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Enforcement Decree of the Special Act on Imported Food Safety Control
Local Title:
수입식품안전관리 특별법 시행령
Country/Region:
South Korea
Competent Authority:
Ministry of Food and Drug Safety
Type:
Regulation
Status:
In force
Release Date:
2025-12-23
Implementation Date:
2025-12-23
Applicable Scope:
Aquatic & aquatic products; Alcoholic products; Bakery food; Beverage; Candy products; Condiment; Egg & egg products; Food additive; Food contact materials; Food for special dietary uses; Frozen drinks; Fruits & vegetables; Grain & grain products; Health food; Infant formula food; Meat & meat products; Milk & milk products; Nutrition fortifier; Oil & oil products; Pet food; Others; Ready-to-Eat/Convenience Foods; Meal kit/ Home Meal Replacement (HMR); Agricultural products; Water
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Language Source Title Access
KO
Official Enforcement Decree of the Special Act on Imported Food Safety Control
Enforcement Decree of the Special Act on Imported Food Safety Control
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Summary

This Decree prescribes the detailed matters delegated by the "Special Act on Imported Food Safety Control" and matters necessary for its enforcement. It defines the scope of animal-derived foods and special sanitary management foods, outlines the types and scopes of businesses related to imported foods (such as import/sales, purchasing agencies, and storage), and establishes procedures for business registration, modification, and cancellation. The regulation also details the criteria for imposing penalty surcharges, procedures for administrative support, safety support for exported foods, and the delegation of authority to regional agencies and entrustment of duties to relevant organizations.

Contents

Article 1 Purpose

Article 1-2 Scope of Animal-derived Foods

Article 1-3 Entrustment of Duties regarding HACCP Certification for Imported Foods

Article 1-4 Subjects of Special Sanitary Management Foods

Article 2 Types and Scope of Business

Article 3 Subjects of Modification Registration

Article 4 Business Persons Deemed to have Registered Business

Article 4-2 Automation of Import Declaration Acceptance

Article 5 Head of Affiliated Agency

Article 6 Procedures for Administrative Support

Article 6-2 Request for Provision of Data for Fact-finding Survey on Overseas Direct Purchase Foods

Article 7 Cancellation of Registration

Article 8 Exceptions to Closure Procedures

Article 9 Standards for Calculating Penalty Surcharges in Lieu of Business Suspension

Article 10 Procedures for Imposition and Payment of Penalty Surcharges

Article 11 Persons Subject to Cancellation of Penalty Surcharge Imposition

Article 12 Standards for Calculating Penalty Surcharges for Sale of Hazardous Imported Foods

Article 13 Publication of Violations

Article 13-2 Reward Payment Standards and Procedures

Article 13-3 Safety Support for Exported Foods

Article 14 Delegation and Entrustment of Authority and Duties

Article 15 Processing of Unique Identification Information

Article 16 Standards for Imposition of Administrative Fines

History
2025-12-23
Enforcement Decree of the Special Act on Imported Food Safety Control
In force
Release Date: 2025-12-23
Implementation Date : 2025-12-23
2024-07-02
Invalid
Release Date: 2024-07-02
Implementation Date : 2024-07-03
2022-02-15
Invalid
Release Date: 2022-02-15
Implementation Date : 2022-02-18
2020-10-08
Invalid
Release Date: 2020-10-08
Implementation Date : 2020-10-08
2019-05-14
Invalid
Release Date: 2019-05-14
Implementation Date : 2019-06-12
2016-01-22
Invalid
Release Date: 2016-01-22
Implementation Date : 2016-02-04
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