South Korea - Draft Partial Amendment to the Enforcement Rules of the Clean Air Conservation Act

​The Ministry of Environment (ME) has announced a draft Partial Amendment to the Enforcement Rules of the Clean Air Conservation Act.

​This amendment aims to establish emission standards for gasoline- and gas-powered vehicles, effective January 1, 2026 (Draft Annex 17).

​Given the expiration of the current average emission standards for gasoline- and gas-powered vehicles at the end of 2025, new average emission standards will be established at levels equivalent to those applied in the United States (Draft Annex 19-2).

Additionally, the method for calculating average emissions will be aligned with the standards used in the United States (Draft Annex 19-3).