1. Reasons for Amendment

As the Act on Securing, Management, and Use of Marine and Fisheries Bio-Resources has been promulgated (Act No. 20136; promulgated on January 23, 2024, and to be enforced on July 24, 2024) regarding the cancellation of the designation of depositories, registries and reserves in cases where marine and fisheries bio-resources are allotted in a false or fraudulent manner, this amendment aims to establish standards for administrative dispositions in a timely manner (Attached Table 1).

  In addition, this amendment aims to improve the simplification of administrative documents by removing the certificate of designation to a depository, registry, and reserve that are issued as an electronic document and specify the designation period, among the documents required to be submitted when reviewing for re-designation as a depository, registry, and reserve (Article 15 (1)). 

2. Major Provisions

A. Provide standards for the administrative disposition of canceling the designation of a depository, registry, and reserve (Attached Table 1 subparagraph 2 (e))

- Article 19 (1) 5 of the Act has been newly established to provide standards for administrative disposition (warning, cancellation of designation) in cases where marine and fisheries bio-resources are allotted in a false or fraudulent manner.

   * (1st violation) Warning → (2nd violation) Warning → (3rd or more) Cancellation of the designation

B. Simplify administrative documents when applying for re-designation as a depository, registry, and reserve (Article 15 (1))

 - When applying for re-designation as a depository, registry, and reserve, the designation certificate must be returned in the submitted documents. However, since the designation certificate with the designation period specified is issued as an electronic document, the return is not effective, so the amendment aims to simplify the application documents for re-designation by improving provisions.

   * Remove Article 15 (1) 4 (certificate of designation to a depository, registry, and reserve)

C. Aim to improve and supplement some of the shortcomings, such as by removing relevant provisions* following amendments to other Acts and modifying the text to make it easier for the public to understand in accordance with the easy-to-understand standards for legislative drafting

   * Remove Article 27 (5) 3 (Domestic research institutes or organizations falling under Article 23-2 subparagraph 5 of the Enforcement Decree of the Framework Act on Marine Fishery Development)