Permission for Facilities
Permission for Research Facilities
Persons, who intend to install and operate, among research facilities that develop or conduct experiment using LMO, Safety Management Level 3 or Level 4 research facilities, should request permission from the Ministry of Science and ICT(MSIT).
- Safety Management Level 3,4 research facilities that pose risk to the environment are subject to requesting permission from the Ministry of Science and ICT(MSIT).
- and Safety Management Level3,4 facilities that pose risk to the human body are subject to requesting permission from the Ministry of Health and Welfare(MOHW).
| Overview | Persons, who intend to install and operate, among (research) facilities that develop or conduct experiment using LMO, Safety Management Level 3,4 research facilities that pose risk to the environment, should request permission from the Ministry of Science and ICT(MSIT). |
|---|---|
| Application Method | online reporting(http://report.lmosafety.or.kr) |
| Processing Period | Within 60 days |
| Fee | N/A |
| Related Law | Transboundary Movement, Etc. of Living Modified Organisms Act: Article 22.1 Enforcement Decree of the same Act: Article 23.1, Article 23.3 and Article 23.4 [Attached Table 1] Enforcement Rule of the same Act: Article 14.1~2 [Appendix No.26 Form] Consolidated Public Notification on Transboundary Movement, Etc. of Living Modified Organisms: Article 9-3.1~5 |
Documents for Submission
- Request for Permission for Installation and Operation of Research Facilities
- Research Personnel and Technical Capability Status
- Design Drawing of Research Facilities
- Evidence of the scope and possession or use right of research facilities
- Basic Design Drawing of Risk Prevention Facilities
- Internal Inspection Report on Research Facilities
- Internal Biosafety Management Regulations
Safety Management Level Classification for Research Facilities
| Level | Target | Reporting/Permission | Concerned Agency MSIP |
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| Level 1 | Facilities that develop or conduct experiment using LMO that is known as not causing disease among healthy adults and LMO that is known as not causing risk to the environment | Reporting | MSIT |
| Level 2 | Facilities that develop or conduct experiment using LMO that might cause disease among humans, which is easily curable, and LMO that, even if discharged into the environment, might cause minor and easily treatable risk | Reporting | |
| Level 3 | Facilities that develop or conduct experiment using LMO that might cause disease among humans, which might have severe symptoms but is curable, and LMO that, if discharged into the environment, might cause significant but treatable risk | Permission | MSIT / MOHW |
| Level 4 | Facilities that develop or conduct experiment using LMO that might cause disease among humans, which has fatal symptoms and is hardly curable, and LMO that, if discharged into the environment, might cause enormous and hardly treatable risk | Permission |