I need to change the environmental label certification, and I need corporate legal advisory regarding the procedure.

If a company that received environmental label certification changes its raw materials or parts, production processes or facilities, or trade name, it can receive environmental label certification change approval after verification.

The certified company must report to the President of the Korea Environmental Industry & Technology Institute within 30 days from the date of the change of the product, attaching the following documents.

Required documents

▶ Environmental label certification details change approval request form

▶ Relevant supporting documents

This procedure is also available through the online application system called the Environmental Technology Industry One-Stop Service.

However, since it is good to confirm in detail through corporate legal advisory regarding specific change reasons, you should be careful.

If you do not go through this change application procedure and are caught using the environmental label without authorization, you may have to bear administrative dispositions such as correction and prosecution as well as criminal liability.

In particular, the President of the Korea Environmental Industry & Technology Institute can independently conduct investigations to verify the validity of environmental labels.

If it is later confirmed that an environmental label was used without authorization and was not removed, you may be subject to imprisonment for up to 2 years or a fine of up to 20 million won.

Therefore, to prevent this in advance, it is good to confirm in advance through corporate legal advisory.