Ballast Water Management Act. Pays/Territoire Corée, République de Type du document Législation Date 2007 (2009) Source FAO, FAOLEX Sujet Mer Mot clé Navigation Port Zone marine Monitorage Lutte contre la pollution Enregistrement Aire géographique Asie, Asie et Pacifique, East Asian Seas, Asie Orientale, Pacifique Nord, Pacifique Nord Occidental Résumé The purpose of this Act is to contribute to the control of the infusion of harmful aquatic organisms into the Republic of Korea and the conservation of the marine ecosystem through the management of ships' ballast water and sediments therefrom to ensure the effective treatment, exchange, uptake, and discharge of such ballast water. For the purpose of the present Act the term "ships' ballast water" means water taken on board a ship to control the trim of the ship (including matter dissolved in, or aquatic organisms and pathogens inhabiting, the water); and the term "harmful aquatic organisms" means aquatic organisms or pathogens which, if introduced into waters, such as any river, lake, marsh, or sea, may have hazardous impact on the natural environment, human beings, property, or the diversity of aquatic organisms, or may interfere with the use and development of such waters. Article 7 lays down provisions relating to the designation of special zones. In order to prevent the disturbance or destruction of the aquatic ecosystem by the infusion of harmful aquatic organisms, the Minister of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs may designate and publicly notify part of jurisdictional waters as a zone subject to the extraordinary control of ships' ballast water, as prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs. In such cases, an order to refrain from the exchange, uptake, and discharge of ballast water and to take other necessary measures shall be issued to the ships operating in or moored at the special zone. The text consists of 46 articles. Texte intégral Anglais Site web www.klri.re.kr