ENFORCEMENT DECREE OF THE ACT ON ACTIVITIES IN THE ANTARCTIC AREA AND THE PROTECTION OF ANTARCTIC ENVIRONMENT

CHAPTER I GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1(Purpose) #

The purpose of this Decree is to prescribe matters delegated by the Act on Activities in the Antarctic Area and the Protection of Antarctic Environment and matters necessary for the enforcement of said Act.

[This Article Wholly Amended on Mar. 21, 2012]

Article 2(Fauna and flora native to Antarctica) #

"Fauna and flora specified by Presidential Decree" in subparagraph 9 of Article 2 of the Act on Activities in the Antarctic Area and the Protection of Antarctic Environment (hereinafter referred to as the "Act") means fauna and flora publicly notified by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, based on the decisions of Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meetings. <Amended on Mar. 23, 2013>

[This Article Wholly Amended on Mar. 21, 2012]

CHAPTER II PERMISSION AND REPORTING

Article 3(Applications for permission for activities in Antarctic area) #

Any person who intends to obtain permission prescribed in Article 4 (1) of the Act and permission to change prescribed in the proviso to Article 4 (2) of the Act shall submit to the Minister of Foreign Affairs an application for permission or an application for permission to change prescribed by Ministerial Decree of Foreign Affairs along with the documents specified in Article 5 of the Act by not later than 50 days prior to the expected date of commencing the activities in the Antarctic area or expected date of changing matters permitted; provided, where a person intends to undertake activities in the Antarctic area not requiring the Minister of Foreign Affairs to consult with the Minister of Climate, Energy and Environment and the Minister of Oceans and Fisheries thereon under the proviso to Article 8 (1), the person may file an application for permission by not later than 30 days prior to the expected date of commencing the activities in the Antarctic area. <Amended on Mar. 23, 2013; Oct. 1, 2025>

[This Article Wholly Amended on Mar. 21, 2012]

ENFORCEMENT DECREE OF THE ACT ON ACTIVITIES IN THE ANTARCTIC AREA AND THE PROTECTION OF ANTARCTIC ENVIRONMENT

Article 1(Purpose) #

Article 2(Fauna and flora native to Antarctica) #

Article 3(Applications for permission for activities in Antarctic area) #

(Changing permission)

Article 5(Plans for activities in Antarctic area) #

Article 6(Matters to be included in, methods of preparation of environmental impact assessment) #

Article 7(Consultation on permission) #

Article 8(Grounds for exception to consultation on granting permission) #

Article 9(Consultation on permission for matters corrected and supplemented) #

Article 10(Standards for limitations on permission) #

Article 11(Protection of safety of facilities for which permission not required) #

Article 12(Standards for cancelling and suspending permission) #

Article 13(Approval for collecting of fauna and flora native to Antarctica) #

Article 14(Introduction of fauna and flora into Antarctica) #

Article 15(Deterioration of habitable environment of fauna and flora native to Antarctica) #

Article 16(Public notification of Specially Protected Areas in Antarctica) #

Article 17(Approval of access to or activities in Antarctic Specially Protected Areas) #

Article 18(Waste disposal) #

Article 19(Incineration and storage of wastes) #

Article 20(Disposal of wastes on land) #

Article 21(Disposal of wastes in the sea) #

Article 22(Waste management plans) #

Article 23(Monitoring Antarctic environment) #

Article 24(Designating observers of activities in Antarctic area) #

Article 25(Qualifications for observers of activities in Antarctic area) #

Article 26(Formulating master plans for promoting research activities in Antarctica) #

Article 27(Formulation and implementation of annual implementation plans) #

Article 27-2(Scope of fact-finding surveys) #

Article 28(Standards for imposing administrative fines) #