Regulations Governing the Management of the Review, Registration and Issuance of Permit Documents for Food and Related Products Article 5

Permit documents issued on applications filed pursuant to the provisions of Article 21 Paragraphs 1 and 2 of the Act shall have a validity period ranging from one to five years subject to the announcement made by the central competent authority based on the product classification and characteristics.Where an extension shall be required, a pertinent application form complete with the permit document and the documents or information herein prescribed in Article 3 shall be filed with the central competent authority for extension approbation within three months before expiration. The applicant shall pay the review fee when filing an extension application. The maximum validity period of the extended permit document shall be five years. Where issuance of a new certificate shall be necessary, a certificate processing fee shall be collected.