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ENFORCEMENT DECREE OF THE ACT ON DESIGNATION AND MANAGEMENT OF FREE TRADE ZONES

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CHAPTER I GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1(Purpose) #

The purpose of this Decree is to prescribe matters mandated by the Act on Designation and Management of Free Trade Zones and matters necessary for the enforcement of that Act.

[This Article Wholly Amended on Jul. 15, 2011]

CHAPTER II DESIGNATION OF FREE TRADE ZONES

Article 2(Designation of free trade zones) #

(1) Any person who intends to request designation of a free trade zone in accordance with the former part of Article 4(1) of the Act on Designation and Management of Free Trade Zones (hereinafter referred to as the "Act") shall submit a master plan for the free trade zone provided for in paragraph (2) of the same Article (hereinafter referred to as "master plan for a free trade zone") and the results of consultations he or she holds with the heads of relevant central administrative agencies, or the competent Special Metropolitan City Mayor, Metropolitan City Mayor, Special Self-Governing City Mayor, Do Governor, or Special Self-Governing Province Governor (hereinafter referred to as a "Mayor/Do Governor") to the Minister of Trade, Industry and Resources; provided, if any person requests designation of an area, the development of which has already been completed or is in progress, he or she may omit the matters prescribed by the operational guidelines of free trade zones pursuant to Article 28-2(1) of the Act (hereinafter referred to as "operation guidelines of free trade zones") among the matters referred to in paragraph (2). <Amended on Mar. 23, 2013; Jul. 26, 2016; Oct. 1, 2025>

(2) Master plans for free trade zones shall contain each of the following:

1. The name, location, boundary, area and location map of a free trade zone;

2. The operator of a development project, the period and methods of development;

3. An occupancy management plan detailing the goals of and direction-setting for operating a free trade zone, types of business to be induced thereinto, occupancy priority, standards for selecting enterprises to move therein, a plan for attracting enterprises to the zone and a plan for occupant enterprises (including a drawing thereof), etc.;

4. A land utilization plan, a plan for installing major support facilities (including a drawing thereof) and a plan for building infrastructure such as roads, harbors, water-supply facilities, etc.;

Article 4(Designation requirements) #

(1) "Standards prescribed by Presidential Decree, including cargo handling capacity, etc." in the provision, with the exception of the items, of subparagraph 1 of Article 5 of the Act means the standards categorized as follows:

1. An industrial complex: An area located adjacent to an airport or a harbor, making it easy to ship cargo out of Korea to foreign countries or into Korea from foreign countries;

2. An airport: To meet each of the following requirements:

a. It is required to have regular international flight routes established and to be capable of dealing with not less than 300,000 tons of cargo annually;

b. It is required to have the area and its hinterland, including a logistics terminal, with their total area exceeding 300,000 square meters, which are used to store, exhibit, sort, etc. air cargo and the hinterland is required to be linked with the relevant airport or to be connected with it by an exclusive road, etc., thereby making it possible to ensure free movement of goods between them and to supplement the airport's logistic functions of storing, packaging, mixing, repairing and processing, etc. of cargo;

3. A harbor: To meet each of the following requirements:

a. It is required to have regular international container shipping lanes opened for it, thereby making it possible to load and unload cargo of not less than ten million tons annually;

b. It is required to have piers exclusively used by container ships of not less than 30,000 tons;

c. It is required to have the land area and its hinterland provided for in Appendix 1 of the Enforcement Decree of the Harbor Act, with their total area exceeding 500,000 square meters, and the hinterland is required to be linked with the relevant harbor or to be connected with it by an exclusive road, etc., thereby making it possible to ensure free movement of goods between them and to supplement the harbors logistic functions of storing, packaging, mixing, repairing and processing, etc. of cargo;

4. A logistics complex and a logistics terminal: To meet each of the following requirements:

a. They are required to have facilities and equipment making it possible to handle cargo of not less than ten million tons annually;

b. They are required to ship not less than 50/100 of goods into Korea out of foreign countries and to ship or are expected to ship not less than 20/100 of goods, which have been shipped into Korea, out of Korea into foreign countries;

c. A logistics complex or terminal is required to be at least 500,000 square meters in its area.

(2) "Facilities prescribed by Presidential Decree" in subparagraph 3 of Article 5 of the Act means each of the following facilities:

1. Fences, gates, guard posts and other facilities which are needed to prevent foreign goods from being illegally shipped out of any free trade zone or from being stolen and to satisfy standards prescribed and publicly notified by the Commissioner of the Korea Customs Service regarding the area, location, etc.;

2. Facilities which are inspection places where the inspection of goods shipped out of or into any free trade zone is conducted and satisfy standards prescribed and publicly notified by the Commissioner of the Korea Customs Service regarding the area, location, etc.

[This Article Wholly Amended on Jul. 15, 2011]

Article 7(Occupancy requirements) #

(1) "Person ... meeting the criteria prescribed by Presidential Decree such as the ratio of exports" in the former and latter parts of Article 10(1)1 of the Act means a person whose ratio of exports to gross sales continues to meet the following criteria for at least one year out of the past three years preceding the filing date (referring to a business day in cases of an occupant enterprise) of an application for an occupancy contract under Article 11(1) of the Act (hereinafter referred to as "occupancy contract"): <Amended on Mar. 18, 2014; Jul. 21, 2014; Jul. 26, 2016; Oct. 10, 2018; Jul. 13, 2021; Oct. 1, 2025>

1. Where the person engages in the business of producing products or services using advanced technologies under Article 5(1) of the Industrial Development Act or advanced products under the same paragraph (limited to cases where advanced technologies or advanced products have been confirmed, as determined and publicly notified by the Minister of Trade, Industry and Resources): The following criteria:

a. In cases of a small and medium enterprise defined in Article 2 of the Framework Act on Small and Medium Enterprises: At least 20/100;

b. Where the person is not a small and medium enterprise: At least 30/100;

2. In cases not falling under subparagraph 1: The following criteria:

a. In cases of a small or medium enterprise: At least 30/100;

b. In cases of a middle-standing enterprise defined in subparagraph 1 of Article 2 of the Special Act on the Promotion of Growth and the Strengthening of Competitiveness of Middle-Standing Enterprises (hereinafter referred to as "middle-standing enterprise"): At least 40/100;

c. Where the person is not a small and medium enterprise or middle-standing enterprise: At least 50/100.

(2) "Person meeting criteria prescribed by Presidential Decree such as the ratio of sales, exclusive of exports to the Republic of Korea, to gross sales prior to repatriation" in Article 10(1)1-2 of the Act means a person whose ratio of sales, exclusive of exports to the Republic of Korea, to gross sales continues to be not less than 30/100 (20/100 in cases of a small and medium enterprise) for at least one year out of the past three years preceding the filing date of an application for an occupancy contract. <Amended on Oct. 10, 2018; Jul. 13, 2021>

(3) "Person meeting criteria prescribed by Presidential Decree such as foreign investment and the ratio of exports" in the main clause of Article 10(1)2 of the Act means a person who meets all the following criteria: <Added on Oct. 10, 2018>

1. A person who meets the criteria on foreign investment under the main clause of Article 2(2) of the Enforcement Decree of the Foreign Investment Promotion Act; provided, even where a person ceases to meet the requirements prescribed in Article 2(2)1 of the Enforcement Decree of the Foreign Investment Promotion Act, due to an increase of its domestic capital as a consequence of the issuance of new stocks or shares after concluding an occupancy contract, such person shall be deemed to meet the criteria on foreign investment;

2. A person whose ratio of exports to gross sales continues to be not less than 30/100 (5/100 in cases of the knowledge service industry) for at least one year out of the past three years preceding the filing date of an application for an occupancy contract (referring to a business day in cases of an occupant enterprise); provided, the requirements prescribed in the main clause need not be applied to a newly established foreign-invested enterprise that has no record of past sales as of the filing date of an application for an occupancy contract; but a newly established foreign-invested enterprise in such cases shall meet the requirements prescribed in the main clause within three years from the filing date of a report on the completion of construction, etc. of a factory under Article 14(2) of the Act (in cases of the knowledge service industry, the signing date of an occupancy contract or the filing date of a report on the commencement of business operations under Article 14(4)).

(4) "Such types of business as prescribed by Presidential Decree" in the proviso of Article 10(1)2 of the Act means the types of business classified as belonging to the new growth engine industry under Article 121-2(1)1 of the Restriction of Special Taxation Act for which the amount of foreign investment is not less than one million U.S. dollars. <Added on Oct. 10, 2018>

(5) "Person meeting the criteria prescribed by Presidential Decree such as the ratio of exports" in Article 10(1)3 of the Act means a person whose ratio of exports to gross sales continues to be not less than 5/100 for at least one year out of the past three years preceding the filing date of an application for an occupancy contract (referring to a business day in cases of an occupant enterprise). <Amended on Jul. 26, 2016; Oct. 10, 2018>

(6) "Person meeting the criteria prescribed by Presidential Decree such as the ratio of import and export transactions" in Article 10(1)4 of the Act means a person whose ratio of import and export transactions to gross sales continues to be not less than 50/100 (30/100 in cases of a small and medium enterprise and 40/100 in cases of a middle-standing enterprise) for at least one year out of the past three years preceding the filing date of an application for an occupancy contract (referring to a business day in cases of an occupant enterprise). <Amended on Mar. 18, 2014; Jul. 21, 2014; Jul. 26, 2016; Oct. 10, 2018; Jul. 13, 2021>

(7) "Business prescribed by Presidential Decree" in Article 10(1)5 of the Act means any of the following business: <Amended on Oct. 10, 2018>

1. The multi-purpose logistics business, including the business of brokering international shipping, executing transactions of international ships and packaging, repairing, processing or assembling goods, etc.;

2. The international logistics business, including the business of repairing, upgrading, and assembling of ships and aircraft (including any equipment required for the operation of ships and aircraft);

3. The business of furnishing ship and aircraft supplies, including the business of supplying fuel, potable water, onboard meals, and in-flight meals;

4. The business of developing logistics facilities and rental business.

(8) "Type of business prescribed by Presidential Decree" in Article 10(1)6 of the Act means any of the following types of business: <Amended on Oct. 10, 2018>

1. The financial business;

2. The insurance business;

3. The customs-clearance brokerage;

4. The tax consulting business;

5. The accounting business;

6. The shipping brokerage business, the shipping agency business, the ship lease business and the ship management business provided by Article 33 of the Marine Transportation Act;

7. The harbor services business that engages in acts under subparagraph 1a through c of Article 2 of the Enforcement Decree of the Harbor Transport Business Act;

8. The educational and training business;

9. The oil sale business;

10. The waste collection, transport and disposal business;

11. The information processing business;

12. The restaurant business;

13. The food sale business;

14. The accommodation business;

15. The bathhouse business;

16. The laundry business;

17. The haircutting business and the beautician business;

18. Other types of business determined by the operation guidelines of free trade zones necessary for supporting the business of occupant enterprises.

(9) "Public institution prescribed by Presidential Decree" in Article 10(1)7 of the Act means any of the following public institutions: <Amended on Oct. 10, 2018>

1. Local governments and corporations fully financed or funded by local governments;

2. The National Pension Service established under Article 24 of the National Pension Act;

3. The National Health Insurance Corporation established under the National Health Insurance Act;

4. The Korea Trade Insurance Corporation established under Article 37 of the Trade Insurance Act;

5. The Korea Airports Corporation established under the Korea Airports Corporation Act (hereinafter referred to as the "Korea Airports Corporation");

6. The Incheon International Airport Corporation established under the Incheon International Airport Corporation Act (hereinafter referred to as the "Incheon International Airport Corporation");

7. Deleted; <Aug. 11, 2011>

8. The Port Authority established under Article 4 of the Port Authority Act (hereinafter referred to as the "Port Authority");

9. The Korea Railroad Corporation under the Korea Railroad Corporation Act.

[This Article Wholly Amended on Jul. 15, 2011]

Article 9(Disposal ofland and factories for which occupancy contract is terminated) #

(1) If any person whose occupancy contract is terminated in accordance with Article 15(1) or (2) of the Act (hereinafter in this Article referred to as "person whose occupancy contract is terminated") intends to dispose of his or her land, factory, buildings and facilities (hereinafter referred to as "factory, etc.") in any free trade zone pursuant to Article 15(5) of the Act, the person shall submit a disposal plan, accompanied by documents prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resources to the administrative authority. <Amended on Mar. 23, 2013; Jul. 26, 2016; Oct. 1, 2025>

(2) Every person whose occupancy contract is terminated shall dispose of his or her land, factory, etc. to any other person eligible to move into a free trade zone within six months from the date on which his or her occupancy contract is terminated; provided, if an auction and procedures prescribed by the provisions of other Acts are in progress for the disposal of the land, factory, etc., the progress period of the relevant procedures shall not be included. <Amended on Jul. 26, 2016>

(3) If any person whose occupancy contract is terminated fails to dispose of his or her land, factory, etc. within the period referred to in paragraph (2), he or she shall file an application for disposal with the administrative authority, along with documents prescribed by Decree of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resources. <Amended on Mar. 23, 2013; Jul. 26, 2016; Oct. 1, 2025>

(4) In receipt of an application for disposal filed under paragraph (3), the administrative authority shall publicly announce matters concerning the sale of land, a factory, etc. in an effective manner, including posting such matters concerning their sale on the Internet website, to select a transferee.

(5) Any prospective transferor shall, on the recommendation of a prospective transferee by the administrative authority, promptly enter into negotiations on the transfer of land, a factory, etc. and conclude a purchase and sale contract within six months from the date on which the prospective transferor receives such recommendation.

(6) Any person who acquires by transfer land, a factory, etc. under paragraphs (2) and (5) shall enter into an occupancy contract or a modified occupancy contract within three months from the date he or she acquires by transfer such land, factory, etc. <Amended on Jul. 26, 2016>

[This Article Wholly Amended on Jul. 15, 2011]

[Title Amended on Jul. 26, 2016]

Article 24(Reporting on work performed outside free trade zones) #

(1) Any person who intends to file a report on any work performed outside free trade zones (hereinafter referred to as "work performed outside free trade zones") in accordance with the main clause of Article 34(1) of the Act shall file a report on work performed outside free trade zones stating each of the following matters with the head of the customs office: <Amended on Dec. 16, 2021>

1. The name, standard size, quantity and weight of goods before and after the work performed outside free trade zones is performed;

2. The kind, period and place of the work performed outside free trade zones and the grounds for performing such work.

(2) The scope of the work performed outside free trade zones shall not exceed 60 percent of the amount of goods the relevant occupant enterprise exported (referring to the export provided for in subparagraph 3 of Article 2 of the Enforcement Decree of the Foreign Trade Act; hereafter the same shall apply in this paragraph) after processing them using raw materials in the previous year; provided, if the export performance was nonexistent in the previous year or it is deemed inappropriate to apply the exports of the previous year on the grounds of a sharp increase in the export performance, etc., the scope of the work performed outside free trade zones shall be defined as follows:

1. If the export performance of the previous year was nonexistent on the grounds that the business commences in the current year: Not more than 60 percent of the amount calculated by annually converting the amount of export performance in the month during which the highest export performance is achieved during the period from the date on which the business commences to the date on which a shipment report is filed; provided, if the first export order is received after the business commences, the amount of goods for which such export order is given shall be deemed the monthly average export performance and not more than 60 percent of the amount calculated in terms of the amount of annual export performance;

2. If the amount of goods on which an export order is issued in the month during which a shipment report is filed increases by not less than 150 percent from the monthly average export amount of the previous year, the amount of goods on which an export order is given in the month during which a shipment report is filed shall be deemed the monthly average export performance and not more than 60 percent of the amount calculated in terms of the amount of the annual export performance;

3. If the export performance of the previous year fell below 50 percent on the grounds of natural disaster or other inevitability, etc., not more than 60 percent of the export amount in the past year from the immediately preceding month during which the relevant grounds accrue.

(3) The shipment period for the work performed outside free trade zones is as follows:

1. Raw materials: Within one year;

2. Construction materials: Within the period of contract concluded between the occupant enterprise and the enterprise entrusted with the work performed outside free trade zones for the same item, but the relevant period shall not exceed three years; provided, when the head of the customs office deems it necessary to extend the shipment period due to inevitable reasons, such as that the work performed outside free trade zones is not completed within the contract period, etc., he or she may extend the relevant period for up to three years.

(4) Goods subject to work performed outside free trade zones shall be limited to raw materials or construction materials (including metal mold) exclusively used to manufacture and process raw materials.

(5) The shipment place for work performed outside free trade zones shall be limited to a factory operated by an enterprise entrusted with the work performed outside free trade zones or a workshop attached thereto.

[This Article Wholly Amended on Jul. 15, 2011]

Article 30(Approval for using domestic goods as raw materials and deduction from customs duty base) #

(1) Any person who intends to obtain approval for using domestic goods as raw materials in accordance with the latter part of Article 44 of the Act shall file an application stating each of the following matters with the head of the customs office:

1. The name, standard size, quantity, weight and price of domestic goods he or she intends to use as raw materials;

2. The name, standard size, quantity, weight and price of goods he or she intends to manufacture, process, assemble or repair using domestic goods as raw materials;

3. The work period and the required quantity of domestic goods.

(2) Raw materials under the latter part of Article 44 of the Act means domestic goods that fall under any subparagraph of Article 199(1) of the Enforcement Decree of the Customs Act and the name, quantity by standard and required quantity of which can be confirmed in light of the nature of their manufacture, processing or repair and manufacturing processes, etc.

(3) If the name and standard size of the domestic goods to be used as raw materials are identical and their required quantity is invariable, the head of the customs office may grant approval for the required quantity of a certain period in the block when he or she grants such approval in accordance with the latter part of Article 44 of the Act.

(4) Any person who intends to have the quantity or price of the domestic goods which are used as raw materials under the latter part of Article 44 of the Act deducted from the customs duty base shall file an import declaration, accompanied by the following documents, with the head of the customs office: <Amended on Jul. 5, 2022>

1. A written approval for using domestic goods as raw materials referred to in paragraph (1);

2. A written confirmation for domestic goods under Article 29(3) of the Act;

3. Other documents attesting the quantity, etc. of domestic goods used as raw materials.

(5) If the head of the customs office calculates the quantity and price of domestic goods, the customs duties of which are deducted from the customs duty base in accordance with the latter part of Article 44 of the Act, he or she shall deduct such customs duties based on the date on which the relevant domestic goods are shipped into any free trade zone or the date on which a written confirmation for domestic goods is issued.

[This Article Wholly Amended on Jul. 15, 2011]

Article 40(Delegation and entrustment of authority) #

(1) Pursuant to Article 55(2) of the Act, the Minister of Economy and Finance may entrust the administrative authority with the authority to receive applications for reductions or exemptions of taxes for any foreign investment and modified applications for reductions or exemptions of taxes for any foreign investment, reduce or exempt taxes, modify details of the reductions or exemptions of taxes, or make a decision, confirmation and notification as to whether any application is eligible for tax reduction or exemption in free trade zones as provided for in Articles 121-2 and 121-4 of the Act on Restriction on Special Cases concerning Taxation. <Amended on Oct. 1, 2025>

(2) When the administrative authority performs the administrative affairs belonging to the authority entrusted in accordance with paragraph (1), it shall notify the Minister of Economy and Finance of the results thereof. <Amended on Oct. 1, 2025>

(3) "Corporations prescribed by Presidential Decree" in Article 55(3) of the Act means each of the following corporations:

1. The Korea Airports Corporation;

2. The Incheon International Airport Corporation;

3. The Port Authority;

4. Deleted. <Aug. 11, 2011>

(4) The Minister of Trade, Industry and Resources shall delegate the authority held by the administrative authority to conduct the following affairs with respect to the free trade zones in industrial complexes under Article 8(1)1 of the Act to the administrator of every free trade zone administrative agency in accordance with Article 55(3) of the Act: <Amended on Mar. 23, 2013; Jul. 26, 2016; Jul. 5, 2022; Jul. 1, 2025; Oct. 1, 2025; Dec. 30, 2025>

1. Administration of free trade zones under Article 8(2) of the Act;

2. Categorization of free trade zones under Article 9 of the Act;

3. Occupancy contracts and modification of the contracts under Article 11 of the Act;

4. Reporting on the completion of construction, etc. of a factory, registration of a factory, issuance of a certificate of factory registration, revocation of registration of a factory, and imposition and collection of administrative fines pursuant to Article 14(2) of the Act;

5. Termination of occupancy contracts under Article 15 of the Act;

6. Notification of occupancy contracts, etc. under Article 16 of the Act;

7. Rental and sale of any State-owned land, factory, etc., and setting and renewal of a rental period under Article 17 of the Act;

8. Deferred payment of the purchase price for any land, factory, etc. and payment of the purchase price in installments under Article 19 of the Act;

9. Reduction or exemption of rents under Article 20 of the Act;

10. Serving notices demanding payment of rents, termination of rental contracts and taking actions to collect rents in arrears under Article 21 of the Act;

11. Receipt, etc. of construction permission and reports under Article 23(3) of the Act;

12. Acquisition by transfer of any land, factory, etc., selection of transferees and receipt of reports on transfer, rental and use under Article 25 of the Act;

13. Acquisition by transfer of any land, factory, etc. under Article 26(1)3 of the Act;

14. Installation, maintenance, management, etc. of control facilities under the provisions of Article 27(1) through (3) of the Act;

14-2. Maintenance of records of the persons and automobiles entering or exiting a free trade zone under Article 27(4) of the Act;

15. Collection of maintenance costs of joint facilities, serving notices demanding the payment of maintenance costs in arrears and dispositions on such cost in arrears under Article 28 of the Act;

16. Public announcement of the occupancy management guidelines and the modification thereof under Article 28-2(2) of the Act;

17. Approval for the shipment of goods, the export or import of which is restricted under Article 32(1) and (3) of the Act;

18. Request for materials about occupant enterprises’ shipments of goods in and out of free trade zones under Article 39(5) of the Act;

19. Holding hearings under Article 54(1) of the Act;

20. The authority to receive applications for reductions or exemptions of taxes for any foreign investment and modified applications for reductions or exemptions of taxes for any foreign investment, grant tax reduction or exemption, modify details of the reductions or exemptions of taxes, or make a decision, confirmation and notification as to whether any application is eligible for reduction or exemption of taxes in free trade zones under paragraph (1) and notify the results of administrative affairs to the Minister of Economy and Finance under paragraph (2);

21. Imposition and collection of administrative fines under Articles 70(2), 70(3)1, and 70(4)1 of the Act.

(5) The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport shall delegate his or her authority to conduct the following affairs with respect to a free trade zone that is linked with or is accessible to any airport and its hinterland provided for in Article 8(1)2 of the Act to the Commissioner of the Seoul Regional Aviation Administration in accordance with Article 55(3) of the Act: <Amended on Mar. 23, 2013; Jul. 26, 2016; Jul. 1, 2025; Dec. 30, 2025>

1. Categorization of districts under Article 9 of the Act;

2. Deleted; <Jul. 26, 2016>

3. Deleted; <Jul. 26, 2016>

4. Deleted; <Jul. 26, 2016>

5. Rental and sale of any State-owned land, factory, etc. under Article 17 of the Act;

6. Payment deferral of the purchase price of any land, factory, etc. and payment thereof in installments under Article 19 of the Act;

7. Reduction or exemption of rents under Article 20 of the Act;

8. Serving notices demanding the payment of rents, etc. and taking actions to collect rents in arrears under Article 21 of the Act;

9. Receipt, etc. of construction permission and reports under Article 23 of the Act;

10. Acquisition by transfer of any land, factory, etc., selection of transferees and receipt of reports on transfer, rental, and use under Article 25 of the Act;

11. Deleted; <Jul. 26, 2016>

12. Deleted; <Jul. 26, 2016>

13. Deleted; <Jul. 26, 2016>

14. The authority to receive applications for reductions or exemptions of taxes for any foreign investment and modified applications for reductions or exemptions of taxes for any foreign investment, grant tax reduction or exemption, modify details of the reductions or exemptions of taxes, or make a decision, confirmation and notification as to whether any application is eligible for reduction or exemption of taxes in free trade zones under paragraph (1) and notify the results of administrative affairs to the Minister of Economy and Finance under paragraph (2);

15. Imposition and collection of administrative fines under Articles 70(2), 70(3)1, and 70(4)1 of the Act.

(6) The Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport shall delegate his or her authority to conduct the following affairs with respect to any free trade zone that is linked with or accessible to any airport and its hinterland provided for in Article 8(1)2 of the Act to the Korea Airports Corporation or the Incheon International Airport Corporation in accordance with Article 55(3) of the Act: <Amended on Jul. 26, 2016>

1. Administration of free trade zones under Article 8(2) of the Act;

2. Occupancy contracts and modification of the contracts under Article 11 of the Act;

3. Termination of occupancy contracts under Article 15 of the Act;

4. Notification of occupancy contracts, etc. under Article 16 of the Act;

5. Transfer of the land, factory, etc., under Article 26(1)3 of the Act;

6. Installation, maintenance, management, etc. of control facilities under the provisions of Article 27(1) through (3) of the Act;

7. Maintenance of records of the persons or automobiles entering or exiting a free trade zone as prescribed in the provisions of Article 27(4) of the Act;

8. Collection, etc., of maintenance costs of joint facilities prescribed in Article 28 of the Act;

9. Public announcement of occupancy management guidelines and modification of such guidelines under Article 28-2(2) of the Act;

10. Request for materials about occupant enterprises’ shipment of goods in and out of free trade zones under Article 39(5) of the Act;

11. Holding hearings prescribed in Article 54(1) of the Act.

(7) The Minister of Oceans and Fisheries shall delegate his or her authority to conduct the following affairs with respect to the State-owned and privately owned property located in harbors and their hinterlands under Article 8(1)4 of the Act to the head of a regional office of oceans and fisheries in accordance with Article 55(3) of the Act; provided, authority prescribed in subparagraphs 1, 3, 4 through 6 (limited to sale), 9, and 13 through 18 shall be excluded with respect to the property invested in a Port Authority under Article 6 of the Port Authority Act, the property which the relevant Port Authority is permitted to gratuitously borrow, use, or make profit from under Article 27 of that Act, the property directly acquired by the relevant Port Authority, the property on which a local government holds a license to manage harbor facilities under Article 24 of the Harbor Act, and the property managed by the relevant Port Authority designated as a management agency for a Class 1 harbor hinterland complex under Article 66 of that Act: <Amended on Jul. 26, 2016; Jul. 28, 2020; Jul. 5, 2022; Jul. 1, 2025; Dec. 30, 2025>

1. Administration of free trade zones under Article 8(2) of the Act;

2. Categorization of free trade zones under Article 9 of the Act;

3. Occupancy contracts and modification of the contracts under Article 11 of the Act;

3-2. Reporting on the completion of construction, etc. of a factory, registration of a factory, issuance of a certificate of factory registration, revocation of registration of a factory, imposition and collection of administrative fines pursuant to Article 14(2) of the Act;

4. Termination of occupancy contracts under Article 15 of the Act;

5. Notification of occupancy contracts, etc. under Article 16 of the Act;

6. Rental, sale, etc. of any State-owned land, factory, etc. under Article 17 of the Act;

7. Deferred payment of the purchase price of any State-owned land, factory, etc. and payment thereof in installments under Article 19(1) of the Act;

8. Rent reduction or exemption under Article 20 of the Act;

9. Collection of rents, etc., serving notices demanding the payment thereof, dispositions taken to collect rents, etc. in arrears, and termination of rental contracts under Article 21 of the Act;

10. Receipt, etc. of construction permission and reports under Article 23 of the Act;

11. Acquisition by transfer of any land, factory, etc., selection of transferees and receipt of reports on transfer, rental or use under Article 25 of the Act;

12. Acquisition by transfer of any land, factory, etc. under Article 26(1)3 of the Act;

13. Installation, maintenance, management, etc. of control facilities under Article 27(1) through (3) of the Act;

14. Maintenance of records of those who enter or exit a free trade zone or of automobiles under Article 27(4) of the Act;

15. Collection of maintenance costs of joint facilities under Article 28 of the Act;

16. Public announcement of the occupancy management guidelines and the modification thereof under Article 28-2(2) of the Act;

17. Request for materials about occupant enterprises’ shipments of goods in and out of free trade zones under Article 39(5) of the Act;

18. Holding hearings under Article 54(1) of the Act;

19. The authority to receive applications for reductions or exemptions of taxes for any foreign investment and modified applications for reductions or exemptions of taxes for any foreign investment, grant tax reduction or exemption, modify details of the reductions or exemptions of taxes, or make a decision, confirmation and notification as to whether any application is eligible for reduction or exemption of taxes in free trade zones under paragraph (1) and notify the results of administrative affairs to the Minister of Economy and Finance under paragraph (2);

20. Imposition and collection of administrative fines under Articles 70(2), 70(3)1, and 70(4)1 of the Act.

(8) The Minister of Oceans and Fisheries shall delegate his or her authority to conduct the following affairs with respect to the State-owned and privately owned property (referring only to the property invested in a Port Authority under Article 6 of the Port Authority Act, the property which the relevant Port Authority is permitted to gratuitously borrow, use, or make profit from under Article 27 of that Act, the property directly acquired by the relevant Port Authority, and the property managed by the relevant Port Authority designated as a management agency for a Class 1 harbor hinterland complex under Article 66 of the Harbor Act) located in harbors and their hinterlands under Article 8(1)4 of the Act to the relevant Port Authority in accordance with Article 55(3) of the Act: <Amended on Jul. 26, 2016; Jul. 5, 2022>

1. Administration of free trade zones under Article 8(2) of the Act;

2. Occupancy contracts and modification of the contracts under Article 11 of the Act;

3. Termination of occupancy contracts under Article 15 of the Act;

4. Notification of occupancy contracts, etc. under Article 16 of the Act;

4-2. Rental of any State-owned land, factory, etc. under Article 17 of the Act;

4-3. Collection of rents, etc., serving notices demanding the payment thereof, dispositions taken to collect rents, etc. in arrears, and termination of rental contracts under Article 21 of the Act;

5. Installation, maintenance, management, etc. of control facilities prescribed in the provisions of Article 27(1) through (3) of the Act;

6. Maintenance of records of the persons and automobiles entering or exiting a free trade zone as prescribed in the provisions of Article 27(4) of the Act;

7. Collection, etc. of maintenance costs of joint facilities prescribed in Article 28 of the Act;

7-2. Public announcement of occupancy management guidelines and of the modification of such guidelines under Article 28-2(2);

8. Request for materials about occupant enterprises’ shipment of goods in and out of free trade zones under Article 39(5) of the Act;

9. Holding hearings prescribed in Article 54(1) of the Act.

(9) The Minister of Oceans and Fisheries shall delegate his or her authority to conduct the following affairs with respect to the public property owned by a City/Do, which is linked with and accessible to an airport and its hinterland provided for by Article 8(1)4 of the Act, to the Mayor/Do Governor in accordance with Article 55(3) of the Act: <Amended on Mar. 23, 2013; Jul. 26, 2016; Jul. 1, 2025; Dec. 30, 2025>

1. Administration of free trade zones under Article 8(2) of the Act;

2. Categorization of free trade zones under Article 9 of the Act;

3. Occupancy contracts and modification of the contracts under Article 11 of the Act;

4. Termination of occupancy contracts under Article 15 of the Act;

5. Notification of occupancy contracts, etc. under Article 16 of the Act;

6. Receipt, etc. of construction permission and reports under Article 23 of the Act;

7. Acquisition by transfer of any land, factory, etc., selection of transferees and receipt of reports on transfer, rental and use under Article 25 of the Act;

8. Acquisition by transfer of any land, factory, etc. under Article 26(1)3 of the Act;

9. Installation, maintenance, management, etc. of control facilities under the provisions of Article 27(1) through (3) of the Act;

9-2. Maintenance of records of the persons and automobiles entering or exiting a free trade zone prescribed in the provisions of Article 27(4) of the Act;

10. Collection of maintenance costs of joint facilities under Article 28 of the Act;

11. Public announcement of the occupancy management guidelines and the modification thereof under Article 28-2(2) of the Act;

12. Request for materials about occupant enterprises’ shipment of goods in and out of free trade zones under Article 39(5) of the Act;

13. Holding hearings under Article 54(1) of the Act;

15. Imposition and collection of administrative fines under Articles 70(2), 70(3)1, and 70(4)1 of the Act.

(10) The Minister of Oceans and Fisheries shall delegate his or her authority to conduct the affairs falling under the subparagraphs of paragraph (9) with respect to the public property owned by a Si/Gun/Gu, which is linked with or accessible to any airport and its hinterland provided for by Article 8(1)4 of the Act, to the head of the Si/Gun/Gu in accordance with Article 55(3) of the Act. <Amended on Mar. 23, 2013>

(11) Pursuant to Article 55(3) of the Act, the Minister of Oceans and Fisheries shall delegated the following authority with respect to the property on which a local government holds a license to manage harbor facilities under Article 24 of the Harbor Act of the State-owned property located in harbors and their hinterlands under Article 8(1)4 of the Act to the head of a local government granted a license to manage the relevant property: <Added on Jul. 26, 2016; Jul. 28, 2020; Jul. 5, 2022>