KOREA - Proposed Amendments to the Act and its enforcement decree and rule on Promotion of Environment-friendly Agriculture and Fisheries, and Management of and Support for Organic Foods: 

The main amended contents in this document are as follows:

Proposed Amendments to the Act on Promotion of Environment-friendly Agriculture and Fisheries, and Management and Support for Organic Foods

-The private certification body alone will conduct certification process which was previously conducted by both private certification body and National Agricultural Products Quality Management Service(NAQS) for the sake of fairness and equity of certification body(Article 20.1, 34.3)

-Separate labeling of organic food will be allowed for the sake of organic food export promotion(Article 23.3.2,3, New Act)

-The official notice and quality certification system of organic agricultural and fisheries material will be integrated into ?official notice? system only(Article 37.2, 42)

Proposed Amendments to the enforcement decree of the act on Promotion of Environment friendly Agriculture and Fisheries, and Management of and Support for Organic Foods

-Administrative authority will be commissioned to the National Agricultural Products Quality Management Service(NAQS) for the sake of consistent management of accreditation system and approved material(including organic agricultural material)( Article 5.2.,3)

Proposed Amendments to the enforcement rule of the Act on Promotion of Environment friendly Agriculture and Fisheries, and Management and Support for Organic Foods, etc. under ministry of agriculture, food and rural affairs

-Amendment of approved material selection standard and procedure and change to notice with regard to approved material listed in Annex 1(draft Article 3.1, 3.2, Annex 1, 2)

-Streamline documents required for renewal (draft Article 16)

-Organic agriculture material management regulation(draft Article 67)

Change to notice with regard to details of organic and agricultural chemicals-free certification standard (draft Annex3, 11)

Proposed month of adoption:   September 2016 or later

Proposed month of entry into force:   September 2016 or later

Final date for comments: 60 days after the date of notification

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