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Government Legislation

  • Partial Amendment to the Enforcement Rule of the Wastes Control Act
    • Competent Ministry : Ministry of Environment
    • Advance Publication of Legislation : 2019-12-31
    • Opinion Submission Deadline : 2020-02-26

In accordance with the addition of mercury wastes and mercury recovery facilities to the scope of designated wastes and waste treatment facilities (Partial Amendment to the Enforcement Decree of the Wastes Control Act), this Amendment prescribes subcategories of mercury wastes and methods for storage/transportation/treatment (disposal or recycling), adds mercury wastes to regulations concerning dischargers of designated wastes, prescribes the installation and management of mercury recovery facilities, and stipulates facility requirements and obligations for mercury waste recycling business entities, thereby aiming to ensure that mercury wastes are treated in an environmentally friendly manner (attached Table 1, attached Table 4, attached Table 4-3, attached Table 5, attached Table 5-3, Article 17, Article 18-2, attached Table 7, attached Table 9, attached Table 11).


Regulatory effect assessment
  • 규제영향분석서_시행규칙.hwp [download]
Legislative proposal (draft)
  • [붙임2](환경부공고 제2019-936호) 입법예고문(폐기물관리법 시행규칙 일부개정령안).hwp [download]