Persistent Pollutants Control Act. País/Territorio Corea, República de Tipo de documento Legislación Fecha 2007 (2013) Fuente FAO, FAOLEX Materia Medio ambiente gen. Palabra clave Control de la contaminación Salud pública Sustancias peligrosas Inspección Conservación del ecosistema Infracciones/sanciones ICP-procedimiento de información y consentimiento previos Área geográphica Asia, Asia y Pacifico, Mares del Asia Oriental, Asia Oriental, Pacífico Norte, Pacífico Nordoeste Resumen The purpose of this Act is to protect citizens' health and the environment from hazards posed by persistent organic pollutants and to promote international cooperation by prescribing matters necessary for the control of persistent organic pollutants, such as dioxin, which are prescribed by the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants for the implementation thereof. For the purpose of the present Act the term "persistent organic pollutants" means chemical substances that pose hazards to people and ecosystems, having the characteristics of toxicity, persistence, bioaccumulation, long-range transportability, which are prescribed by the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants. The text consists of 37 articles divided into 7 Chapters as follows: General provisions (I); Prohibition of or restriction on manufacture, exportation, importation or use of persistent organic pollutants (II); Regulation on discharge of persistent organic pollutants (III); Disposal of wastes containing persistent organic pollutants (IV); Control of instruments containing persistent organic pollutants (V); Supplementary provisions (VI); Penalty provisions (VII). Texto completo Inglés Página web www.klri.re.kr