Article 20-2 (Designation of Feed Testing and Inspection Institutions)

Article 20-2 (Designation of Feed Testing and Inspection Institutions) (1) The Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs may designate institutions capable of inspecting, etc. feed prescribed in Article 20 (1) as feed testing and inspection institutions. (2) A person who intends to be designated as a feed testing and inspection institution shall file an application with the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, complying with the designation standards the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs determines for facilities, manpower, etc. necessary for the inspection, etc. of feed. (3) Where the Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs designates a feed testing and inspection institution pursuant to paragraph (1), he or she shall publish such fact on the website of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs. (4) The validity of the designation of feed testing and inspection institutions shall be three years from the date of designation. In such cases, any feed testing and inspection institution that intends to continue to conduct the inspection, etc. of feed even after the validity of designation expires shall file an application for re-designation not later than two months before the expiration of the validity of designation. (5) Except as provided in paragraphs (1) through (4), matters necessary for procedures for designating feed testing and inspection institutions, procedures for changing designated matters, and others necessary for designating feed testing and inspection institutions shall be prescribed by Ministerial Decree of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs.