ACT ON SECURING, MANAGEMENT, AND USE OF MARINE FISHERY BIO-RESOURCES

CHAPTER I GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1(Purpose) #

The purpose of this Act is to promote the efficient and sustainable use of marine fishery bio-resources; to strengthen sovereignty over marine fishery bio-resources; to ensure competitiveness of marine fishery biotechnology; and to contribute to the development of the national economy, by prescribing matters necessary to secure, manage, and use marine fishery bio-resources comprehensively and systematically.

Article 2(Definitions) #

The terms used in this Act are defined as follows: <Amended on Mar. 21, 2017>

1. The term "marine fishery bio-resource" means any of the following resources, among resources with a real or potential value for research on biotechnology or industries:

a. Real marine living creatures, such as marine fauna and flora and marine microorganisms, and information on the useful information, etc. identified by using such real creatures;

b. Marine genetic resources;

c. Real living creatures, such as fishery resources defined in Article 2(1)1 of the Fishery Resources Management Act and microorganisms related to fishery resources, and details of the useful information, etc. identified by using such real creatures;

2. The term "marine fishery genetic bio-resources" means genetic materials with a real or potential value, such as marine fauna and flora, marine microorganisms, and other source materials, which contain functional units of heredity;

3. The term "genetic materials" means flora, fauna, microorganisms, and other source materials, which contain functional units of heredity;

4. The term "traditional knowledge on marine fisheries" means knowledge, information, technology, practice, etc., based on which individuals or regional communities have maintained traditional lifestyles related to marine fishery bio-resources;

5. The term "jurisdictional waters" means any of the following:

a. Territorial sea or internal waters defined in Article 1 or 3 of the Territorial Sea and Contiguous Zone Act;

b. Exclusive economic zone defined in Article 2 of the Act on the Exclusive Economic Zone and Continental Shelf;

ACT ON SECURING, MANAGEMENT, AND USE OF MARINE FISHERY BIO-RESOURCES

Article 1(Purpose) #

Article 2(Definitions) #

Article 3(Basic ideology for securing, managing, and using marine fishery bio-resources) #

Article 4(Responsibilities of the State) #

Article 5(Preparation of basic measures) #

Article 6(Relationship with other statutes) #

Article 7(Survey on marine fishery bio-resources) #

Article 8(Formulation and implementation of master plans) #

Article 9(Surveying and listing) #

Article 10(Analysis and evaluation) #

Article 11(Acquisition of marine fishery bio-resources by foreigners) #

Article 12(Permission or approval to foreigners for joint acquisition) #

Article 13(Rights and obligations of foreigners) #

Article 14(Revocation or suspension of permission or approval) #

Article 15(Conditional permission) #

Article 16(Measures for preventing damage to marine fishery bio-resources) #

Article 17(Designating and operating institutions responsible for marine fishery bio-resources) #

Article 18(Designation and operation of depository, registry, and reserve) #

Article 19(Revocation of designation) #

Article 20(Approval for allotment) #

Article 21(Revocation of approval for allotment) #

Article 22(Approval for export) #

Article 23(Revocation of approval for export) #

Article 24(Depositing and registration) #

Article 25(Sharing benefits from marine fishery bio-resources) #

Article 26(Conserving and managing traditional knowledge of marine fisheries) #

Article 27(Establishing and operating integrated information system for marine fishery bio-resources) #

Article 28(Increase of diversity of marine fishery bio-resources and facilitation of use thereof) #

Article 29(Nurturing and support of institutions and organizations engaged in marine fishery bio-resources) #

Article 30(Training of professional human resources) #

Article 31(Assistance in development of technology for marine fishery bio-resources and promotion of use thereof) #

Article 32(Promoting research on and development of overseas marine fishery bio-resources and international cooperation) #

Article 33(Publishing statistics and publications) #

Article 34(Duty of confidentiality) #

Article 35(Legal fiction as public officials in application of penalty provisions) #

Article 36(Subsidization from national treasury) #

Article 37(Hearings) #

Article 38(Reporting and inspection) #

Article 39(Delegation or entrustment of authority) #

Article 40(Penalty provisions) #

Article 41(Penalty provisions) #

Article 42(Penalty provisions) #

Article 43(Joint penalty provisions) #

Article 44(Administrative fines) #