Act No. 8796  
 
                                           Food Industry Promotion Act  
                                         1. General Provisions  
 
Article 1  (purpose)  The purpose of this Act is to  encourage the development of the food 
industry through th e enhanced relationship between food industry and agriculture. 
Moreover, it aims to improve the quality of life and to contribute to the development of 
the national economy by improving the competitiveness of the food industry and safely 
providing various kinds of good quality food to consumers.  
Article 2  (definition) The terms used in this Act are defined as follows:  
1. “Food” refers to the food described in Article 3.7 of the Agriculture, Agricultural 
Area and Food Industry Act.  
2. “Food Industry” refers to the  food industry described in Article 3.8 of the 
Agriculture, Agricultural Area and Food Industry Act.  
3. “Food Industrialist” refers to a person who manages the Food Industry  
4. “Traditional Food” refers to the food manufactured, processed or cooked 
according to traditional Korean recipes with local ingredients so that the unique 
Korean taste, smell and colour can be preserved.  
5. “Processed Organic Food” refers to the food containing organic ingredients and 
manufactured, processed or distributed in accordance with Article 16 of the 
Environment Friendly Agriculture Development Act.  
Article 3  (responsibilities of government and local governments) The government and 
the local governments shall establish plans to improve the relationship between the Food 
Industry and ag riculture and to encourage the development of the Food Industry. 
Moreover, the government and the local governments shall prepare necessary legal and 
financial measures to carry out these plans.  
Article 4  (establishment of standard plan for promoting the food industry) 1. The 
Minister of Agriculture and Forestry shall establish a standard plan for Food Industry 
promotion (hereinafter referred to as “Standard Plan”) in order to develop the Food 
Industry and to improve its competitiveness.  
2. The following sh all be included in the Standard Plan:  
1. A general direction for the Food Industry development plan to take  
2. Details of the relationship enhancement between the Food Industry and 
agriculture  
3. Details of catering industry promotion  
4. Details of Food quality improv ement and Food supply and demand  
5. Details of Food Industry -related technology service and development  
6. Details of training programmes in the Food Industry and the statistics and 
information on Food Industry skilled workers  
7. Plan details to encourage healthy i ngredients consumption  
8. Details of consumer protection and information on Food quality  
9. Other details related to Food Industry promotion  
Article 5  (establishment of food industry promotion committee) 1. The Food Industry 
Promotion Committee (hereinafter ref erred to as “Committee”) shall be established under the Minister of Agriculture and Forestry’s supervision in order to discuss and review the 
issues related to Food Industry promotion.  
2. The Committee shall discuss and review the following issues:  
1. Establi shment of a Standard Plan  
2. Commercial standard certification of Food  
3. Categorization of Traditional Food and establishment and amendment of the 
standard  
4. Designation of food masters and its cancellation  
5. Quality certification of Traditional Food and certifica tion of Processed 
Organic Food  
6. Catering industry promotion and plan details to encourage healthy ingredients 
consumption  
7. Other issues requested by the Minister of Agriculture and Forestry to be 
discussed and reviewed regarding Food Industry promotion and c onsumer 
protection  
3. Food Industry Promotion Subcommittee (hereinafter referred to as 
“Subcommittee”) may be established for the better operation of the Committee.  
4. The details of the organization and operation of the Committee and Subcommittee 
shall be  decided by a Presidential Ordinance  
Article 6  (connections to other Acts) Regarding Food Industry promotion and an 
enhanced relationship between Food Industry and agriculture, this Act shall be applied 
unless the regulations in other Acts specifically say  otherwise.  
 
                        2. Creation of Foundation for Food Industry Promotion  
 
Article 7  (training programmes for the food industry) 1. The government or the local 
governments shall endeavour to produce skilled workers for Food Industry promo tion. 
2. In order to produce skilled workers for the Food Industry in accordance with Article 
7.1, the Minister of Agriculture and Forestry or the Mayor o f Seoul, Mayors of 
Gwangyeok -si, Provincial Governors and a Special Autonomous Provincial Governor 
(hereinafter referred to as “Mayor and Provincial Governor”) may designate and manage 
organizations or institutes including universities and research centres as training centres, 
which can provide the right personnel and facilities to produce skilled workers for the 
Food Industry, in accordance with a Presidential Ordinance.  
3. The government or the local governments may support the training centres described in 
Article 7.2 by paying all or a part of the cost for producing skilled workers within the 
budget in  accordance with a Presidential Ordinance.  
Article 8  (promotion of food industry technology) 1.The Minister of Agriculture and 
Forestry shall perform the following in order to promote Food Industry technology:  
1. Survey on current Food Industry technologies a nd demands  
2. Research and development o f Food Industry promotion and other related 
technologies  
3. Research and development on the globalisation of traditional Korean Food  
4. Obtainment of patent s and practical use of the designed technologies  
5. Technical cooperatio n and information exchange  6. Other details necessary for the research and development o f Food Industry 
technologies  
2. The Minister of Agriculture and Forestry may support the researchers, developers and 
suppliers of Food Industry technologies in order to pr omote the Food Industry technology 
described in Article 7.1.  
Article 9  (statistical survey on food industry) 1. The Minister of Agriculture and Forestry 
may perform a statistical survey on the production, distribution and consumption of Food 
in order to he lp Food Industry promotion, the smooth distribution of Food and the 
efficient use of Food resources. In this case, the Statistics Act shall be applied to the 
creation of Food Industry -related statistics  
2. When it is approved to be necessary for creating statistics, the Minister of Agriculture 
and Forestry may request the head of a central administrative agency, the chief officer of 
a public organization, a Food Industrialist or the head of business organization described 
in Article 11 to provide him or he r with the related information and data.  
3. Those who are requested to provide the related information and data in accordance 
with Article 9.2 shall cooperate unless they have a particular reason not to do so.  
4. The details for conducting the statistical survey in accordance with Article 9.1 shall be 
prepared by an Ordinance of the Minister of Agriculture and Forestry.  
Article 10  (international cooperation and trade promotion) 1. In order to increase the 
export of Korean Food and traditional Korean food cu lture, the government and the local 
governments may establish and practise a policy that helps to promote international 
cooperation, to explore new markets and to attract foreign investments.  
2. The government or the local governments may support the insti tutes, the organizations, 
or the businessmen who participate in the policy described in Article 10.1 unless 
international regulations say otherwise.  
Article 11  (food industry business organization) 1. Those who manage the Food Industry 
may establish a busi ness organization under the permission of the Minister of Agriculture 
and Forestry in order to contribute to the development of the Food Industry.  
2. The business organization described in Article 11.1 shall be established as a 
corporation and the details including creating a corporation statute and its operation and 
supervision shall be decided by a Presidential Ordinance.  
3. The business organization described in Article 11.1 may perform the following tasks.  
1. Research and study on the future development of  the corresponding industry  
2. Competitiveness promotion and profit increase between members of the 
corresponding industry  
3. Improvement of the relationship between the Food Industry and agriculture  
4. Other tasks designated by an Ordinance of the Minister of Agri culture and 
Forestry in order to help to promote and develop the corresponding industry.  
4. Apart from the regulations of this Act, the regulations for corporations in the Civil Law 
shall be applied to business organizations described in Article 11.1  
Artic le 12  (integrated revitalization of food industry) 1. The Minister of Agriculture and 
Forestry may establish and practise a policy regarding the integrated revitalization of the 
Food Industry in order to create synergy between the Food Industry and Food -related 
industry including agriculture. The integrated revitalization policy involves the relocation 
of corporations, research centres, universities and corporation support facilities in one 
area and the creation of a Food Industry complex.   2. The details regarding the creation of the Food Industry complex and the construction of 
factories in accordance with Article 12.1 shall be decided in compliance with the 
Industrial Location and Development Act and the Integrated Industrial Revitalization and 
Factory C onstruction Act.  
 
                                         3. Food Industry Promotion  
 
Article 13  (improvement of business cooperation and interchange including contract 
trade) 1.In order to increase the additional value of agricultural products through th e 
strong relationship between the Food Industry and agriculture and to improve the 
competitiveness by the smooth distribution of ingredients for the Food Industry, the 
Minister of Agriculture and Forestry may promote the business cooperation and 
interchang e plan between farmers or agriculture organizations and Food Industrialist s by 
encouraging the agreement of contract production and contract supply of food ingredients.  
2. The Minister of Agriculture and Forestry may pay the cost for carrying out the 
business cooperation and interchange plan in accordance with Article 13.1.  
3. The standard and the procedure for the selection of a partner for the business 
cooperation and interchange in accordance with Article 13.1 and the standard and the 
procedure for the selection of a beneficiary of the support in accordance with Article 13.2 
shall be decided by a Presidential Ordinance.  
Article 14  (designation of food master) 1. In order to preserve and promote good Korean 
food, the Minister of Agriculture and Forestry may designate the people with excellent 
food manufacturing, processing or cooking skills as food masters with the approval of the 
Committee and in accordance with a Presidential Ordinance.  
2. Those who are designated as food masters in accordance with Arti cle 14.1 shall report 
their activities as food masters to the Minister of Agriculture and Forestry in accordance 
with a Presidential Ordinance.  
3. If a food master in accordance with Article 14.1 desires to work full -time as a food 
manufacturing, processin g or cooking trainer, the Minister of Agriculture and Forestry 
may pay the necessary cost.  
4. If a food master in accordance with Article 14.1 falls into one of the following 
categories, the Minister of Agriculture and Forestry may cancel the designation w ith the 
approval of the Committee. However, in the case of category 1, the designation shall be 
cancelled.  
1. False or dishonest designation  
2. Transfer or lending of a food master certificate to a third party  
3. No or false report of food master activities in acco rdance with Article 14.2 
without any reason  
Article 15  (food industry consulting support) 1.The Minister of Agriculture and Forestry 
may- 
1. provide consulting services regarding the right size and type of food business  
2. establish an assessment system in order  to obtain the reliability of the consulting 
results  
3. create a financial support connection including loans according to the consulting 
results  4. perform other tasks necessary for creating a strong consulting base  for food 
businessmen.  
2. The Minister of Agri culture and Forestry may support food businessmen or consulting 
companies in accordance with Article  15.1.  
Article 16  (support for processing industry at production area) 1. The Minister of 
Agriculture and Forestry may support those who engage themselves i n agricultural 
products processing business including washing, peeling and cutting of agricultural 
products at the production area or those who produce or desire to produce processed 
agricultural food and other articles connected with folk arts (hereinafte r referred to as 
“Processed Agricultural Products”) by providing financial aid for the production and 
development of Processed Agricultural Products, for the installation and operation of the 
shops for these products, for the export of the products and for  the other tasks designated 
by a Presidential Ordinance.  
2. If a person designated for the support in accordance with Article 16.1 desires to build a 
factory for the production of Processed Agricultural Products, he or she shall submit a 
business plan to t he mayor (if the factory construction area is located in a Special 
Autonomous Province, to the Special Autonomous Provincial Governor), to the county 
governor or to the district chairman in charge of the corresponding construction area for 
the approval in accordance with an Ordinance of the Minister of Agriculture and Forestry.  
3. If a person who is designated for the support in accordance with Article 16.1 receives 
the approval for his or her business plan in accordance with Article 16.2, he or she shall 
be regarded to have received or reported permission, confirmation, agreement, approval 
or cancellation as follows:  
1. Permission for the occupancy or the use of public waters in accordance with 
Article 5 of the Public Waters Management Act  
2. Permission for the c hange of land in accordance with Article 56 of the Public 
Land Plan and Use Act, the designation for urban development plan in accordance 
with Article 86 of the same Act and the approval for the development plan in 
accordance with Article 88  of the same Ac t 
3. Permission for the private use of agricultural land in accordance with Article 
34.1of the Agricultural Land Act  
4. Permission for building a private road in accordance with Article 4 of the Private 
Road Act  
5. Cancellation of the activity restriction within an  erosion control area in 
accordance with Article 14 of the Erosion Control Act and the cancellation of the 
designation of an erosion control area in accordance with Article 20 of the same 
Act 
6. Approval of factory construction in accordance with Article 13 o f the 
Concentrated Industry Activity and Factory Construction Act  
7. Permission and notification for the private use of mountains in accordance with 
Article 14 and 15 of the Mountain Maintenance Act and permission and 
notification of felling in accordance wit h Article 36.1 and 36.4 of the Forest 
Resources Creation and Management Act  
8. Permission for the installation of waterworks and industrial water supply system 
for private use in accordance with Article 52 and 54 of Waterworks Act  9. Permission for activity rest riction in accordance with Article 15 of the Balanced 
Regional Development and Local Small and Medium -Sized Companies Growth 
Support Act  
10. Permission and notification for the private use of grasslands in accordance with 
Article 23 of the Grasslands Act  
11. Permi ssion for sewerage installation by those who are not public sewerage 
management authorities in accordance with Article 16 of the Sewerage Act and 
notification of drainage system installation in accordance with Article 27 of the 
same Act  
12. Watercourse constru ction, its maintenance and repair by watercourse management 
authorities in accordance with Article 27 of the Watercourse Act and the 
permission for the private use of watercourse s in accordance with Article 33 of 
the same Act  
13. Permission for harbour constru ction in accordance with Article 9.2 of the Harbour 
Act 
4. If a person who does business in accordance with Article 16.3 receives planning 
permission for the business in accordance with the Construction Act, he or she shall be 
regarded to have received per mission for or notified of the following items:  
1. Temporary buildings in accordance with Article 15 of the Construction Act  
2. Permission for road works done by those who are not the authorities in charge in 
accordance with Article 34 of the Road Act, the permi ssion for the private use of 
roads in accordance with Article 40 of the same Act and the designation of a 
controlled area in the vicinity of roads in accordance with Article 50 of the same 
Act 
5. If a mayor, a county governor or a district chairman is not authorized to approve but 
still desires to approve a business plan that includes the tasks of Article 16.3 and 16.4, he 
or she shall discuss with or obtain permission from an administration office concerned in 
advance.  
Article 17  (globalisation of traditio nal food and food culture) 1. The government and the 
local governments shall endeavour to improve the national image through the 
globalisation of traditional Korean food and food culture as well as to research, to 
discover and to modernize Traditional Food  and food culture in each region.  
2. When it is approved to be necessary for the globalisation of Traditional Food in 
accordance with Article 17.1, the government and the local governments may support for 
the advertisement of Traditional Food and Korean fo od culture and for the improvement 
of the competitiveness of Korean restaurants and Korean food companies located 
overseas.  
3. The details required for designating support beneficiaries, support standards, support 
methods and operation in accordance with A rticle 17.2 shall be decided by a Presidential 
Ordinance.  
Article 18  (inheritance and development of traditional food culture) 1.The government 
and the local governments may provide necessary information and guidelines in order to 
improve the rights of consumers and to inherit and develop traditional food culture.  
2. The Minister of Agriculture and Forestry may develop and supply different menus and 
recipes made of local agricultural products and Traditional Food in order to increase the consumption of loca l agricultural products and to inherit and develop traditional food 
culture.  
Article 19  (examination of food ingredients) 1. In order to provide the information in 
accordance with Article 18.1 and 18.2, the government may publish a food ingredients 
table b ased on the analysis of food ingredients nutrition including agricultural products 
and do research on the nutritious quality and character of Food.  
2. The details required for the analysis of food ingredients nutrition including agricultural 
products and t he research and study on the nutritious quality and character of Food in 
accordance with Article 19.1 shall be decided by a Presidential Ordinance.  
 
                                      4. Food Quality Management  
 
Article 20  (industrial standard certifica tion of food) 1.The Minister of Agriculture and 
Forestry may issue an industrial standard certification of Food in order to encourage the 
standardization of the Food Industry and to improve Food quality and consumers’ rights.  
2. The categorization, the sta ndards, the indication methods and other details required for 
the industrial standard certification in accordance with Article 20.1 shall be decided by a 
Presidential Ordinance.  
Article 21  (promotion of international standardization of traditional food) Th e Minister 
of Agriculture and Forestry shall promote the international standardization of Traditional 
Food in order to improve the quality of Traditional Food and international trade. 
Moreover, the Minister shall endeavour to improve international cooperat ion including 
working with the Food and Agriculture Organization and Codex Alimentarius 
Commission for the standardization of Food and providing necessary information.  
Article 22  (quality certification of traditional food) 1. The Minister of Agriculture an d 
Forestry shall operate quality certification system for Traditional Food in order to 
improve the quality of Traditional Food, to encourage the production and to protect 
consumers.  
2. The categorization, the indication methods, the application procedures and other details 
required for the quality certification in accordance with Article 22.1 shall be decided by a 
Presidential Ordinance.  
Article 23  (certification of processed organic food) 1.The Minister of Agriculture and 
Forestry may operate a certificati on system for Processed Organic Food in order to 
improve the quality of Processed Organic Fo od, to encourage production and to protect 
consumers.  
2. The valid period of certification of Processed Organic Food in accordance with Article 
23.1 shall be one ye ar as of the day of the receipt of the certification. However, if the 
shipping of the corresponding Food is not complete after one year or additional time is 
required due to the specific character of the Food, the certification period may be 
extended in ac cordance with an Ordinance of the Minister of Agriculture and Forestry.  
3. A Processed Organic Food certification recipient in accordance with Article 23.1 shall 
receive a regular inspection (hereinafter referred to as “Regular Inspection”) to ensure 
that the standards of the Processed Organic Food certification are properly maintained.  
4. The methods, procedures, details and other necessary facts for Regular Inspection in 
accordance with Article 23.3 shall be decided by an Ordinance of the Minister of 
Agriculture and Forestry.  5. The certification procedure and the standard of Processed Organic Food, the types and 
the selection standard of allowed organic materials and the standard of organic treatment 
in accordance with Article 23. 1 shall  be decided by an  Ordinance of the Minister of 
Agriculture and Forestry.  
6. A certification recipient in accordance with Article 23. 1 and a person who desires to 
sell or process organic food shall  mark on the wrapping paper or the container of 
Processed Organic Food a sym bol or letters showing that the food is Processed Organic 
Food.  
Article 24  (support for good food certification office) 1. In order to efficiently perform 
the tasks regarding industrial standard certification in accordance with Article 20.1, 
quality certif ication of Traditional Food in accordance with Article 22.1, certification of 
Processed Organic Food in accordance with Article 23.1 (hereinafter referred to as “Good 
Food Certification”) and Regular Inspection, the Minister of Agriculture and Forestry 
may designate a Good Food Certification Office and support the Office within the budget.  
2. The designation and other details required for the operation of Good Food Certification 
Office in accordance with Article 24.1 shall be decided by a Presidential Ordi nance.  
Article 25  (prohibition of misconduct) No person shall - 
1. lie or behave dishonestly in order to be designated as a food master in accordance 
with Article 14.1. No person shall either transfer or lend a food master certificate 
to a third party.  
2. lie or behave dishonestly in order to receive industrial standard certification in 
accordance with Article 20.1, quality certification of Traditional Food in 
accordance with Article 22.1 or certification of Processed Organic Food in 
accordance with Article 23.1.  
3. mark a Good Food Certification or other similar signs (including the signs in the 
foreign languages, which could be understood as Traditional Food or Processed 
Organic Food) on the Food not certified as Good Food.  
4. describe the certified Good Food different ly from what the Certification says .  
5. mix the certified Good Food with the non -certified Food and sell them or store, 
carry or display the certified Good Food and non -certified Food together for the 
purpose of mixing and selling.  
6. sell the Food or store, ca rry or display the Food for the purpose of selling in spite 
of being aware that the Food is described differently from what the Good Food 
Certification says.  
7. sell the Food or store, carry or display the Food for the purpose of selling in spite 
of being awa re that Good Food Certification has not been given to the Food but 
Good Food Certification or a similar sign is shown on the Food.  
8. advertise non -certified Food as the certified Good Food  
9. advertise the certified Good Food differently from what the Certific ation says.  
Article 26  (aftercare of Good Food Certification) 1. When it is approved to be necessary 
in order to maintain the quality of the certified Good Food and to protect consumers, the 
Minister of Agriculture and Forestry may order the public officer s concerned and the 
manager of Good Food Certification Office in accordance with Article 24 to perform the 
following tasks:  
1. Inspection of suitability of the Good Food Certification standard  2. Inspection of a certification recipient’s account books and docume nts related to 
Good Food Certification  
3. Collection and inspection of the certified Food samples or request to a 
professional test centre for the test of the samples  
2. A Good Food Certification recipient shall display and preserve the documents related 
to the certification examination, the maintenance of processing facilities, the use of food 
additives and the sales of the certified Good Food.  
3. When inspections or a collection is carried out in accordance with Article 26.1, the 
owner, the possessor, or the  manager of the certified Good Food shall not reject, interrupt 
or avoid the inspections or the collection without any good reason.  
Article 27  (commission fees and others) 1. The following commission fees shall be paid 
if a person desires to - 
1. receive quali ty certification of Traditional Food in accordance with Article 22.1.  
2. receive certification of Processed Organic Food in accordance with Article 23.1.  
3. be granted the extension of the valid period of certification of Processed Organic 
Food in accordance wit h Article 23.2.  
2. The amount of commission fees, the payment methods and period in accordance with 
Article 27.1 shall be decided by an Ordinance of the Minister of Agriculture and Forestry.  
Article 28  (order to change indication) 1. When the result of an inspection or a test in 
accordance with Article 26 shows that the certified Good Food has violated the 
certification standard or has been indicated improperly or the production of the Food and 
the operation of the corresponding Food Industry are in difficu lty, the Minister of 
Agriculture and Forestry may order to change the indication or to stop the use and the 
sale of the Food.  
2. The detailed standard for administrative procedures in accordance with Article 28.1 
shall be decided by an Ordinance of the Min ister of Agriculture and Forestry.  
Article 29  (cancellation of good food certification) If a Good Food Certification recipient 
falls into one of the following categories, the Minister of Agriculture and Forestry may 
cancel the certification. However, in ca se of category 1, the certification shall be 
cancelled.  
1. False or dishonest certification  
2. Failure to meet the certification standard according to the inspection result in 
accordance with Article 26  
3. Disobedience without any good reason to the indication chan ge order or the use 
and sale suspension order in accordance with Article 28  
Article 30  (succession) 1. If a Good Food Certification recipient transfers his or her 
business to a third party or dies or a merger happens, a transferee, an inheritor who 
desires  to keep producing, importing or distributing the certified Good Food or an 
existing corporation after the merger or a newly established corporation by the merger 
may succeed the Good Food Certification recipient.  
2. The successor of Good Food Certificatio n in accordance with Article 30.1 shall report 
to the Minister of Agriculture and Forestry thereof.  
3. The details required for the report in accordance with Article 30.2 shall be decided by 
an Ordinance of the Minister of Agriculture and Forestry.  
 
                                                    5. Supplementary Rules  
 
Article 31  (tax reduction and exemption) The government or the local governments may 
reduce and exempt a Food Industrialist from taxes in accordance with Tax Exemption 
Restriction Act an d Local Tax Act in order to efficiently perform Food Industry 
promotion plans in accordance with this Act.  
Article 32  (purchase priority of certified food) When the government, the local 
governments or the public offices described in Article 4 of Public Of fice Operation Act 
desire to purchase Food, they may give priority to the purchase of the following products - 
1. that have received quality certification of Traditional Food in accordance with 
Article 22.1.  
2. that have received certification of Processed Organi c Food in accordance with 
Article 23.1.  
3. that have been produced in a workplace where enhanced hazardous material 
management standard is applied in accordance with Article 9.1 of the Livestock 
Processing Act.  
4. that have received a certification in accordance  with the national certification 
system decided by a Presidential Ordinance.  
Article 33  (encouragement of good food ingredients) 1. In order to promote a balanced 
supply of high quality Food, the Minister of Agriculture and Forestry may establish and 
pract ise a policy to encourage Food Industrialists to use safe and good quality food 
ingredients including - 
1. products that have received quality certification of Traditional Food in accordance 
with Article 22.1.  
2. products that have received certification of Proce ssed Organic Food in accordance 
with Article 23.1.  
3. agricultural products that have received quality certification in accordance with 
Article 5 of the Agricultural Products Quality Management Act.  
4. good agricultural products that have received the certificat ion according to the 
good agricultural products management standard in accordance with Article 7.2.2 
of the Agricultural Products Quality Management Act.  
5. products that have been registered for the indication of origins in accordance with 
Article 8 of the A gricultural Products Quality Management Act.  
6. products that have been produced in a workplace where enhanced hazardous 
material management standard is applied in accordance with Article 9.1 of the 
Livestock Processing Act.  
7. products that have received enviro nment friendly agricultural products 
certification in accordance with Article 17 of the Environment Friendly 
Agriculture Development Act  
8. products that have been produced in a workplace where enhanced hygiene  
management standard is applied in accordance wi th Article 32.2.3 of the Food 
Hygiene Act  
9. products that have received a certification in accordance with national 
certification system decided by a Presidential Ordinance.  2. The details required for designating support beneficiaries, support standards, su pport 
procedures and methods of the encouragement plan for good food ingredients use in 
accordance with Article 33.1 shall be decided by a Presidential Ordinance.  
3. The Minister of Agriculture and Forestry may support the encouragement plan for 
good food ingredients use in accordance with Article 33.1 by paying all or a part of the 
cost.  
Article 34  (trust of authority) The authority of the Minister of Agriculture and Forestry in 
accordance with this Act may be partly entrusted to a public office, a produce rs’ 
association and other corporations related to agriculture, forestry and food as well as to 
the Administrator of Rural Development Administration, the Minster of Korea Forest 
Service, Mayor and Provincial Governor or the head officer of the office conce rned.  
Article 35  (legal fiction on penalty imposition on a public servant) The employees of the 
Good Food Certification Office in accordance with Article 24.1 shall be regarded as 
public servants if a penalty is imposed on them in accordance with Article 1 29,130, 131 
and 132 of Criminal Law.  
 
 
                                                              6. Penalty  
 
Article 36  (penalties) 1. The imprisonment of less than three years or the fine of less than 
thirty million won shall be imposed if a person - 
1. has received Good Food Certification by lying or using other dishonest methods 
in violation of Article 25.2.  
2. has indicated a Good Food Certification mark or a similar mark on the Food not 
certified as Good Food in violation of Article 25.3.  
3. has shown Good F ood Certification contents on the certified Good Food but 
differently from what the Certification says in violation of Article 25.4.  
4. has mixed the non -certified Food with the certified Good Food and sold them or 
stored, carried or displayed the certified G ood Food and non -certified Food 
together for the purpose of mixing and selling in violation of Article 25.5.  
5. has sold the Food or stored, carried or displayed the Food for the purpose of 
selling in spite of being aware that the Food is described differentl y from what 
Good Food Certification says in violation of Article 25.6.  
6. has sold the Food or stored, carried or displayed the Food for the purpose of 
selling in spite of being aware that Good Food Certification has not been given to 
the Food but Good Food C ertification or a similar sign is shown on the Food in 
violation of Article 25.7.  
2. The imprisonment of less than one year or the fine of less than ten million won shall be 
imposed if a person - 
1. has advertised the non -certified Food as the certified Good F ood in violation of 
Article 25.8.  
2. has advertised the certified Good Food differently from what the Certification 
says in violation of Article 25.9.  
3. has disobeyed the indication change order or the use and sale suspension order in 
accordance with Article 28 .1 Article 37  (double penalty regulations) 1. If the CEO, the agent or other employees of a 
corporation violates this Act as described in Article 36 regarding the corporation business, 
a penalty shall be imposed not only on the violator but also on the cor poration in 
accordance with the corresponding Article.  
2. If the agent or other employees of a person violates this Act as described in Article 36 
regarding the person’s business, a penalty shall be imposed not only on the violator but 
also on the person i n accordance with the corresponding Article.  
Article 38  (fine) 1. The fine of less than five million won shall be imposed if a person - 
1. has been designated as a food master by lying or using other dishonest methods in 
violation of Article 25.1 or has transf erred or lent a food master certificate to a 
third party.  
2. has failed to display or preserve the related documents in violation of Article 26.2.  
3. has rejected, interrupted or avoided the inspections in violation of Article 26.3  
4. has succeeded a person who had  received Good Food Certification but has not 
reported thereof in violation of Article 30.2  
2. The Minister of Agriculture and Forestry shall impose and collect the fine described in 
Article 38.1 in accordance with a Presidential Ordinance.  
3. If a person does not agree to the imposition of the fine in accordance with Article 38.2, 
he or she may submit an objection to the imposer within thirty days as of the receipt of 
the fine notice.  
4. If a person who has been fined in accordance with Article 38.2 submit s an objection to 
the imposer in accordance with Article 38.3, the imposer shall immediately notify the 
court concerned thereof and the court shall judge the case according to the Nonlitigation 
Case Procedure Act.  
5. If a person who has been fined but has not paid the fine without submitting an 
objection within the period described in Article 38.3, the fine shall be collected as a case 
of arrears of national taxes.  
 
                                                       Subsidiary Act  
 
Article 1  (enforcemen t date) This Act shall be enforced six months after the 
announcement.  
Article 2 (abolition of another law) The former Agricultural Products Processing Industry 
Development Act shall be abolished.  
Article 3  (interim measures) 1. The designation of Traditio nal Food items and traditional 
food master and quality certification of local specialities in accordance with the 
Agricultural Products Processing Industry Development Act shall be regarded as 
designated and certified in accordance with this Act.  
2. The fi nancial support shall be provided in accordance with this Act for those who 
produce locally processed products or desire to produce locally processed products and 
those who do Traditional Food catering business in accordance with the Agricultural 
Products Processing Industry Development Act.  
Article 4  (amendment of other laws) A part of the special law regarding the support for 
farmers and fishermen in accordance with Free Trade Agreement shall be amended as 
follows:  “Agricultural products processing indust ry in accordance with Article 2.5 of Agricultural 
Products Processing Industry Development Act” in Article 2.2 shall be replaced with 
“Food Industry in accordance with Article 2.2 of Food Industry Promotion Act”.