Up to 3 Million KRW Fine for Failure to Submit Workplace Air Pollutant Measurement Results

Resolution of the Amendment to the Enforcement Decree of the Air Environment Conservation Act at the State Council Meeting... Effective from the 27th

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[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Bo-kyung] In the future, business owners who fail to submit self-measurement results of workplace air pollutants will be fined up to 3 million KRW.

The Ministry of Environment announced that the amendment to the "Enforcement Decree of the Air Environment Conservation Act," which includes this provision, was approved at the Cabinet meeting held on the 19th and will be enforced starting from the 27th.

The enforcement decree includes regulations requiring the submission of self-measurement results of air pollutant emissions from workplaces semiannually, and imposes fines for non-submission.

According to the amendment, business owners must submit the self-measurement results, which are periodically conducted to check the concentration of air pollutants emitted from discharge outlets, to the provincial governor and local (watershed) environmental office semiannually.

If they fail to submit, a fine of 1 million KRW will be imposed for the first violation, 2 million KRW for the second, and 3 million KRW from the third violation onward.

Additionally, the scope of charges exempted for businesses using low-emission fuels such as Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) and Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) has been clearly revised to apply to the "basic charge."

Furthermore, as the distribution of low-emission vehicles expands, a basis has been established to entrust the Korea Environment Corporation with tasks such as issuing labels for these vehicles and installing and operating electric vehicle charging facilities.

Meanwhile, the Ministry of Environment plans to announce and enforce, along with the enforcement decree on the 27th, an amendment to the enforcement rules stipulating that if a business owner is caught manipulating measurement results through a measurement agency, a 90-day suspension of operations will be imposed for the first offense, and cancellation of permission or closure for the second offense.

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