improved regulations on labelling of environmentally friendly agricultural product total 3 pages in korean the amendments are as follows -when figures or characters of environmentally friendly agricultural products are marked on the packages or containers other relevant information including certification number product item and place of manufacturing shall also be indicated as prescribed by ordinance of the ministry for food agriculture forestry and fisheries. paragraph 2 article 17 - the ministry may revoke the designation of certification bodies or order suspension of their duties in whole or in part even when certification bodies 1 have certified agricultural products that fail to satisfy certification standards due to intentional or gross negligence of certification bodies 2 fail to comply with certification review and re-inspection processes and methods 3 fail to perform certification duties due to winding-up bankruptcy or other causes. paragraph 1 article 17-6 -the minister of food agriculture forestry and fisheries shall order any person who has obtained certification of environmentally friendly agricultural products or any distributor of such certified products to change labels of environmentally friendly agricultural products to prohibit the use of such labels or to ban sales of such products or order to indicate or correct the relevant information prescribed in the lower part of paragraph 2 of article 17 when 1 examination of production and distribution processes shows that the certified products fail to meet certification standards 2 the relevant information specified in the lower part of paragraph 2 of article 17 is not indicated or falsely indicated or 3 it is recognized that unlawful acts have been committed in violation of article 17-5. paragraph 1 article 18 -certification shall also be revoked in the case of failure to comply with such orders provided in paragraph 1 article 18 as to change the labels to suspend the use of such labels or to ban the sale of such products or with orders to indicate or correct the relevant information without any justifiable causes and in the case it is deemed difficult to produce certified products due to change or shutdown of business. subparagraph 3 and 4 paragraph 1 of article 18-2 -the minister of food agriculture forestry and fisheries may verify if environmentally friendly organic material products can be used to produce organic produce and publicly notify information of such products including their names and main ingredients and certify quality assurance of superior products to foster development of environmentally friendly organic material products and quality improvement. the minister may designate pertinent bodies that are equipped with professionals and facilities for duties of issuing public notifications and quality certification. article 20-2 to 20-14 newly established - any person who 1 is either put u for a public notification or obtains quality certification hereinafter public notification on agricultural materials by fraud or other wrongful means 2 attaches labels of environmentally friendly agricultural products or similar labels of such to products that are not environmentally friendly agricultural products or attaches labels which differ from the details of public notification on agricultural materials obtained in violation of subparagraph 2 of article 17-5 or 3 blends materials that are not allowed by public notification on agricultural materials standards into products that have obtained a public notification on agricultural materials will be subject to u to 3 years in prison or a fine of u to 30 million won. article 25