ACT ON THE PROMOTION OF THE CONVERSION INTO ENVIRONMENT-FRIENDLY INDUSTRIAL STRUCTURE

Article 1(Purpose) #

The purpose of this Act is to contribute to the conservation of environment and sustainable development of the national economy by economizing energy and resources and actively pursuing low-carbon and environment-friendly industrial activities through the promotion of the construction of environment-friendly industrial structure. <Amended on Oct. 19, 2021>

[This Article Wholly Amended on Mar. 28, 2008]

Article 2(Definitions) #

The definitions of terms used in this Act shall be as follows: <Amended on Jan. 13, 2010; May 24, 2011; Aug. 4, 2011; Sep. 24, 2021; Oct. 19, 2021; Dec. 31, 2022>

1. The term "clean manufacturing technology" means the technology to remove or reduce environmental pollution in the course of manufacture, such as the design of goods, manufacturing process, etc. of products and the technology to manufacture green products;

1-2. The term "renewable resource" means any useful material that can be used as a raw material, part, etc. through all or some of the recycling processes defined in subparagraph 7 of Article 2 of the Wastes Control Act;

2. The term "environmental facility" means machinery or equipment for removing or reducing environmental pollution;

3. The term "remanufacture" means any industrial activity that makes renewable resources defined in subparagraph 2 of Article 2 of the Act on the Promotion of Saving and Recycling of Resources into a state where they can keep their original performance or have a greater performance after undergoing a series of processes, such as disassembly, cleansing, examination, repair, adjustment, or recombination in the course of making them into a reusable and reclaimable state as defined in subparagraph 7 of Article 2 of the Wastes Control Act;

4. The term "product servitization" means the provision of quality, function, etc. of products in the form of service in order to reduce environmental pollution caused by using products and to enhance the utilization efficiency thereof;

5. The term "green management" means green management referred to in Article 55 of the Framework Act on Carbon Neutrality and Green Growth for Coping with Climate Crisis;