Article 51(Commodities partially excluded from application of the Act) #
(1) With respect to the following commodities, application of Article 5, 9 through 13, 15, 16, 16-2, 18 through 25, 28 through 35, 37, 38, 43 through 46, and 48 of the Act may be waived pursuant to Article 49 of the Act; provided, in addition to them, application of Article 36 and 41 of the Act may be waived in cases of commodities referred to in subparagraphs 7 and 7-2: <Amended on Dec. 30, 2011>
1. Documents necessary for performing the affairs or services of the State;
2. Forms of checks;
3. Commodities confiscated or devolved to the State under statutes;
4. Commodities occupied and kept in custody by a State agency under statutes, necessary for performing the affairs or services of the State;
5. Commodities that wear down in proportion to their use (hereinafter referred to as "consumables"), acquired by paying agency-operating expenses referred to in Article 24 of the Management of the National Funds Act, and other consumables determined and publicly notified by the Administrator of the Public Procurement Service;
6. Gifts devolved to the National Treasury under Article 16 of the Public Service Ethics Act;
7. Art works, such as paintings, calligraphic works, sculptures, photographs, and handicrafts the artistic values of which are acknowledged pursuant to the procedures and standards determined by the Administrator of the Public Procurement Service (hereinafter referred to as "Government's art works");
7-2. Art works, such as paintings, calligraphic works, sculptures, photographs, and handicrafts which are not Government's artworks (hereinafter referred to as "Government's beautification commodities");
8. Books, articles preserved in museums, and articles displayed in science museums;
9. Commodities retained because the head of a central government agency has acknowledged their historical and scientific preservation values among commodities in disuse;
10. Commodities in disuse, the management of which is transferred without compensation for recycling by the Administrator of the Public Procurement Service;
11. Special commodities, such as animals and plants;
12. Software;
13. Leased commodities.
(2) Article 52 shall apply to the management of Government's art works and Government's beautification commodities, and methods for managing commodities referred to in paragraph (1)12 and 13 may be separately determined by the Administrator of the Public Procurement Service and notified to the head of each central government agency. <Amended on Dec. 30, 2011>
(3) Except where the Administrator of the Public Procurement Service has separately determined and notified methods for managing commodities pursuant to any other statute or paragraph (2) hereof concerning the commodities to which the application of the Act is waived pursuant to paragraph (1) and where Article 52 applies, the head of each central government agency shall manage the relevant commodities by determining matters necessary for efficiently and appropriately managing such commodities, taking into account the characteristics of such commodities. <Amended on Dec. 30, 2011>
[This Article Wholly Amended on Oct. 21, 2009]