FRAMEWORK ACT ON THE SAFETY OF PRODUCTS

CHAPTER I GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1(Purpose) #

The purpose of this Act is to prescribe basic matters necessary to ensure the safety of products so as to contribute to the improvement of the quality of life for citizens and the development of the national economy by protecting the lives of citizens and preventing any damage to their health and property.

Article 2(Fundamental concepts) #

The fundamental concepts of this Act are to confirm that it is the basic duty of the State and local governments to ensure product safety and minimize any damage that occurs in cases of danger or harm caused by products, and to ensure that citizens lead lives in a society safe from any risk associated with products by guiding all citizens and the State and local governments to consider safety as their priority while engaging in activities associated with the manufacture, assembling, processing, import, sale, lending, or use of products.

Article 3(Definitions) #

The definitions of the terms used in this Act are as follows:

1. The term "product" means any article, or component part or accessory thereof, which is ultimately intended for use by a consumer;

2. The term "business entity" means any person who engages in manufacture, assembling, or processing (hereinafter referred to as "manufacture") or import, sale, or lending (hereinafter referred to as "distribution"), of products;

3. The term "safety inspection" means all activities concerning the inspection, examination, or assessment of defects in the manufacture, design, description, etc. of products to prevent risks of danger or harm to health, safety, or property which may be caused by such products.

Article 4(Responsibilities of the State) #

(1) The State and local governments shall have the duty to formulate and implement policies concerning the safety of products (hereinafter referred to as "product safety policy") so that citizens may use products safely.

FRAMEWORK ACT ON THE SAFETY OF PRODUCTS

Article 1(Purpose) #

Article 2(Fundamental concepts) #

Article 3(Definitions) #

Article 4(Responsibilities of the State) #

Article 5(Citizen's right) #

Article 6(Relationship to other Acts) #

Article 7(Establishment of comprehensive plans for product safety management) #

Article 7-2(Product Safety Policy Council) #

Article 8(Production of statistics on product incidents) #

Article 9(Safety inspections) #

Article 9-2(Consumers' requests for safety inspections) #

Article 9-3(Safety inspection of imported products) #

Article 10(Recommendations for product recalls) #

Article 11(Product recall orders) #

Article 12(Application for cancellation of recommendation) #

Article 13(Business entities’ duty to recall products) #

Article 13-2(Business entities’ duty to report) #

Article 13-3(Investigation of accidents by business entities) #

Article 14(Whistleblowing) #

Article 15(Requests for submission of materials related to product accidents) #

Article 15-2(Publication of findings from safety inspections) #

Article 15-3(Inspection of implementation of product recalls) #

Article 16(Establishment and management of product safety information network) #

Article 17(Education, training, and publicity on product safety) #

Article 18(Contributions to product safety research) #

Article 19(Cooperation with organizations related to product safety) #

Article 20(International cooperation) #

Article 21 #

Article 21-2(Establishment of Korean Institute of Product Safety) #

Article 21-3(Activities of KIPS) #

Article 21-4(Financial resources for operation) #

Article 21-5(Approval and reporting) #

Article 22(Operation of supplementary safety standards) #

Article 23(Duty to maintain confidentiality) #

Article 24(Delegation or entrustment of authority) #

Article 25(Legal fiction as public officials for purposes of penalty provisions) #

Article 25-2(Ambiguities of jurisdiction) #

Article 25-3(Re-examination of regulation) #

Article 26(Penalty provisions) #

Article 27(Administrative fines) #