현행 환경 정책 기본법은 환경부 소관 법률이지만 해양 환경과 관련된 법체계에 있어서도 상위법적인 지위를 갖는다고 보아야 할 것이다.
Although the present Framework Act on Environmental Policy is really a law underneath the jurisdiction regarding the Ministry of Environment, it must be considered having an increased appropriate status within the appropriate system linked to the marine environment.