중국의 해양 미세플라스틱 오염관리 법제에 관한 고찰

The issue of micro-plastic pollution in the ocean is an environmental issue that the international community has recently recognized its seriousness and must make a joint effort to solve. Nevertheless, it is difficult to find professional legislation on micro-plastic pollution in the current legal system of each country. Even if there is a related provision in the law or policy, it is a limit to fundamentally solve the marine pollution problem of micro-plastics due to only a partial regulation. This establishes a legal vacuum in the management of the micro-plastics pollution problem. China, as one of the countries where are not prepared the domestic regulations on the prevention of marine pollution of micro-plastics, has recently become aware of the seriousness of micro-plastics. The micro-plastic pollution of fresh water such as Changjiang, so-called Yangtze River, and Yellow River is serious, which causes the problem of micro-plastic pollution in the ocean. Therefore, the marine plastic pollution problem stemming from China become the problem that can no longer be overlooked by South Korea, which shares the Yellow Sea with China. In this context, this paper examines the status of marine micro-plastic pollution in the sea near China, and researches current marine pollution management policy and legal status. Based on it, the paper analyzes the relevant provisions of plastics and micro-plastics in the current policy and legal system. Finally, it discusses the improvement method of related policies and legal system in order to make ‘the micro-plastic clean Yellow sea.’ A research paper on the management of marine micro-plastic pollution of China is hard to find in Korea, and there are few papers in China either. This study is worth as a fundamental research on the policy and legislation for micro-plastic pollution control in China. Furthermore, it is expected to be able to provide implications for Korea-China policy cooperation for the micro-plastic clean Yellow sea.