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ACT ON SPECIAL MEASURES FOR THE DEREGULATION OF CORPORATE ACTIVITIES

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CHAPTER I GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1(Purpose) #

The purpose of this Act is to endeavor to create harmonious corporate activities and contribute to the sound development of the national economy by providing matters concerning administrative deregulation of corporate activities and special cases.

[This Article Wholly Amended on Apr. 14, 2011]

Article 2(Definitions) #

The terms used in this Act are defined as follows: <Amended on Aug. 4, 2011>

1. The term "corporate activity" means any conduct that a corporation or an individual engages in continuously and repeatedly for making profits, and the attendant conduct thereof;

2. The term "administrative regulation" means that the State, a local government, or a corporation, an organization or an individual exercising the administrative power or delegated or entrusted with it under statutes or regulations intervenes directly or indirectly in corporate activities for the purpose of achieving specific administrative objectives;

3. The term "factory" means a factory under subparagraph 1 of Article 2 of the Industrial Cluster Development and Factory Establishment Act;

4. The term "industrial complex" means an industrial complex under subparagraph 8 of Article 2 of the Industrial Sites and Development Act;

5. The term "small or medium entrepreneur" means a small or medium entrepreneur under Article 2 of the Framework Act on Small and Medium Enterprises.

[This Article Wholly Amended on Apr. 14, 2011]

Article 3(Relationship to other statutes or regulations) #

This Act shall apply in preference to other statutes or regulations (excluding the Framework Act on Administrative Regulations) which provide administrative regulations; provided, where the provisions of regulation thereof become more lenient than the provisions of administrative regulations mitigated under this Act on account of the amendment of other statutes or regulations, the provisions of the other statutes or regulations shall apply.

Article 9(Special cases concerning approval for project plans) #

(1) The provisions on approval, etc. of a plan to establish factories under Articles 45 through 47 of the Support for Small and Medium Enterprise Establishment Act shall apply mutatis mutandis to a startup other than the startup under Article 45(1) of the same Act and a small or medium entrepreneur other than a startup defined in subparagraph 3 of Article 2 of the same Act. <Amended on Dec. 28, 2021>

(2) The standards and procedures for processing applications for approval of a plan to establish factories regarding the establishment, expansion, and relocation of factories of a startup other than a startup and a small and medium-sized enterprise other than a startup pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be in accordance with the guidelines on processing affairs pursuant to Article 45(7) of the Support for Small and Medium Enterprise Establishment Act. <Amended on Dec. 28, 2021>

(3) The head of a relevant administrative agency intending to modify the processing criteria for authorization, permission, etc. prescribed by the subparagraphs of Article 13-2(1) and (3) of the Industrial Cluster Development and Factory Establishment Act or the subparagraphs of Article 47(1) of the Support for Small and Medium Enterprise Establishment Act shall consult, in advance, with the Minister of Trade, Industry and Resources. In such cases, the Minister of Trade, Industry and Resources may adjust the processing criteria as prescribed by Presidential Decree to the extent not significantly interfering with the objectives of the relevant authorization, permission, etc. <Amended on Mar. 23, 2013; Dec. 28, 2021; Oct. 1, 2025>

(4) A startup under subparagraph 3 of Article 2 of the Support for Small and Medium Enterprise Establishment Act or a small or medium entrepreneur other than the startup may formulate a plan to establish factories jointly with more than two people as prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, and file an application for approval of the plans to establish factories under Article 45 of the same Act, approval for the establishment, etc. of a factory under Article 13(1) of the Industrial Cluster Development and Factory Establishment Act, approval for the construction, enlargement and transfer of a factory or for change of the business field under Article 20(2) (hereinafter referred to as "approval for the establishment of a factory, etc."), with the Special Self-Governing Province Governor or the head of a Si/Gun/Gu (referring to an autonomous Gu; hereinafter the same shall apply). In such cases, the Special Self-Governing Province Governor or the head of a Si/Gun/Gu may grant the approval for the establishment of a factory, etc. on condition that facilities prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy shall be jointly installed and used. <Amended on Mar. 23, 2013; Dec. 28, 2021; Oct. 1, 2025>

[This Article Wholly Amended on Apr. 14, 2011]

Article 10(Speedy processing of approval of establishment of factory.) #

(1) When the Special Self-Governing Province Governor or the head of a Si/Gun/Gu intends to grant the approval for the establishment of a factory, etc., in accordance with the processing criteria notified publicly under Article 8(2), he or she does not need to have consultation under Article 13-2(5) of the Industrial Cluster Development and Factory Establishment Act or Article 47(4) of the Support for Small and Medium Enterprise Establishment Act. <Amended on Dec. 28, 2021>

(2) The Special Self-Governing Province Governor or the head of a Si/Gun/Gu shall combine business start-up ombudsman offices for small and medium entrepreneurs under Article 55 of the Support for Small and Medium Enterprise Establishment Act, with public service centers for the establishment of factories under Article 19 of the Industrial Cluster Development and Factory Establishment Act, to operate them as civil service offices for the establishment of businesses and factories; provided, the Special Self-Governing Province Governor or the head of a Si/Gun/Gu may, if deemed necessary in consideration of the frequency of petitions and others, operate the offices by combining them with civil petition offices referred to in Article 12 of the Civil Petitions Treatment Act. <Amended on Aug. 11, 2015; Dec. 28, 2021>

(3) The Special Self-Governing Province Governor or the head of a Si/Gun/Gu shall assign a dedicated employee to the civil service office for starting up business and building factories as well as other offices pursuant to paragraph (2).

(4) When an application for approval for the establishment of a factory, etc., has been received by the civil service office for starting up business and building factories, etc., under paragraph (2), the Special Self-Governing Province Governor or the head of a Si/Gun/Gu shall process it promptly by ordering the relevant public officials to conduct joint inspections or investigations, and then notify the applicant of the results thereof within 20 days from the date of receipt.

[This Article Wholly Amended on Apr. 14, 2011]

Article 16(Special cases concerning enlargement of factories) #

(1) With respect to existing factories in a growth-control area and a natural preservation area under Article 6 of the Seoul Metropolitan Area Readjustment Planning Act which are located within the Seoul Metropolitan area under subparagraph 1 of Article 2 of the same Act, the Special Self-Governing Province Governor or the head of a Si/Gun/Gu may grant permission for the enlargement of a factory as prescribed by Presidential Decree, notwithstanding the proviso of Article 20(1) of the Industrial Cluster Development and Factory Establishment Act.

(2) In regard to a factory owned by a small or medium entrepreneur in the following cases, the Special Self-Governing Province Governor or the head of a Si/Gun/Gu may approve enlargement of factories as prescribed by Presidential Decree, notwithstanding the provisions of Article 32 of the Farmland Act; provided, this shall not apply to factories emitting specific substances compromising the quality of water under subparagraph 8 of Article 2 of the Water Environment Conservation Act or specific air pollutants under subparagraph 9 of Article 2 of the Clean Air Conservation Act: <Amended on Jan. 17, 2017>

1. Factories within the agricultural development area at the time an agricultural development area is designated (hereinafter referred to as "agricultural development area") under Article 28 of the Farmland Act;

2. Factories established adjacent to the agricultural development area prior to December 31, 2008, and where it is impossible to enlarge factories on land outside the agricultural development area due to being surrounded by roads, railroads, rivers, buildings or sea.

(3) A small or medium entrepreneur whose factory has been located in a quasi-agricultural or forestry area under Article 6 of the Act on the Utilization and Management of the National Territory (referring to the Act which had existed until it was repealed by Article 2 of the Addenda of the National Land Planning and Utilization Act, Act No. 6655) since before December 31, 1993 may enlarge the factory on conditions prescribed by Presidential Decree, notwithstanding the provisions of Article 15 of the same Act (in the case of the National Land Planning and Utilization Act, it refers to Article 76 of the same Act); provided, this shall not apply to factories emitting specific substances compromising the quality of water under subparagraph 8 of Article 2 of the Water Environment Conservation Act or specific air pollutants under subparagraph 9 of Article 2 of the Clean Air Conservation Act. <Amended on Jan. 17, 2017>

(4) Where an occupant enterprise located within an industrial complex intends to enlarge its manufacturing facilities on the existing site, it shall be deemed to have concluded a contract for occupancy modification, notwithstanding the provisions of Article 38(2) of the Industrial Cluster Development and Factory Establishment Act, if the building area to be enlarged does not exceed 20/100 of the building area of the relevant factory (referring to the area calculated by adding the horizontally projected area of outdoor artificial structures used as the manufacturing facilities to the sum of the floor area of each floor of a building designed to install machinery or apparatuses used as manufacturing facilities) and the occupant enterprise has reported in advance to the relevant administrative agency pursuant to Decree of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resources. <Amended on Mar. 23, 2013; Oct. 1, 2025>

[This Article Wholly Amended on Apr. 14, 2011]

Article 18(Special cases concerning conversion of grassland in development promotion districts) #

(1) If a person intending to convert a grassland and develop it in accordance with the Class-II district unit plan under Article 49 of the National Land Planning and Utilization Act in the development promotion district decided and publicly notified under Article 37(1)7 of the same Act has obtained permission for development from the Special Metropolitan City Mayor, the Metropolitan City Mayor or the head of a Si/Gun in its jurisdiction in accordance with Article 56 of the same Act, he or she shall be deemed to have obtained permission to convert grassland under Article 23(2) of the Grassland Act. In such cases, the Special Metropolitan City Mayor, the Metropolitan City Mayor or the head of a Si/Gun in its jurisdiction shall ascertain whether the requirements for permission to convert grassland are met under Article 23(2) of the Grassland Act, whether costs incurred in creating substitute grassland has been paid or has been reduced before granting permission for such development activity; and where authority to grant permission to convert grassland applies to other administrative agencies than the Special Metropolitan City Mayor, the Metropolitan City Mayor or the head of a Si/Gun, he or she shall consult, in advance, with the head of the other administrative agencies. <Amended on Apr. 14, 2011; Apr. 18, 2017>

(2) When the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (including the head of a local government with delegated authority from the Minister of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs) decides and publicly notifies the development promotion district under Article 37(1)7 of the National Land Planning and Utilization Act after consultation with the head of a Si/Gun having the authority to grant permission to convert grassland pursuant to Article 23(2) of the Grassland Act, a person intending to perform development activities in accordance with the district unit planning under Article 49 of the National Land Planning and Utilization Act shall be deemed to have obtained permission to convert grassland or have reported thereon pursuant to Article 23(2) or (3) of the Grassland Act. In such cases, the person intending to engage in such development activities shall pay the costs incurred in creating substitute grassland in advance under Article 23(6) of the Grassland Act before applying for permission for such development activities to the Special Metropolitan City Mayor, the Metropolitan City Mayor or the head of a Si/Gun in its jurisdiction under Article 56 of the National Land Planning and Utilization Act. <Amended on Apr. 14, 2011; Mar. 23, 2013; Apr. 18, 2017>

[This Article Wholly Amended on Apr. 14, 2011]

Article 28(Autonomous employment by enterprises) #

(1) None of the following persons shall be employed, hired, appointed, designated or selected (hereinafter referred to as "employed"), notwithstanding the statutes corresponding to the following: <Amended on Apr. 14, 2011; Mar. 23, 2013; Jan. 28, 2015; Jan. 6, 2016; Jan. 15, 2019; Oct. 1, 2025>

1. An industrial health doctor to be appointed by a business owner under Article 22(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act;

2. An environment engineer to be appointed by a business entity under Article 19(1) of the Noise and Vibration Control Act;

3. A safety officer (limited to a person prescribed by Presidential Decree) to be selected by a business owner, etc., of liquefied petroleum gas under Article 34(1) of the Safety Control and Business of Liquefied Petroleum Gas Act;

4. A mine safety manager (limited to a person prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resources) to be appointed by a person having mining rights or mine concessions under Article 13(1) of the Mining Safety Act.

Where a person intending to import machinery and tools triggering electromagnetic interference submits to the Minister of Science and ICT a document officially approving electromagnetic compatibility, which has been issued by a state-authorized accreditation institution determined by the Minister of Science and ICT in consultation with the Minister of Trade, Industry and Resources, he or she shall be deemed to have undergone the compatibility evaluation on the standard of electromagnetic compatibility pursuant to Article 47-3(1) of the Radio Waves Act. <Amended on Mar. 23, 2013; Jul. 26, 2017; Oct. 1, 2025>

(3) Deleted. <Apr. 14, 2011>

(4) A business entity at a place of business who has not employed a person falling under subparagraph 2 of paragraph (1) pursuant to the same paragraph shall designate a person in charge of such place of business as a project superintendent, and require him or her to undertake duties to be performed by the person falling under the same provision. <Amended on Apr. 14, 2011>

(5) The Government may establish and implement policies necessary to facilitate employment of persons falling under paragraph (1) by a person who need not employ persons falling under any of the subparagraphs of the same paragraph. ＜ Amended on Apr. 14, 2011>

[This Article Wholly Amended on Apr. 10, 1997]

[Title Amended on Apr. 14, 2011]

Article 29(Permission for safety officers holding concurrent offices) #

(1) Where a person who must employ at least two of the following persons has employed one of them, he or she shall also be deemed to have employed the rest whom he or she shall employ as well as a safety officer prescribed in Article 17 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act: <Amended on Jan. 28, 2015; Jan. 15, 2019>

1. A safety officer to be appointed by a person manufacturing, storing, or selling high-pressure gas pursuant to Article 15 of the High-Pressure Gas Safety Control Act;

2. A safety officer to be appointed by a person performing business of filling, wholesaling, or selling liquefied petroleum gas pursuant to Article 34 of the Safety Control and Business of Liquefied Petroleum Gas Act;

3. A safety officer to be appointed by an urban gas business entity pursuant to Article 29 of the Urban Gas Business Act;

4. A safety controller of hazardous substances to be appointed by a person concerned with a place of manufacturing, etc. pursuant to Article 15 of the Act on the Safety Control of Hazardous Substances;

(2) Where a person who must employ any of the following persons has employed one of them in his or her main business fields, etc., he or she shall also be deemed to have employed a safety officer pursuant to Article 17 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act: <Amended on Aug. 4, 2011; Jan. 6, 2015; Jan. 28, 2015; Jan. 6, 2016; Oct. 31, 2017; Apr. 17, 2018; Jan. 15, 2019; Mar. 31, 2020; Nov. 30, 2021; Jan. 3, 2023; Feb. 6, 2024>

1. A safety officer to be appointed by a business entity, etc. (excluding persons manufacturing, storing, or selling high-pressure gas) or persons having reported the use of specific high-pressure gas pursuant to Article 15 of the High-Pressure Gas Safety Control Act;

2. A safety officer to be appointed by a business entity, etc. (excluding persons running business of filling, collectively supplying or selling liquefied petroleum gas) or a specific user of liquefied petroleum gas pursuant to Article 34 of the Safety Control and Business of Liquefied Petroleum Gas Act;

3. A safety officer to be appointed by a user of a specific gas facility pursuant to Article 29 of the Urban Gas Business Act;

4. A fire safety controller to be appointed by a person relevant to specific objects of fire service (excluding specific objects of fire service prescribed by Presidential Decree which require the full responsibility for fire safety control) pursuant to Article 24 of the Fire Prevention and Safety Control Act;

5. A safety controller of hazardous substances to be appointed by a person relevant to a place of manufacturing, etc., pursuant to Article 15 of the Act on the Safety Control of Hazardous Substances;

6. A hazardous chemical substance supervisor to be appointed pursuant to Article 32(1) of the Chemical Substances Control Act;

7. A mine safety manager to be appointed by a person having mining rights or mine concession rights pursuant to Article 13 of the Mining Safety Act;

8. A security supervisor of manufacturing and managing explosives to be appointed by a person manufacturing or selling explosives, installing explosives storage facility, or using explosives pursuant to Article 27 of the Act on the Safety Management of Guns, Swords, Explosives;

9. An electrical safety supervisor to be appointed by an electric business entity, an owner or occupant of electric installations for private use pursuant to Article 22 of the Electrical Safety Management Act;

10. A manager of machinery and equipment subject to inspection to be appointed by an installer of manager of machinery and equipment subject to inspection pursuant to Article 40 of the Energy Use Rationalization Act.

(3) Where a person mainly running the business of manufacturing or storing explosives or mining operations and who shall employ security supervisors of manufacturing explosives, security supervisors of managing explosives or mine safety managers (limited to a person prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resources) pursuant to Article 27 of the Act on the Safety Management of Guns, Swords, Explosives or Article 13 of the Mining Safety Act, has employed one of them, he or she shall also be deemed to have employed each person to be employed by him or her according to the following statutes: <Amended on Aug. 4, 2011; Mar. 23, 2013; Jan. 6, 2015; Jan. 28, 2015; Jan. 6, 2016; Oct. 31, 2017; Apr. 17, 2018; Jan. 15, 2019; Mar. 31, 2020; Nov. 30, 2021; Jan. 3, 2023; Feb. 6, 2024; Oct. 1, 2025>

1. A safety officer to be employed by a business owner pursuant to Article 17 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act;

2. An electrical safety supervisor to be appointed by an electric business entity, an owner or occupant of electric installations for private use pursuant to Article 22 of the Electrical Safety Management Act;

3. A safety officer to be appointed by a business entity, etc. or a person having reported the use of high-pressure gas pursuant to Article 15 of the High-Pressure Gas Safety Control Act;

4. A safety officer to be appointed by a business entity, etc., or a specific user of liquefied petroleum gas pursuant to Article 34 of the Safety Control and Business of Liquefied Petroleum Gas Act;

5. A safety officer to be appointed by an urban gas business entity or a user of a specific gas facility pursuant to Article 29 of the Urban Gas Business Act;

6. A fire safety controller to be appointed by a relevant person to specific objects of fire service (excluding specific objects of fire service prescribed by Presidential Decree which require the full responsibility for fire safety control) pursuant to Article 24 of the Fire Prevention and Safety Control Act;

7. A safety controller of hazardous substances to be appointed by a person relevant to a place of manufacturing, etc., pursuant to Article 15 of the Act on the Safety Control of Hazardous Substances;

8. A hazardous chemical substance supervisor to be appointed pursuant to Article 32(1) of the Chemical Substances Control Act;

9. A manager of machinery and equipment subject to inspection to be appointed by an installer of manager of machinery and equipment subject to inspection pursuant to Article 40 of the Energy Use Rationalization Act.

(4) Where a person who must employ at least two of the following persons has employed one of them, he or she shall also be deemed to have employed the rest: <Amended on Jan. 17, 2017; Jan. 15, 2019>

1. An environment engineer to be designated by a business entity pursuant to Article 47 of the Water Environment Conservation Act;

2. An environment engineer to be designated by a business entity pursuant to Article 40 of the Clean Air Conservation Act;

3. A health officer to be employed by a business owner pursuant to Article 18 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act.

(5) Matters necessary for the scope of a safety officer under paragraphs (1) 1 through 3 and (2) 1 through 3, the scope of the handling office provided for in paragraphs (1) 4 and (2) 5, criteria for main business fields, etc., referred to in paragraph (2) or (3), criteria for exemption from employment pursuant to paragraph (4), etc., shall be prescribed by Presidential Decree.

[This Article Wholly Amended on Apr. 14, 2011]

Article 30(Reduced obligation for small and medium entrepreneurs to employ safety officers) #

(1) Where a small or medium entrepreneur has employed a safety officer under Article 17 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act (including cases of entrusting duties of a safety officer to a specialized safety management institution under Article 17(4) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act only for the type and scale of business prescribed by Presidential Decree), he or she shall also be deemed to have employed each person whom he must employ under the following: <Amended on Jan. 28, 2015; Jan. 15, 2019; Feb. 6, 2024>

3. A safety officer to be appointed by a user of a specific gas facility pursuant to Article 29 of the Urban Gas Business Act;

4. A hazardous chemical substance supervisor to be appointed pursuant to Article 32(1) of the Chemical Substances Control Act.

(2) Where a small or medium-sized enterprise that is a relevant person fire safety controller to be appointed by a relevant person to specific objects of fire service (excluding specific objects of fire service prescribed by Presidential Decree which require the full responsibility for fire safety control) pursuant to Article 24(1) of the Fire Prevention and Safety Control Act hires a person who falls under any of the following, it shall be deemed to have hired a fire safety controller under the same paragraph: <Amended on Aug. 4, 2011; Jan. 28, 2015; Oct. 31, 2017; Jan. 15, 2019; Mar. 31, 2020; Nov. 30, 2021; Jan. 3, 2023>

1. A safety officer to be employed by a business owner pursuant to Article 17 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act;

3. A safety officer to be appointed by a business entity, etc. or a person having reported the use of high-pressure gas pursuant to Article 15 of the High-Pressure Gas Safety Control Act;

4. A safety officer to be appointed by a business entity, etc., or a specific user of liquefied petroleum gas pursuant to Article 34 of the Safety Control and Business of Liquefied Petroleum Gas Act;

5. A safety officer to be appointed by an urban gas business entity or a user of a specific gas facility pursuant to Article 29 of the Urban Gas Business Act;

6. A safety controller of hazardous substances to be appointed by a person concerned with a place of manufacturing, etc. pursuant to Article 15 of the Act on the Safety Control of Hazardous Substances.

(3) Where a small or medium entrepreneur running business or having a place of work prescribed by Presidential Decree has employed any of the following persons, he or she shall also be deemed to have employed the rest to be employed by him or her pursuant to the following statutes as well as a safety officer to be employed pursuant to Article 17 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act: <Amended on Jan. 28, 2015; Jan. 15, 2019; Feb. 6, 2024>

1. A safety officer to be appointed by a business entity, etc. or a person having reported the use of specific high-pressure gas pursuant to Article 15 of the High-Pressure Gas Safety Control Act;

2. A safety officer to be appointed by a business entity, etc. or a specific user of liquefied petroleum gas pursuant to Article 34 of the Safety Control and Business of Liquefied Petroleum Gas Act;

3. A safety officer to be appointed by an urban gas business entity or a user of a specific gas facility pursuant to Article 29 of the Urban Gas Business Act;

5. A hazardous chemical substance supervisor to be appointed pursuant to Article 32(1) of the Chemical Substances Control Act.

(4) The scope of safety officers prescribed in the provisions of paragraphs (1) 1 through 3, (2) 3 through 5, and (3) 1 through 3 shall be prescribed by Presidential Decree.

[This Article Wholly Amended on Apr. 14, 2011]

Article 32(Joint employment of safety controllers of dangerous substances) #

(1) Any person concerned with a place of manufacturing, etc. prescribed in Article 15 of the Act on the Safety Control of Hazardous Substances and running business in the following areas or premises (hereinafter referred to as "industrial complex, etc.") may appoint a safety controller of dangerous substances, jointly with persons concerned with not more than three places of manufacturing, etc. in the same industrial complex, etc., notwithstanding the same Article. In such cases, the quantity of dangerous substances in each place of manufacturing, etc. shall not exceed 3,000 times the quantity specified in Article 2(1)2 of the same Act: <Amended on Aug. 4, 2011; Mar. 23, 2013: Jan. 17, 2017; Oct. 1, 2025>

1. An industrial complex prescribed in subparagraph 8 of Article 2 of the Industrial Sites and Development Act;

2. Areas for introducing investments prescribed in Article 23 of the Industrial Cluster Development and Factory Establishment Act and knowledge industry centers established under Article 28-2 of the same Act;

3. Cooperative complexes with approval for the execution plans for an industrial complex development project prescribed in Article 31 of the Small and Medium Enterprises Promotion Act;

4. Areas where joint prevention facilities have been established pursuant to Article 29 of the Clean Air Conservation Act or Article 35(4) of the Water Environment Conservation Act;

5. Other collectivization areas determined by Decree of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resources.

(2) Any person relevant to specific objects of fire service pursuant to Article 2(1)3 of the Act on Installation and Management of Firefighting Systems and who is running business in the same industrial complex, etc. may appoint a fire safety controller, jointly with persons relevant to not more than three specific objects of fire service, notwithstanding Article 24(1) of the Act on Fire Prevention and Safety Control. In such cases, the total floor areas of their specific objects of fire service shall not exceed 40,000 square meters. <Amended on Aug. 4, 2011; Oct. 31, 2017; Nov. 30, 2021>

[This Article Wholly Amended on Apr. 14, 2011]

Article 40(Outsourcing of safety control) #

(1) A business entity may entrust duties of any of the following persons to a management agency designated by the head of a relevant central administrative agency or Mayor/Do Governor, notwithstanding the statutes in the following: <Amended on Jan. 6, 2015; Jan. 17, 2017; Apr. 17, 2018; Jan. 15, 2019; Feb. 6, 2024>

1. Deleted; <Oct. 20, 2020>

2. Deleted; <Oct. 20, 2020>

3. A safety controller of hazardous substances to be appointed by a relevant person with a place of manufacturing, etc., pursuant to Article 15 of the Act on the Safety Control of Hazardous Substances;

4. A security supervisor of manufacturing and managing explosives to be appointed by a person manufacturing, selling, installing in the storage facility, or using explosives pursuant to Article 27 of the Act on the Safety Management of Guns, Swords, Explosives;

5. A manager of machinery and equipment subject to inspection to be appointed by an installer of manager of machinery and equipment subject to inspection pursuant to Article 40 of the Energy Use Rationalization Act;

6. A hazardous chemical substance supervisor to be appointed pursuant to Article 32(1) of the Chemical Substances Control Act;

7. An environmental engineer to be appointed by a business entity under Article 40 of the Clean Air Conservation Act;

8. An environmental engineer to be appointed by a business entity under Article 47 of the Water Environment Conservation Act.

(2) "Head of the relevant central administrative agency or Mayor/Do Governor" in paragraph (1) means the head of the central administrative agency or Mayor/Do Governor specified in each of the following: <Amended on Mar. 23, 2013; Nov. 19, 2014; Jul. 26, 2017; Oct. 1, 2025>

1. Deleted; <Oct. 20, 2020>

2. Where a management agency is entrusted with duties of the person pursuant to paragraph (1)3, he or she shall be the Administrator of the National Fire Agency;

3. Where a management agency is entrusted with duties of the person pursuant to paragraph (1)4, he or she shall be the Minister of the Interior and Safety;

4. Where a management agency is entrusted with duties of the person pursuant to paragraph (1) 5, he or she shall be the Minister of Climate, Energy and Environment;

5. Where a management agency is entrusted with duties of the person pursuant to paragraph (1)6 through 8, he or she shall be the Mayor/Do Governor.

(3) Matters necessary for the requirements of designation, procedures for an application for designation, revocation of designation, suspension of duties, etc., of a management agency under paragraph (1) shall be determined respectively by corresponding Ministerial Decree specified, as follows: <Amended on Mar. 23, 2013; Nov. 19, 2014; Jul. 26, 2017; Oct. 1, 2025>

1. Deleted; <Oct. 20, 2020>

2. Matters concerning a management agency entrusted with duties of the person prescribed in paragraph (1)3 and 4 shall be determined by Decree of the Ministry of the Interior and Safety;

2-2. Deleted; <Jul. 26, 2017>

3. Matters concerning a management agency entrusted with duties of the person prescribed in paragraph (1) 5 shall be determined by Decree of the Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment;

4. Matters concerning a management agency entrusted with duties of the person prescribed in paragraph (1) 6 through 8 shall be determined by Decree of the Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment.

[This Article Wholly Amended on Apr. 14, 2011]

Article 47(Relaxation from inspection) #

(1) A machine, apparatus, and facilities subject to inspection under the following provisions shall be exempt from safety certification prescribed in Article 84(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act, the reporting prescribed in Article 89(1) of the same Act and the safety inspection prescribed in Article 93(1) of the same Act: <Amended on Apr. 14, 2011; Jan. 6, 2016; Mar. 27, 2018; Jan. 15, 2019; Mar. 31, 2020>

1. Article 39 of the Energy Use Rationalization Act;

2. Article 23 of the Integrated Energy Supply Act;

3. Articles 63 and 64 of the Electric Utility Act;

3-2. Articles 9 through 11 of the Electrical Safety Management Act;

4. Article 17 of the High-Pressure Gas Safety Control Act;

5. Article 9 of the Mining Safety Act;

6. Articles 28, 31, and 32 of the Elevator Safety Management Act.

(2) Deleted. <Aug. 3, 2007>

(3) The timing, inspection agency, scope, method, etc., shall be prescribed by Presidential Decree in relation to inspections prescribed in Article 17(2) of the High-Pressure Gas Safety Control Act on pressure vessels among specific facilities pursuant to subparagraph 5 of Article 3 of the same Act, inspections prescribed in Article 39(4) of the Energy Use Rationalization Act on pressure vessels among machinery and equipment subject to inspection prescribed in Article 39(1) of the same Act, and the safety inspection on pressure vessels among harmful and dangerous machinery, etc., prescribed in Article 93(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act. <Amended on Apr. 14, 2011; Jan. 15, 2019>

(4) Any person who imports things prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy from among specific installations and protective equipment as follows may undergo an inspection, receive safety certification, or report autonomous safety confirmation to/from the Korea Gas Safety Corporation established pursuant to Article 28 of the High-Pressure Gas Safety Control Act or the Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency pursuant to the Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency Act, notwithstanding the provisions of Article 17(1) of the High-Pressure Gas Safety Control Act and Articles 84(1) and 89(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act. In such cases, where one of the inspections, the safety certification, and the reporting of autonomous safety confirmation has been conducted or received, all three of them shall be deemed conducted or received in accordance with each statute, respectively: <Amended on Apr. 14, 2011; Mar. 23, 2013; Jan. 15, 2019; Oct. 1, 2025>

1. Specific installations subject to inspections under Article 17(1) of the High-Pressure Gas Safety Control Act;

2. Protective equipment required to receive safety certification prescribed in Article 84(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act or to report autonomous safety confirmation prescribed in Article 89(1) of the same Act.

(5) Deleted. <Mar. 25, 2009>

[Title Amended on Apr. 14, 2011]

ACT ON SPECIAL MEASURES FOR THE DEREGULATION OF CORPORATE ACTIVITIES

Article 1(Purpose) #

Article 2(Definitions) #

Article 3(Relationship to other statutes or regulations) #

Article 3-2(Responsibilities) #

Article 4(Consolidated public notice of various authorization or permission concerning establishment of business) #

Article 5 #

Article 6 #

Article 7 #

Article 8(Public notice of criteria for authorization or permission in relation to approval for factory construction) #

Article 9(Special cases concerning approval for project plans) #

Article 10(Speedy processing of approval of establishment of factory.) #

Article 11(Special cases concerning recipient of approval for execution plans for industrial complex development projects) #

Article 12(Special cases concerning permission to construct private roads) #

Article 13(Special cases concerning certified acquisition of farmland) #

Article 14(Special cases concerning disposal of State property) #

Article 15(Special cases concerning effect of licenses to reclaim public waters) #

Article 16(Special cases concerning enlargement of factories) #

Article 16-2(Special cases concerning replacement of factory facilities) #

Article 17(Special cases concerning Iinspection of use of buildings) #

Article 18(Special cases concerning conversion of grassland in development promotion districts) #

Article 19(Special cases concerning permission for conversion of mountainous districts) #

Article 20(Special cases concerning authority related to development of agricultural and industrial complexes) #

Article 21(Deregulation of secure standard of public green belts in industrial complexes) #

Article 22(Special cases concerning selection of occupant enterprises in agricultural and industrial complexes) #

Article 23(Special cases concerning permission for land trade contracts) #

Article 24(Special cases concerning apportionment for industrial complex development projects) #

Article 25(Special cases concerning reversion of public facilities and land.) #

Article 26(Deregulation of duty to maintain landscaping in land for factories) #

Article 27(Report on completion of factory establishment) #

Article 28(Autonomous employment by enterprises) #

Article 29(Permission for safety officers holding concurrent offices) #

Article 30(Reduced obligation for small and medium entrepreneurs to employ safety officers) #

Article 31(Reduced burden of obligatory employment for small or medium entrepreneurs having employed holders of at least two qualifications) #

Article 32(Joint employment of safety controllers of dangerous substances) #

Article 33(Joint employment of hazardous chemical substance supervisors) #

Article 34(Joint employment of managers of machinery and equipment subject to inspection) #

Article 35(Joint employment of electrical safety supervisors) #

Article 36(Joint employment of industrial safety officers) #

Article 37(Joint employment of atmospheric environmental engineers) #

Article 38(Joint employment of water quality environmental engineers) #

Article 39(Management of jointly employed persons) #

Article 40(Outsourcing of safety control) #

Article 41 #

Article 42(Consultation at time of enactment or amendment of statutes or regulations) #

Article 43 #

Article 44 #

Article 45 #

Article 46(Consultation on guidelines for exportation and importation) #

Article 47(Relaxation from inspection) #

Article 48(Relaxation from duplicate inspection of liquefied petroleum gas facilities) #

Article 49(Relaxation from duplicate inspection of gas goods) #

Article 50(Relaxation of evaluation of electromagnetic compatibility) #

Article 51 #

Article 52(Relaxation of redundant regulations on identification of chemical substances) #

Article 53 #

Article 54(Special cases concerning permissible emission standards) #

Article 54-2 #

Article 54-3 #

Article 54-4(Exemption from duty to report on appointment of environmental engineers) #

Article 54-5 #

Article 55 #

Article 55-2 #

Article 55-3 #

Article 55-4 #

Article 55-5 #

Article 55-6(Integrated formulation of safety control regulations) #

Article 55-7 #

Article 55-8(Deregulation on processing of insurance revenues of gas business entities) #

Article 55-9(Exemption from duty to report on appointment or dismissal of gas related safety officers) #

Article 55-10 #

Article 56 #

Article 57 #

Article 58 #

Article 59 #

Article 60(Relaxation of restrictions on qualification for participation in bids) #

Article 60-2 #

Article 60-3 #

Article 60-4 #

Article 60-5 #