SOUTH KOREA

SOUTH KOREA
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Definitions of
non-road mobile
machinery

In South Korea, emission limit values are set based on the ruling of the Clean Air Conservation Act of 2007, currently Ministry of Environment Ordinance No. 17797 of December 29, 2020, where they are defined in Article 2:

  • Motor vehicles means any of the following:
    • Motor vehicles prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Environment among those defined in subparagraph 1 of Article 2 of the Motor Vehicle Management Act; and
    • Construction machinery prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Environment, the driving characteristics of which are similar to those of motor vehicles referred to in item (a) among the construction machinery defined in Article 2, paragraph 1 of the Construction Machinery Management Act.
  • The term “motor” means any of the following:
    • Devices which generate electric power for construction machinery prescribed by Ordinance of the Ministry of Environment, other than construction machinery defined in subparagraph 13 (b), among the construction machinery defined in Article 2(1) 1 of the Construction Machinery Management Act; and
    • Devices which generate electric power for machinery prescribed by ordinance of the Ministry of Environment and used for agricultural, forestry or marine purposes.

Vehicle classifications are prescribed by the Motor Vehicle Management Act of the Ministry of Land Infrastructure and Transport, which defines in its article 3, numeral 4, among other categories:

  • Special motor vehicle: A motor vehicle suitably manufactured to perform towing other motor vehicles, rescue work, or other special tasks and that is neither a passenger motor vehicle, a motor vehicle for passengers and freight, nor a freight motor vehicle (corresponding definitions in Article 3(1) and 3(2) of the Motor Vehicle Management Act, 2017).

According to the Construction Machinery Management Act, this is defined in Article 2, paragraph 13:

  • Construction machinery: machinery that can be used for construction works, which is prescribed by Presidential Decree (Clean Air Conservation Act, Laws and Regulations, 2008).

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Main regulatory
instruments for NRMM
emissions reduction

A compilation of different types of instruments identified in South Korea for the control of air pollution generated by NRMM is presented in Table 1 Regulatory framework and identification of tools for reducing NRMM emissions – South Korea.

Table 1

Regulatory framework and identification of NRMM emission reduction tools – South Korea

Source: self made.

From axis #3 to axis #9

No information for South Korea

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