ENFORCEMENT DECREE OF THE PUBLIC OFFICIALS’ ACCIDENT COMPENSATION ACT

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ENFORCEMENT DECREE OF THE PUBLIC OFFICIALS’ ACCIDENT COMPENSATION ACT — 법갈피

Article 14(Procedures for claim for and determination of benefits) #

(1) Any person who intends to receive benefits specified in Article 8 of the Act (excluding disaster relief money and death condolence money for public officials of local governments pursuant to Article 9 (4) of the Act; hereafter in this Article the same shall apply) shall file a claim for benefits with the GEPS.

(2) Where the benefits claimed pursuant to paragraph (1) fall under any subparagraph of Article 9 (2) of the Act, the GEPS shall verify whether the relevant public official has obtained a confirmation by the head of the agency to which he or she is or was assigned (hereinafter referred to as "head of the agency dealing with pensions") in accordance with the main clause, with the exception of the subparagraphs, of Article 9 (2) and whether the public official has prepared the documents for claiming benefits pursuant to the Act and this Decree (excluding cases specified in the proviso, with the exception of the subparagraphs, of Article 9 (2) of the Act); and shall send the following documents (excluding the case of benefits provided in subparagraph 1 of Article 84) to the Minister of Personnel Management, along with the documents required for claiming benefits. <Amended on Jun. 7, 2023>

1. The written results of verification and investigation of factual relations;

2. Claim documents.

(3) Upon receipt of documents, etc. for claiming benefits sent under paragraph (2), the Minister of Personnel Management shall decide whether the relevant claimant meets requirements for respective benefits after deliberation thereon by the Deliberative Committee, and send a written decision thereon to the claimant, the head of the agency dealing with pensions, and the GEPS; provided, a written decision on medical care benefits classified in subparagraph 1 of Article 8 of the Act (hereinafter referred to as "medical care benefits") shall be sent to the institutions re-entrusted with the affairs of paying the costs of medical care benefits or other relevant affairs under Article 85 (2).

(4) Upon receipt of a written decision (referring to a decision that the claimant meets the requirements for benefits) sent under the main clause of paragraph (3), the GEPS shall calculate and pay the amount of respective benefits based on the Act and this Decree.

(5) Where the benefits claimed under paragraph (1) are benefits other than those classified as follows, the GEPS shall calculate and pay the amount of the benefits pursuant to the Act and this Decree after examining requirements for respective benefits: <Amended on Jun. 7, 2023>

1. Benefits, other than those prescribed in the subparagraphs of Article 9 (2) of the Act;

2. Benefits under subparagraph 1 of Article 84.

(6) "Benefits prescribed by Presidential Decree" in the proviso, with the exception of the subparagraphs, of Article 9 (2) of the Act means medical care benefits.

Article 17(Reference date for calculating amount of benefits) #

(1) The amount of standard monthly income under the main clause, with the exception of the subparagraphs, of Article 10 (1) of the Act shall be the amount calculated pursuant to Article 5 (1) of the Enforcement Decree of the Public Officials Pension Act. <Amended on Jul. 7, 2025>

(2) Where a cause for payment of benefits occurs due to retirement or after retirement, the date the cause for payment of benefits occurs, which is the basis for calculating the amount of standard monthly income referred to in Article 10 (1) of the Act and the average amount of standard monthly income of all public officials pursuant paragraph (2) of that Article, shall be deemed the date immediately preceding the date of retirement.

(3) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), where a cause for payment of any of the following benefits arises before the amount of standard monthly income is determined and applied under the main clause, with the exception of the subparagraphs, of Article 10 (1) of the Act for the pertinent year based on the income accrued in the previous year (referring to the period from January through April of the pertinent year), such amount shall be calculated pursuant to Article 5 (2) of the Enforcement Decree of the Public Officials Pension Act: <Amended on Jul. 7, 2025>

1. Disability benefits:

2. Survivors’ pension for a public official who died in the line of duty as classified in subparagraph 5 (b) (i) of Article 8 of the Act (hereinafter referred to as "survivors’ pension for a public official who died in the line of duty");

3. Survivors’ pension for a public official who died in the line of duty while under danger as classified in subparagraph 5 (c) (i) Article 8 of the Act (hereinafter referred to as "survivors’ pension for a public official who died in the line of duty while under danger").

(4) Notwithstanding paragraphs (1) and (3), where a cause for payment of disability benefits arises in the pertinent year after an increase in the monthly salary due to promotion, reassignment, change of position, or the like, the amount of standard monthly income under the main clause, with the exception of the subparagraphs, of Article 10 (1) of the Act shall be the amount calculated under the main clause, with the exception of the subparagraphs, of Article 5 (3) of the Enforcement Decree of the Public Officials Pension Act; and where a cause for payment of a survivors' pension for a public official who died in the line of duty or a survivors' pension for a public official who died in the line of duty while under danger arises, the amount of the standard monthly income shall be calculated in accordance with the proviso, with the exception of the subparagraphs, of that paragraph. <Amended on Jul. 7, 2025>

(5) Notwithstanding paragraphs (1), (3), and (4), the amount of the standard monthly income under the proviso, with the exception of the subparagraphs, of Article 10 (1) of the Act shall be calculated under Article 5 (4) of the Enforcement Decree of the Public Officials Pension Act. <Added on Jul. 7, 2025>

Article 19(Special cases concerning payment of benefits where no survivor exists) #

(1) "Amount of money not exceeding the limit prescribed by Presidential Decree" in Article 12 (1) of the Act means the amount classified as follows:

1. Benefits which are a pension: An amount obtained by multiplying three years’ worth of the amount of the original pension at the time of death by the rate calculated according to the following formula:

[36-(Number of Months for which a Pension is Payable until Death under Article 13 (1) of the Act)] ÷ 36

2. Any of the following benefits: The full amount of the original benefits:

(a) Medical care benefits;

(b) Rehabilitation benefits under subparagraph 2 of Article 8 of the Act (hereinafter referred to as "rehabilitation benefits");

(c) Lump-sum payment for disability under subparagraph 3 (b) of Article 8 of the Act (hereinafter referred to as "lump-sum payment for disability");

(d) Nursing benefits under subparagraph 4 of Article 8 of the Act (hereinafter referred to as "nursing benefits");

(e) Survivors' compensation for a public official who died in the line of duty while under danger under subparagraph 5 (c) (ii) of Article 8 of the Act (hereinafter referred to as "survivors' compensation for a public official who died in the line of duty while under danger");

(f) Relief benefits under subparagraph 6 of Article 8 of the Act (hereinafter referred to as "relief benefits");

3. Survivors' compensation for a public official who died in the line of duty under subparagraph 5 (b) (ii) of Article 8 of the Act (hereinafter referred to as "survivors' compensation for a public official who died in the line of duty"): 1/2 of the amount of the original benefits.

(2) The GEPS or the head of a local government may pay the benefits referred to in paragraph (1) to the head of the agency dealing with pensions of a public official who deceased without leaving even a lineal ascendant or descendant who is not a survivor, to use them to prepare a tomb, utensils for commemorative rites, monument, etc. or to cover expenses for commemoration projects, etc. or medical care expenses incurred before his or her death.

Article 23(Inspection of personal affairs of recipients of pensions) #

(1) To identify any changes in the status of a recipient of a pension affecting benefits which are a pension, the GEPS may request a Special Self-Governing City Mayor, a Special Self-Governing Province Governor, or the head of a Si/Gun/Gu (the head of a Gu refers to the head of an autonomous Gu; hereinafter the same shall apply) having jurisdiction over the recipient's residence or place of registration to inspect his or her personal affairs, pursuant to Article 57 of the Act.

(2) Upon receipt of a request for inspection under paragraph (1), a Self-Governing City Mayor, a Special Self-Governing Province Governor, or the head of a Si/Gun/Gu (hereinafter referred to as "head of the Si/Gun/Gu") shall inspect the requested matters without delay and notify the GEPS of the findings thereof.

(3) To check the changes, extinguishment, etc. of the entitlement to receive a pension, the GEPS may inspect the recipient, his or her family members, or other relevant persons about whether the recipient is deceased or divorced, maintains a livelihood, or fulfills the responsibility of child rearing, or ask other relevant information; or may request them to submit data related thereto, pursuant to Article 57 (1) through (3) of the Act. <Amended on Jun. 22, 2021>

(4) A recipient residing in a foreign country shall submit documents stating changes in his or her status as of May 31 of each year to the GEPS by June 30 of each year after obtaining confirmation from the head of the competent diplomatic mission abroad (in cases of a country where no diplomatic mission abroad has been established, referring to the head of a diplomatic mission abroad located in an adjacent country).

(5) If a recipient fails to submit the data described in paragraph (3) or (4) without good cause, the GEPS may suspend the payment of benefits pursuant to Article 57 (4) of the Act. In such cases, the fact that the payment of benefits may be suspended if the data referred to in paragraph (3) or (4) are not submitted shall be notified in advance to the recipient, his or her family members, etc. before suspending the payment of benefits.

(6) The GEPS shall resume the payment of benefits immediately after the reason for the suspension of benefits under paragraph (5) is resolved.

Article 24(Recovery of benefits) #

(1) The interest and recovery expenses which shall be collected in addition to the amount of benefits pursuant to the latter part, with the exception of the subparagraphs, of Article 16 (1) of the Act shall be as follows: in such cases, the calculation period of the interest to be added to the amount of benefits shall be from the date following the date the benefits are received to the date the amount of benefits and interest to be recovered (hereinafter referred to as "amount to be recovered") are determined and notified, and such interest shall be included in the amount of benefits on a yearly basis and the amount of interest thereafter shall be calculated based on such amount:

1. Interest: The amount calculated by applying the highest interest rate among the interest rates of time deposits applied by nationwide banks as of January 1 of each relevant year;

2. Recovery expenses: The amount calculated by the GEPS or the head of a local government as travel expenses required to investigate the recovery of benefits and other expenses required for the recovery.

(2) Where a person liable to pay an amount to be recovered fails to pay it by the payment deadline pursuant to the latter part, with the exception of the subparagraphs, of Article 16 (1) of the Act, the interest for arrears shall be the amount calculated by applying the interest rate that is twice the highest interest rate among the interest rates of time deposits applied by nationwide banks as of January 1 of each relevant year during the calculation period of the interest for arrears. In such cases, the calculation period of interest for arrears shall be from the date following the payment deadline to the date the amount to be recovered is paid.

(3) Where a person who has received benefits or the head of an agency dealing with pensions becomes aware of any of the facts described in the subparagraphs of Article 16 (1) of the Act, he or she shall, without delay, report or notify such fact to the GEPS or the head of a local government.

(4) When the GEPS or the head of a local government becomes aware of any reason for recovery of benefits by receiving a report or notification under paragraph (3) or by any other means, it, he, or she shall conduct an investigation without delay, send a written notice of return of the amount to be recovered to the person who has received the benefits, and notify the head of the competent agency dealing with pensions of the fact thereof.

(5) A person upon receipt of a written notice of return under paragraph (4) shall pay the amount to be recovered within 30 days from the date of receiving the written notice of return; provided, in cases falling under Article 16 (1) 2 or 3 of the Act, he or she may submit an application for installment payments of the amount to be recovered to the GEPS or the head of a local government, obtain approval therefrom, and make installment payments each month from the month following the month in which the date of such approval falls, to the extent classified as follows:

1. Where the amount to be returned is less than 10 million won: 20 installments;

2. Where the amount to be returned is at least 10 million won but less than 20 million won: 40 installments;

3. Where the amount to be returned is at least 20 million won: 60 installments.

(6) Interest to be added where installment payments are made pursuant to the proviso, with the exception of the subparagraphs, of paragraph (5) (excluding cases falling under Article 16 (1) 3 of the Act where benefits are erroneously paid from the beginning due to a mistake of, or omission by, the head of an agency dealing with pensions or the GEPS) shall be calculated by applying the highest interest rate prescribed in paragraph (1) 1 to the amount to be recovered during the period of installment payments. In such cases, the amount to be paid per installment shall be the amount calculated by equally dividing the principal and interest by the number of installments.

(7) Where a person who obtains approval of installment payments of an amount to be recovered pursuant to the proviso, with the exception of the subparagraphs, of paragraph (5) fails to make installment payments for at least three months, the GEPS or the head of a local government may cancel the approval of installment payments and recover the amount to be recovered and interest for arrears in a lump sum.

(8) Where the whole amount to be returned by the payment deadline prescribed in the main clause, with the exception of the subparagraphs, of paragraph (5) (in cases of installment payments under the proviso, with the exception of the subparagraphs, of paragraph (5), referring to the payment deadline of the last installment payment) is not paid or where the amount to be returned and interest for arrears are to be recovered in a lump sum pursuant to paragraph (7), the GEPS or the head of a local government shall collect them in the same manner as delinquent national taxes or local taxes are collected pursuant to Article 16 (2) of the Act.

Article 28(Approval of medical care related to performance of official duties) #

(1) A current or previous public official who intends to receive medical care at a medical care institution in accordance with Article 22 (1) of the Act due to an accident in the line of duty shall submit an application for approval of medical care related to the performance of official duties to the head of the agency dealing with pensions or the GEPS, along with a report of the occurrence of an accident and a medical certificate issued by the medical care institution which contains the period of medical care; provided, where a prior approval is not available because urgent measures are required for an injury or disease, an application for approval of medical care shall be filed without delay after the commencement of the medical care. <Amended on Mar. 8, 2022>

(2) Where a current or previous public official has submitted an application for approval pursuant to paragraph (1) to the head of the agency dealing with pensions, the head of the agency dealing with pensions shall submit the application to the GEPS, along with a written investigation of the details of the injury or disease, within seven days after investigating the details; and where a current or previous public official has submitted to the GEPS an application for approval pursuant to paragraph (1), the GEPS shall require the head of the agency dealing with pensions to send a written investigation of the details of the injury or disease to the GEPS within seven days after investigating the details.

(3) Upon receiving an application for approval of medical care related to the performance of official duties submitted under paragraphs (1) and (2), the GEPS shall send the following documents (excluding the case of benefits under subparagraph 1 of Article 84) to the Minister of Personnel Management. <Amended on Jun. 7, 2023>

1. The written results of verification and investigation of factual relations;

2. Applications for approval of medical care related to the performance of official duties.

(4) Upon receipt of an application for approval of medical care related to the performance of official duties and other relevant results sent under paragraph (3), the Minister of Personnel Management shall decide whether to provide medical care and the period of medical care after deliberation thereon by the Deliberative Committee, and shall send the written decision to the applicant, the head of the agency dealing with pensions, and the institution re-entrusted with the affairs of paying the costs of medical care benefit and other affairs referred to in Article 85 (2).

(5) Notwithstanding paragraph (4), for benefits under subparagraph 1 of Article 84, the GEPS shall directly determine whether to approve medical care related to the performance of official duties and the period of medical care, and then send the written decision to the applicant, the head of the agency dealing with pensions, and the institution re-entrusted with the payment of the costs of medical care benefits and other affairs pursuant to Article 85 (2). <Added on Jun. 7, 2023>

Article 32(Requirements and procedures for additional medical care) #

(1) A person who has received medical care benefits may apply for additional medical care pursuant to Article 23 of the Act, if he or she satisfies all of the following requirements; provided, where a person has received a lump-sum payment for disability pursuant to Article 28 of the Act, he or she shall not apply for additional medical care within five years from the date of payment: <Amended on Jun. 18, 2024>

1. There shall be a proximate causal relationship between the line-of-duty injury or disease cured and the injury or disease requiring additional medical care;

2. It shall be recognized that the injury or disease requiring additional medical care needs active treatments, such as operations (including revision surgeries on amputated parts to implant prosthesis), and medical treatment effects can be expected.

(2) A current or previous public official who intends to receive additional medical care pursuant to paragraph (1) shall submit to the GEPS an application for approval of additional medical care related to the performance of official duties, along with the following documents:

1. A medical certificate (limited to one issued by a medical care institution, stating a doctor's opinion regarding the details of necessary additional medical care and a period necessary therefor);

2. Copies of medical records related to the medical care under Articles 28 and 29 and other medical records substantiating the grounds described in the subparagraphs of paragraph (1).

(3) Upon receipt of an application for approval of additional medical care under paragraph (1) or (2), the GEPS shall send the results of the verification and investigation of factual relations to the Minister of Personnel Management, along with documents related to application for approval of additional medical care.

(4) Upon receipt of documents related to application for approval of additional medical care and other relevant results sent under paragraph (3), the Minister of Personnel Management shall decide whether to approve the additional medical care and a period of additional medical care after deliberation thereon by the Deliberative Committee and shall send the written decision to the applicant, the GEPS, and the institution re-entrusted with the affairs of paying the costs of medical care benefits and other affairs referred to in Article 85 (2).

(5) Where it is deemed necessary for deciding whether to grant approval of additional medical care, the Minister of Personnel Management may require a medical diagnosis at a medical care institution designated by the Minister of Personnel Management. In such cases, the Minister of Personnel Management shall pay expenses incurred in conducting diagnosis. <Amended on Aug. 25, 2020>

(6) Article 22 (2) of the Act and Article 29 of this Decree shall apply mutatis mutandis to the period of additional medical care and the extension thereof.

Article 38(Requirements and procedures for payment of rehabilitation exercise costs) #

(1) "Disability prescribed by Presidential Decree" in the provisions, with the exception of the subparagraphs, of Article 26 (1) of the Act means any of the following disabilities: <Amended on Jan. 5, 2021>

1. Functional impairment of at least one joint among three joints of arms or legs;

2. Spinal deformities, dysfunction, or neurologic disorder;

3. Disorders in the muscles or nerves of the arms or legs which fall under Grade 1 through 12 of the disability ratings specified in Appendix 3 (including where any disability occurs in the arms or legs due to brain or spinal cord injury).

(2) A current or previous public official who intends to receive rehabilitation exercise costs pursuant to Article 26 of the Act shall do rehabilitation exercises at a rehabilitation exercise center (limited to business entities that have filed for business registration pursuant to Article 8 of the Value-Added Tax Act in relation to sports activities) and submit a written claim for rehabilitation exercise costs to the GEPS, along with the following documents:

1. Documents substantiating that such public official has done rehabilitation exercises and paid costs for doing such exercises;

2. A doctor's written opinion that rehabilitation exercises are necessary because such public official has a disability falling under paragraph (1).

(3) Upon receipt of a claim for rehabilitation exercise costs under paragraph (2), the GEPS shall pay the rehabilitation exercise costs after examining the claim; provided, if such rehabilitation exercises correspond to the medical cares classified in the subparagraphs of Article 22 (1) of the Act, a duplicate payment shall not be made for the costs of medical care benefits and rehabilitation exercise costs, which are in the same category of medical care.

(4) The period during which rehabilitation exercise costs are payable pursuant to Article 26 of the Act shall be within three months from the date the relevant current or previous public official starts doing rehabilitation exercises; provided, the period during which rehabilitation exercise costs are payable shall not include a period for which such public official cannot do rehabilitation exercises due to inevitable causes, such as a natural disaster or the large-scale outbreaks of an infectious disease. <Amended on Jun. 22, 2021>

Article 39(Requirements and procedures for payment of psychological counseling costs) #

(1) Where a current or previous public official who is receiving medical care related to the performance of official duties undergoes psychological counseling under Article 27 of the Act shall, in advance, submit a written application for approval of psychological counseling, along with a copy of a certificate of psychological test, a copy of medical records related to medical care, etc., to the GEPS for approval.

(2) Where a person who has obtained approval for receiving psychological counseling pursuant to paragraph (1) intends to receive psychological counseling costs under Article 27 of the Act, he or she shall submit a written application for psychological counseling, along with documents substantiating that psychological counseling has been provided and the relevant costs are paid, to the GEPS after receiving psychological counseling at a psychological counseling center (limited to a business entity who has filed for business registration pursuant to Article 8 of the Value-Added Tax Act in relation to psychological counseling).

(3) Upon receipt of a claim for psychological counseling costs under paragraph (2), the GEPS shall pay the psychological counseling costs after examining the claim; provided, if such psychological counseling corresponds to the medical care classified in the subparagraphs of Article 22 (1) of the Act, a duplicate payment shall not be made for the costs of medical care benefits and psychological counseling costs, which are in the same category of medical care.

(4) The period for which psychological counseling costs are payable pursuant to Article 27 of the Act shall be within three months from the date the person who has obtained approval for psychological counseling pursuant to paragraph (1) starts receiving psychological counseling; provided, the period for which psychological counseling costs are payable shall not include a period during which such person have not received psychological counseling due to inevitable causes, such as a natural disaster or the large-scale outbreaks of an infectious disease. <Amended on Jun. 22, 2021>

(5) Psychological counseling shall commence within one month from the date of receipt of notice of determination of approval under paragraph (1), and where it fails to commence within one month, the date on which one month elapses from the date of receipt of notice of determination of approval shall be deemed the date the psychological counseling commences. <Added on Jun. 22, 2021>

Article 44(Ex officio redetermination of disability rating) #

(1) The Minister of Personnel Management shall redetermine the disability ratings for any of the following eligible recipients of disability pensions (excluding where the disability rating resulting from the other disability is Grade 1 and the final disability rating is not changed, even if the following disability ratings of the eligible recipient of a disability pension are changed; hereinafter referred to as "person entitled to redetermination of the disability rating") within one year from the date on which two years have passed as of the date on which the decision to pay a disability pension was rendered: in such cases, the redetermination of a disability rating shall be made only once: <Amended on Mar. 8, 2022>

1. Where an eligible recipient has at least one disability specified in no. 3 of Grade 1, no. 3 of Grade 2, no. 3 of Grade 3, no. 2 of Grade 5, no. 4 of Grade 7, no. 10 of Grade 9, or no. 15 of Grade 12 of Appendix 3, which are eligible for disability pensions;

2. Where an eligible recipient has at least one disability specified in no. 5 of Grade 6, no. 14 of Grade 7, no. 2 of Grade 8, no. 17 of Grade 9, no. 14 of Grade 10, no. 12 of Grade 11, or no. 16 of Grade 12 (applicable only to where the disability rating is determined based on spinal nerve root disorder) of Appendix 3, which are eligible for disability pensions;

3. Where an eligible recipient has at least one disability specified in no. 6 or 8 of Grade 1, no. 6 of Grade 4, no. 6 or 7 of Grade 5, no. 6 of Grade 6, no. 7 or 11 of Grade 7, no. 4, 6, or 7 of Grade 8, no. 13 or 15 of Grade 9, no. 9, 12, or 13 of Grade 10, no. 9 or 10 of Grade 11, no. 9, 10, 12, or 14 of Grade 12, or no. 8 or 11 of Grade 13 (applicable only to where the disability rating is determined based on the motor functions of body joints) of Appendix 3, which are eligible for disability pensions;

4. Where an eligible recipient has a disability that is not specified in the disability ratings under Appendix 3 but is eligible for disability pensions, and has at least one of the disabilities falling under subparagraphs 1 through 3.

(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), where a person entitled to redetermination of the disability rating receives additional medical care, such redetermination shall be made once within one year from the date on which two years have passed from the date on which he or she is cured after the additional medical care was provided (or the date on which the decision to pay a disability pension is rendered according to a change of the disability rating). <Amended on Mar. 8, 2022>

(3) Where the Minister of Personnel Management intends to redetermine a disability rating pursuant to paragraph (1) or (2), the Minister shall require a person entitled to redetermination of the disability rating to receive diagnosis at a medical care institution designated by the Minister. In such cases, the Minister of Personnel Management shall pay expenses incurred in conducting diagnosis. <Amended on Aug. 25, 2020; Mar. 8, 2022>

(4) Where the Minister of Personnel Management intends to require such person to receive diagnosis pursuant to the former part of paragraph (3), he or she shall notify the GEPS and the person entitled to redetermination of the disability rating of the date of the commencement of redetermination, the deadline of diagnosis, medical care institutions capable of rendering medical diagnosis, and other matters necessary for the redetermination of disability ratings. <Amended on Mar. 8, 2022>

(5) A person who received diagnosis pursuant to the former part of paragraph (3) shall submit to the GEPS a medical certificate of disability for public officials' accident compensation issued by the medical care institution that has made the diagnosis, within six months from the date of the commencement of redetermination. <Amended on Aug. 25, 2020>

(6) Upon receipt of a medical certificate of disability for public officials' accident compensation issued by a medical care institution under paragraph (5), the GEPS shall send the results of the verification and investigation of factual relations to the Minister of Personnel Management, along with the medical certificate of disability for public officials' accident compensation issued by the medical care institution.

(7) Upon receipt of a medical certificate of disability for public officials' accident compensation issued by a medical care institution and relevant results sent under paragraph (6), the Minister of Personnel Management shall send to the person entitled to redetermination of the disability rating and the GEPS a written decision on the following matters after deliberation thereon by the Deliberative Committee: <Amended on Mar. 8, 2022>

1. Whether the disability rating is redetermined;

2. Where the disability rating is redetermined, the disability rating.

(8) The disability rating redetermined pursuant to paragraph (7) shall begin to apply from the month following the month in which the date of diagnosis is made pursuant to paragraph (3) falls.

Article 52(Application for transfer of entitlement to receive survivors’ disability pension or other similar pensions) #

Where an eligible recipient of a survivors' disability pension, survivors' pension for a public official who died in the line of duty, or survivors' pension for a public official who died in the line of duty while under danger loses such entitlement or was missing for at least one year and a survivor in the same order of priority or a survivor next in order as described in Article 40 (2) or 41 of the Act intends to receive such survivors' disability pension, survivors' pension for a public official who died in the line of duty, or survivors' pension for a public official who died in the line of duty while under danger, the relevant survivor shall submit an application for transfer of the entitlement to a survivors' disability pension, survivors' pension for a public official who died in the line of duty, or survivors' pension for a public official who died in the line of duty while under danger to the GEPS, along with the following documents: <Amended on Mar. 8, 2022; Jun. 18, 2024>

1. A document proving that the claimant is a survivor of the eligible recipient of a disability pension or a document proving that the claimant is a survivor of the public official who died in the line of duty or who died in the line of duty while under danger;

2. A document proving that the claimant is the representative of the survivors under Article 18, where such claim is filed by the representative among the survivors in the same order of priority;

3. A document classified as follows:

(a) A document proving the loss of the entitlement to receive the survivors' pension: A document classified as follows:

(i) Where a person dies or remarries, where his or her kinship with the deceased who was a public official is terminated, or where a child or grandchild who does not have a disability becomes 25 years of age: A certificate on the recorded matters of family relations or a certified copy of resident register;

(ii) Where the disability of a child or grandchild who is 25 years of age or older has ceased: A document proving the degree of disability, such as registration certificate for a person with a disability under Article 32 of the Act on Welfare of Persons with Disabilities, or a document proving that registration as a person with a disability has been revoked under Article 32-3 of that Act;

(b) A document proving that a person entitled to a pension has been missing for at least one year: The document confirmed by the head of the Si/Gun/Gu or the chief of the relevant police station.

Article 53(Disaster relief money) #

(1) The scope of damage caused by a disaster as prescribed in Article 42 (2) of the Act shall be limited to damage caused to a housing unit (including a share in multi-family housing; hereinafter the same shall apply) which a public official or his or her spouse has owned, or damage to one which such public official resides at all the time and is owned by a lineal ascendant or descendant of the public official or his or her spouse, by fire, flood, heavy rain, heavy snow, storm, tsunami, or other natural or man-made disasters equivalent thereto.

(2) The amount of relief money payable based on the degree of damage caused by a disaster under Article 42 (2) of the Act shall be as follows:

1. Where a housing unit has been completely burnt, carried away, or destroyed: 3.9 times the average standard monthly income of all public officials;

2. Where at least 1/2 of a housing unit has been burnt, carried away, or destroyed (excluding cases falling under subparagraph 1): 2.6 times the average standard monthly income of all public officials;

3. Where at least 1/3 of a housing unit has been burnt, carried away, or destroyed (excluding cases falling under subparagraph 1 or 2): 1.3 times the average standard monthly income of all public officials.

(3) A person who intends to receive disaster relief money under Article 42 of the Act shall submit to the GEPS or the head of the relevant local government (limited to cases where disaster relief money and death condolence money is paid to a public official of the relevant local government; hereafter in this Chapter the same shall apply) a claim for disaster relief money, along with a written confirmation of damage conditions issued by the head of the Si/Gun/Gu or the chief of the relevant fire station. In such cases, the GEPS or the head of the relevant local government shall confirm the following administrative information through administrative data matching under Article 36 (1) or (2) of the Electronic Government Act, and if an applicant does not consent to the confirmation of information specified in subparagraph 1, the applicant shall be required to directly submit such document:

1. A certified copy of resident register;

2. A certified copy of the building register.

Article 54(Death condolence money) #

(1) "One public official prescribed by Presidential Decree" in the latter part of Article 43 (1) of the Act means a public official with the highest priority ranking among those in the following order of priority:

1. A public official who is the spouse of the deceased;

2. A public official who is the eldest of the nearest lineal descendants of the deceased;

3. A public official who is the spouse of the eldest lineal descendant among those who are the spouses of the nearest lineal descendants of the deceased.

(2) Where a deceased public official has no spouse as prescribed in under Article 43 (2) of the Act, death condolence money shall be paid to a person with the highest priority ranking among those in the following order of priority who hold the funeral ceremony and perform ancestral rites; provided, if a lineal descendant of the deceased public official, who holds the funeral ceremony and performs ancestral rites, is a public official, such death condolence money shall be paid to the public official who is a lineal descendant of the deceased public official, notwithstanding subparagraph 1:

1. A person who is the eldest of the nearest lineal descendants of the deceased public official;

2. A person who is the eldest of the nearest lineal ascendants of the deceased public official;

3. A person who is the eldest of the siblings of the public official.

(3) A person who intends to receive death condolence money under Article 43 of the Act shall submit a written claim for death condolence money, along with the following documents, to the GEPS or the head of the relevant local government; provided, where such death condolence money is paid to a public official who has supported the deceased pursuant to the latter part of Article 43 (1) of the Act, the GEPS or the head of the relevant local government may confirm a certified copy of resident register of the public official through administrative data matching under Article 36 (1) or (2) of the Electronic Government Act; or may require the claimant to submit such certified copy directly if he or she does not consent to the confirmation:

1. A documents proving the death of the spouse or any other family member of a public official under Article 43 (1) or (2) of the Act;

2. A document proving his or her relationship with the deceased under paragraph (1).

Article 55-2(Reduction of accident benefits for survivors due to non-fulfillment of responsibility for childrearing) #

(1) The survivors of a current or previous public official who intend to apply for limitation of accident benefits for survivors on a person who has failed to fulfill his or her responsibility to rear such current or previous public official (hereafter in this Article referred to as "person subject to deliberation on limitation of benefits") pursuant to Article 44 (4) of the Act shall file an application for limitation of benefits with the GEPS, along with the following documents:

1. A document proving that they are survivors of the deceased who is a current or previous public official;

2. A document proving that the claimant is the representative of the survivors, where such claim is filed by the representative among the survivors in the same order of priority;

3. Documents substantiating that the person subject to deliberation on limitation of benefits has filed to fulfill the responsibility for rearing.

(2) Upon receipt of an application filed under paragraph (1), the GEPS shall notify the person subject to deliberation on limitation of benefits of such fact, receive documents substantiating the fulfillment of the responsibility for rearing from the person subject to deliberation on limitation of benefits, verify and investigate factual relations, and send the results thereof to the Minister of Personnel Management, along with the application and attached documents referred to in paragraph (1).

(3) Upon receipt of such application and other documents under paragraph (2), the Minister of Personnel Management shall decide whether to limit benefits and the reduction rate of benefits after deliberation thereon by the Deliberative Committee; provided, where a person subject to deliberation on limitation of benefits has been notified of a decision to limit retirement benefit for survivors pursuant to Article 63 (4) of the Public Officials Pension Act, the deliberation of the Deliberative Committee may be omitted.

(4) Where the Minister of Personnel Management decides whether to limit benefits and the reduction rate pursuant to paragraph (3), he or she shall send a written decision to the applicant, a person subject to deliberation on limitation of benefits, and the GEPS.

(5) Upon receipt of a written decision under paragraph (4), the GEPS shall calculate and pay benefits to the persons subject to deliberation on limitation of benefits, accordingly. In such cases, the amount of benefits not paid pursuant to paragraph (4) to the person subject to deliberation on restriction on benefits shall be paid according to the following classification:

1. Where there is a person in the same order of priority as the person subject to deliberation on limitation of benefits: Where there is one person in the same order of priority, the entire amount shall be paid to such person in the order of priority, and where several persons are in the order, the amount shall be divided and paid equally;

2. Where there is no person in the same order of priority as the person subject to deliberation on limitation of benefits:

(a) Where all the benefits are not paid: Where the person in the next order of priority is one person, the entire amount shall be paid to the person in the order of priority, and where several persons are in the order, the amount shall be divided and paid equally;

(b) Where some of the benefits are not paid: Unpaid.

(6) When determining the non-fulfillment of the responsibility for childrearing for a current or previous public official, etc., matters prescribed in Appendix 5-3 shall be taken into consideration. <Amended on Mar. 18, 2025>

[This Article Added on Jun. 22, 2021]

Article 58(Support for rehabilitation and return to duties) #

(1) The appointing authority shall endeavor to assign a public official under his or her jurisdiction who suffers an accident in the line of duty by reflecting his or her opinion to return to his or her duties and shall not treat him or her unfavorably on account of health conditions caused by the accident in the line of duty. <Added on Aug. 25, 2020>

(2) Notwithstanding the compulsory period of service under statutes or regulations related to the personnel management of public officials, if any of the following persons is deemed unable to work in his or her current position due to an accident in the line of duty, the appointing authority may transfer him or her to another position: <Added on Aug. 25, 2020>

1. A public official who is receiving medical care related to the performance of official duties;

2. A public official who completed medical care related to the performance of official duties, for whom one year has not passed since the completion of such medical care.

(3) Where a vacancy created by line of duty sick leave under statutes or regulations related to the personnel management of public officials is not filled, the appointing authority may designate a public official who performs duties on behalf of the relevant public official on sick leave. In such cases, allowances may be paid to the public official who performs duties on behalf of a public official on sick leave, within the budget, as prescribed by statutes or regulations related to allowances. <Added on Aug. 25, 2020>

(4) "Matters prescribed by Presidential Decree" in Article 47 (2) 5 of the Act means the following: <Amended on Aug. 25, 2020>

1. Preparation of a comprehensive plan to support rehabilitation and return to duties, such as medical service, duties, and psychosocial rehabilitation;

2. Training of specialized human resources for surveys, research, etc. related to rehabilitation and return to duties;

3. Support for education, such as on-the-job training and re-training for early adaptation to duties;

4. Subsidization of assistive devices to supplement physical functions lost due to an accident in the line of duty (excluding medical care referred to in each subparagraph of Article 22 (1) of the Act);

5. Other matters determined by the Minister of Personnel Management after deliberation of the Deliberative Committee in order to support rehabilitation and return to duties.

[Title Amended on Aug. 25, 2020]

Article 60(Accident compensation contributions) #

(1) The accident compensation contributions referred to in Article 49 (1) of the Act (hereinafter referred to as "accident compensation contributions") shall be borne by the account according to the following classification: <Amended on Aug. 25, 2020>

1. Public officials of the Korea Post of the Ministry of Science and ICT: The special account held in the Korea Post of the Ministry of Science and ICT;

2. Other State public officials: The general account held in the Ministry of Personnel Management;

3. Local public officials and fire officers of every local government: The account held in the relevant local government;

4. Local public officials or public educational officials of every local educational administrative agency: The account held in the relevant local educational administrative agency.

(2) The amount of accident compensation contributions shall be calculated taking account of the factors specified in Article 59, and shall be an amount calculated by multiplying the budget for benefits for the respective account classified in each subparagraph of paragraph (1), by the ratio (which shall be calculated up to the third digit after the decimal point) obtained by dividing the estimated total benefits (excluding relief benefits payable to public officials of local governments; hereafter in this Article the same shall apply) required for the pertinent year in that respective subparagraph by the total remuneration budget for each account in that subparagraph.

(3) When calculating the amount of accident compensation contributions pursuant to paragraph (2), it shall include the following amounts:

1. The amount remaining or insufficient after covering the expenditures incurred in paying benefits for the year immediately before the preceding year as accident compensation expenses for the year immediately before the preceding year;

2. Expenses incurred in re-entrusting the affairs of paying the costs of medical care benefits and other affairs referred to in Article 85 (2);

3. Interest accrued on temporary borrowings made from the Public Officials Pension Fund established under the Public Officials Pension Act (hereinafter referred to as the "Public Officials Pension Fund") in the year immediately before the preceding year;

4. All other expenses incurred in handling benefits for the relevant year.

(4) Where the GEPS makes a temporary borrowing from the Public Official Pension Fund pursuant to Article 49 (3) of the Act, the interest accrued on temporary borrowing shall be returned by the end of the fiscal year following the fiscal year by applying the highest interest rate among the interest rates of time deposits applied by nationwide banks as of January 1 of each relevant year during the borrowing period.

(5) Article 67 (4) through (10) of the Enforcement Decree of the Public Officials Pension Act shall apply mutatis mutandis to the payment of accident compensation contributions to be borne by the State or a local government.

Article 82(Request for recognition of persons who died in course of performing official duties) #

(1) Pursuant to Article 60 (3) of the Act, a request for recognition of a person who died in the course of performing official duties and a request for recognition of such person as a public official who died in the line of duty or who died in the line of duty while under danger (hereinafter referred to as "recognition of a person who died in the course of performing official duties as a public official") shall be filed together. In this regard, a request for recognition of a public official who died in the line of duty may be filed together with a request for recognition of such person as a public official who died in the line of duty while under danger.

(2) A person who intends to file a request for the recognition of a person who died in the course of performing official duties as a public official as referred to in paragraph (1) shall submit a written claim for survivors' benefits for a public official who died in the line of duty or who died in the line of duty while under danger in the form specified in Article 50 (1), along with the following documents, to the head of the agency dealing with pensions to which the deceased belonged (where the head of such agency does not exist, referring to the head of the agency dealing with pensions having jurisdiction over the agency in which the deceased person was performing official duties at the time of his or her death; hereafter in this Article the same shall apply) at the time of death of the deceased (referring the time of the occurrence of an injury or disease if he or she died of the injury or disease; hereafter in this paragraph the same shall apply):

1. A document proving that the claimant has received insurance benefits due to the death caused by an occupational reason under the Industrial Accident Compensation Insurance Act or other relevant statute;

2. A document proving the death of the deceased and the fact that the claimant is a survivor of the deceased;

3. A document proving that the claimant is the representative of the survivors under Article 18, where the request is filed by the representative among the survivors in the same order of priority.

(3) Upon receipt of a written request, etc. filed under paragraph (2), the head of the agency dealing with pensions shall, without delay, investigate and confirm the details of the death and send such written request, etc. to the GEPS, along with the following documents:

1. Materials substantiating the employment relationship with the deceased and the duties of the deceased;

2. Materials for grounds for the payment of remuneration, etc. to the deceased;

3. A written investigation of death.

(4) Upon receipt of a request for recognition of a person who died in the course of performing official duties as a public official filed under paragraph (3), the GEPS shall send the results of verification and investigation of factual relations to the Minister of Personnel Management, together with the documents for claiming for survivors’ benefits for a public official who died in the line of duty or who died in the line of duty while under danger.

(5) Upon receipt of the documents for claiming for survivors’ benefits for a public official who died in the line of duty or who died in the line of duty while under danger and other results under paragraph (4), the Minister of Personnel Management shall determine whether the person who died in the course of performing official duties is qualified as a public official who died in the line of duty or who died in the line of duty while under danger after deliberation of the Deliberative Committee and shall send its written decision to the claimant, the head of the agency dealing with pensions, and the GEPS.

(6) In applying Article 54 of the Act to a person who died in the line of duty, "the entitlement to receive benefits" and "date of the occurrence of a cause for payment of such benefits" in Article 54 of the Act shall respectively be construed as "recognition as a person who died in the course of performing official duties, recognition of a person who died in the course of performing official duties as a public official who died in the line of duty or a public official who died in the line of duty while under danger, and entitlement to receive the compensation for the survivors of a public official who died in the line of duty while under danger" and "date of death".

Article 85(Re-entrustment of affairs of the GEPS) #

(1) The GEPS may re-entrust post offices or financial companies with the following affairs after obtaining approval therefor from the Minister of Personnel Management pursuant to Article 61 (6) of the Act:

1. Paying benefits under Article 61 (1) 3 of the Act (excluding payment of costs of medical care benefits re-entrusted pursuant to paragraph (2) 2);

2. Receiving the amount, etc. of recovered benefits under Article 61 (1) 4 of the Act; the amount received by exercising a right to claim damages under Article 61 (1) 5 of the Act; the difference between a pension and relevant benefits, and other amount, under subparagraph 2 of Article 84; and the amount, etc. returned due to a change of the types of benefits under subparagraph 5 of Article 84;

3. Receiving accident compensation contributions under Article 61 (1) 9 of the Act.

(2) Pursuant to Article 61 (6) of the Act, the GEPS may re-entrust all or part of the following affairs to the National Health Insurance Corporation or the Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service under the National Health Insurance Act, the Korea Workers' Compensation and Welfare Service under the Industrial Accident Compensation Insurance Act, or other specialized institutions, after obtaining approval therefor from the Minister of Minister of Personnel Management:

1. Examination of the costs of medical care benefits under Article 30 (1);

2. Payment of costs of medical care benefits under Article 30 (1) (limited to the payment of costs of medical care benefits calculated in accordance with subparagraph 1 of Article 25 of the Act);

3. Other affairs related to those specified in subparagraphs 1 and 2.

(3) Pursuant to Article 61 (6) of the Act, the GEPS may re-entrust all or part of its affairs relating to epidemiological investigations under Article 57-2 of the Act to any of the following institutions, corporations, or organizations upon approval of the Minister of Personnel Management: <Added on Jul. 7, 2025>

1. An affiliated institution, such as research institutes under Article 25 of the Higher Education Act;

2. An industry-academic cooperation foundation under Article 25 of the Industrial Education Enhancement and Industry-Academia-Research Cooperation Promotion Act;

3. Other institutions, corporations, or organizations with expertise in the occurrence and diagnosis of various diseases.

(4) Where the GEPS re-entrusts its affairs pursuant to paragraphs (1) through (3), it may pay fees for re-entrustment to the relevant institutions. <Amended on Jul. 7, 2025>

Article 86(Processing of sensitive information and personally identifiable information) #

(1) The State, local governments, the Minister of Personnel Management, the heads of agencies dealing with pensions, the GEPS (including legal entities re-entrusted with the affairs of the GEPS referred to in Article 61 (6) of the Act or Article 85 of this Decree), the Deliberative Committee, or the Committee may process data which contain information on health under Article 23 of the Personal Information Protection Act, data constituting criminal history records under subparagraph 2 of Article 18 of the Enforcement Decree of that Act, and data containing resident registration numbers, passport numbers, or alien registration numbers under Article 19 of that Decree, which are contained in the documents and materials received under the Act or this Decree, if it is unavoidable to conduct the following affairs: <Amended on Mar. 18, 2025>

1. Receipt of, deliberation on, and determination and payment of claims for benefits under Article 9 of the Act;

2. Payment of benefits where no survivor to receive benefits exists under Article 12 of the Act;

3. Payment of a pension, etc. at the time of emigration or loss of nationality under Article 15 of the Act;

4. Recovery of benefits under Article 16 of the Act;

5. Payment after deducting unpaid amounts under Article 17 of the Act;

6. Adjustment among benefits under Articles 19 and 20 of the Act;

7. Exercise of the right to claim damages against a third party under Article 21 of the Act;

8. Medical care benefits and additional medical care benefits in the line of duty under Articles 22 and 23 of the Act;

9. Amendments to disability ratings and concurrent handing of cases of two or more disabilities under Articles 30 and 31 of the Act;

10. Suspension of payment of disability pension under Article 32 of the Act;

11. Payment of benefits for which missing persons were eligible under Articles 33 and 41 of the Act;

12. Loss and transfer of entitlement to receive survivors’ disability pensions under Article 32 of the Act;

13. Limitations on benefits under Articles 44 and 45 of the Act;

14. Support for rehabilitation and return to duties under Article 47 of the Act;

15. Request for examination under Article 51 of the Act;

15-2. Confirmation, inspection, reporting, etc. under Articles 56 and 57 of the Act;

15-3. Epidemiological investigations under Article 57-2 of the Act;

16. Request for the provision of materials under Article 58 of the Act;

17. Honorable treatment including merit reward under Article 59 of the Act and Article 81 of this Decree;

18. Special cases concerning persons who died in the course of performing official duties under Article 60 of the Act;

19. Application of penalty provisions and imposition of administrative fines under Articles 62 and 63 of the Act.

(2) Where a person, institution, etc. requested to submit materials by the Deliberative Committee or the Committee under Articles 7 (6) of the Act and 53 (6) of the Act or the head of a State agency, local government, medical care institution, or any other institution, corporation, or organization requested to provide materials by the Minister of Personnel Management or the GEPS pursuant to Articles 57 (1), 57-2 (5), and 58 (1) of the Act may process materials containing personal information under the provisions, with the exception of the subparagraphs, of paragraph (1), if it is unavoidable for the provision, etc. of such materials. <Amended on Mar. 18, 2025>

ENFORCEMENT DECREE OF THE PUBLIC OFFICIALS’ ACCIDENT COMPENSATION ACT

Article 1(Purpose) #

Article 2(Employees other than regular public officials) #

Article 3(Requirements for persons who died in course of performing official duties) #

Article 4(Criteria for recognizing survivors) #

Article 5(Detailed criteria for recognizing accidents in line of duty) #

Article 5-2(Special cases concerning recognition of accidents in line of duty) #

Article 6(Matters to be deliberated by Deliberative Committee) #

Article 7(Consecutive appointment of members of Deliberative Committee and other relevant matters) #

Article 8(Duties of chairperson of Deliberative Committee) #

Article 9(Meetings of Deliberative Committee) #

Article 10(Executive secretaries of Deliberative Committee) #

Article 11(Allowances and others for members of Deliberative Committee) #

Article 12(Request for investigation to verify causes for paying benefits) #

Article 13(Detailed guidelines for operation of Deliberative Committee) #

Article 14(Procedures for claim for and determination of benefits) #

Article 15(Methods of payment of benefits) #

Article 16(Application for change of types of benefits) #

Article 17(Reference date for calculating amount of benefits) #

Article 18(Method of paying benefits to representative of survivors) #

Article 19(Special cases concerning payment of benefits where no survivor exists) #

Article 20(Issuance of pension certificates) #

Article 21(Pension payment date) #

Article 22(Claim for settlement of pensions for reason of emigration or loss of nationality) #

Article 23(Inspection of personal affairs of recipients of pensions) #

Article 24(Recovery of benefits) #

Article 25(Write-off) #

Article 26(Adjustment to other benefits borne by the State) #

Article 27(Adjustment to third party's compensation for damage) #

Article 28(Approval of medical care related to performance of official duties) #

Article 29(Extension of period of medical care related to performance of official duties) #

Article 30(Claims for and payment of costs of medical care benefits) #

Article 31(Payment procedures following re-entrustment of affairs of paying medical care benefits) #

Article 32(Requirements and procedures for additional medical care) #

Article 33(Advice on medical care) #

Article 34(Calculation of costs of medical care benefits) #

Article 35(Medical care at medical institutions other than medical care institutions) #

Article 36(Change of medical care institution) #

Article 37(Termination of medical care) #

Article 38(Requirements and procedures for payment of rehabilitation exercise costs) #

Article 39(Requirements and procedures for payment of psychological counseling costs) #

Article 40(Determination of disability ratings) #

Article 41(Claim for disability benefits) #

Article 42(Reporting on loss of entitlement to disability pension) #

Article 43(Redetermination of disability rating upon request) #

Article 44(Ex officio redetermination of disability rating) #

Article 45(State of disability of eligible recipients of disability pensions) #

Article 46(Request for diagnosis for ascertainment of state of disability) #

Article 47(Payment of disability benefits for missing persons) #

Article 48(Requirements and procedures for payment of nursing benefits) #

Article 49(Claim for survivors’ disability pension) #

Article 50(Claim for survivors’ benefits for public official who died in line of duty or survivors’ benefits for public official who died in line of duty while under danger) #

Article 51(Reporting on loss of entitlement to receive survivors’ disability pension or other pensions) #

Article 52(Application for transfer of entitlement to receive survivors’ disability pension or other similar pensions) #

Article 52-2(Ascertainment of state of survivor's disability) #

Article 53(Disaster relief money) #

Article 54(Death condolence money) #

Article 54-2(Harmful factors related to children with impaired health) #

Article 54-3(Disability ratings of children with impaired health and determination thereof) #

Article 55(Reduction of benefits due to intention or gross negligence) #

Article 55-2(Reduction of accident benefits for survivors due to non-fulfillment of responsibility for childrearing) #

Article 56(Reduction of benefits in cases of refusing diagnosis) #

Article 57(Accident prevention support projects) #

Article 58(Support for rehabilitation and return to duties) #

Article 59(Calculation basis for expenses incurred in payment of benefits) #

Article 60(Accident compensation contributions) #

Article 61(Payment of accident compensation contributions) #

Article 62(Procedures for requesting examination) #

Article 63(Request made by Committee for supplementation) #

Article 64(Notice to relevant persons) #

Article 65(Decision on examination) #

Article 66(Effect of decision) #

Article 67(Secretariat of Committee) #

Article 68(Specialized human resources of Committee) #

Article 69(Consecutive appointment of members of Committee) #

Article 70(Grounds for disqualification of members of Committee) #

Article 71(Exclusion of, challenge to, or recusal of member of Committee) #

Article 72(Duties of chairperson of Committee) #

Article 73(Meetings of Committee) #

Article 74(Executive secretary and clerks of Committee) #