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The Government shall designate an entity that emits greenhouse gases in excess of the standard amount prescribed by Presidential Decree (hereinafter referred to as "controlled emitter"), and set and control a greenhouse gas reduction target to be attained within a commitment period prescribed by Presidential Decree, in consultation with the controlled emitter.

Introduced in 2011 following the enactment of the ‘FRAMEWORK ACT ON LOW CARBON, GREEN GROWTH’.

*New Enactment as the "FRAMEWORK ACT ON CARBON NEUTRALITY AND GREEN GROWTH FOR COPING WITH CLIMATE CRISIS"

"Entity that emits greenhouse gases in excess of the standard amount prescribed by Presidential Decree" means a business entity whose annual average of total greenhouse gas emissions over the last three years is not less than 50,000 tCO2-eq or which has at least one place of business with the annual average of greenhouse gas emissions of not less than 15,000 tCO2-eq. 

• FRAMEWORK ACT ON CARBON NEUTRALITY AND GREEN GROWTH FOR COPING WITH CLIMATE CRISIS 
• Article 27 (Greenhouse Gas Target Control of Controlled Emitter) 
• ENFORCEMENT DECREE OF THE FRAMEWORK ACT ON CARBON NEUTRALITY AND GREEN GROWTH FOR COPING WITH CLIMATE CRISIS 
• Article 18 (Greenhouse Gas Target Control of Greenhouse Gas Emitters under Control) 
• Article 19 (Standards for Designation of Greenhouse Gas Emitters under Control and Commitment Period) 
• Article 20 (Procedures for Designation of Greenhouse Gas Emitters under Control) 
• Article 21 (Method and Procedure for Target Control of Greenhouse Gas Emitter under Control) 
• Article 22 (Preparation and Management of Registry of Greenhouse Gas Emitters under Control)
• Article 23 (Disclosure of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Target Achievement Status) 
• Guidance on GHG target management operations

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The controlled emitter prepares and electronically submits a statement containing its greenhouse gas emissions (tCO2-eq), is assigned a target for the next planning period by the competent agency by sector, and submits an "action plan" to achieve the target. 

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