Press Release

July 08, 2011
  • Water & Soil

Promulgation of the Ministerial Ordinance etc. on the Partial Amendment to the Enforcement Regulation of the Soil Contamination Countermeasures Act (SCCA)

For the purpose of the smooth and appropriate implementation of the SCCA, the partial amendments to the enforcement regulation etc. (2 ministerial ordinances and 2 public notices) of the SCCA are promulgated and will come into effect on July 8, 2011.
The amended contents are as follows:
1. The partially amended Enforcement Regulation of the SCCA
2. The partially amended Ministerial Ordinance on the licensed business operator of contaminated soil
3. The Public Notice about the standard of construction method for the change of the character of the land, which reaches to the aquifer, in a managed area of reclaimed land
4. The Public Notice about the standard of construction method for the exceptional change of the character of the land in Area in action-requiring condition

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