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18-7 · Environmental & waste permits

Registration and Change Registration of Natural Environment Conservation Project Agencies

To carry out the design, construction, aftercare and monitoring of natural environment restoration projects, ecosystem conservation charge refund projects, substitute nature creation projects, and storage facility and artificial wetland projects among non-point pollution reduction facilities on behalf of project implementers, a company must register as a natural environment conservation project agency under Article 50-2 of the Natural Environment Conservation Act. The registration standards are the 5 technical staff in Annexed Table 3 of the Enforcement Decree, an office for the business, and capital (500 million won or more for corporations, 1 billion won or more for individuals), and a construction business operator under the Framework Act on the Construction Industry need not duplicate the technical capability, office and capital already held under its construction business registration standards. The application is filed with the Natural Environment Restoration Support Center, which handles registration on behalf of the ministry, and the processing period is 20 days for registration and 7 days for change registration. If the trade name, representative, location, technical staff or capital changes, change registration must be made within 60 days of the cause arising, and annual agency performance is reported by the end of February of the following year.

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🌐 Nature Conservation Project Agent Registration Requirements
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Procedure

Procedure

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    Confirming the scope of projects: Organize which projects you intend to take on among natural environment restoration, ecosystem conservation charge refund, substitute nature creation, and storage facility or artificial wetland projects, and whether you will handle design and construction or aftercare and monitoring. Acting as an agency for these projects without registration is punishable by imprisonment of up to 2 years or a fine of up to 20 million won, so registration is completed before taking orders.

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    Checking the 5 technical staff: One natural environment management professional engineer, two natural ecology restoration engineers or industrial engineers (one may be replaced by a biological classification engineer), one landscape engineer or intermediate landscaping technician, and one civil engineering construction technician or forest engineering technician must work full time. A person who fits two categories counts as only one, and those whose qualifications are suspended are excluded, so the certificates and social insurance records of current staff are checked one by one.

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    Preparing office and capital evidence: Prepare the lease agreement for the office and capital evidence. Paid-in capital is used for stock companies, contributions for other corporations, and the appraised value of business assets for individuals, and individuals submit a statement of business assets with supporting documents. Construction business operators also check whether they need not duplicate what they already hold under construction business registration standards.

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    Preparing and filing the application: Submit the natural environment conservation project agency registration application with the office lease agreement, technical staff status and qualification documents to the Natural Environment Restoration Support Center. The center checks the corporate register, building register and national technical qualifications through administrative information sharing, the processing period is 20 days, and on registration a certificate is issued and the registration is announced on the center's website.

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    Change registration and performance reports: If the trade name, representative, location, technical staff or capital changes, submit a change registration application on the same form with supporting documents and the registration certificate within 60 days (processed in 7 days), and report annual agency performance with supporting documents by the end of February of the following year. Because compliance with the qualification requirements is checked at least twice a year, replace technical staff promptly when someone leaves.

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Filing route

Filing route

Natural Environment Restoration Support Center (handles registration on behalf of the ministry; the registration authority under the Act is the Minister of Climate, Energy and Environment)

Confirm the current filing office, jurisdiction, and online availability on the official website.

Official check
Actual processing agencyCompetent Korean authority or official service
Statutory and policy authorityMinistry of Climate, Energy and Environment
Online routeOfficial check
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Deadlines & processing notes

Deadlines & processing notes

Check deadlines and next steps against the notice, filing date, and any request for additional documents.Official check
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Basic documents

Basic documents

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Signing a new natural environment conservation project contract during a business suspension leads to cancellation of registration and a 2-year bar on re-registration from the date of cancellation, so do not sign new contracts while a sanction is in effect.

Scope of services

Scope of services

Hwang Yunsang Administrative Agent Office prepares and translates documents for administrative agencies, submits them on your behalf, and guides you through permit, application, and notification procedures. Services that require the principal’s personal appearance, principal’s application, or electronic signature may be limited in delegation.