These regulations are determined pursuant to Article 49, Paragraph 2 of the Air Pollution Control Act, Article 11, Paragraph 2 of the Indoor Air Quality Management Law, Article 20, Paragraph 2 of the Noise Pollution Control Act, Article 23, Paragraph 2 of the Water Pollution Control Act, Article 10, Paragraph 2 of the Soil and Groundwater Pollution Remediation Act, Article 43, Paragraph 2 of the Waste Disposal Act, Article 44, Paragraph 3 of the Toxic and Concerned Chemical Substances Control Act, Article 36, Paragraph 2 of the Environmental Chemical and Biological Agents Control Act, and Article 12-1, Paragraph 2 of the Drinking Water Management Statutes.

Terms used in these Regulations are defined as follows:
Ⅰ. “Environmental testing and analysis operations” means the application of all types of physical, chemical or biological analysis methods to perform the sampling, testing or measurement of environmental targets.
Ⅱ. “Environmental testing and analysis organization” (herein referred to as “testing and analysis organization”) means an organization that has been issued a permit pursuant to these Regulations for the performance of environmental testing and analysis operations.
Ⅲ. “Environmental testing and analysis personnel” (herein referred to as “testing and analysis personnel”) means laboratory managers, quality assurance/quality control personnel, and other professional technical personnel engaged in environmental testing and analysis operations.