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Korean Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) 1966
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AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA AMENDING THE AGREEMENT UNDER ARTICLE IV OF THE MUTUAL DEFENSE TREATY BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA, REGARDING FACILITIES AND AREAS AND THE STATUS OF
The United States of America and the Republic of Korea,
Desiring to amend the Agreement between the United States of America and the Republic of Korea Under Article IV of the Mutual Defense Treaty between the United States of America and the Republic of Korea, Regarding Facilities and Areas and the Status of
Have agreed as follows:
ARTICLE I
Article XXII Paragraph 5 (c) shall be amended to read as follows:
The custody of an accused member of the United States armed forces or civilian component, or of a dependent, over whom the Republic of Korea is to exercise jurisdiction shall remain with the military authorities of the United States until he is indicted
ARTICLE II
This Agreement shall enter into force one month after the date of a written notification from the Government of the Republic of Korea to the Government of the United States of America that it has approved the Agreement in accordance with its legal proced
IN WITNESS WHEREOF the undersigned, being duly authorized by their respective Governments, have signed this Agreement.
DONE at Seoul this ????????????????? day of January, 2001, in duplicate, in the English and Korean languages, both texts being equally authentic, and in the case of divergence, the English text shall prevail.
FOR THE UNITED STATES FOR THE REPUBLIC
The United States of America and the Republic of Korea agree to amend the Agreed Minutes of July 9, 1966 to the Agreement Under Article IV of the Mutual Defense Treaty between the United States of America and the Republic of Korea, Regarding Facilities a
The United States Government and the Republic of Korea Government recognize and acknowledge the importance of environmental protection in the context of defense activities in the Republic of Korea under the Mutual Defense Treaty of 1953. The United Stat
The undertaking of the Government of the United States to conform to the provisions of the labor legislation of the Republic of Korea does not imply any waiver by the Government of the United States of its immunities under international law. The Governm
1. In the event the Republic of Korea authorities have arrested an accused who is a member of the United States armed forces or the civilian component, or a dependent, with respect to a case over which the Republic of Korea has the primary right to exer
2. In cases where the Republic of Korea authorities have arrested an accused who is a member of the United States armed forces or the civilian component, or a dependent at the scene of the crime, in immediate flight therefrom or prior to the accused?s r
3. The military authorities of the United States shall transfer custody to the Republic of Korea authorities if the offense over which the Republic of Korea has the primary right of jurisdiction and for which the Republic of Korea has requested the tran
(a) murder;
(b) rape (including quasi-rape and sexual intercourse with a minor under thirteen years of age);
(c) kidnapping for ransom;
(d) trafficking in illegal drugs;
(e) manufacturing illegal drugs for the purposes of distribution;
(f) arson;
(g) robbery with a dangerous weapon;
(h) attempts to commit the foregoing offenses;
(i) assault resulting in death;
(j) driving under the influence of alcohol, resulting in death;
(k) fleeing the crime scene after committing a traffic accident resulting in death;
(l) offenses which include one or more of the above-referenced offenses as lesser included offenses.
4. ?Adequate cause? that the accused committed the offense charged shall be a judicial determination that there exist reasonable grounds to believe that the accused committed the offense. Such judicial determination shall be made in accordance with the
5. ?Necessity? for pretrial custody shall be a judicial determination that confinement of the accused is required because there is reasonable ground to suspect that the accused has destroyed or may destroy evidence; that the accused may flee; or that th
6. In all situations where authorized under the law of the Republic of Korea, a preliminary hearing to examine the legality of any arrest, detention or request for either, is automatically requested by and on behalf of the accused and will be held. The
7. The right to request bail and to a review by a judge before deciding any such request shall be a continuing right that the accused, his counsel or his family may assert at any time prior to completion of all judicial proceedings.
8. The authorities of the Republic of Korea shall give sympathetic consideration to a request by the military authorities of the United States to forgo or postpone pre-trial custody in special cases where the accused is ill, injured, or pregnant.
9. When an accused is in the custody of the military authorities of the United States, the military authorities of the United States shall promptly make any such accused available to the authorities of the Republic of Korea upon their request for the pu
10. When an accused has been in the custody of the military authorities of the United States, the military authorities of the United States may transfer custody to the authorities of the Republic of Korea at any time. At any time after the custody of a
11. The military authorities of the United States shall give sympathetic consideration to any request for transfer of custody which may be made by the authorities of the Republic of Korea in specific cases.
The authorities of the Republic of Korea will give full account to any special view expressed by the military authorities of the United States regarding the execution of the sentence in specific cases.
The right to legal representation shall exist from the moment of arrest or detention and shall include the right to have counsel present and to consult confidentially with such counsel, at all preliminary investigations, examinations, pretrial hearings,
The right to communicate with a representative of the Government of the United States shall exist from the moment of arrest or detention, and no statement of the accused taken in the absence of such a representative shall be admissible as evidence in sup
The authorities of the Republic of Korea shall, upon request from the military authorities of the United States, permit them to visit and observe any areas of any confinement facilities of the Republic of Korea in which a member of the United States arme
1. If the authorities of the Republic of Korea or the military authorities of the United States believe an infringement of this agreement may have occurred, the appropriate branch, district or similar level prosecutor and the staff judge advocate or app
2. If the matter is not resolved by the Joint Committee or otherwise between the parties within 21 days of receipt by the Joint Committee of the written notice, either representative to the Joint Committee may refer the matter to the respective Governme
The provisions of Article XXV apply to the protection of described personnel and their property in the same manner that they apply to the installations, equipment, property, records, and official information of the United States.
These Agreed Minutes shall enter into force one month after the date of a written notification from the Government of the Republic of Korea to the Government of the United States of America that it has approved these Agreed Minutes in accordance with its
IN WITNESS WHEREOF the undersigned, being duly authorized by their respective Governments, have signed these Agreed Minutes.
DONE at Seoul this ???????????????? day of January, 2001, in duplicate, in the English and Korean languages, both texts being equally authentic, and in the case of divergence, the English text shall prevail.
FOR THE UNITED STATESOF AMERICA:
UNDERSTANDINGS TO THE AGREEMENT UNDER ARTICLE IV OF THE MUTUAL DEFENSE TREATY BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA REGARDING FACILITIES AND AREAS AND THE STATUS OF UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES IN THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA AND RELATED
The United States of America and the Republic of Korea have agreed to the following Understandings:
The Republic of Korea, through the Joint Committee or its Facilities and Areas Subcommittee, may request the United States armed forces to waive the reserved right of re-entry on those facilities and areas that have been returned with the reserved right
1. The United States and the Republic of Korea shall review, on at least an annual basis, all facilities and areas granted under Article II of the Status of Forces Agreement with a view to returning the facilities and areas no longer needed for the use s
2. Whenever there is a change in the use of granted facilities and areas as originally listed on the acquisition documents recording the grant, the United States will notify and consult with the Republic of Korea.
(a) In a case in which the United States expresses a need to continue to use the granted area and facility, the Facilities and Areas Subcommittee will conduct a survey of the granted area. The survey results and the new use of the granted area will be p
(b) In a case in which the granted area and facility is programmed for use, such as for major military construction or unit realignment, by the United States, the Facilities and Areas Subcommittee will conduct a survey of the granted area. The programme
(c) In a case in which the Facilities and Areas Subcommittee determines that there is no existing use or programmed use for an area or facility, the Facilities and Area Subcommittee will report the results of its review to the Joint Committee with a reco
3. In order to assist an accurate annual review of granted facilities and areas as envisaged in paragraph 1 of this Understanding, the Joint Committee will develop procedures to jointly survey existing facilities and areas. Joint survey procedures shoul
4. If a case is reported to the Joint Committee that use of a granted area or facility is impaired due to constraints, such as encroachment, the Facilities and Areas Subcommittee shall report the constraint to the Joint Committee and immediately engage i
Consistent with the right of the United States to take ?all the measures necessary for their establishment, operation, safeguarding and control? within granted facilities and areas, the United States shall notify and consult with the Government of the Re
1. Detailed procedures relating to examination by Republic of Korea customs inspectors of mail delivered through United States military post office channels will be specified in a separate implementing agreement.
3. Republic of Korea customs authorities shall not make customs examination on military cargo consigned to the United States armed forces including their authorized procurement agencies and their non-appropriated fund organizations provided for in Articl
Authorities of the United States will confer with authorities of the Republic of Korea on implementation procedures that are satisfactory to the Government of the Republic of Korea and that comply with all applicable Republic of Korea government customs
Agreed Minute, Paragraph 4
Appropriate Republic of Korea officials may be present as observers during inspections by United States officials of members of the United States armed forces under orders entering the Republic of Korea.
The United States authorities will make reasonable and practical efforts to control access of unqualified persons to the United States armed forces Non-Appropriated Fund (NAF) organizations. The United States authorities will review biannually all Kore
1. If the United States armed forces determine that there would be a significant advantage for United States-Republic of Korea mutual defense to utilize one or more third-country corporations as United States armed forces invited contractors, the authori
2. The United States armed forces may bring into the Republic of Korea, without privileges, third-country contractor employees possessing special skills not available from the Korean labor force.
1. United States armed forces contracting activities shall respect Republic of Korea Government administrative requirements for registration of local contractor firms. No special requirements will be imposed solely upon contractors doing business with
2. ?Administrative requirements for registration of local contractor firms? refers to Korean government legal criteria and procedures for registration and licensing of local firms.
1. The term ?the United States armed forces,? used in paragraph 3, shall be understood as to include the persons referred to in the first paragraph of Article XV.
2. The term ?conform,? used in paragraph 3, means that conditions of employment, compensation, and labor-management relations shall, unless otherwise agreed upon in this Article, or by the Joint Committee in accordance with the procedures stipulated in A
It is understood that the term ?military requirements,? used in Paragraph 3 and Agreed Minutes 2 and 4, refers to such cases, wherein solutions are urgently needed for the United States armed forces to accomplish its military mission. The term covers suc
1. The Republic of Korea and United States armed forces will exert utmost efforts to expedite a just and fair resolution of labor disputes arising under this paragraph.
Whereas the process for labor-management dispute resolution and the role of the Office of Labor Affairs referenced in Article XVII, Paragraph 4(a)(i) have changed, the parties concerned will submit disputes for mediation to the Labor Relations Commission
The process will be as follows:
The LRC will create a committee to mediate each dispute.
A committee will consist of three members.
The parties to the dispute will select the three members by alternately deleting names from a standing list of public service mediators maintained by the National LRC.
Mediation will be completed within 15 days after the LRC has received the request for mediation.
The parties concerned may agree to extend a period of LRC review an additional 15 days.
Details of the mediation process will be as agreed upon by the Joint Committee.
The intervention of the LRC mediation committee is advisory and non-binding on the parties to the dispute.
If the mediation committee does not reach agreement, the matter will be referred to the Joint Committee.
1. To facilitate its conciliation efforts, the special committee shall, in conducting investigation into the dispute in question, have access to all relevant information and all persons having knowledge of the dispute, including management representative
2. (a) It is understood that disputes referred to a special committee under this paragraph primarily involve collective action issues. However, the Republic of Korea Ministry of Labor may refer certain individual cases to this committee, through the Joi
(i) Management has rendered a final decision after exhaustion of the normal appeal process; and
(ii) The employee concerned concurs in the petition and agrees in writing to accept the decision of the special committee as final; and
(iii) There is reason to believe that there has been a gross miscarriage of justice or that administrative due process has not been followed.
The United States armed forces will respond to the referral request by the Ministry of Labor in a timely fashion.
(b) In such proceedings, the employee may be represented by counsel or a personal representative of his or her choice. Because of the binding effect of the committee?s decisions in individual cases referred to it, the committee must arrive at a final d
The special committee will be composed of not more than six members, with equal representation from the Republic of Korea Government and the United States armed forces. All members must be able to render a fair and impartial decision; accordingly, they
In regard to Article XVII (4)(a)(v) and in light of changed labor practices, it is understood that neither employee organizations nor employees shall engage in any practices disruptive of normal work requirements for a period of at least 45 days from the
1. The Government of the Republic of Korea agrees that, upon notification under the second sentence of the Agreed Minute Re Paragraph l(a), the military authorities of the United States may exercise jurisdiction over such persons in accordance with the t
2. In order to avoid instances when, because of the existence of martial law in the Republic of Korea, neither nation may exercise jurisdiction over United States civilians and dependents for offenses normally punishable by Korean civilian courts, and at
The civil authorities of the Republic of Korea will retain full control over the arrest, investigation and trial of a member of the United States armed forces or civilian component or a dependent.
It is understood that the United States authorities shall exercise utmost restraint in requesting waivers of exclusive jurisdiction.
1. A substantial departure from the acts a person is required to perform in a particular duty will usually indicate an act outside of the person?s ?official duty.?
2. A duty certificate shall be issued only upon the advice of a Staff Judge Advocate, and the competent authority issuing the duty certificate shall be a general grade officer.
3. (a) The certificate will be conclusive unless modification is agreed upon. However, the Republic of Korea authorities may discuss, question or object to any United States armed forces official duty certificate. The United States authorities shall gi
(b) With respect to the right of lower level authorities of the Republic of Korea to discuss, question, or object to any United States armed forces official duty certificate, the appropriate branch, district, or similar level prosecutor may discuss any q
The recitation therein of the right of representatives of the Republic of Korea to attend trials of members of the armed forces, civilian component, or their dependents when held outside the Republic of Korea shall not be construed to deprive such repres
2. Upon receipt of the written request, the State having the primary jurisdiction shall make a decision on the request and inform the other State of such decision within twenty-eight (28) days.
3. When there are special reasons, the State having the primary jurisdiction may, identifying the case and prior to the expiration of the original twenty-eight (28) day period, request an extension for a specific period of days normally not exceeding an
4. When the State having the primary jurisdiction makes a decision not to exercise jurisdiction or when it does not inform the other State of its decision within the prescribed period, with any extension, the requesting State may exercise its concurrent
1. The authorities of the Republic of Korea can question members of the United States armed forces or civilian component or dependents in the presence of a duly appointed United States representative and make preliminary investigation into the case after
2. Requests for the transfer of ?pretrial custody? (which means ?custody before final conviction?) of a member of the United States armed forces or the civilian component, or of a dependent, with respect to a case over which the Republic of Korea has the
3. In cases where custody has not been transferred to or retained by the Republic of Korea authorities under paragraphs 2, 3, 10 or 11 of the Agreed Minute re Article XXII, Paragraph 5(c), the custody of an accused member of the United States armed force
4. The military authorities of the United States will give full account to any request by the Republic of Korea authorities for "pretrial confinement" (which means ?confinement before final conviction?) by the United States military authorities of an acc
5. The authorities of the Republic of Korea will give sympathetic consideration to a request from the military authorities of the United States for assistance in maintaining custody of an accused member of the United States armed forces, the civilian com
6. The Republic of Korea authorities shall not question an accused who is in the custody of the Republic of Korea, after indictment, about the facts, circumstances or events that form the basis for the offenses for which the accused has been indicted or
7. In cases where custody has been retained by the Republic of Korea authorities under paragraph 2 of the Agreed Minute re Article XXII, Paragraph 5(c), the Republic of Korea authorities shall forgo all questioning of an accused who wants to have counsel
8. The presence of counsel at any interview or interrogation while an accused is in the custody of the Republic of Korea authorities shall not be waived without a written waiver signed by the accused after being advised of his rights. The United States
9. The privacy and presumption of innocence of the accused will be respected throughout the investigative and judicial proceedings, especially during reenactments. All such proceedings shall be conducted in a manner that does not prejudice the right of
10. The authorities of the Republic of Korea shall guarantee that any facilities for pretrial confinement or restriction meet or exceed the standards established by the Joint Committee and shall be approved in advance by the Joint Committee. The accused
11. In consonance with the requirements of Article XXII, Paragraph 9(a):
(a) an accused must be indicted or released from Korean confinement within thirty (30) days, or such shorter period as may be established under the law of the Republic of Korea, of the date the accused is first placed in pretrial confinement by the autho
(b) the detention of an accused shall not exceed six months before the completion of the initial trial or such shorter period as may be established under the law of the Republic of Korea, or the accused must be released from confinement by the authoritie
(c) the detention of an accused during the initial appeal shall not exceed four months from the date of expiration of the detention by the decision of the trial court or such shorter period as may be established under the law of the Republic of Korea, or
(d) the detention of an accused during the second appeal shall not exceed four months from the date of expiration of the detention by the decision of the initial appellate court or such shorter period as may be established under the law of the Republic o
12. The period of suspension of the trial procedure shall not be included into the period under subparagraphs (b), (c) and (d) of the preceding paragraph, if the suspension is
(a) caused by the request for disqualification of the judge made by the accused,
(b) for the benefit of the accused in preparation of the defense in case of addition, withdrawal or amendment of charges or applicable provisions, or
(c) due to the mental or physical incapacity of the accused.
With regard to the custody of the accused in the hands of the authorities of the Republic of Korea in connection with security offenses there must be mutual United States and Republic of Korea agreement as to the circumstances in which such custody is ap
Under the appellate procedure of the courts of the Republic of Korea, the accused may request a re-examination of the evidence, including new evidence and witnesses, as a basis for new findings of fact by the appellate court.
1. The Joint Committee shall establish procedures for the exercise of civil jurisdiction by the courts of the Republic of Korea.
2. The claims processing authorities of the United States and the Republic of Korea will mutually endeavor to expedite the adjudication and payment of claims arising from traffic accidents, including when appropriate, the consideration of advance payment
1. United States military authorities will present to the Republic of Korea Ministry of Health and Welfare on a quarterly basis, certification that no quarantinable diseases have been detected at any ports of entry authorized pursuant to the Status of Fo
2. In order to prevent the entry of animal and plant pests and diseases into Korea, and to assure supplies of food without undue interruption for members of the United States armed forces, civilian component and their dependents, authorities of the two G
3. United States military authorities will immediately provide appropriate health authorities of the Republic of Korea with appropriate information concerning at-risk Korean national contacts of United States armed forces personnel detected as suffering
Both the Republic of Korea and the United States agree that as new issues relating to implementation of the SOFA arise in the future, they should continue to be assigned to the Joint Committee or its Subcommittees for resolution.
These Understandings shall enter into force one month after the date of a written notification from the Government of the Republic of Korea to the Government of the United States of America that it has approved these Understandings in accordance with its
IN WITNESS WHEREOF the undersigned, being duly authorized by their respective Governments, have signed these Understandings.
DONE at Seoul this ???????????????? day of January, 2001, in duplicate, in the English and Korean languages, both texts being equally authentic, and in the case of divergence, the English text shall prevail.
FOR THE UNITED STATESOF AMERICA:
JOINT COMMITTEE
AGREED VIEWS PERTAINING TO FACILITIES AND AREAS AND
THE STATUS OF UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES IN KOREA
In accordance with Article XXVIII of the United States-Republic of Korea (US-ROK) Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) and pursuant to negotiations between delegations of the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Republic of K
Signed at Seoul, Republic of Korea on January????????, 2001
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AGREED VIEWS PERTAINING TO FACILITIES AND AREAS ANDTHE STATUS OF UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES IN KOREA
Article I, Definitions. Agreed View No. 1. Pursuant to US-ROK SOFA Article?I, Paragraph?(c). With regard to subparagraphs?(i) and (ii) of Article?I, Paragraph?(c), it is understood that the term ?children? includes natural children, adopted children a
Article XVII, Labor. Agreed View No. 1. Pursuant to the Understanding re US-ROK SOFA Article?XVII, Paragraph?4(a)(v), it is agreed that the cooling-off period shall be up to 45 days unless the Joint Committee determines that such action seriously hampe
Article XVII, Labor. Agreed View No. 2. Pursuant to the Understanding, Paragraph?3, re US-ROK SOFA, Article?XVII, Paragraph?3 and Agreed Minutes 2 and 4, it is agreed that the United States Department of Defense may impose mission changes or resource c
Article XXII, Criminal Jurisdiction. Agreed View No. 21. Pursuant to US-ROK SOFA, Article?XXII, Paragraph?5(c).
Article XXII, Criminal Jurisdiction. Agreed View No. 22. Pursuant to the Understanding, Paragraph?10, re US-ROK SOFA, Article XXII, Paragraph?5(c). The standards for any facilities for pretrial confinement or restriction provided under Paragraph?10 of
Article XXIII, Claims. Agreed View No. 1. Pursuant to US-ROK SOFA Article XXIII, Paragraph?5 and Paragraph?6. The Parties agree that paragraphs 5 and 6 of Article XXIII shall be the efficient legal remedy for traffic accidents causing property damage
Article XXIII, Claims. Agreed View No. 2. Pursuant to Paragraph 1 of Understandings, re US-ROK SOFA Article XXIII, Paragraph 5 and Paragraph 6.
1. (a) The Republic of Korea court in authority may request a liaison agency established or designated by the military authorities of the United States to ensure service of documents arising in non-criminal proceedings upon members of the United States a
(b) Receipt of a request forwarded by a Republic of Korea court for service shall be acknowledged by the liaison agency without delay. Service shall be effective when the document to be served is delivered to the addressee by his unit commander or by a
(c) (i) If, upon the expiry of a period of twenty-one days from the date of acknowledgement of receipt by the liaison agency, the Republic of Korea court in authority has received neither notification in writing that service has been effected in accordan
(ii) Service shall not, however, be deemed to have been effected if the liaison agency notifies the Republic of Korea court in authority prior to the expiry of the period of twenty-one days or seven days, as the case may be, that it has not been able to
(iii) If the person to be served has permanently left the Republic of Korea, the liaison agency shall notify the Republic of Korea court immediately of this fact, and shall render the Republic of Korea court all assistance in its power.
(iv) In the case specified in item (ii) of this sub-paragraph, the liaison agency may also request the Republic of Korea court in authority to extend the period stating in such request the reasons therefor. If this request for extension is accepted by
2. (a) When a plaint or other document initiating non-criminal proceedings before a Republic of Korea court in authority is served other than through the liaison agency, the Republic of Korea court in authority shall so notify the liaison agency in writi
(b) Service of documents upon members of the United States armed forces, the civilian component, or upon dependents or invited contractors by publication may, in addition, be effected by the publication of an extract from the document to be served in a j
(c) Where service of any document is to be effected by a Republic of Korea process server upon a member of the United States armed forces, the civilian component, or a dependent or an invited contractor who is within facilities and areas of the United St
3. (a) Where a member of the United States armed forces or the civilian component or a dependent or an invited contractor is summoned to appear before the Republic of Korea court, the military authorities of the United States, unless military exigency re
(b) Where the Republic of Korea court requests the military authorities of the United States to submit documents or articles for evidence, or provide official information for non-criminal proceedings, the military authorities of the United States shall c
(c) Where the Republic of Korea court requests the military authorities of the United States to allow access to facilities and areas of the United States armed forces for the purpose of procuring evidence in non-criminal proceedings, and the rendering of
4. (a) The military authorities shall render all assistance in their power to secure compliance with judgments, decisions, orders and settlements in non-criminal proceedings of Republic of Korea courts in authority.
(b) A member of the United States armed forces, the civilian component, a dependent or an invited contractor may be deprived of his personal liberty by the Republic of Korea court in authority in non-criminal proceedings only to punish contempt of court
(c) A deprivation of liberty pursuant to sub-paragraph (b) of this paragraph may take place only after the military authorities of the United States have arranged, if they find it necessary, for the replacement of the individual concerned. The military
(d) A payment due to a member of the United States armed forces, the civilian component or an employee of the U.S. Government shall be subject to attachment, garnishment or other form of execution ordered by a Republic of Korea court in authority only to
(e) Where the enforcement of a judgment, decision, order and settlement in non-criminal proceedings of the Republic of Korea court in authority is to take place within a installation of a force, such enforcement shall be effected by a Korean enforcement
MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
Preferential Hiring of Korean Employees
and
Employment of Family Members
The United States of America and the Republic of Korea agree to the following:
1. United States Forces Korea (USFK) will employ exclusively Korean Nationals for those civilian component positions that have been designated by USFK for occupancy by Korean Nationals as of the date of entry into force of this Memorandum of Understandin
2. The Republic of Korea will positively consider giving employment permission to dependents of the US armed forces members and dependents of members of the civilian component stationed in the Republic of Korea while they are retaining their A-3 status a
This Memorandum of Understanding shall enter into force one month after the date of a written notification from the Government of the Republic of Korea to the Government of the United States of America that it has approved this Memorandum of Understandin
MEMORANDUM OF SPECIAL UNDERSTANDINGS ON ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Consistent with Paragraph 2 of the Agreed Minutes to Article III of the US-ROK Status of Forces Agreement,
Recognizing the importance of environmental protection, including the prevention of pollution on facilities and areas granted to the United States Armed Forces in Korea under the Mutual Defense Treaty of 1953 and the United States-Republic of Korea Statu
The Government of the United States and the Government of the Republic of Korea, consistent with their policies, have reached the following understandings on governing standards, information sharing and access, environmental performance, and environmenta
The Government of the United States and the Government of the Republic of Korea will continue their efforts to protect the environment through cooperating in a periodic review and update of the Environmental Governing Standards (EGS). These standards wi
The Government of the United States and the Government of the Republic of Korea shall work together to exchange appropriate information regarding issues that could affect the health and environment of Republic of Korea citizens and United States military
The Government of the United States and the Government of the Republic of Korea will consult on any risks posed by environmental contamination on United States Forces Korea facilities and areas, or in the communities adjacent to such facilities and areas
The Environmental Subcommittee and other relevant subcommittees of the Joint Committee will meet regularly to discuss environmental issues related to United States Forces Korea facilities and areas, as well as environmental issues related to the communit
Through the Joint Committee, the Government of the United States and the Government of the Republic of Korea will work on appropriate procedures to realize the above understandings on environmental protection.
Signed at Seoul, Republic of Korea, on January??????, 2001.
FOR THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA: