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韩国——贸易 工业和能源部国家标准框架法案 2016.1.6 第五章（英文版）1-5

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FRAMEWORK ACT ON NATIONAL STANDARDS

[Enforcement Date 06. Jan, 2016.] [Act No.13747, 06. Jan, 2016., Amendment by Other Act]

Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (Standard Policy Division , National Institute of Technology and Standards) , 043-870-5347

CHAPTER I GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1 (Purpose)

The purpose of this Act is to contribute to facilitating the innovation of science and technology, upgrading the industrial structure, and developing information society and consequently contribute to the enhancement of national competitiveness and the improvement of welfare of citizens by providing for fundamental matters for the establishment of the national standards system.

[This Article Wholly Amended by Act No. 9590, Apr. 1, 2009]

Article 2 (Scope of Application)

This Act shall govern economic and social activities in all areas, to which national standards based on science and technology shall apply mutatis mutandis.

Article 3 (Definitions)

The definitions of terms used in this Act shall be as follows:   <Amended by Act No. 12925, Dec. 30, 2014>

1. The term "national standards" means all standards provided by this Act, such as measurement standards, reference standards and codified standards, which are nationally approved scientific and technical public standards in order to enhance accuracy, rationality, and internationality in every area of the nation's communities;

2. The term "international standards" means internationally approved standards, which are established to facilitate the exchange of materials and services between nations and enhance international cooperation in the fields of intellectual, scientific, technical, and economic activities;

3. The term "measurement standards" means a physical scale, measuring instrument, reference material, measuring method and measurement system used as the standards for defining, expressing, preserving and practically realizing a unit of measurement of a quantity in the shape of an object or the value of a specific quantity in the industrial, scientific and technical fields;

4. The term "national measurement standards" means nationally approved measurement standards, which are standards for giving a certain value to different standards of a related quantity;

5. The term "international measurement standards" means internationally approved measurement standards, which are standards for giving a certain value to different standards of a related quantity;

6. The term "reference standards" means physical and chemical constants, the value of physical properties, scientific and technical statistics, etc. prepared to be widely, continuously, or repeatedly used in every area of the nation's communities, which have been officially approved through scientific analysis and evaluation of the accuracy and reliability of measured data and information;

7. The term "codified standards" means written scientific and technical criteria, specifications, guidelines, and technical regulations which are applied compulsorily or voluntarily in order to raise the overall comprehensibility, efficiency, economical feasibility, etc. in every area of the nation's communities;

8. The term "industrial standards" means standards for unifying and simplifying the kinds, appearance, quality, producing methods, methods of testing, inspection and measurement of mining and industrial products; and supply methods and procedures of services related to industrial activities;

9. The term "measurement" means a series of works carried out to determine the value of a certain quantity in every area of the industrial society;

10. The term "unit of measurement" or "unit" means a specific quantity used as a standard for indicating the magnitude thereof in comparison with any other quantity of the same kind;

11. The term "International System of Units" means a coherent system of units of measurement adopted at and recommended to apply mutatis mutandis by the Metre Convention;

12. The term "weighing and measuring" means a series of works carried out to determine the value of a certain quantity to be used for trade transactions or certification;

13. The term "legal weights and measures" means the weights and measures prescribed by the Government for trade transactions and certification pursuant tot to Acts and subordinate statutes to ensure the accuracy and fairness thereof;

14. The term “legal units of weights and measures” means the units prescribed by the Government for trade transactions and certification pursuant tot to Acts and subordinate statutes to ensure the accuracy and fairness thereof;

15. The term "reference material" means a material or substance with the sufficiently homogeneous and stable feature value used to calibrate devices, evaluate methods of measurement, or give a value of the physical properties to a material or substance;

16. The term "calibration" means a series of works which fixes the value determined by a measuring instrument, reference material, scale, measuring system, etc. under specified conditions as a relation between the values determined in accordance with the standard;

17. The term "traceability" means a system for continuously comparing and calibrating the results measured at the scene of research and development, industrial production, testing and inspection, etc. to make them conform to national measurement standards or international measurement standards within the specified range of uncertainty;

18. The term "accreditation of a laboratory" means an administrative service that an accrediting agency with official authority evaluates a laboratory capable of performing specified testing or inspections and guarantees the capability thereof;

19. The term "conformity assessment" means a series of works, including calibration, certification, testing, inspection, etc., determining that a product, service, process, system, etc. meets the requirements of national standards, international standards, etc.;

20. The term "examination system for certification of standards" means a system for examining and certifying products in accordance with examination modules systemized and formulated by type by classifying the evaluation of designs, testing and inspection, and examination of factories into the certification phase and the follow-up management phase;

21. The term "integrated national certification mark" means a certification mark that has unified certification marks for each field, such as safety, health, environment, quality, on a national level.

[This Article Wholly Amended by Act No. 9590, Apr. 1, 2009]

Article 4 (Responsibilities and Duties of State, etc.) (1) The Government shall promote the development and utilization of national standards to establish the national standards system, formulate various policies for building the foundation therefor, and take legislative, financial and other necessary administrative measures following such policies.  <Amended by Act No. 12925, Dec. 30, 2014>

(2) Each local government shall endeavor to enact and enforce local laws and regulations, including municipal ordinances, in compliance with national standards.  <Newly Inserted by Act No. 12925, Dec. 30, 2014>

(3) Each university, research institution, enterprise and public institution shall proactively participate in the development of national standards, and endeavor to the utmost so that the result thereof may be utilized in a useful manner.  <Newly Inserted by Act No. 12925, Dec. 30, 2014>

[This Article Wholly Amended by Act No. 9590, Apr. 1, 2009]

Article 4-2 (Relationship to other Acts)

Except as otherwise expressly provided for in other Acts, national standards shall be governed by this Act.

[This Article Newly Inserted by Act No. 12925, Dec. 30, 2014]

CHAPTER II ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIONAL STANDARDS SYSTEM

Article 5 (Committee for Deliberation on National Standards) (1) The Government shall establish a Committee for Deliberation on National Standards (hereinafter referred to as the "Deliberative Committee") under the jurisdiction of the Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy to deliberate on the master plan for national standards under Article 7 and important matters concerning the efficient business coordination between government agencies related to national standards.  <Amended by Act No. 11690, Mar. 23, 2013>

(2) The Deliberative Committee shall deliberate on the following matters:

1. Formulating a master plan for the establishment, maintenance, and development of the national standards system and comprehensively coordinating policies on national standards;

2. Comprehensibly coordinating matters concerning cooperation with organizations related to international standards and agencies related to standards of foreign countries;

3. Coordinating research, development, and diffusion of technologies related to standards;

4. Implementing projects for the establishment of a conformity assessment system;

5. Deliberating on, and adjusting, systems and regulations pertaining to measurement standards, reference standards, and coded standards;

6. Implementing projects for the alignment of national standards with international standards and the unification of national standards;

7. Other matters specified by Presidential Decree as important for the establishment and maintenance of the national standards system.

(3) The Deliberative Committee shall be composed of not more than 25 members, including one chairperson.  <Amended by Act No. 12925, Dec. 30, 2014>