2. Where it has conducted a safety inspection, and performed testing and analysis contin uously , in violation of an 
order to suspend services;  
 
3. Where it has issued a false test report;  
 
4. Where it has violated the regulations concerning safety inspections prescribed by Ordinance of the Prime 
Minister.  
 
(2) Detailed criteria for the cancellation of designation, etc. referred to in paragraph (1) shall be prescribed by 
Ordinance of the Prime Minister.  <Amended by Act No. 11690, Mar. 23, 2013>  
 
Article 66 (Education, etc. on Safety of Agricultural and Fishery Products)(1) The Minister o f Food and Drug 
Safety or a Mayor/Do Governor shall educate or publicize matters necessary for the production of safe 
agricultural and fishery products and healthy consumption activities for producers, persons engaged in 
distribution, consumers, the releva nt public officials, etc.  <Amended by Act No. 11690, Mar. 23, 2013>  
 (2) The Minister of Food and Drug Safety may entrust education and publicity for producers, persons engaged in 
distribution, and consumers, to organizations and institutions referred to in Article 3 (4) 2 and civic groups 
(limited to civic groups related to the production of safe agricultural and fishery products and healthy 
consumption activities) referred to in subparagraph 3 of the same paragraph. In such cases, he/she may grant 
subsid ies for expenses incurred in education and publicity within budgetary limits.  <Amended by Act No. 
11690, Mar. 23, 2013>  
 
Article 67 (Research and Development and Dissemination of Techniques, such as Methods of Analysis)The 
Minister of Food and Drug Safety  or a Mayor/Do Governor shall formulate policies on research and development, 
and dissemination of techniques, such as methods of safety analysis, for improvement of the safety management 
of agricultural and fishery products and prompt safety inspection of  harmful substances known to be contained 
in agricultural and fishery products within Korea and overseas.  <Amended by Act No. 11690, Mar. 23, 2013>  
 
Article 68 (Risk Assessment of Agricultural and Fishery Products)(1) To manage the safety of agricultural and 
fishery products efficiently , the Minister of Food and Drug Safety may request the following food safety -related 
institutions to assess the risks of harmful residues in agricultural and fishery products, or farmland, fishing 
grounds, water, materials, etc. utilized or used for the production of agricultural and fishery products:  
<Amended by Act No. 11690, Mar. 23, 2013; Act No. 15707, Jun. 12, 2018>  
 
1. Rural Development Administration;  
 
2. Korea Forest Service;  
 
3. National Institute of Fisheries Scie nce;  
 
4. Korea Food Research Institute prescribed in the Act on the Establishment, Operation and Fostering of 
Government -Funded Science and Technology Research Institutes, Etc.;  
 
5. Korea Health Industry Development Institute prescribed in the Korea Health  Industry Development Institute 
Act; 
 
6. Research institutes in universities;  
 
7. Other research institutions deemed necessary by the Minister of Food and Drug Safety .  
 
(2) The Minister of Food and Drug Safety shall publish the fact that he/she has request ed food safety -related 
institutions to assess risks pursuant to paragraph (1) and the results of such assessment.  <Amended by Act No. 
11690, Mar. 23, 2013>  
 
(3) The Minister of Food and Drug Safety may survey harmful residues in agricultural and fishery p roducts (hereinafter referred to as "survey of residues") for scientific safety management of agricultural and fishery 
products.  <Amended by Act No. 11690, Mar. 23, 2013; Act No. 15707, Jun. 12, 2018>  
 
(4) Matters necessary for a request for risk assessment and the publication of the results thereof referred to in 
paragraph (2) shall be prescribed by Presidential Decree, and detailed matters necessary for survey of residues, 
such as methods of surveying residues, procedures therefor, etc. shall be prescribed by Ordinance of the Prime 
Minister.  <Amended by Act No. 11690, Mar. 23, 2013>  
 
CHAPTER VI DESIGNATION OF SPECIFIC SEA AREAS AND REGISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT OF PRODUCTIO N 
OR PROCESSING FACILITIES  
 
Article 69 (Sanitary Control Standards)In order to implement agreements with foreign countries or meet certain 
sanitary standards of foreign countries, the Minister of Oceans and Fisheries shall determine and announce 
sanitary control standards (hereinafter referred to as "sanitary control standards") f or facilities where fishery 
products for export are produced or processed and sea areas where fishery products are produced.  <Amended 
by Act No. 11690, Mar. 23, 2013>  
 
Article 70 (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points)(1) Where the rules for Hazard Analysis and Critical 
Control Points are stipulated in agreements with foreign countries, or export trading partners stipulate the rules 
for Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points and request Korean exporters to observe them, the Minister of 
Oceans an d Fisheries shall determine and announce the rules for Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points that 
intensively manage each stage, such as production and processing, to prevent harmful substances from being 
mixed or remaining in fishery products and pr ocessed fishery products for export or to prevent such fishery 
products and processed fishery products from being contaminated.  <Amended by Act No. 11690, Mar. 23, 
2013>  
 
(2) The Minister of Oceans and Fisheries shall determine and announce the rules for Hazard Analysis and Critical 
Control Points for the purpose of preventing harmful substances from being mixed or remaining in fishery 
products or preventing fishery products from being contaminated in the production stage, storage stage (onl y 
applicable wh ere producers store fishery products; hereinafter the same shall apply), and the stage after 
shipment and prior to being traded, for improvement of the quality of fishery products produced in the Republic 
of Korea, and the safe production and supply thereo f.  <Amended by Act No. 11690, Mar. 23, 2013>  
 
(3) The Minister of Oceans and Fisheries may have those operating production facilities or processing facilities 
registered pursuant to Article 74 (1) observe the rules for Hazard Analysis and Critical Control  Points referred to 
in paragraphs (1) and (2).  <Amended by Act No. 11690, Mar. 23, 2013>  
 
(4) The Minister of Oceans and Fisheries may issue a document certifying the observance of the rules for Hazard 
Analysis and Critical Control Points to those who obs erve the rules for Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points 
referred to in paragraphs (1) and (2), as prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries.  
<Amended by Act No. 11690, Mar. 23, 2013>  
 
(5) The Minister of Oceans and Fisheries m ay provide technology or information, or education and training 
necessary for the observance of the rules for Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points to those (including their employees) who have registered pursuant to Article 74 (1) and those (includi ng their employees) who intend to 
register pursuant to the same paragraph so that the rules for Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points referred 
to in paragraphs (1) and (2) may be observed effectively .  <Amended by Act No. 11690, Mar. 23, 2013>  
 
Artic le 71 (Designation of Specific Sea Areas)(1) The Minister of Oceans and Fisheries may designate and 
announce a sea area meeting sanitary control standards.  <Amended by Act No. 11690, Mar. 23, 2013>  
 
(2) Matters necessary for procedures for designation, et c. of sea areas (hereinafter referred to as "designated sea 
area") under paragraph (1) shall be prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries.  
<Amended by Act No. 11690, Mar. 23, 2013>  
 
Article 72 (Comprehensive Measures for Sanitary Con trol of Designated Sea Areas)(1) The Minister of Oceans 
and Fisheries shall formulate and implement a comprehensive plan for sanitary control of designated sea areas 
(hereinafter referred to as "comprehensive plan") for the preservation and management ther eof.  <Amended by 
Act No. 11690, Mar. 23, 2013>  
 
(2) A comprehensive plan shall include the following matters:  <Amended by Act No. 11690, Mar. 23, 2013>  
 
1. Basic direction -setting for the preservation and management of designated sea areas (including mat ters for 
the prevention of contamination; hereafter the same shall apply in this Article);  
 
2. A specific implementation plan for the preservation and management of designated sea areas;  
 
3. Other matters deemed necessary by the Minister of Oceans and Fisheries for the preservation and management 
of designated sea areas.  
 
(3) If necessary for formulating a comprehensive plan, the Minister of Oceans and Fisheries may consider 
opinions of the following persons (hereinafter referred to as "heads of the rel evant agencies"). In such cases, the 
Minister of Oceans and Fisheries may request the heads of the relevant agencies to submit necessary data:  
<Amended by Act No. 11690, Mar. 23, 2013>  
 
1. The heads of agencies affiliated with the Ministry of Oceans and F isheries;  
 
2. The head of a local government having jurisdiction over a designated sea area;  
 
3. The heads of cooperatives and the chairperson of the National Federation of Fisheries Cooperatives under the 
Fisheries Cooperatives Act.  
 
(4) Where the Ministe r of Oceans and Fisheries formulates a comprehensive plan, he/she shall notify the heads of the relevant agencies of the comprehensive plan.  <Amended by Act No. 11690, Mar. 23, 2013>  
 
(5) If the Minister of Oceans and Fisheries deems it necessary for impl ementing a comprehensive plan notified 
pursuant to paragraph (4), he/she may request the heads of the relevant agencies to take necessary measures. In 
such cases, the heads of the relevant agencies shall comply with such request unless there exists any spe cial 
ground to the contrary .  <Amended by Act No. 11690, Mar. 23, 2013>  
 
Article 73 (Restrictions or Prohibitions in Designated Sea Areas and Adjacent Sea Areas)(1) No person shall do 
any of the following acts in a designated sea area or sea area within on e kilometer from a designated sea area 
(hereinafter referred to as "adjacent sea areas"):  
 
1. Notwithstanding Article 22 (1) 1 through 3 and (2) of the Marine Environment Management Act, discharging 
any pollutant defined in subparagraph 11 of Article 2 of the same Act;  
 
2. Discharging any pollutant defined in subparagraph 11 of Article 2 of the Marine Environment Management Act 
in a fish farm facility (hereinafter referred to as "aquaculture facility") installed to conduct sea farming of fish, 
etc. (hereina fter referred to as "sea farming") defined in Article 8 (1) 4 of the Fisheries Act;  
 
3. Raising (or leaving unattended; hereinafter the same shall apply) domestic animals (including dogs and cats; 
hereinafter the same shall apply) defined in subparagraph 1  of Article 2 of the Act on the Management and Use 
of Livestock Excreta in an aquaculture facility installed for sea farming.  
 
(2) The Minister of Oceans and Fisheries may restrict or prohibit a person who holds a fishery right to sea farming 
(including a person to whom a fishery right has been transferred, lot out, or whose fishery right has been changed 
with approval pursuant to Article 19 of the Fisheries Act and a person in charge of managing an aquaculture 
facility) from using veterinary drugs referred  to in Article 85 of the Pharmaceutical Affairs Act in the relevant 
aquaculture facility within a designated sea area and adjacent sea areas to prevent the contamination of fishery 
products produced in designated sea areas: Provided, That this shall not ap ply where he/she uses veterinary 
drugs according to veterinary examination and treatment of an aquatic disease controller provided for in 
subparagraph 13 of Article 2 of the Aquatic Life Disease Control Act or a veterinarian provided for in 
subparagraph 1 of Article 2 of the Veterinarians Act because a disease or contagious disease of fishery products 
has occurred in a designated sea area and adjacent sea areas.  <Amended by Act No. 11690, Mar. 23, 2013>  
 
(3) Where the Minister of Oceans and Fisheries inten ds to restrict or prohibit the use of veterinary drugs 
pursuant to paragraph (2), he/she shall determine a period for such restriction or prohibition for each designated 
sea area (including adjacent sea areas) within up to three months, considering a seaso n during which the 
shipment of fishery products produced in the designated sea area is made intensively and announce the period 
so determined.  <Amended by Act No. 11690, Mar. 23, 2013>  
 
Article 74 (Registration of Production or Processing Facilities)(1) A  person who operates production or 
processing facilities for fishery products meeting sanitary control standards and facilities observing the rules for 
Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points referred to in Article 70 (1) or (2) (hereinafter referred t o as 
"production or processing facilities, etc.") may register production or processing facilities, etc. with the Minister 
of Oceans and Fisheries.  <Amended by Act No. 11690, Mar. 23, 2013>   
(2) A person registered pursuant to paragraph (1) (hereinafter r eferred to as "producer, processor, etc.") may 
indicate the fact that fishery products or processed fishery products produced, processed in, and shipped from 
such production or processing facilities, etc. meet sanitary control standards, or observe the rul es for Hazard 
Analysis and Critical Control Points referred to in Article 70 (1) and (2) on such products or the packaging thereof, 
or announce such fact.  
 
(3) Where a producer, processor, etc. intends to change matters prescribed by Prescribed by Presidential Decree, 
he/she shall file a report with the Minister of Oceans and Fisheries.  <Amended by Act No. 11690, Mar. 23, 2013>  
 
(4) In filing a report prescribed in paragraph (3), if a reporting form and all required attachments are complete 
and for mality requirements provided for in the relevant statute, etc. are met, the duty to file a report shall be 
deemed to be performed as at the time the reporting form arrives at the receiving agency .  <Newly Inserted by 
Act No. 16277, Jan. 15, 2019>  
 
(5) Matt ers necessary for procedures for and methods of registration of production or processing facilities, 
procedures for reporting of change, etc. shall be prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries.  
<Amended by Act No. 11690, Mar. 23, 201 3; Act No. 16277, Jan. 15, 2019>  
 
Article 75 (Reporting on Matters concerning Sanitary Control, etc.)(1) The Minister of Oceans and Fisheries may 
have producers, processors, etc. report matters concerning the sanitary control of production or processing 
facilities, etc.  <Amended by Act No. 11690, Mar. 23, 2013>  
 
(2) The Minister of Oceans and Fisheries may have the heads of agencies to whom his/her authority is delegated 
or the heads of institutions to whom his/her authority is entrusted pursuant to Articl e 115 report on matters 
concerning the sanitary inspection of designated sea areas and matters concerning the implementation of 
examination.  <Amended by Act No. 11690, Mar. 23, 2013>  
 
(3) Matters necessary for procedures for reporting, etc. under paragrap hs (1) and (2) shall be prescribed by 
Ordinance of the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries.  <Amended by Act No. 11690, Mar. 23, 2013>  
 
Article 76 (Examination or Inspection)(1) The Minister of Oceans and Fisheries shall examine or inspect whether 
a sea area to be designated and a sea area designated meet sanitary control standards.  <Amended by Act No. 
11690, Mar. 23, 2013>  
 
(2) The Minister of Oceans and Fisheries shall examine or inspect whether production or processing facilities, 
etc. meet sanitary contro l standards and observe the rules for Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points 
prescribed in Article 70 (1) or (2). In such cases, the frequencies of such examinations or inspections shall be 
prescribed by presidential Decree.  <Amended by Act No. 11690 , Mar. 23, 2013>  
 
(3) If a producer, processor, etc. have reported business suspension or closure to the head of the competent tax 
office prescribed in Article 8 of the Value -Added Tax Act, the Minister of Oceans and Fisheries may exempt the producer, proc essor, etc. from the examination or inspection required under paragraph (2). In such cases, the 
Minister of Oceans and Fisheries may request the head of the competent tax office to submit information on the 
suspension or closure of the producer, processor,  etc. Upon receipt of such request, the head of the competent tax 
office shall provide the Minister of Oceans and Fisheries with information on the suspension or closure of the 
producer, processor, etc. in accordance with Article 36 (1) of the Electronic G overnment Act.  <Newly Inserted 
by Act No. 16277, Jan. 15, 2019>  
 
(4) If necessary for conducting any of the following acts, the Minister of Oceans and Fisheries may have the 
relevant public officials visit the relevant place of business, office, warehouse , ship, aquaculture facilities, etc. to 
inspect related books of account or documents, examine facilities, equipment, etc., or collect the minimum 
quantity of samples necessary:  <Amended by Act No. 11690, Mar. 23, 2013; Act No. 16277, Jan. 15, 2019>  
 
1. Examination or inspection conducted under paragraphs (1) and (2);  
 
2. Confirmation or examination about whether pollutants are discharged, domestic animals are raised, and 
veterinary drugs are used pursuant to Article 73.  
 
(5) Article 13 (2) and (3) shall a pply mutatis mutandis to inspection or collection referred to in paragraph (4).  
<Amended by Act No. 16277, Jan. 15, 2019>  
 
(6) Article 13 (4) shall apply mutatis mutandis to the relevant public officials who engage in inspection or 
collection referred to in paragraph (4).  <Amended by Act No. 16277, Jan. 15, 2019>  
 
(7) Where production or processing facilities, etc. meet the following requirements, the Minister of Oceans and 
Fisheries may request the heads of the relevant administrative agencies to jointly examine or inspect at the 
request of producers, processors, etc.:  <Amended by Act No. 11690, Mar. 23, 2013; Act No. 16277, Jan. 15, 
2019>  
 
1. Where production or processing facilities, etc. are subject to examination or inspection under statutes r elated 
to food, such as the Food Sanitation Act and the Livestock Products Sanitary Control Act;  
 
2. Where production or processing facilities, etc. are subject to examination or inspection at least two occasions 
within six months for similar purposes: Pro vided, That this shall not apply where the Minister of Agriculture, 
Food and Rural Affairs examines or inspects whether producers, processors, etc. observe matters on which an 
agreement is made with a foreign country or corrective measures, and examines or  inspects after he/she has 
received a report or has been provided with information on illegal matters or has obtained information on such 
matters.  
 
(8) Except as otherwise expressly prescribed in paragraphs (4) through (6), matters necessary for procedures  
for, methods of examination, inspection, etc. under paragraphs (1) and (2) shall be prescribed by Ordinance of 
the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries, and matters necessary for methods of requesting joint examination, 
inspection, etc. prescribed in paragrap h (7) shall be prescribed by Presidential Decree.  <Amended by Act No. 11690, Mar. 23, 2013; Act No. 16277, Jan. 15, 2019>  
 
Article 77 (Restrictions on Production in Designated Sea Areas and Cancellation of Designation)Where a 
designated sea area fails to meet sanitary control standards, the Minister of Oceans and Fisheries may restricts 
the production of fishery products in the designated sea area or cancel the designation of such designated sea 
area, as prescribed by Presidential Decree.  <Amended by Act No. 11690, Mar. 23, 2013>  
 
Article 78 (Suspension of Production or Processing)(1) Where a production or processing facility , etc. or a 
producer, processor, etc. falls under any of the following subparagraphs, the Minister of Oceans and Fisheries may 
order him/her to correct, restrict, or suspend the production, processing, shipment, or transport, or to improv e 
or repair production or processing facilities, etc., or revoke his/her registration: Provided, That where he/she 
falls under subparagraph 1, the Mini ster of Oceans and Fisheries shall revoke his/her registration:  <Amended 
by Act No. 11690, Mar. 23, 2013; Act No. 16277, Jan. 15, 2019>  
 
1. Where he/she has made registration prescribed in Article 74 by fraud or other improper means;  
 
2. Where he/she fail s to meet sanitary control standards;  
 
3. Where he/she fails to observe or unconscientiously observes the rules for Hazard Analysis and Critical Control 
Points prescribed in Article 70 (1) and (2);  
 
4. Where he/she refuses, interferes with, or evades an ex amination, inspection, etc. referred to in Article 76 (2) 
and (4) 1 (limited to part falling under paragraph (2));  
 
5. Where a harmful substance is detected in fishery products and processed fishery products produced in 
production or processing facilities,  etc.;  
 
6. Where he/she fails to obey an order to correct, restrict, or suspend production, processing, shipment, or 
transport, or an order to improve or repair production or processing facilities, etc. after receiving such order;  
 
7. Where the producer, p rocessor, etc. have reported business closure to the head of the competent tax office 
pursuant to Article 8 of the Value -Added Tax Act or the head of the competent tax office has cancelled the business 
registration of the producer, processor, etc.  
 
(2) The  Minister of Oceans and Fisheries may request the head of the competent tax office to provide information 
on the closure of a producer, processor, etc. or cancellation of business registration where necessary for revoking 
the registration of the producer, processor, etc. prescribed in paragraph (1). In such cases, upon receipt of such 
request, the head of the competent tax office shall provide the Minister of Oceans and Fisheries with information 
on the closure of the producer, processor, etc. or cancellati on of business registration in accordance with Article 
36 (1) of the Electronic Government Act.  <Newly Inserted by Act No. 16277, Jan. 15, 2019>  
 CHAPTER VII INSPECTION AND CERTIFICATION OF AGRICULTURAL AND FISHERY PRODUCTS, ETC.  
 
SECTION 1 Inspection of Agricultural Products  
 
Article 79 (Inspection of Agricultural Products)(1) Agricultural products (excluding livestock products; hereafter 
the same shall apply in this Section) prescribed by Presidential Decree, such as agricultural products p urchased, 
exported, or imported by the Government, shall undergo an inspection of the Minister of Agriculture, Food and 
Rural Affairs as to whether such agricultural products meet standards established by him/her to establish order 
for fair distribution an d to protect consumers: Provided, That silkworm eggs and cocoons shall undergo an 
inspection of each Mayor/Do Governor.  <Amended by Act No. 11690, Mar. 23, 2013>  
 
(2) Where a person intends to change the packaging, container, or contents of an agricultura l product inspected 
pursuant to paragraph (1), he/she shall have such product re -inspected by the Minister of Agriculture, Food and 
Rural Affairs.  <Amended by Act No. 11690, Mar. 23, 2013>  
 
(3) Matters necessary for items of an inspection of agricultural products, standards therefor, methods thereof, 
procedures for application therefor, etc. under paragraphs (1) and (2) shall be prescribed by Ordinance of the 
Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs.  <Amended by Act No. 11690, Mar. 23, 2013>  
 
Artic le 80 (Designation, etc. of Institutions for Inspection of Agricultural Products)(1) The Minister of Agriculture, 
Food and Rural Affairs may designate organizations of agricultural products producers, public institutions 
provided for in Article 4 of the Ac t on the Management of Public Institutions (hereinafter referred to as "public 
institution"), or agriculture -related corporations, etc. as an institution for inspection of agricultural products and 
have them implement inspections under Article 79 (1) on hi s/her behalf.  <Amended by Act No. 11690, Mar . 23, 
2013>  
 
(2) A person who intends to be designated as an institution for inspection of agricultural products pursuant to 
paragraph (1) shall file an application with the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rur al Affairs after being 
equipped with facilities and human resources necessary for inspection.  <Amended by Act No. 11690, Mar. 23, 
2013>  
 
(3) Matters necessary for criteria for the designation of an institution for inspection of agricultural products, 
proc edures for designation thereof, the scope of inspection services, etc. under paragraph (1) shall be prescribed 
by Ordinance of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs.  <Amended by Act No. 11690, Mar. 23, 2013>  
 
Article 81 (Cancellation, etc. o f Designation of Agricultural Product Inspection Institutions)(1) Where an 
institution for inspection of agricultural products referred to in Article 80 falls under any of the following 
subparagraphs, the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs may  cancel its designation or order it to 
suspend all or part of inspection services for a fixed period not exceeding six months: Provided, That where it 
falls under subparagraph 1 or 2, he/she shall cancel its designation:  <Amended by Act No. 11690, Mar. 23 , 
2013>  
 1. Where it has been designated by fraud or other improper means;  
 
2. Where it provides inspection services during the suspension of services;  
 
3. Where it ceases to meet criteria for designation under Article 80 (3);  
 
4. Where it falsely or uncon scientiously implements an inspection;  
 
5. Where it fails to implement a designated inspection without justifiable grounds.  
 
(2) Detailed criteria for the cancellation of designation, etc. pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be prescribed by 
Ordinance of the M inistry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs in consideration of the type of such violation, 
degree of violation, etc.  <Amended by Act No. 11690, Mar. 23, 2013>  
 
Article 82 (Qualifications, etc. for Agricultural Product Inspectors)(1) A person in charge of inspections under 
Article 79 or reinspections (including reinspections following a formal objection; hereinafter the same shall appl y) 
under Article 85 (hereinaf ter referred to as "agricultural product inspector") shall be any of the following persons 
and pass a screening test conducted by the Director of the National Agricultural Products Quality Management 
Service (in cases of an agricultural product inspector i n charge of silkworm eggs and cocoons, referring to a 
Mayor/Do Governor; hereafter the same shall apply in this Article and Articles 83 (1) and 114 (2)): Provided, 
That a person who has any qualification or academic degree related to agricultural product i nspections 
prescribed by Presidential Decree may be fully or partially exempted from a screening test, as prescribed by 
Presidential Decree:  
 
1. A public official who has performed affairs related to agricultural product inspections for at least six months ; 
 
2. A person who has performed affairs related to agricultural product inspections for at least one year.  
 
(2) Qualified agricultural product inspectors shall be classified by grain, special crop, pulse, fruit, vegetable, silk 
yarn, etc.  <Amended by Act  No. 12510, Mar. 24, 2014>  
 
(3) No person whose qualification for agricultural product inspector was cancelled pursuant to Article 83 shall 
apply for a screening test referred to in paragraph (1) nor obtain any qualification to be an agricultural product 
inspector unless one year has passed from the date his/her qualification was so cancelled.  
 
(4) The Director of the National Agricultural Products Quality Management Service may provide education to 
improve inspection techniques and the quality of agricultu ral product inspectors.  
 
(5) The Director of the National Agricultural Products Quality Management Service may appoint or commission examiners for preparing questions for and the scoring of a screening test referred to in paragraph (1). In such 
cases, he/s he may pay an allowance to examiners within budgetary limits.  
 
(6) Detailed matters necessary for the classification and methods of conducting screening tests for agricultural 
product inspectors, determination of successful applicants, education of agricul tural product inspectors, etc. 
under paragraphs (1) through (4) shall be prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural 
Affairs.  <Amended by Act No. 11690, Mar. 23, 2013>  
 
Article 83 (Cancellation, etc. of Qualification as Agricult ural Product Inspectors, etc.)(1) Where any of the 
following reasons occurs to an agricultural product inspector, the Director of National Agricultural Products 
Quality Management Service may cancel his/her qualification or order the suspension of his/her qualification 
for a fixed period not exceeding six months:  
 
1. Where he/she has conducted an inspection or reinspection by fraud or other improper means;  
 
2. Where he/she has seriously impaired public confidence in the Government or the National Agricultur al 
Products Quality Management Service because he/she conducted a clearly inadequate inspection or reinspection, 
in violation of this Act or an order issued under this Act.  
 
(2) Detailed matters necessary for the cancellation and suspension of qualificatio n under paragraph (1) shall be 
prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs.  <Amended by Act No. 11690, 
Mar. 23, 2013>  
 
Article 84 (Issuance, etc. of Inspection Certificates)Where an agricultural inspector has conducted a n inspection 
pursuant to Article 79 (1), he/she shall indicate the results of the inspection, such as the date of inspection and 
rating, on the packaging, containers, or labels of the relevant agricultural products, or issue an inspection 
certificate to a person whose agricultural products have undergone the inspection, as prescribed by Ordinance 
of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs.  <Amended by Act No. 11690, Mar. 23, 2013>  
 
Article 85 (Reinspection, etc.)(1) A person who has an objectio n to the result of an inspection of agricultural 
products under Article 79 (1) may request an agricultural product inspector who has conducted an on -site 
inspection to conduct a reinspection. In such cases, the agricultural product inspector shall conduct a 
reinspection immediately and notify the person of the result thereof.  
 
(2) A person who has an objection to the result of a reinspection under paragraph (1) may file a formal objection 
with the head of an agricultural product inspection institution to wh ich an agricultural product inspector belongs 
within seven days from the date of reinspection, and the head of the institution, upon receipt of a formal objection, 
shall conduct a reinspection within five days after receipt of such formal objection and not ify a claimant of the 
result thereof.  
 
(3) Where the result of a reinspection conducted under paragraph (1) or (2) is different from the result of an 
inspection conducted under Article 79 (1), the head of the institution shall change an inspection indicator or issue a new inspection certificate  by applying Article 84mutatis mutandis.  
 
Article 86 (Invalidation of Decisions on Inspection)Where an agricultural product inspected pursuant to Article 
79 (1) falls under any of the following subparagraphs, a decision on inspection shall cease to have ef fect:  
<Amended by Act No. 11690, Mar. 23, 2013>  
 
1. Where the period of validity of an inspection prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and 
Rural Affairs has expired;  
 
2. Where an indication of an inspection under Article 84 ceases to exist or has become unclear.  
 
Article 87 (Cancellation of Inspection Decision)Where an agricultural product inspected pursuant to Article 79 
or reinspected pursuant to Article 85 falls under any of the following subparagraphs, the Minister of Agricultur e, 
Food and Rural Affairs may cancel his/her inspection decision: Provided, That where an agricultural product falls 
under subparagraph 1, he/she shall cancel his/her inspection decision:  <Amended by Act No. 11690, Mar. 23, 
2013>  
 
1. Where it is confirmed  that the agricultural product has undergone an inspection or reinspection by fraud or 
other improper means;  
 
2. Where it is confirmed that an indication of the result of inspection or reinspection or an inspection certificate 
has been forged or altered;  
 
3. Where it is confirmed that the packaging or contents of the agricultural product inspected or reinspected are 
changed.  
 
SECTION 2 Inspection of Fishery Products and Processed Fishery Products  
 
Article 88 (Inspection of Fishery Products, etc.)(1) Any of the following fishery products or processed fishery 
products shall undergo an inspection by the Minister of Oceans and Fisheries as to whether such products meet 
the quality and standards and are mixed with harmful substances:  <Amended by Act No. 11690, M ar. 23, 2013>  
 
1. Fishery products and processed fishery products purchased and stored by the Government;  
 
2. Fishery products and processed fishery products requiring an inspection, by agreement with a foreign country 
or at the request of an export tradin g partner, determined and announced by the Minister of Oceans and Fisheries.  
 
(2) Where the Minister of Oceans and Fisheries receives an application for inspection of fishery products and 
processed fishery products not described in paragraph (1), he/she sh all inspect such products: Provided, That this shall not apply to cases prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries, such as where no 
standards for inspection exist.  <Amended by Act No. 11690, Mar. 23, 2013>  
 
(3) Where a person who int ends to change the packaging, containers, or contents of fishery products or processed 
fishery products inspected pursuant to paragraph (1) or (2), he/she shall have such products reinspected by the 
Minister of Oceans and Fisheries.  <Amended by Act No. 11 690, Mar. 23, 2013>  
 
(4) Notwithstanding paragraphs (1) through (3), where fishery products or processed fishery products fall under 
any of the following subparagraphs, the Minister of Oceans and Fisheries may omit part of an inspection:  
<Amended by Act No. 11690, Mar. 23, 2013>  
 
1. Fishery products produced and processed in compliance with sanitary control standards in a designated sea 
area;  
 
2. Fishery products produced and processed in compliance with sanitary control standards or the rules for 
Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points in production or processing facilities, etc. registered pursuant to 
Article 74 (1);  
 
3. Fishery products produced or processed with fishery caught or collected by the following fishing vessels in 
foreign waters, and  directly exported from the relevant foreign country (excluding where an agreement with a 
foreign country shall be implemented or certain foreign sanitary control standards or the rules for Hazard 
Analysis and Critical Control Points shall be observed);  
 
(a) A fishing vessel that has a deep sea fishing license under Article 6 (1) of the Distant Water Fisheries 
Development Act;  
 
(b) A fishing vessel being directly operated by a person who has reported fishery product processing business 
(limited to types of business prescribed by Presidential Decree) pursuant to Article 19 -5 of the Food Industry 
Promotion Act.  
 
4. Cases prescribed by Presidential Decree, such as where the purpose of an inspection may be achieved by 
omitting part of the inspection.  
 
(5) Types and objects of inspections under paragraphs (1) through (3), standards, procedures for and methods 
of inspections, where part of an inspection is omitted pursuant to paragraph (4), procedures for and methods of 
such omission shall be prescribed by Ordinanc e of the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries.  <Amended by Act No. 
11690, Mar. 23, 2013>  
 
Article 89 (Designation, etc. of Fishery Product Inspection Institutions)(1) The Minister of Oceans and Fisheries 
may designate an organization of producers that may con duct an inspection under Article 88 or reinspection 
under Article 96 or a food sanitary -related institution established under the Act on the Establishment, Operation and Fostering of Government -Funded Science and Technology Research Institutes, Etc. as a f ishery product 
inspection institution, and have them conduct an inspection or reinspection on his/her behalf.  <Amended by 
Act No. 11690, Mar. 23, 2013>  
 
(2) A person who intends to be designated as a fishery product inspection institution pursuant to para graph (1) 
shall file an application with the Minister of Oceans and Fisheries after being equipped with facilities and human 
resources necessary for inspections.  <Amended by Act No. 11690, Mar. 23, 2013>  
 
(3) Matters necessary for criteria and procedures for designation, the scope of affairs for inspection, etc. of a 
fishery product inspection institution under paragraph (1) shall be prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of 
Oceans and Fisheries.  <Amended by Act No. 11690, Mar. 23, 2013>  
 
Article 90 (Can cellation, etc. of Designation of Fishery Product Inspection Institutions)(1) Where a fishery 
product inspection institution referred to in Article 89 falls under any of the following subparagraphs, the 
Minister of Oceans and Fisheries shall cancel its des ignation or order it to suspend all or part of the inspection 
services for a fixed period not exceeding six months: Provided, That where it falls under subparagraph 1 or 2, 
he/she shall cancel its designation:  <Amended by Act No. 11690, Mar. 23, 2013>  
 
1. Where it has been designated by fraud or other improper means;  
 
2. Where it provides inspection services during the suspension of services;  
 
3. Where it ceases to meet criteria for designation under Article 89 (3);  
 
4. Where it falsely or unconscientiously implements an inspection;  
 
5. Where it fails to implement a designated inspection without justifiable grounds.  
 
(2) Detailed criteria for the cancellation of designation, etc. under paragraph (1) shall be prescribed by Ordinance 
of the Mi nistry of Oceans and Fisheries in consideration of the type of a violation, degree of a violation, etc.  
<Amended by Act No. 11690, Mar. 23, 2013>  
 
Article 91 (Qualification, etc. as Fishery Product Inspectors)(1) A person in charge of inspection of fisher y 
products under Article 88 or reinspection under Article 96 (hereinafter referred to as "fishery product inspector") 
shall fall under any of the following subparagraphs and pass a screening test conducted by the head of a national 
quarantine and inspectio n agency prescribed by Presidential Decree (hereinafter referred to as “national 
quarantine and inspection agency”): Provided, That a person who has any qualification or an academic degree 
related to fishery product inspection prescribed by Presidential De cree may be exempted from all or part of a 
screening test, as prescribed by Presidential Decree:  <Amended by Act No. 11690, Mar. 23, 2013>  
 1. A public official who has been engaged in affairs related to inspection of fishery products in a national 
quaran tine and inspection agency for at least six months;  
 
2. A person who has been engaged in affairs related to inspection of fishery products for at least one year.  
 
(2) No person whose qualification for fishery product inspector has been cancelled pursuant t o Article 92 shall 
apply for a screening test nor obtain any qualification to be a fishery product inspector under paragraph (1) 
unless one year has passed from the date his/her qualifications were so cancelled.  
 
(3) The head of a national quarantine and i nspection agency may provide education to improve inspection 
techniques and the quality of fishery product inspectors.  <Amended by Act No. 11690, Mar. 23, 2013>  
 
(4) The head of a national quarantine and inspection agency may appoint or commission examine rs for preparing 
questions for and the rating of a screening test under paragraph (1). In such cases, he/she may pay an allowance 
to examiners within budgetary limits.  <Amended by Act No. 11690, Mar. 23, 2013>  
 
(5) Detailed matters necessary for the class ification and methods of conducting a screening test for fishery 
product inspectors, the determination of successful applicants, education of fishery product inspectors, etc. 
under paragraphs (1) through (3) shall be prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry  of Oceans and Fisheries.  
<Amended by Act No. 11690, Mar. 23, 2013>  
 
Article 92 (Cancellation, etc. of Qualification as Fishery Product Inspectors)(1) Where a fishery product inspector 
falls under any of the following cases, the head of a national quarant ine and inspection agency may cancel his/her 
qualification or order the suspension of his/her qualification for a fixed period not exceeding six months:  
<Amended by Act No. 11690, Mar. 23, 2013>  
 
1. Where he/she has conducted an inspection or reinspection  by fraud or other improper means;  
 
2. Where he/she has seriously impaired public confidence in the Government or the fishery product inspection 
agency because he/she conducted a clearly inadequate inspection or reinspection, in violation of this Act or an  
order issued under this Act.  
 
(2) Detailed matters necessary for the cancellation and suspension of qualification under paragraph (1) shall be 
prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries.  <Amended by Act No. 11690, Mar. 23, 2013>  
 
Article 93 (Indication of Inspection Results)If the results of inspection conducted under Article 88 or results of 
reinspection conducted under Article 96 shows the following cases, a fishery product inspector shall indicate the 
inspection results on the r elevant fishery products and processed fishery products: Provided, That this shall not 
apply where it is impracticable to indicate the inspection results due to the nature of such products, such as living 
fishery products:  <Amended by Act No. 11690, Mar. 23, 2013>  
 1. Where a person who applies for inspection (hereinafter referred to as "applicant for inspection") makes a 
request;  
 
2. Where fishery products and processed fishery products are purchased and stored by the Government;  
 
3. Where the Minister of  Oceans and Fisheries deems it necessary to indicate the inspection results;  
 
4. Where a fishery product inspector shall request the relevant agency to dispose of rejected fishery products and 
processed fishery products, such as the disuse or prohibition o f sale, etc. pursuant to Article 95 (2).  
 
Article 94 (Issuance of Inspection Certificates)Following an inspection conducted pursuant to Article 88 or 
reinspection conducted pursuant to Article 96, the Minister of Oceans and Fisheries may issue to the appli cant 
an inspection certificate certifying that fishery products and processed fishery products meet standards for 
inspection or fall under Article 88 (4), as prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries.  
<Amended by Act No. 11690, Mar. 23, 2013>  
 
Article 95 (Disuse or Prohibition of Sale, etc.)(1) The Minister of Oceans and Fisheries shall notify an applicant 
for inspection of the fact that fishery products and processed fishery products failed to pass an inspection under 
Article 88 or r einspection under Article 96.  <Amended by Act No. 11690, Mar. 23, 2013>  
 
(2) The Minister of Oceans and Fisheries shall request the competent Special Self -Governing Province Governor 
or the head of the competent Si/Gun/Gu to disuse, or prohibit from selli ng, fishery products and processed 
fishery products declared failed pursuant to paragraph (1) and deemed harmful to humans due to detected 
harmful substances, etc., as prescribed by the Food Sanitation Act.  <Amended by Act No. 11690, Mar. 23, 2013>  
 
Artic le 96 (Reinspection)(1) A person dissatisfied with the result of an inspection conducted pursuant to Article 
88 may file an application for reinspection with the Minister of Oceans and Fisheries within 14 days from the 
date after being notified of the resu lts thereof.  <Amended by Act No. 11690, Mar. 23, 2013>  
 
(2) The Minister of Oceans and Fisheries may conduct a reinspection pursuant to paragraph (1) only in the 
following cases. In such cases, except in unavoidable circumstances, such as a lack of fisher y product inspectors, 
he/she shall have a fishery product inspector, other than the fishery product inspector who conducted the first 
inspection, conduct an inspection:  <Amended by Act No. 11690, Mar. 23, 2013>  
 
1. Where a fishery product inspection insti tution concedes that it has made an error in collecting inspection 
specimens or in the method of inspection;  
 
2. Where a specialized institution (referring to a specialized institution related to food sanitation determined and 
announced by the Minister of Oceans and Fisheries) has conducted an inspection and submit results of inspection 
differing from those of the fishery product inspection institution.  
 (3) No person shall apply for reinspection for the same reason on the results of reinspection under para graph 
(1). 
 
Article 97 (Cancellation of Inspection Decision)Where a fishery product or processed fishery product inspected 
under Article 88 or reinspected under Article 96 falls under any of the following subparagraphs, the Minister of 
Oceans and Fisheries  may cancel his/her inspection decision: Provided, That where fishery products or 
processed fishery products fall under subparagraph 1, he/she shall cancel his/her inspection decision:  
<Amended by Act No. 11690, Mar. 23, 2013>  
 
1. Where it is confirmed th at the fishery product or processed fishery product has undergone an inspection or 
reinspection by fraud or other improper means;  
 
2. Where it is confirmed that an inspection indicator, reinspection indicator, or inspection certificate has been 
forged or altered;  
 
3. Where it is confirmed that the packaging or contents of the fishery product or processed fishery product 
inspected or reinspected are changed.  
 
SECTION 3 Certification  
 
Article 98 (Certification)(1) The Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs or the Minister of Oceans and 
Fisheries may perform the following certification to facilitate trade, exportation, and importation of agricultural 
and fishery products and processed agricultural products: Provided, That the certification f or seeds under 
subparagraph 1 of Article 2 of the Seed Industry Act shall be excluded:  <Amended by Act No. 11690, Mar . 23, 
2013; Act No. 14483, Dec. 27, 2016>  
 
1. The grade, ingredients, harmful substances, etc. of agricultural products and processed agri cultural products;  
 
2. The quality , standards, ingredients, residues, etc. of fishery products;  
 
3. The grade, ingredients, harmful substances, etc. of farmland, fishing grounds, water, materials, etc. utilized or 
used for the production of agricultural an d fishery products.  
 
(2) The Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs or the Minister of Oceans and Fisheries, upon receipt of 
an application for certification, shall conduct certification and notify an applicant of the results thereof unless it 
is impracticable for him/her to conduct certification, such as a lack of human resources and equipment required 
for certification.  <Amended by Act No. 11690, Mar. 23, 2013>  
 
(3) Matters necessary for items of, procedures for and methods of application for ce rtification, etc. under 
paragraph (1) shall be prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs or Ordinance of the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries.  <Amended by Act No. 11690, Mar. 23, 2013>  
 
Article 98 -2 (Measures according  to Results of Certification)(1) The Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural 
Affairs or the Minister of Oceans and Fisheries shall take measures, such as requiring the producer or owner of 
agricultural and fishery products and processed agricultural produc ts deemed likely to harm the human body 
because a harmful substance was found as a result of certification performed pursuant to Article 98 (1) 1 and 2 
to discard them or preventing him/her from selling such products.  
 
(2) Where the producer or owner of su ch products fails to comply with the order issued under paragraph (1), or 
a hygiene hazard occurs in agricultural and fishery products and processed agricultural products, the Minister of 
Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs or the Minister of Oceans and Fi sheries shall make public the results of 
certification, as prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs or Ordinance of 
the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries.  
 
[This Article Newly Inserted by Act No. 12064, Aug. 13, 2013]  
 
Article 99 (Designation, etc. of Certification Institutions)(1) The Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs 
or the Minister of Oceans and Fisheries may designate institutions that have human resources and facilities 
required for certification (here inafter referred to as "certification institution") and have them conduct 
certification under Article 98 on his/her behalf.  <Amended by Act No. 11690, Mar. 23, 2013>  
 
(2) A person who intends to be designated as a certification institution shall file an a pplication with the Minister 
of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs or the Minister of Oceans and Fisheries after being equipped with human 
resources and facilities required for certification. When important matters prescribed by Ordinance of the 
Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs or the Minister of Oceans and Fisheries have been changed after 
he/she was designated as a certification institution, he/she shall report such change, as prescribed by Ordinance 
of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food an d Rural Affairs or Ordinance of the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries.  
<Amended by Act No. 11690, Mar. 23, 2013>  
 
(3) No person shall apply for the designation of a certification institution unless one year has passed after the 
designation of a certification institution was cancelled pursuant to Article 100.  
 
(4) Matters necessary for criteria and procedures for designation, the scope of services of a certification 
institution, etc. under paragraphs (1) and (2) shall be prescribed by Ordinance of  the Ministry of Agriculture, 
Food and Rural Affairs or Ordinance of the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries.  <Amended by Act No. 11690, Mar . 
23, 2013>  
 
Article 100 (Cancellation, etc. of Designation of Certification Institutions)(1) Where a certification in stitution falls 
under any of the following subparagraphs, the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs or the Minister of 
Oceans and Fisheries may cancel its designation or order it to suspend the relevant certification services for a 
fixed period n ot exceeding six months: Provided, That where it falls under subparagraph 1 or 2, he/she shall 
cancel such designation:  <Amended by Act No. 11690, Mar. 23, 2013>  
 1. Where it has been designated by fraud or other improper means;  
 
2. Where it provides cert ification services during the suspension of services;  
 
3. Where it issues the false results of certification;  
 
4. Where it provides certification services without reporting a change referred to in the latter part of Article 99 
(2); 
 
5. Where it ceases to m eet any of the criteria for designation under Article 99 (4);  
 
6. Where it violates the regulations concerning certification prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of 
Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs or Ordinance of the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries . 
 
(2) Detailed criteria for the cancellation of designation and suspension under paragraph (1) shall be prescribed 
by Ordinance of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs or Ordinance of the Ministry of Oceans and 
Fisheries.  <Amended by Act N o. 11690, Mar. 23, 2013>  
 
SECTION 4 Prohibited Acts and Confirmation, Examination, Inspection, etc.  
 
Article 101 (Prohibition, etc. of Unfair Practices)No person shall do any of the following acts in connection with 
inspections, reinspections and certifica tion under Articles 79, 85, 88, 96, and 98:  
 
1. Having products inspected, reinspected or certified by fraud or other improper means;  
 
2. Failing to have agricultural and fishery products and processed fishery products that should be inspected 
pursuant to Article 79 or 88 inspected;  
 
3. Forging or altering an inspection indicator, certification, an inspection certificate and a certificate;  
 
4. Selling or exporting agricultural and fishery products or processed fishery products that have not been 
inspected by changing their packaging, containers, contents, etc., or storing or displaying such products for the 
purpose of sale or exportation, in violation of Article 79 (2) or 88 (3);  
 
5. Deceptive advertising or exaggerated advertising certification.  
 Article 102 (Confirmation, Examination, Inspection, etc.)(1) The Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs 
or the Minister of Oceans and Fisheries may have the relevant public officials visit warehouses storing 
agricultural and fishery products and processed fishery products prescribed by Presidential Decree, such as 
agricultural and fishery products and processed fishery products purchased or imported by the Government, 
processing facilities, airplanes, ships, and other necessary places to collect s amples in the minimum quantity 
necessary for confirmation, examination, inspection, etc. without any compensation, or inspect related books of 
account or documents.  <Amended by Act No. 11690, Mar. 23, 2013>  
 
(2) Article 13 (2) and (3) shall apply mutatis mutandis to the collection of samples and inspection conducted 
pursuant to paragraph (1).  
 
(3) Article 13 (4) shall apply mutatis mutandis to the relevant public officials who visit warehouses, etc. pursuant 
to paragraph (1).  
 
CHAPTER VIII SUPPLEMENTARY PR OVISIONS  
 
Article 103 (Providing Information, etc.)(1) The Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, the Minister of 
Oceans and Fisheries, or the Minister of Food and Drug Safety shall provide people with information deemed 
necessary for people to k now, among information related to the safety and quality of agricultural and fishery 
products, such as the safety inspection, to the extent permitted by the Official Information Disclosure Act.  
<Amended by Act No. 11690, Mar. 23, 2013>  
 
(2) Where the Mini ster of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, the Minister of Oceans and Fisheries, or the 
Minister of Food and Drug Safety intends to provide people with information pursuant to paragraph (1), he/she 
shall establish and operate an information system for th e collection and management of information related to 
the safety and quality of agricultural and fishery products (hereinafter referred to as "safety information system 
for agricultural and fishery products").  <Amended by Act No. 11690, Mar. 23, 2013>  
 
(3) Matters necessary for the establishment and operation of a safety information system for agricultural and 
fishery products, providing information, etc. shall be prescribed by Ordinance of the Prime Minister, Ordinance 
of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food  and Rural Affairs, or Ordinance of the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries.  
<Amended by Act No. 11690, Mar. 23, 2013>  
 
Article 104 (Honorary Monitors of Agricultural and Fishery Products)(1) To establish order in the fair 
distribution of agricultural and fi shery products, the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, the Minister 
of Oceans and Fisheries, or a Mayor/Do Governor may commission members, employees, etc. of the organizations 
of consumers or producers as honorary monitors of agricultural an d fishery products to have them monitor, guide 
and instruct on order in the distribution of agricultural and fishery products.  <Amended by Act No. 11690, Mar . 
23, 2013>  
 
(2) The Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, the Minister of Oceans and F isheries, or a Mayor/Do 
Governor may reimburse honorary monitors for expenses incurred in monitoring activities within budgetary 
limits.  <Amended by Act No. 11690, Mar. 23, 2013>   
(3) Matters necessary for qualification as honorary monitors of agricultura l and fishery products, methods of 
commission, duties, etc. under paragraph (1) shall be prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Agriculture, 
Food and Rural Affairs or Ordinance of the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries.  <Amended by Act No. 11690, Mar . 
23, 2013>  
 
Article 105 (Agricultural Product Quality Controllers and Fishery Product Quality Controllers)The Minister of 
Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs or the Minister of Oceans and Fisheries shall operate an agricultural product 
quality controller and  fishery product quality controller system to improve the quality of agricultural and fishery 
products and to promote the efficient distribution thereof.  <Amended by Act No. 11690, Mar. 23, 2013; Act No. 
12064, Aug. 13, 2013>  
 
Article 106 (Duties of Agric ultural Product Quality Controllers or Fishery Product Quality Controllers)(1) 
Agricultural product quality controllers shall perform the following duties:  <Amended by Act No. 11690, Mar . 
23, 2013; Act No. 12064, Aug. 13, 2013>  
 
1. Deciding the rating of agricultural products;  
 
2. Providing guidance on quality control techniques after the production and harvest of agricultural products;  
 
3. Providing advice on adjusting the shipment timing of agricultural products and quality control techniques;  
 
4. Other duties prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs to improve the 
quality of agricultural products and efficiency in the distribution thereof.  
 
(2) Fishery product quality controllers shall perform the following  duties:  <Newly Inserted by Act No. 12064, 
Aug. 13, 2013>  
 
1. Deciding the rating of fishery products;  
 
2. Providing guidance on quality control techniques after the production and harvest of fishery products;  
 
3. Providing advice on adjusting the shipmen t timing of fishery products and quality control techniques;  
 
4. Other duties prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries to improve the quality of fishery 
products and efficiency in the distribution thereof.  
 
Article 107 (Examination, Qualification, etc. for Agricultural Product Quality Controllers or Fishery Product Quality Controllers)(1) A person who intends to be an agricultural product quality controller or a fishery product 
quality controller shall pass a qualifying examination fo r agricultural or fishery product quality controllers to be 
conducted by the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs or the Minister of Oceans and Fisheries.  
<Amended by Act No. 11690, Mar. 23, 2013; Act No. 12064, Aug. 13, 2013>  
 
(2) No person in  whose case two years have not passed from the date his/her qualification as an agricultural or 
fishery product quality controller was cancelled pursuant to Article 109 shall apply for a qualifying examination 
for agricultural or fishery product quality co ntrollers under paragraph (1).  <Amended by Act No. 12064, Aug. 
13, 2013>  
 
(3) Matters necessary for an implementation plan of a qualifying examination for agricultural or fishery product 
quality controllers, eligibility to take a qualifying examination, s ubjects for examination, methods of examination, 
criteria for passing, issuance of a certificate of qualification, etc. shall be prescribed by Presidential Decree.  
<Amended by Act No. 12064, Aug. 13, 2013>  
 
Article 107 -2 (Education for Agricultural Produc t Quality Controllers or Fishery Product Quality Controllers)(1) 
Every agricultural product quality controller or fishery product quality controller prescribed by Ordinance of the 
Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs or Ordinance of the Ministry  of Oceans and Fisheries shall undergo 
education necessary to improve his/her business ability and qualities.  
 
(2) Matters necessary for the methods, implementation institutions, etc. of education referred to in paragraph (1) 
shall be determined by Ordinan ce of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs or Ordinance of the 
Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries.  
 
[This Article Newly Inserted by Act No. 12064, Aug. 13, 2013]  
 
Article 108 (Matters to be Observed by Agricultural Product Quality Controllers or Fishery Product Quality 
Controllers)(1) Every agricultural product quality controller or fishery product quality controller shall perform 
his/her duties in good faith so tha t he/she may benefit both producers and consumers by improving the quality 
of agricultural and fishery products and efficiency in the distribution thereof.  <Amended by Act No. 12064, Aug. 
13, 2013>  
 
(2) No agricultural product quality controller or fisher y product quality controller shall permit any third person 
to use his/her name or lend his/her certificate of qualification to any third person.  <Amended by Act No. 12064, 
Aug. 13, 2013>  
 
Article 109 (Cancellation of Qualification as Agricultural Product Quality Controllers or Fishery Product Quality 
Controllers)The Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs or the Minister of Oceans and Fisheries shall 
cancel the qualification of an agricultural product quality controller or a fishery product quality  controller in any 
of the following cases:  <Amended by Act No. 11690, Mar. 23, 2013; Act No. 12064, Aug. 13, 2013>  
 
1. Where he/she has obtained qualification as an agricultural product quality controller or a fishery product quality controller by fraud o r other improper means;  
 
2. Where he/she has permitted any third person to use his/her name as an agricultural product quality controller 
or a fishery product quality controller or lend his/her certificate of qualification to any third person, in violation  
of Article 108 (2).  
 
Article 110 (Financial Support)The Government may provide the following persons with funds necessary for 
purchasing packaging materials, facilities, and automation equipment, managing agricultural product quality 
controllers or fisher y product quality controllers, etc., within budgetary limits, to improve the quality of 
agricultural and fishery products or to promote the standardization of agricultural and fishery products and 
logistics standardization, etc.:  <Amended by Act No. 11690 , Mar. 23, 2013; Act No. 12064, Aug. 13, 2013>  
 
1. Farmers and fishermen;  
 
2. Producers’ organizations;  
 
3. Those who have obtained certification of Good Practices, General Practices certification institutions, business 
operators of facilities for the sani tation, safety , and management of harvested agricultural products, or 
institutions or organizations providing education on certification of General Practices;  
 
4. Those whose traceability systems or geographical indications are registered;  
 
5. Business ope rators of distribution facilities in a producing area or consuming area who endeavor to improv e 
the quality of agricultural and fishery products, by employing agricultural product quality controllers or fishery 
product quality controllers or other means;  
 
6. Safety inspection institutions designated under Article 64 or risk assessment institutions designated under 
Article 68;  
 
7. Agricultural and fishery product inspection and certification institutions designated under Articles 80, 89, and 
99; 
 
8. Other bu siness operators or organizations related to the distribution of agricultural and fishery products 
prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs or Ordinance of the Ministry of 
Oceans and Fisheries.  
 
Article 111 (Priority Purchasing)(1) If necessary for facilitating the distribution of agricultural and fishery 
products and processed fishery products and for improving the quality thereof, the Minister of Agriculture, Food 
and Rural Affairs or the Minist er of Oceans and Fisheries may allow Good Practices -certified agricultural products, 
products bearing a geographical indication, etc. to be preferentially listed or traded in a wholesale market or joint market for agricultural and fishery products under th e Act on Distribution and Price Stabilization of Agricultural 
and Fishery Products.  <Amended by Act No. 11690, Mar. 23, 2013>  
 
(2) When the State, a local government, or public institution purchases agricultural and fishery products or 
processed agricultu ral and fishery products, it may preferentially purchase Good Practices -certified agricultural 
products, products bearing a geographical indication, etc.  
 
Article 112 (Rewards)The Minister of Food and Drug Safety may grant a reward to a person who reports or 
denounces a person who violates Article 56 or 57 to the competent authority or investigative agency , within 
budgetary limits, as prescribed by Presidential Decree.  <Amended by Act No. 11690, Mar. 23, 2013>  
 
Article 113 (Fees)Any of the following person s shall pay fees, as prescribed by Ordinance of the Prime Minister , 
Ordinance of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, or Ordinance of the Ministry of Oceans and 
Fisheries: Provided, hat fees for agricultural and fishery products, etc. purch ased, exported, or imported by the 
Government may be exempted or reduced, as prescribed by Ordinance of the Prime Minister, Ordinance of the 
Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, or Ordinance of the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries:  
<Amended by  Act No. 11690, Mar. 23, 2013; Act No. 14293, Dec. 2, 2016; Act No. 14771, Apr. 18, 2017>  
 
1. A person who applies for certification of Good Practices pursuant to Article 6 (3), applies for examination for 
renewed certification of Good Practices pursuant t o Article 7 (2), applies for examination for an extension of the 
period of validity pursuant to paragraph (3) of the same Article or applies for change of certification of Good 
Practices pursuant to paragraph (4) of the same Article;  
 
2. A person who appli es for designation of a Good Practices certification institution pursuant to Article 9 (2) or 
intends to renew such designation pursuant to paragraph (3) of the same Article;  
 
3. A person who applies for designation as facilities meeting Good Practices pur suant to Article 11 (2) or applies 
for the renewal of such designation pursuant to paragraph (6) of the same Article;  
 
4. A person who applies for quality certification pursuant to Article 14 (2) or applies for an extension of the 
period of validity of qua lity certification pursuant to Article 15 (2);  
 
5. A person who applies for designation of a quality certification institution pursuant to Article 17 (3);  
 
6. Deleted;  <by Act No. 11459, Jun. 1, 2012>  
 
7. A person who applies for an extension of the perio d thereof under Article 15 of the Patent Act applied mutatis 
mutandis pursuant to Article 41 or applies for resumption under Article 22 of the same Act;  
 
8. A person who applies for adjudication on the nullity of a geographical indication under Article 43 (1), applies for adjudication on the cancellation of a geographical indication under Article 44 (1), applies for adjudication on 
the rejection or cancellation of registration of a geographical indication under Article 45 or requests a 
reexamination under A rticle 51 (1);  
 
9. A person who makes a correction pursuant to Article 46 (3), applies for exclusion or challenge under Article 
151 of the Patent Act applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 50, applies for intervention under Article 156 
of the same Ac t, requests a determination on costs under Article 165 of the same Act, requests the granting of 
enforceable writs under Article 166 of the same Act. In such cases, an application, request, etc. in the 
reexamination under Article 184 of the Patent Act appl ied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Article 55 (1) shall be 
included;  
 
10. A person who applies for designation of a safety inspection institution pursuant to Article 64 (2);  
 
11. A person who applies for registration of production or processing facilities, e tc. pursuant to Article 74 (1);  
 
12. A person who applies for inspection of agricultural products under Article 79 or reinspection of such products 
under Article 85;  
 
13. A person who applies for designation of an agricultural product inspection institution pursuant to Article 80 
(2); 
 
14. A person who applies for inspection of fishery products or processed fishery products under Article 88 (1) 
through (3) or reinspection of such products pursuant to Article 96 (1);  
 
15. A person who applies for d esignation of a fishery product inspection institution pursuant to Article 89 (2);  
 
16. A person who applies for certification under Article 98 (1);  
 
17. A person who applies for designation of a certification institution pursuant to Article 99 (2).  
 
Artic le 114 (Hearings, etc.)(1) Where the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, the Minister of Oceans 
and Fisheries, or the Minister of Food and Drug Safety intends to impose any of the following disposition, he/she 
shall hold a hearing:  <Amended b y Act No. 11459, Jun. 1, 2012; Act No. 11690, Mar. 23, 2013; Act No. 12064, 
Aug. 13, 2013; Act No. 13268, Mar. 27, 2015; Act No. 14293, Dec. 2, 2016; Act No. 14771, Apr. 18, 2017>  
 
1. Cancellation of the designation of a Good Practices certification instit ution under Article 10;  
 
2. Cancellation of the designation of facilities meeting Good Practices under Article 13 -2 (3);   
3. Cancellation of quality certification under Article 16;  
 
4. Cancellation of the designation of a quality certification institution or suspension of quality certification 
services under Article 18;  
 
5. Deleted;  <by Act No. 11459, Jun. 1, 2012>  
 
6. Cancellation of registration for traceability under Article 27;  
 
7. Prohibition of the sale of standardized products, quality -certified pro ducts, or the suspension of the indication 
thereof under Article 31 (1), prohibition of the sale of Good Practices -certified agricultural products under 
paragraph (2) of the same Article, or cancellation of the certification of Good Practices or the suspen sion of the 
indication thereof under paragraph (4) of the same Article;  
 
8. Prohibition of the sale of products bearing a geographical indication, suspension of the indication thereof, or 
cancellation of registration thereof under Article 40;  
 
9. Cancellation of the designation of a safety inspection institution under Article 65;  
 
10. Ordering production or processing facilities, etc. or a producer or processor, etc. under Article 78 to correct, 
restrict, or suspend production, processing, shipment , or transport, to improve or repair production or 
processing facilities, etc., or cancellation of registration thereof;  
 
11. Cancellation of the designation of an agricultural product inspection institution under Article 81;  
 
12. Cancellation of a decisio n on inspection under Article 87;  
 
13. Cancellation of the designation as a fishery product inspection institution under Article 90 or the suspension 
of inspection services;  
 
14. Cancellation of a decision on inspection under Article 97;  
 
15. Cancellation of the designation of a certification institution under Article 100;  
 
16. Cancellation of qualification for an agricultural product quality controller or a fishery product quality 
controller under Article 109.   
(2) Where the Director of the National Agricu ltural Products Quality Management Service intends to cancel 
qualification for an agricultural product inspector pursuant to Article 83, he/she shall hold a hearing.  
 
(3) Where the head of a national quarantine and inspection agency intends to cancel quali fication for a fishery 
product inspector pursuant to Article 92, he/she shall hold a hearing.  <Amended by Act No. 11690, Mar. 23, 
2013>  
 
(4) Where a Good Practices certification institution intends to cancel a certification of Good Practices pursuant 
to Article 8 (1), it shall provide an opportunity to submit opinions to a person who has obtained such certification.  
 
(5) Where a Good Practices certification institution intends to cancel a designation of facilities meeting Good 
Practices pursuant to Article  12 (1), it shall provide an opportunity to submit opinions to the person who has 
obtained such designation.  <Newly Inserted by Act No. 14771, Apr. 18, 2017>  
 
(6) Where a quality certification institution intends to cancel a quality certification pursuant  to Article 16, it shall 
provide an opportunity to submit opinions to a person who has obtained such quality certification.  
 
(7) Articles 22 (4) through (6) and 27 of the Administrative Procedures Act shall apply mutatis mutandis to the 
submission of opini ons under paragraphs (4) and (6). In such cases, "administrative agency" and "competent 
administrative agency" shall be construed as "Good Practices certification institution" or "quality certification 
institution," respectively .  <Amended by Act No. 14771 , Apr. 18, 2017>  
 
Article 115 (Delegation, Entrustment, etc. of Authority)(1) The Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, 
the Minister of Oceans and Fisheries, or the Minister of Food and Drug Safety may delegate part of his/her 
authority vested under this Act to the head of each agency under his/her jurisdiction, the Administrator of Rural 
Development Administration, the Minister of Korea Forest Service, a Mayor/Do Governor, or the head of a 
Si/Gun/Gu, as prescribed by Presidential Decree.   <Amended by Act No. 11690, Mar. 23, 2013>  
 
(2) The Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, the Minister of Oceans and Fisheries, or the Minister of 
Food and Drug Safety may entrust some affairs assigned to him/her under this Act to the following  entities:  
<Amended by Act No. 11690, Mar. 23, 2013>  
 
1. An organization of producers;  
 
2. A public institution under the Act on the Management of Public Institutions;  
 
3. A government -funded research institution under the Act on the Establishment, Operat ion and Fostering of 
Government -Funded Research Institutes or a government -funded science and technology research institution 
under the Act on the Establishment, Operation and Fostering of Government -Funded Science and Technology 
Research Institutes, Etc.;   
4. A corporation or organization related to agriculture and forestry or fisheries, such as a farming association 
corporation and fishery association corporation established pursuant to Article 16 of the Act on Fostering and 
Supporting Agricultural and Fi sheries Business Entities.  
 
Article 116 (Legal Fiction as Public Officials for Purposes of Penalty Provisions)Any of the following persons shall 
be deemed a public official for the purposes of applying penalty provisions under Articles 129 through 132 of t he 
Criminal Act:  <Amended by Act No. 14771, Apr. 18, 2017>  
 
1. A member of the Council who is not a public official, among the members of the Council established under 
Article 3;  
 
2. An executive officer or employee of a Good Practices certification insti tution in charge of certification of Good 
Practices or designation of facilities meeting Good Practices pursuant to Article 9;  
 
3. An executive officer or employee of a quality certification institution in charge of quality certification pursuant 
to Articl e 17 (1);  
 
4. A member of the Adjudication Committee who is not a public official, among the members of the Adjudication 
Committee established under Article 42;  
 
5. An executive officer or employee of a safety inspection institution in charge of safety ins pection, testing and 
analysis pursuant to Article 64;  
 
6. An executive officer or employee of an agricultural product inspection institution in charge of inspection and 
reinspection of agricultural products and formal objections pursuant to Articles 80 and  85; 
 
7. An executive officer or employee of a fishery product inspection institution in charge of inspection and 
reinspection of fishery products pursuant to Articles 89 and 96;  
 
8. An executive officer or employee of a certification institution in charge of certification services pursuant to 
Article 99;  
 
9. An executive officer or employee of a producers' organization, etc. in charge of affairs entrusted pursuant to 
Article 115 (2).  
 
CHAPTER IX PENALTY PROVISIONS  
 Article 117 (Penalty  Provisions)Any of the following persons shall be punished by imprisonment with labor for 
not more than seven years or by a fine not exceeding 100 million won. In such cases, he/she may be sentenced to 
both imprisonment with labor and a fine concurrently:  
 
1. A person obliged to label genetically modified agricultural and fishery products who has falsely labeled them 
or has labeled them in a manner that might cause people to confuse them with non -genetically modified 
agricultural and fishery products, in vi olation of subparagraph 1 of Article 57;  
 
2. A person obliged to label genetically modified agricultural and fishery products who has damaged or altered 
such label for the purpose of causing people to confuse them with non -genetically modified agricultural  and 
fishery products, in violation of subparagraph 2 of Article 57;  
 
3. A person obliged to label genetically modified agricultural and fishery products who has sold other agricultural 
and fishery products mixed with genetically modified agricultural and fishery products, or has stored or 
displayed such products for sale, mixed with genetically modified agricultural and fishery products, in violation 
of subparagraph (3) of Article 57.  
 
Article 118 (Penalty Provisions)Any person who discharges oil defined i n subparagraph 5 of Article 2 of the 
Marine Environment Management Act, in violation of Article 73 (1) 1 or 2, shall be punished by imprisonment 
with labor for not more than five years or by a fine not exceeding 50 million won.  
 
Article 119 (Penalty Provis ions)Any of the following persons shall be punished by imprisonment with labor for 
not more than three years or by a fine not exceeding 30 million won:  <Amended by Act No. 11459, Jun. 1, 2012; 
Act No. 12510, Mar. 24, 1014; Act No. 13268, Mar. 27, 2015; Ac t No. 15068, Nov . 28, 2017>  
 
1. A person who affixes a label indicating products labeled good or a similar label to agricultural and fishery 
products (including agricultural products not approved under Article 7 (4), in cases of agricultural products not 
bearing Good Practices certification) or processed agricultural and fishery products though they are not labeled 
good, in violation of Article 29 (1) 1;  
 
1-2. A person who advertises agricultural and fishery products (including agricultural products not app roved 
under Article 7 (4), in cases of agricultural products not bearing Good Practices certification) or processed 
agricultural and fishery products as products labeled good, though they are not products labeled as good, or who 
advertises such products to  be misled as products labeled good, in violation of Article 29 (1) 1;  
 
2. A person who does any of the following acts, in violation of Article 29 (2):  
 
(a) Selling agricultural and fishery products labeled as standardized products pursuant to Article 5 (2 ) mixed 
with non -standardized products, or storing or displaying such products for sale, mixed with agricultural and 
fishery products labeled as standardized products;  
 (b) Selling agricultural products labeled as Good Practices -certified products pursuant  to Article 6 (6) mixed with 
non-certified products, or storing or displaying such products for sale, mixed with agricultural products labeled 
as Good Practices -certified products;  
 
(c) Selling fishery products labeled as quality -certified products pursuan t to Article 14 (3) mixed with non -
certified products, or storing or displaying such products for sale, mixed with fishery products labeled as quality -
certified products;  
 
(d) Deleted;  <by Act No. 11459, Jun. 1, 2012>  
 
(e) Selling agricultural products labeled as traceable products pursuant to Article 24 (4) mixed with non -
registered agricultural products or processed agricultural products, or storing or displaying such products for 
sale, mixed with agricultural products labeled as traceable pro ducts;  
 
3. A person who labels a geographical indication or similar indication on the packaging, containers, advertising 
materials, or related documents of agricultural and fishery products or processed agricultural and fishery 
products not bearing a geogr aphical indication, in violation of Article 38 (1);  
 
4. A person who sells products bearing a geographical indication mixed with agricultural and fishery products or 
processed agricultural and fishery products not bearing a geographical indication, or stor es or displays such 
products for sale, mixed with products bearing a geographical indication, in violation of Article 38 (2);  
 
5. A person who discharges wastes defined in subparagraph 4 of Article 2 of the Marine Environment 
Management Act, harmful liquid  substances defined in subparagraph 7 of the same Article, or harmful packaging 
materials defined in subparagraph 8 of the same Article, in violation of Article 73 (1) 1 or 2;  
 
6. A person who has agricultural products inspected pursuant to Article 79, agr icultural products reinspected 
pursuant to Article 85, fishery products or processed fishery products inspected pursuant to Article 88, fishery 
products or processed fishery products reinspected pursuant to Article 96, or obtains certification pursuant to 
Article 98, by fraud or other improper means, in violation of subparagraph 1 of Article 101;  
 
7. A person who fails to have fishery products and processed fishery products subject to inspection inspected, in 
violation of subparagraph 2 of Article 101;  
 
8. A person who forges or alters an inspection indicator, certification, inspection certificate, or a certificate, in 
violation of subparagraph 3 of Article 101;  
 
9. A person who falsely or extravagantly advertises the results of certification, in violation o f subparagraph 5 of 
Article 101.  
 Article 120 (Penalty Provisions)Any of the following persons shall be punished by imprisonment with labor for 
not more than one year or by a fine not exceeding ten million won:  <Amended by Act No. 12064, Aug. 13, 2013; 
Act No. 14293, Dec. 2, 2016>  
 
1. A person who fails to register traceability , in violation of Article 24 (2);  
 
2. A person who disobeys an order to take corrective measures (excluding an order to take corrective measures 
on the method of indication issued un der Article 31 (1) 3 or subparagraph 2 of Article 40), to prohibit the sale or 
to suspend the indication under Article 31 (1) or 40;  
 
3. A person who disobeys an order to prohibit the sale under Article 31 (2);  
 
4. A person who fails to comply with disposi tion under Article 59 (1);  
 
5. A person who disobeys an order to make public announcement under Article 59 (2);  
 
6. A person who fails to comply with measures under Article 63 (1);  
 
7. A person who fails to comply with measures to restrict or prohibit the use of veterinary drugs under Article 73 
(2); 
 
8. A person who fails to comply with measures to restrict the production of fishery products in a designated sea 
area under Article 77;  
 
9. A person who disobeys an order to correct, restrict, or suspend the production, processing, shipment, and 
transport, or an order to improve or repair production or processing facilities, etc. issued under Article 78;  
 
9-2. A person who fails to comply with measures under Article 98 -2 (1);  
 
10. A person who fail s to have agricultural products subject to inspection inspected, in violation of subparagraph 
2 of Article 101;  
 
11. A person who sells or exports agricultural and fishery products or processed fishery products, or stores or 
displays them for sale or expor t without having them inspected, in violation of subparagraph 4 of Article 101;  
 
12. A person who permits any third person to use his/her name as an agricultural product quality controller or 
a fishery product quality controller or lends his/her certificat e of qualification to any third person, in violation of Article 108 (2).  
 
Article 121 (Negligence Criminal)Any person who commits a crime referred to in Article 118 by negligence shall 
be punished by imprisonment with labor for not more than three years or  by a fine not exceeding 30 million won.  
 
Article 122 (Joint Penalty Provisions)Where the representative of a corporation, or an agent, employee, or other 
worker of the corporation or an individual commits an offence under Articles 117 through 121 in conne ction 
with the business of the corporation or the individual, not only shall such offender be punished, but also the 
corporation or the individual shall be punished by a fine referred to in the relevant provisions: Provided, That 
this shall not apply where  such corporation or individual has not been negligent in giving due attention and 
supervision concerning the relevant duties to prevent such offence.  
 
Article 123 (Administrative Fines)(1) Any of the following persons shall be punished by an administrativ e fine 
not exceeding ten million won:  <Amended by Act No. 14293, Dec. 2, 2016; Act No. 16277, Jan. 15, 2019>  
 
1. A person who refuses, interferes with or evades collection, examination, inspection, etc. conducted under 
Articles 13 (1), 19 (1), 30 (1), 39 (1), 58 (1), 62 (1), 76 (4) and 102 (1);  
 
2. A person who has registered his/her traceability system pursuant to Article 24 (2), but fails to report a change, 
in violation of paragraph (3) of the same Article;  
 
3. A person who has registered his/her tracea bility system pursuant to Article 24 (2), but fails to affix a label of 
traceability , in violation of paragraph (4) of the same Article;  
 
4. A person who has registered his/her traceability system pursuant to Article 24 (2), but fails to meet the 
standards for traceability , in violation of paragraph (5) of the same Article;  
 
5. A person who fails to obey an order to correct the methods of indication issued under Article 31 (1) 3, or 
subparagraph 2 of Article 40;  
 
6. A person who fails to label gene tically modified agricultural and fishery products, in violation of Article 56 (1);  
 
7. A person who violates the methods of indicating genetically modified agricultural and fishery products 
prescribed in Article 56 (2).  
 
(2) Any of the following persons s hall be punished by an administrative fine not exceeding one million won:  
 
1. A person who raises livestock in aquaculture facilities, in violation of Article 73 (1) 3;   
2. A producer, processor, etc. who fails to report pursuant to Article 75 (1), or file s a false report.  
 
(3) The Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, the Minister of Oceans and Fisheries, and the Minister of 
Food and Drug Safety , or each Mayor/Do Governor shall impose and collect administrative fines prescribed in 
paragraphs (1)  and (2), as prescribed by Presidential Decree.  <Amended by Act No. 11690, Mar. 23, 2013>