BUSAN METROPOLITAN CITY ORDINANCE ON THE ENVIRONMENTAL DISPUTE MEDIATION COMMITTEE : City Government

Amended by Ordinance No. 5848, Jan. 9, 2019

Article 1 (Purpose)
The purpose of this Ordinance is to prescribe matters concerning the operation of the Busan Metropolitan City Environmental Dispute Mediation Committee and to set forth fees for applications relating to arrangements, mediations, or adjudication under Articles 15 (2) and 63 (2) of the Environmental Dispute Mediation Act.

Article 2 (Operation of Committee)
(1) The Vice Mayor for Economic Affairs of Busan Metropolitan City shall be the chairperson of the Busan Metropolitan City Environmental Dispute Mediation Committee (hereinafter referred to as the "Committee") pursuant to Article 4 of the Environmental Dispute Mediation Act (hereinafter referred to as the "Act").
(2) In order to handle the affairs of the Committee, the Committee shall have one secretary and one clerk.; The secretary shall be the director in charge of environmental dispute mediation and the clerk shall be an official in charge of environmental dispute mediation.
(3) The chairperson shall determine matters necessary for the operation of the Committee, in addition to those provided in this Ordinance, based on resolutions adopted by the Committee.

Article 3 (Appointment of Examiners)
(1) The chairperson of the Committee shall appoint examiners for each environmental dispute to handle affairs prescribed in Article 13 (2) of the Act (hereinafter referred to as "examiner") from among public officials belonging to Busan Metropolitan City (hereinafter referred to as the "City").
(2) Where an examiner is unable to perform his or her duties due to inevitable circumstances, the chairperson of the Committee shall newly appoint an examiner from among the City's public officials.

Article 4 (Mediation Committee and Adjudication Committee)
(1) The chairpersons of the mediation committee prescribed in Article 31 (1) of the Act (hereinafter referred to as the "mediation committee") and the chairperson of the adjudication committee prescribed in Article 36 (1) of the Act (hereinafter referred to as the "adjudication committee") shall be appointed by the chairperson of the Committee.
(2) The chairperson of each committee shall give notice as to meetings of the mediation committee and the adjudication committee in writing or via electronic communications networks, including in such notice the date, time, venue, and agenda of a meeting not later than five days before the opening of a meeting: Provided, That this shall not apply to an urgent case.
(3) The mediation committee and the adjudication committee may have examiners attend meetings and make their statements.

Article 5 (Fees)
(1) Fees that a person applying for an arrangement, mediation, or adjudication shall pay under Article 63 (2) of the Act shall be as specified in the attached Table.
(2) The fees prescribed in paragraph (1) shall be paid by a revenue stamp published by the City.
(3) Where the application fee for an arrangement, mediation, or adjudication increases due to the change in reason for application, etc., the amount equivalent to the differences in fees before and after the increase shall be paid through a revenue stamp published by the City.
(4) Notwithstanding paragraphs (2) and (3), where the Committee handles electronic civil petitions under Article 33 of the Electronic Government Act, the Committee may allow the payment by means of electronic cash, electronic settlement, etc.

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