- 1 - 1. Reason for the Revision  and the Main Contents 
 
Agricultural Products Quality Management Act had been amended (Issue 9117, promulgated 
and entered into force  on June 13,2008 ) as to regulate  that the place of origin  must be indicated 
when cooked livestoc k products, rice and Korean cabbage Kimchi were sold/served at 
restaurant s in order to be able to accomplish coherent and systematic management and control on  
the place of origin  indication from the produ ction /import  of agricultural /livestock products to 
restaurants wh ere the final consumption  takes  place . Pursuant to the amended Act, this revision 
is to lay down the general principles and  concrete methods  of origin indication , while improv ing 
and mak ing up for some defects that had been exposed in the current system such as applying an  
objection against  application for registration of a geographical indication , symbol  and 
information  to display  on local specialties.  
  - 2 - Ministry for Food, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Ord . 201 
 
 
 
Enforcement Regulation of Agricultural Products Quality Management Act  
Proposed Order of Partial Revision  
 
 
Herein propose to make the following revisions to a part of the Enforcement Regulations of 
Agricultural Products Quality Management Act.  
 
Clause  2 of Article 18 shall be  substituted with Clause  3, and Clause  2 shall be added into the 
same Article as below.  
 
 Persons who are going  to apply an objection against application for registration of a 
geographic indication , pursuant to Article 18 Clause  4, must submit enclosed For m 5-2 to The 
Minister of Korea Forest Service or the Director of National Agricultur e Products Quality 
Management Service  along with document(s) that would  prove applicant’s  claim  as 
attachment (s). 
 
In Article 24 Clause  3, but not in each sub -clause, “by the regulation s in Clause  1” shall be 
revis ed to “pursuant to Clause  1”, and “ according to ” shall be revised to “in the manner 
specified ”. “Product  of Korea ” in Sub-clause  1 of the same clause  shall be revised to “ ‘Product 
of Korea ’ or ‘domestic product’ “ ,  “name of the city /province or name of the 
city/county /district” shall be revised to “name of the Special city /Metropolitan  city/province  
(referred as “city /province” hereinafter) or name of the city /province /autonomous district  
(referred as “city /provin ce/district ” hereinafter), and  “Product of Korea ” in Sub-clause  4 of the 
same clause  shall be revised to “ ‘Product of Korea’ or ‘domestic product’  ”.  
 
In Article 24 Clause 1, “Product of Korea ” in Sub-clause  1 of shall be revised to “ ‘Product of 
Korea’  or ‘domestic product’  ”. 
 
Article 24 -3 shall be s ubstitute d with  Article 24 -4, and Article 24 -3 shall be added in its place as 
below.  
 
Article 24 -3 (Methods of origin indication ) Methods  to indicate  the origin of rice /Kimchi , and 
livestock products  as wel l as their type  (referred as “ place of origin  and the like ” hereinafter) 
complying with Article 15 -2 Clause  3 of the Act  are being described in Annex .4-2.  
                                                   
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Article 47  shall be eliminated . 
 
Annex  4 shall become as per enclosure . 
 
Annex  4-2 shall be add ed as per enclosure.  
 
Form 5 -2 shall become as per enclosure.  
 
Form 6 shall become as per enclosure.  
 
 
 
Bylaws  
 
 
 
Article 1  (Date of e ntry into force) This Act shall be  enforced from  the day of promulgation. 
However, among revised regulations in Article 24 -3 and Annex  4-2, the regulations  about 
livestock products other than beef a nd Kimchi shall  be enforced from December 22nd, 2008.  
 
Article 2  (Interim measures on the use of symbol  and information  of local specialty ) Regardless 
the revised  regulations in Annex 4, those  who have been approved geographical  indication 
registration before this new regulation came into effect shall be allowed to use the previous  
symbol and information  for a year after the date of entry into force of this regulation .  - 4 - [Annex  4] 
 
Local Specialty Symbol and Information  to Indicate   
(In Relation to Article 20)  
 
1. Symbol  
      
      
  
 
 
2. Direction s to produce  the Symbol  
 
A. Produce the symbol.  
B. Use yun -gothic 140 font for Korean letters, Universe 57 Condensed for English letters.  
C. Following colour  scheme shall be used . 
1) For the sky and the wave, u se colour  between Pantone 2935c ( Cyan 100% + Magenta 
50%) and Cyan 80% that is 80% of Pantone Pro Cyan C.  
2) For green field, use colour  Pantone 368c ( Cyan 55% + Yellow 100%) and Panto ne 390c 
(Cyan 20% + Yellow 100% + Black 10%).  
3) For the border and type, use Pantone 3005c (Cyan 100% + Magenta 40%).  
 
    
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3. Information  to Indicate  
 
  
Registered  Name:             (Registered Name in English)  
 
Name of Management Agency of Geographi cal Indication s, 
Geographical Indication Registration Number 0000  
 
Producer:  
 
Address  (Phone):  
 
This is a Protected Geographical Indication product complying with Agricultural Products 
Quality Management Act  
 
4. Guidelines  for the  Indication  
 
A. Size: Size of the symbol  can be adjusted based on the size of packing material.  
B. Location: Display at the side of the package. The location can be changed if it is s tructurally  
impossible to display at the side.  
C. The contents must be printed for consumers to easily recognize , or adhere to the package 
with a sticker. Ensure that the sticker  will not fall off. 
D. For products that will be sold individually or in small package s, and which are not suitable 
to print on or to attach a sticker, only  the symbol  and r egistered name can be displayed.  
E. Letter Size ( standard f or 15 kg package)  
o Registered Name ( Korean, English): width 2.0 cm (57point) * length 2.5 cm(71 point)  
o Registration Number, Producer, Address ( Phone): width 1.0 cm(28 point) * length 1.5 cm 
(43 poin t) 
o Other charac ters: width 0.8 cm(23 point) * length 1.0 cm (28 point)   - 6 - [Annex  4-2] 
 
Guidelines to Indicat e place of origin  and the like   
(In Relat ion to Article 24 -3) 
 
1. General Guidelin es 
 
A. The place of origin  of Rice /Kimchi and livestock products  must b e displayed on menu 
board s and bulletin board s accord ing to the regulations  from Section 2  to 5 of this 
document. Also , various additional methods of display such as signpost s can be used. 
However, general diner s/snack bars where the size of service  area i s under  100m2 can 
choose one from menu board /bulletin board or signpost.  
B. Group meal  facilities  can produce  a weekly or monthly menu with place of origin  and the 
like written on it, and then make  it public by the means of home correspondence, being 
posted on the internet homepage  and in  the kitchen. The menu can also be posted or 
signposted at the restaurant with the size for users to read  easily . 
C. When  the place of origin  is the same for all menu items, it can be displayed en bloc  on 
the menu board and bulle tin board .  
[Examples]  
We use “ Domestic Rice”  only.  
We use “ Domestic  Hanwoo ” only.  
We use “Pork that is Product of Denmark” only.  
 
2. Indicating the Origin  of Rice  
 
The place of origin  of rice shall be divided into Product of Korea or domestic product (referred 
as ‘domestic product ’ hereinafter) and imported  product , and be indicat ed by the classifications 
below.  
A. Domestic  product  shall be  indicate d as “Rice  (Domestic P roduct)”.  
B. The name of importing country  shall be  indicate d for imported rice. 
[Example] Ri ce (Product of USA)  
C. When domestic rice and imported rice  were used together , the fact  shall be indicate d as 
well as the suitable indications  in paragraph  A and B .   
[Example] Rice ( Domestic product and product of China rice were mixed)  
  - 7 - 3. Indicating the Origin  of Kimchi  
 
A In the case of selling/serving Kimchi that is made of domestic cabbages within the 
country, it shall be indicate d as “Cabbage Kimchi  (Domestic P roduct)”.  
B In the case of selling/serving Kimchi that is made of imported cabbages (including s alted 
cabbages) and was prepared within the country, it shall be indicate d as “Domestic 
Cabbage Kimchi ”, and add the name of the importing country in parenthes es. 
[Example] Domestic Cabbage Kimchi (Cabbage: Product of China)  
C In the case of selling/serving food using import ed cabbage Kimchi that was 
prepared /processed in another countr y, the name of country  where the Kimchi was  
import ed from  shall be indicate d. 
[Example] Cabbage Kimchi ( Product of China)  
D When more than one kinds of cabbage Kimchi that were described in paragraphs  A 
through C  were used, the fact shall be indicate d as well as all pertinent information . 
[Example] Cabbage Kimchi  (Domestic product and P roduct of China were mixed)  
 
4. Indicating the Origin of Livestock Products  
 
The place of origin  for livestock products shall  be divided into domestic and imported, and shall 
be indicated  by the classifications below.  
 
A Beef  
 
1) Home product s shall be  indicate d as “Domestic Product”, and  the kinds of beef 
shall be divided  into Hanwoo , milk cow and beef c attle. However, if someone had 
raised imported cows more than 6 months within the country and then distribut ed 
their beef as domestic product, it shall be indicate d as “Domestic Product” along 
with the name of importing country in parentheses.  
[Examples] B eef Ribs (Domestic Hanwoo ), Sirloin (Domestic Beef Cattle), 
Domestic Beef Ribs (Beef Cattle, Product of Australia)  
 
2) For imported beef, the name of the importing country  shall be indicate d. 
[Example] Beef Ribs (Product of USA)  
 
3) If more than one kind of beef with different place s of origin were used, the fact  
shall be indicate d. 
[Example] Beef -Rib Soup (Domestic Hanwoo  and Product of Australia  beef  were 
mixed)  
 
4) In the case that processed beef products were used, the place of origin of 
ingredients  for the proc essed products  shall be indicate d. However, if the name of 
the importing country for the processed meat products was unknown, “Imported 
Product” can be used.  
[Examples] Hamburger (Beef: Domestic Product), Hamburger (Beef: Product of 
Australia)   - 8 -  
 
B Pork  Chic ken 
 
1) Home product  shall be  indicate d as “Domestic Product ”. However, when if 
imported pigs, chickens were raised within the country more than  2 months  and a 
month respectively and then the pork and chicken were distributed  as domestic 
product s, it shall be  indicate d as “Domestic Product” along  with the name of 
importing country in parentheses.  
[Examples] Samgyeopsal  (Domestic Product ), Samgyetang (Domestic Pro duct), 
Domestic Samgyeopsal (Pig, Product of Denmark ), Domestic Samgyetang  
(Chicken, Product of Fra nce) 
 
2) For imported product s, the name of the importing country  shall be indicate d. 
[Examples] Samgyeopsal (Product of Denmark), Samgyetang  (Product of China)  
 
3) If more than one kind of pork or chicken with different place s of origin  were used, 
the fact  shal l be indicate d. 
[Examples]  Hot pepper paste roasted pork ( Domestic Pork and Product of USA  
pork were mixed),  Chicken ribs ( Domestic and Product of China chicken were 
mixed)  
 
5. Other  Common  Factors 
 
A. In the case that a combination of beef, pork, and chicken  were used, the place of origin  
for each meat  shall be indicate d.    
[Example] Hamburger Steak (Beef: Domestic Korean beef cattle, Pork: Product of 
Denmark)  
 
B. In the case that domestic  beef, pork, chicken, rice or cabbages were used, they can be 
indicate d by the name of city /province or city /county /district instead of indicating as 
“Domestic Product”.   - 9 - [Enclosure: Form 5 -2] 
 
Processing 
Period  Objection against Application for Registering Geographical 
Indications  45 Days  
Organization  Name   Num ber of Members   
Representative   Phone Number   Applicant  
Address   
Registered Product   Registration Notification Number   
Objection  Objects and 
Reasons   
 
 
    I hereby applying objection against the application for registering Geographical Indication as 
above p ursuant to Article 3 of  the Agricultural Products Quality Management Act and 
Article 18 of Enforcement Regulations of the same Act.  
 
 
 
Date:                                            (yyyy/mm/dd) 
 
Applicant:                                       (sign or seal)  
 
 
 
 
To: The Mini ster of Korea Forest Service  
      Director of National Agriculture Products Quality Management Service  
 
* Required Documents: Documents that shall prove the applicant’s assertions.  
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Certification Of Geographical Indication  Registration  
 
 
 1. Registration Number:  
 
 2. Registered Product:  
 
 3. Registration N ame: 
     in Korean:  
     in English:  
 
 4. Target Area:  
 
 5. Registrant:  
 
 6. Address:  
 
    This is to certify that above product  has registered Geographical Indication as above pursuant 
to Article 3 of the Agricultural Products Quality Management Act and Artic le 19 of 
Enforcement Regulations of the same Act.  
 
 
Date:                                            (yyyy/mm/dd)  
 
 
                                                                         The Minister of Korea Forest Service       - 11 -                   Director  of National Agriculture Products Quality Management Service  
 
210mmx297mm  
(Paper for newspapers 54g/m2 (Recyclable))  
 
Comparison Table of New -Old Provisions  
 
Current  Proposal  
Article 18 ( Notification of application for  
Registr ation of a  Geographical Indication  and 
the like)      (Omitted)  
 
  <Added>  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   
   (Omitted)  
 
 
Article 24 (Subjects and guidelin es of origin 
indication  for processed products)   
 /   (Omitted ) 
 
     Origin indication guideline s for 
ingredients that are subject to be indicate d by 
the regulations in Clause  1 shall be classified 
according to  the sub-clauses  below.  
 
1.Home produced ingredient s  shall be 
indicated as “Product of Korea”  or shall be 
indicated by the name of the city /province or 
name of the city /county /district . 
 
 
 
2./3. (Omitted)  
 Article 18 ( Notification  of application for   
Registration of a Geographical Indication and 
the like   (The s ame as at present ) 
 
 Persons who are going to apply an 
objection against application for registration 
of a geographic indication , pursuant to 
Article 18 Clause 4, must sub mit enclosed 
Form 5 -2 to The Minister of Korea Forest 
Service or the Director of National 
Agriculture Products Quality Management 
Service along with document(s) that would 
prove applicant’s claim as attachment(s).  
 
   (The same as current Clause  2) 
 
Articl e 24 ( Subjects and guidelines of origin 
indication  for processed products )  
 /   (The same as at present ) 
 
    Pursuant to  ----------------------   
    ------------------------- -------  
    --------  in the manner specified  in --- 
 
  1.----- “Product of Korea ” or “Domestic 
Product”  ------------------------------------------
--------  “name of the Special 
city/Metropolitan city /province (referred as 
“city /province” hereinafter) or name of the 
city/province /autonomous district (referred 
as “city /province /district"  hereinafter)”  
 
2./3. (The same as at present )  - 12 - 4. In the case that places of the origin of 
agricultural products that were used for 
processed foods within the country were all  
home -grown, they shall be indicated en bloc 
as “Product of Korea ”.  
 
 
    (Omitted)  
 
Article 24 -2 (Guidelines  of origin indication  
for agricultural products  that are the same item 
but places of origin  are different )  
  (Omitted ) 
1. In the c ase that the same agricultural item  
with different origins were mixed, up to 3 
names of place s of origin  and the ratio in 
percentage shall be indicated  in the order of 
high mixture ratio, or  shall be indicated as 
“Product of Korea” . 
 
2. (Omitted)  
 
   (Omitted)  
 
 <to be a dded>  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Article 24 -3 (Omitted)  
 
Article 47 (Penalty collection  procedure ) 
Penalty collection procedure under the Article 
33 Clause  4 of the Decree  shall 
apply Enforcement Regulation of National 
Funds Administration Act . In this case,  
payment methods and due date must be written 
on the bill.  
 
  
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    “Product of  Korea” or  “Domestic 
Product”   
 
 
    (The same as at present )  
 
Article 24 -2 (Guidelines of origin indication  
for agricultural products that are the same item 
but places of origin  are different )   (The same 
as at present ) 
1. ------------------------------- --------------------
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“Product of Korea” or “Domestic Product” . 
 
 
2. (The same as at present ) 
 
  (The same as at present ) 
 
Article 24 -3 (Methods of origin indication ) 
Methods to indicate the origin of rice /Kimchi, 
and livestock products as well as their type 
(referred as “place of origin and the like” 
hereinafter) complying with Article 15 -2 
Clause 3 of the Act are being described in 
Annex.4 -2.  
 
Article 24 -4 (The same as Article 24 -3 at 
present)  
 
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