Article 16 (Standards for Intensive Control of Hazardous Elements) (1) The Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs may determine and publicly notify procedures for the management of manufacturing facilities and process for each type of feed or standards for the intensive control of hazardous elements in each process (hereinafter referred to as "standards for intensive control of hazardous elements") in conformity with standards prescribed by Ministerial Decree of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs in order to prevent hazardous substances from mixing with feed or to protect feed from being contaminated by such hazardous substances in the course of the management of raw materials and manufacturing and distribution of feed. <Amended on Mar. 23, 2013> (2) The Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs may, when he or she establishes standards for the intensive control of hazardous elements, require manufacturers of such feed to comply with the standards, as prescribed by Ministerial Decree of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs. <Amended on Mar. 23, 2013> (3) The Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs may designate feed factories of a manufacturer who is willing to comply with standards for the intensive control of hazardous elements, among manufacturers, as feed factories conforming to standards for the intensive control of hazardous elements. <Amended on Mar. 23, 2013>
(4) The Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs shall issue a document certifying designation to the manufacturer whose feed factory is designated as one conforming to standards for the intensive control of hazardous elements pursuant to paragraph (3), as prescribed by Ministerial Decree of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs. <Amended on Mar. 23, 2013> (5) A manufacturer (including his or her employees) who wishes to be designated as a feed factory subject to the standards for intensive control of hazardous elements or who has been designated as such, shall receive education and training on technology and information necessary for the intensive control of hazardous elements, as prescribed by Ministerial Decree of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs. <Amended on Dec. 27, 2022>
(6) The Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs may entrust an institution prescribed by Ministerial Decree of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs with the conduct of educational and training programs under paragraph (5). <Amended on Mar. 23, 2013> (7) The Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs may, if a feed factory conforming to standards for the intensive control of hazardous elements falls under any of the following subparagraphs, revoke the designation or order it to take corrective measures, as prescribed by Ministerial Decree of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs: Provided, That if it falls under subparagraph 1 or 4, the designation shall be
revoked: <Amended on Mar. 23, 2013; Dec. 27, 2022>
- If it obtains the designation by fraud or other improper means;
- If it fails to comply with an order of correction without good cause;
- If it fails to comply with standards for the intensive control of hazardous elements;
3.-2 If it fails to receive education and training referred to in Article 5;
- If it is ordered to suspend all of its business for at least two months or more for falling under Article
25 (1) 8, 9, 12 through 14, 16, 18, or 19;
- Other cases prescribed by Ministerial Decree of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, which are
equivalent to those under subparagraphs 2 and 3. (8) No manufacturer shall use the title "feed factory conforming to standards for the intensive control of hazardous elements" if he or she fails to have his or her feed factory designated as one so conforming to standards for the intensive control of hazardous elements under paragraph (3). (9) The Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs or each Mayor/Do Governor may provide manufacturers whose feed factories are designated as those conforming to standards for the intensive control of hazardous elements with preferential support, such as loans for the improvement of manufacturing facilities. <Amended on Mar. 23, 2013> (10) Each feed factory conforming to standards for the intensive control of hazardous elements shall undergo examinations on whether it complies with standards for the intensive control of hazardous elements, as prescribed by Ministerial Decree of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs. <Amended on Mar. 23, 2013>
(11) Matters necessary for the qualification requirements and the procedure for the designation of a feed factory conforming to standards for the intensive control of hazardous elements under paragraph (3), details of educational and training programs under paragraph (5), and the method and procedure for examinations under paragraph (10) shall be prescribed by Ministerial Decree of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs. <Amended on Mar. 23, 2013>