(1) Any person who intends to manufacture or use any substance prescribed by Presidential Decree such as a substance for which no substitute has been developed, among those prescribed in any subparagraph of Article 117(1) (hereinafter referred to as "substances subject to permission"), shall obtain permission from the Minister of Employment and Labor. The same shall also apply when amending any of the permitted matters.
(2) The equipment for manufacturing or using substances subject to permission, the methods for treating the same, and the standards for permission shall be prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Employment and Labor.
(3) Any person who has obtained permission under paragraph (1) (hereinafter referred to as "manufacturer or user of substances subject to permission") shall maintain equipment for manufacturing or using such substances in compliance with the standards for permission referred to in paragraph (2), and manufacture and use the substances subject to permission using the treatment methods complying with such standards.
(4) When any equipment for manufacturing or using substances subject to permission or the treatment methods of such substances of a manufacturer or user of substances subject to permission are deemed not to comply with the standards for permission referred to in paragraph (2), the Minister of Employment and Labor may order him or her to repair, renovate, or relocate such equipment for manufacturing and use so as to comply with the standards, or to manufacture and use those substances using the treatment methods complying with the standards.
(5) Where any manufacturer or user of substances subject to permission falls under any of the following, the Minister of Employment and Labor may revoke the permission or require him or her to suspend his or her business for a specified period not exceeding six months; provided, in cases falling under subparagraph 1, the permission shall be revoked:
1. Where he or she obtains permission by fraud or other improper means;
2. Where he or she ceases to meet the standards for permission referred to in paragraph (2);
3. Where he or she violates paragraph (3);
4. Where he or she violates any order issued under paragraph (4);
5. Where he or she fails to immediately take necessary measures, such as repair, after identifying any malfunction based on the results of self-inspection.
(6) The procedures for applying for permission referred to in paragraph (1), and other necessary matters shall be prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Employment and Labor.