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

Country/Territory
Korea, Republic of
Document type
Regulation
Date
2002 (2015)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Waste & hazardous substances
Keyword
Waste disposal Waste prevention Recycling/reuse Hazardous waste Classification/declassification Packaging/labelling Policy/planning Enforcement/compliance Offences/penalties Waste management
Geographical area
Asia, Asia and the Pacific, East Asian Seas, Eastern Asia, North Pacific, North-West Pacific
Abstract

The present Decree provides for the enforcement of the Act on the Promotion of Saving and Recycling Resources. In particular, article 1 establishes that the purpose of this Decree is to provide for matters delegated by the afore-mentioned Act and those necessary for the enforcement thereof. The text – consisting of 50 articles – deals, inter alia, with the following aspects: recycling industry, protection of persons entrusted with recycling, calculation and public notification of mandatory recycling rate, mandatory recycling quantity by producers obligated to recycle, submission of plans for fulfillment of obligations for recovery and recycling, approval for plans for fulfilling obligations for recovery and recycling, submission of reports on outcomes of fulfillment of obligations for recovery and recycling, recycling costs, examination of performances of recovery and recycling, types of business related to designated recycling business operator.

Full text
English
Website
www.klri.re.kr

References - Legislation

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Act on the Promotion of Saving and Recycling Resources.

Legislation | Korea, Republic of | 2002 (2015)

Keyword: Waste disposal, Waste prevention, Recycling/reuse, Hazardous waste, Classification/declassification, Packaging/labelling, Policy/planning, Standards, Waste management

Source: FAO, FAOLEX