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On 25 May 2007, draft Korea RoHS
Enforcement Ordinance and
Enforcement Regulation (G/TBT/N/KOR/138) were notified to
the World Trade Organisation. |
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international readers, comments will be accepted by
21 July
2007. The drafts contains the following: a) restrictions on
the use of hazardous substances and requirements for improvement
in material/structure aspect related matters; b) transition of the
Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) for electrical and
electronic equipment under the Act on the Promotion of Saving and
Recycling of Resources into
Act on the Recycling of Electrical and Electronic Equipment
and Vehicles;
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c) collection of Recycling Dues from manufacturers/importers or
owners of automobiles. |
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Resource Recycling Division,
Ministry of Environment (Address: 1, Joongang-dong,
Gwacheon-si, Gyeonggi-do, 427-729, Republic of Korea; Tel:
(+82) 2 2110 6953; Fax: (+82) 2 504 9289; E-mail:
jaeyoung@me.go.kr;
Website: http://www.me.go.kr |
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G/TBT/N/KOR/138 |
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G/TBT/N/KOR/105/Add.1 |
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On 17 May 2007, the draft
Enforcement Ordinance of and the draft Enforcement Regulation of the
Act on the Recycling of Electrical and Electronic Equipment and
Vehicles were issued by the Ministry of the Environment for Official
Public Consultation. |
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The Ministry of the Environment (MOE) has issued the draft Enforcement
Ordinance (MOE Public Announcement Nr. 2007-199) and the draft
Enforcement Regulation (MOE Public Announcement Nr. 2007-200) for
public consultation. Comments on the two drafts will be accepted by
7 June 2007 through
Fax.+82-2-504-9289 or E-mail:
jaeyoung@me.go.kr
(Mr. JaeYoung LEE). For any enquiry, please contact at
Tel. +82-2-2110-6953 (Ministry of the Environment). |
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Amongst others, the draft Enforcement Ordinance of 17 May 2007
stipulates the following requirements: a) products subject to
restriction on the use of hazardous substances; b) concentration
limits of hazardous substances; c)
establishment of annual recycling rate; d) declaration on the
compliance with the concentration limits of hazardous substances;
e) provision of recycling information; f) mandatory recycling rate
for electrical and electronic equipment; g) recycling rate and
methods for end-of-life vehicles; h) permission of collective
recycling schemes; i) submission of recycling performance for
end-of-life vehicles; and ) registration of end-of-life vehicle
recyclers. |
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Draft
Enforcement Ordinance of Act on the Recycling of Electrical
and Electronic Equipment and Vehicles (17 May 2007) |
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The
draft Enforcement Regulation of 17 May 2007 contains a) recycling
methods and standards of electrical and electronic equipment, b)
submission of a recycling requirement implementation plan, c)
submission of a recycling requirement implementation report, and
d) standards for the registration of end-of-life vehicle
recyclers. |
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Draft
Enforcement Ordinance of Act on the Recycling of Electrical
and Electronic Equipment and Vehicles (17 May 2007) |
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Korea
RoHS Laws & Regulations (English Version) |
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Act
on the Recycling of Electrical and Electronic Equipment and Vehicles
(Law Nr. 8405 of 27 April 2007) |
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및 자동차의 자원순환에 관한 법률 (법률
제8405호,
2007년 4월 27일) |
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On 27 April
2007, the Act on the Recycling of Electrical and Electronic
Equipment and Vehicles was published in the Official Journal. The
previous English version of the Act, which was passed in the Second
Reading of the National Assembly, is accessible here (PDF). |
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Act
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Sample
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On 15 March
2007, the Ministry of the Environment of Korea has released a draft
Enforcement Ordinance of the Act on the Recycling of Electrical and
Electronic Equipment and Vehicles for information consultation.
After the informal consultation, the Ministry of the Environment
launched an official public consultation on the draft Enforcement
Ordinance and the draft Enforcement Regulation on 17 May 2007. |
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Draft
Enforcement Ordinance of Act on the Recycling of Electrical
and Electronic Equipment and Vehicles (as of 17 May 2007) |
전기¡¤전자제품
및 자동차의 자원순환에 관한 법률시행령 초안 (ȯ°æºÎ°ø°í
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5월 17일) |
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Act
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Draft
Enforcement Regulation of Act on the Recycling of Electrical
and Electronic Equipment and Vehicles (as of 17 May 2007) |
전기¡¤전자제품
및 자동차의 자원순환에 관한 법률시행±ÔÄ¢ 초안 (ȯ°æºÎ°ø°í
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5월 17일) |
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Comments on the two drafts are accepted by
7 June 2007 through
Fax.+82-2-504-9289 or E-mail:
jaeyoung@me.go.kr
(Mr. JaeYoung LEE). For any enquiry, please contact at
Tel. +82-2-2110-6953 (Ministry of the Environment) |
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Act,
Enforcement Ordinance & Enforcement Regulation (USD 1,000) |
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With the
introduction of an extended producer responsibility system from 1 January
2003 under the Act on the Promotion of Resources Saving and Recycling, a
direct recycling obligation (i.e. fixing waste recycling targets) has been
imposed on producers and importers of heavy waste-generating products and
packaging materials. Under the Act, when producing or importing television
sets, refrigerators, household washing machines, air conditioners,
personal computers, hi-fi systems, or mobile phones (including batteries
and chargers), the facility is required to recycle wastes generated from
those products or their packages independently or contract with a waste
recycling facility, or pay the appropriate charges to an appropriate waste
recycling industry mutual-aid association. If recycling electronic
products, the facility must reuse recyclable parts through intermediate
treatment processes (e.g. dismantling, compressing, breaking, cutting),
and recycle recyclable materials or export them for recycling. When
selling new products subject to mandatory recycling, the sellers of the
products must collect discarded products from customers with an additional
charge being levied on the customers.
Since early 2004,
the Ministry of Environment of
Korea
has carried out a feasibility study to introduce an ¡°Eco-Assurance
System¡± which would regulate the use of hazardous substances in
products. Also on 25 November 2004 the Eco-Assurance Committee for the
Recycling of Electrical and Electronic Equipment and Vehicles was formed
by the Ministry of Environment together with major Korean companies (e.g.
Daewoo Electronics, Samsung Electronics, Hyundai Motors, GM-Daewoo
Motors), the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy and the Ministry of
Construction and Transportation. The Eco-Assurance Committee has discussed
regulatory measures of the developed countries, their impacts on Korean
industries and responsive measures, identification of products subject to
a Korean eco-assurance system, schedule to introduce an eco-assurance
system, and system operation. These activities resulted in the Act on the
Recycling of Electrical and Electronic Equipment and Vehicles of 27 April
2007. The Act of 27 April 2007 will restrict the use of hazardous
substances in electrical and electronic equipment as well as in vehicles.
It will also impose stringent recycling requirements on end-of-life
vehicles. |
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Update: 30 May 2007 |
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