Pesticide Control Act.

The purpose of this Act is to promote improvement in the quality of pesticides, the establishment of order in the distribution and safe use thereof, and to contribute to agricultural production and the conservation of the living environment by prescribing matters concerning the production, importation, sale, and use of pesticides. The text consists of 40 articles divided into 6 chapters as follows: General provisions (I); Registration of businesses (II); Registration of pesticides (III); Management of pesticides circulation (IV); Supplementary provisions (V); Penal provisions (VI).
The Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs shall formulate and implement measures necessary to develop and distribute technical concentrates, high-quality pesticides, etc. and to promote the safe use of pesticides, etc. (art. 2). Article 3 establishes that any person who intends to engage in manufacturing, technical concentrate, or importation business shall file for registration with the Administrator of Rural Development Administration under the conditions as prescribed by the Ordinance of Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry. According to Article 15, the Administrator of the Rural Development Administration shall give public notice of the following: 1. Details of bans or restrictions on pesticides and technical concentrates imposed by any state party to the Convention in accordance with the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedures for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade; 2. Standards for approval of exportation and importation and other matters to be complied with by importers or exporters of pesticides or technical concentrates in accordance with Articles 10 through 13 of the Rotterdam Convention; 3. Pesticides and technical concentrates listed in Annex III of the Rotterdam Convention; 4. Other matters prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs to be publicly notified by the Government pursuant to the Rotterdam Convention.
The Act further makes provisions, inter alia, for: registration of items manufactured in republic of korea, registration of exported pesticides, imported pesticides, and technical concentrates, issuance of certificate of item registration, indications on pesticides and technical concentrates, guidelines for safe use of pesticides, etc.