ENFORCEMENT DECREE OF THE ACT ON PROMOTION OF DEVELOPMENT AND DISTRIBUTION OF ENVIRONMENT-FRIENDLY MOTOR VEHICLES

Article 1(Purpose) #

The purpose of this Decree is to prescribe matters mandated by the Act on Promotion of Development and Distribution of Environment-Friendly Motor Vehicles and matters necessary for the enforcement thereof. <Amended on Dec. 29, 2017>

Article 2(Types of motor vehicles) #

"Motor vehicle ... prescribed by Presidential Decree" in subparagraph 1 of Article 2 of the Act on Promotion of Development and Distribution of Environment-Friendly Motor Vehicles (hereinafter referred to as the "Act") means the following: <Amended on Dec. 29, 2017>

1. Passenger vehicles, motor vehicles for passengers and freight, freight motor vehicles, and special motor vehicles under Article 3(1) of the Motor Vehicle Management Act; provided, the foregoing shall not apply to towed motor vehicles under the main clause of subparagraph 1 of Article 2 of the Motor Vehicle Management Act;

2. Dump trucks, concrete mixing transport trucks, and concrete pumps under Article 2 of the Enforcement Decree of the Construction Machinery Management Act.

Article 3(Scope of enterprises related to environment-friendly motor vehicles) #

"Enterprises satisfying other criteria prescribed by Presidential Decree" in subparagraph 10c of Article 2 of the Act means the following:

1. A person eligible to purchase under Article 10-3(1) of the Act;

2. An enterprise which recycles parts of environment-friendly motor vehicles;

3. An enterprise which conducts the business of leasing equipment with regard to the hydrogen fuel cells and traction batteries of environment-friendly motor vehicles;

4. An enterprise which concludes a contract for leasing equipment with an enterprise prescribed in subparagraph 3;

5. An enterprise which obtains approval of a business restructuring plan related to environment-friendly motor vehicles pursuant to Article 10 of the Special Act on the Corporate Revitalization.

[This Article Added on Jan. 25, 2022]

Article 4 #

Deleted. <Oct. 20, 2008>

Article 5 #

Deleted. <Oct. 20, 2008>

Article 6 #

Deleted. <Oct. 20, 2008>

Article 7 #

Deleted. <Oct. 20, 2008>

Article 8 #

Deleted. <Oct. 20, 2008>

Article 9(Procedures for formulation and modification of master plans) #

(1) Where the Minister of Trade, Industry and Resources intends to hear opinions from the heads of relevant central administrative agencies, such as the Minister of Climate, Energy and Environment, and the Special Metropolitan City Mayor, Metropolitan City Mayors, Special Self-Governing City Mayors, Do Governors, or Special Self-Governing Province Governors (hereinafter referred to as the "Mayor/Do Governor") on a master plan for the promotion of development and distribution of environment-friendly motor vehicles (hereinafter referred to as "master plan") under the former part of Article 3 (1) of the Act, pursuant to the latter part of that paragraph, he or she shall notify the heads of relevant central administrative agencies, such as the Minister of Climate, Energy and Environment, and Mayors/Do Governors, of data relating to a schedule for the formulation of a master plan and details of such plan and shall request them to submit their opinions on the plan. In such cases, the heads of the relevant central administrative agencies, such as the Minister of Climate, Energy and Environment, and the Mayor/Do Governor shall submit their opinions on the master plan to the Minister of Trade, Industry and Resources in writing within two months from the date they are requested to do so. <Amended on Feb. 29, 2008; Oct. 20, 2008; Mar. 23, 2013; Sep. 18, 2018; Jan. 25, 2022; Oct. 1, 2025>

(2) Where a master plan is finalized pursuant to the main clause of Article 3(3) of the Act, the Minister of Trade, Industry and Resources shall notify the heads of relevant central administrative agencies, such as the Minister of Climate, Energy and Environment, and the Mayor/Do Governor, of the finalized master plan. <Amended on Feb. 29, 2008; Mar. 23, 2013; Oct. 1, 2025>

(3) Paragraphs (1) and (2) shall apply mutatis mutandis where a master plan is modified pursuant to Article 3(4) and (5) of the Act. In such cases, "on a master plan" shall be deemed "on the modification of a master plan," "formulation schedule" shall be deemed "modification schedule," and "where a master plan is finalized" shall be deemed "where the modification of a master plan is finalized".

Article 10(Minor modifications to master plans) #

"Where insignificant matters prescribed by Presidential Decree are to be revised" in the proviso of Article 3(3) of the Act means any of the following cases: <Amended on Feb. 29, 2008; Mar. 23, 2013; Oct. 1, 2025>

1. Where a modification is made to increase or reduce, by up to 10/100, subsidies based on the policies included in a master plan, such as a policy on technology development support for, and a policy on projects to form a foundation for technology of, environment-friendly motor vehicles and a policy on promotion of distribution of such vehicles;

2. Where a modification is made to other matters determined and publicly notified by the Minister of Trade, Industry and Resources, which do not have an effect on the basic direction of the master plan.

Article 11(Procedures for formulation of implementation plans for development of environment-friendly motor vehicles) #

(1) The Minister of Trade, Industry and Resources shall formulate an implementation plan for the development of environment-friendly motor vehicles (hereinafter referred to as "implementation plan for development") under Article 4 of the Act before the date of commencement of each fiscal year. <Amended on Feb. 29, 2008; Mar. 23, 2013; Oct. 1, 2025>

(2) Article 9(1) and (2) shall apply mutatis mutandis to cases falling under paragraph (1). In such cases, a "master plan" shall be deemed an "implementation plan for development", and the "heads of relevant central administrative agencies, such as the Minister of Climate, Energy and Environment" shall be deemed the "heads of relevant central administrative agencies". <Amended on Oct. 1, 2025>

Article 12(Matters to be added in technology development field in implementation plans for development) #

"Other matters necessary for technology development" in Article 4(2)5 of the Act means the following: <Amended on Feb. 29, 2008; Mar. 23, 2013; Oct. 1, 2025>

1. Matters concerning a plan for the dissemination of technology development outcomes;

2. Other matters the Minister of Trade, Industry and Resources deems necessary for the technology development of environment-friendly motor vehicles.

Article 13(Procedures for formulation of implementation plans for distribution of environment-friendly motor vehicles) #

(1) The Minister of Climate, Energy and Environment shall formulate and publicly notify an implementation plan for the distribution of environment-friendly motor vehicles (hereinafter referred to as "implementation plan for distribution") under Article 5 of the Act, before the date of commencement of each fiscal year. <Amended on Oct. 1, 2025>

(2) The Minister of Climate, Energy and Environment may request the heads of relevant central administrative agencies and the Mayor/Do Governor to submit their opinions on an implementation plan for distribution. In such cases, the heads of relevant central administrative agencies and the Mayor/Do Governor shall submit their opinions on an implementation plan for distribution to the Minister of Climate, Energy and Environment in writing within two months from the date they are requested to do so. <Amended on Oct. 1, 2025>

Article 14(Procedures for formulation of policies on acceleration of distribution and details thereof) #

(1) The Mayor/Do Governor shall formulate a policy on acceleration of the distribution of environment-friendly motor vehicles (hereinafter referred to as "policy on the acceleration of distribution") under Article 5(3) of the Act and shall submit such policy to the Minister of Climate, Energy and Environment within three months after an implementation plan for distribution is publicly notified. <Amended on Oct. 1, 2025>

(2) A policy on the acceleration of distribution shall include the following: <Amended on Oct. 1, 2025>

1. An environment-friendly motor vehicle purchase plan and the results of the purchase thereof;

2. A plan for the establishment of infrastructure necessary for the distribution of power sources for environment-friendly motor vehicles, such as facilities that supply hydrogen fuel under Article 17;

3. A plan to raise funds and a plan to provide financial support, for the implementation of matters referred to in subparagraphs 1 and 2;

4. Other matters the Minister of Climate, Energy and Environment deems necessary for the distribution of environment-friendly motor vehicles and publicly notifies.

Article 15(Policies on technology development support) #

(1) Where the Minister of Trade, Industry and Resources formulates a support policy (hereinafter referred to as "technology development support policy") under Article 6(1) of the Act, he or she shall publicly announce the policy. <Amended on Feb. 29, 2008; Mar. 23, 2013; Oct. 1, 2025>

(2) The Minister of Trade, Industry and Resources shall prescribe and publicly notify the operational regulations concerning technology development support policies. <Amended on Feb. 29, 2008; Mar. 23, 2013; Oct. 1, 2025>

(3) "Agencies, organizations or business entities ... prescribed by Presidential Decree" in Article 6(2)8 of the Act means persons prescribed by the Minister of Trade, Industry and Resources, from among business entities that develop technology related to environment-friendly motor vehicles and are venture businesses under Article 2 of the Special Act on the Promotion of Venture Businesses. <Amended on Feb. 29, 2008; Mar. 23, 2013; Jul. 2, 2024; Oct. 1, 2025>

Article 16(Plans for implementation of projects to form foundation for technology) #

(1) Where the Minister of Trade, Industry and Resources formulates a plan to implement projects to form a foundation for technology (hereinafter referred to as "plan for the implementation of projects to form a foundation for technology") under Article 7 of the Act, he or she shall publicly announce such plan. <Amended on Feb. 29, 2008; Mar. 23, 2013; Oct. 1, 2025>

(2) The Minister of Trade, Industry and Resources shall prescribe and publicly notify the operational regulations concerning projects to form a foundation for technology under Article 7 of the Act. <Amended on Feb. 29, 2008; Mar. 23, 2013; Oct. 1, 2025>

(3) "Projects prescribed by Presidential Decree" in subparagraph 5 of Article 7 of the Act means the following: <Amended on Feb. 29, 2008; Mar. 23, 2013; Jan. 25, 2022; Oct. 1, 2025>

1. A project to form a foundation for the promotion of regional industries concerning environment-friendly motor vehicles;

2. A project to develop parts and materials concerning environment-friendly motor vehicles;

3. A new technology venture incubation project related to environment-friendly motor vehicles;

4. Other projects the Minister of Trade, Industry and Resources deems necessary to form a foundation for technology concerning environment-friendly motor vehicles.

Article 17(Details of support to hydrogen fuel producers) #

(1) The heads of relevant central administrative agencies, the Mayor/Do Governor, or the heads of Sis/Guns/Gus (the heads of Gus refer to the heads of autonomous Gus; hereinafter the same shall apply) may provide the following support to those (hereinafter referred to as "hydrogen fuel producers, etc.") who intend to produce, supply, or sell hydrogen that is the fuel (hereinafter referred to as "hydrogen fuel") for hydrogen electric vehicles, or to those who intend to construct a hydrogen fuel-supply facility, pursuant to Article 8(1) of the Act: <Amended on Feb. 29, 2008; Mar. 23, 2013; Sep. 18, 2018; Mar. 26, 2019; Dec. 31, 2019; Oct. 1, 2025>

1. Financial support for the adjustment of the selling price of hydrogen fuel;

2. Making or arranging loans to help cover expenses of constructing a hydrogen-fuel supply facility;

3. Providing or helping provide a site for constructing a hydrogen-fuel supply facility;

4. Financial support for the development of hydrogen fuel production technology, such as improvements in the production process of hydrogen fuel;

5. Other matters necessary for providing support to hydrogen fuel producers, etc. that are jointly determined and publicly notified by the Minister of Trade, Industry and Resources and the Minister of Climate, Energy and Environment.

(2) Where a person who produces, supplies, or sells hydrogen fuel intends to receive support under paragraph (1)1, he or she shall submit an application for support to the head of the relevant central administrative agency, the relevant Mayor/Do Governor, or the head of the relevant Si/Gun/Gu, along with documents showing the selling price of hydrogen fuel. <Amended on Sep. 18, 2018; Dec. 31, 2019>

(3) Where a person who intends to construct a hydrogen-fuel supply facility intends to receive support under paragraph (1)2, he or she shall submit an application for support to the Minister of Climate, Energy and Environment, along with a business plan specifying the amount of funds necessary for constructing a hydrogen fueling station and grounds for the calculation thereof. <Amended on Sep. 18, 2018; Oct. 1, 2025>

(4) Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3), necessary matters relating to, among other things, the standards for, methods and procedures for, and the amount of, support under paragraph (1) shall be jointly determined and publicly notified by the Minister of Trade, Industry and Resources and the Minister of Climate, Energy and Environment, after hearing from the heads of relevant central administrative agencies, the relevant Mayor/Do Governor, or the head of the relevant Si/Gun/Gu. <Amended on Feb. 29, 2008; Mar. 23, 2013; Dec. 31, 2019; Oct. 1, 2025>

Article 17-2(Detailed support for charging facilities) #

(1) "Matters prescribed by Presidential Decree" in Article 8-2(1)3 of the Act means the following:

1. Making or arranging loans to help cover the expenses of the following investments:

a. Purchasing or renting environment-friendly motor vehicles;

b. Investments in installations related to environment-friendly motor vehicles, merger, merger after divestures, takeover of business, acquisition of shares, or other investments related to environment-friendly motor vehicles (hereafter in this Article referred to as "investments related to environment-friendly motor vehicles");

2. Where the following persons are provided with loans necessary for the investments specified in the relevant items, paying part of interest on such loans:

a. An enterprise prescribed in subparagraph 1, 3, or 4 of Article 3: Purchasing or renting environment-friendly motor vehicles or installing charging facilities for environment-friendly motor vehicles;

b. An enterprise prescribed in subparagraph 10a of Article 2 of the Act (limited to an enterprise which manufactures and assembles parts of environment-friendly motor vehicles) or an enterprise prescribed in subparagraph 5 of Article 3 of this Decree: Investments related to environment-friendly motor vehicles;

c. A person prescribed in subparagraph 1, 3, or 4 of Article 18-4: Takeover of passenger transport business defined in the Passenger Transport Service Act or trucking transport service defined in the Trucking Transport Business Act.

(2) A person who intends to receive support under Article 8-2(1) of the Act shall submit an application for support to the head of a relevant central administrative agency, a relevant Mayor/Do Governor, or the head of a relevant Si/Gun/Gu, along with a business plan specifying the amount of required funds and grounds for calculating such amount.

(3) Upon receipt of an application for support under paragraph (2), the head of the relevant central administrative agency, the relevant Mayor/Do Governor, or the head of the relevant Si/Gun/Gu shall verify whether the details of a business plan submitted along with the application are in conformity with the relevant master plan.

(4) Except as provided in paragraphs (1) through (3), matters necessary for standards, methods, procedures, amount with regard to support for enterprises related to environment-friendly motor vehicles shall be determined and publicly notified by the Minister of Trade, Industry and Resources after hearing the opinions of the head of the relevant central administrative agency, the relevant Mayor/Do Governor, or the head of the relevant Si/Gun/Gu. <Amended on Oct. 1, 2025>

Article 18(Support to purchasers of environment-friendly motor vehicles) #

(1) The head of relevant central administrative agencies or Mayors/Do Governors may provide the following support to purchasers of environment-friendly motor vehicles pursuant to Article 10 of the Act:

1. Wholly or partially subsidizing the difference between the selling price of an environment-friendly motor vehicle and that of a motor vehicle which is not an environment-friendly motor vehicle;

2. Providing a loan or helping provide a loan for the purchase of an environment-friendly motor vehicle;

3. Other matters the heads of relevant central administrative agencies or Mayors/Do Governors deem necessary to promote the purchase of environment-friendly motor vehicles and publicly notify.

(2) Details concerning standards for, methods of, procedures for, and the amount of, support under paragraph (1) shall be prescribed and publicly notified by the Minister of Climate, Energy and Environment, after hearing from the heads of relevant central administrative agencies and Mayors/Do Governors. <Amended on Oct. 1, 2025>

Article 18-2(Percentage of purchase of environment-friendly motor vehicles) #

(1) Pursuant to Article 10-2(1) of the Act, the head of a public institution under the Act on the Management of Public Institutions (hereinafter referred to as "public institution") and the head of a local public enterprise under the Local Public Enterprises Act (hereinafter referred to as "local public enterprise") shall ensure that vehicles for business use to be purchased or rented (hereinafter referred to as "purchase") are either electric vehicles or hydrogen electric vehicles among environment-friendly motor vehicles; provided, where it is impracticable to purchase electric vehicles or hydrogen electric vehicles among environment-friendly motor vehicles in the relevant year under unavoidable circumstances, such as disruptions in the supply of vehicles, other environmentally friendly vehicles may be purchased upon consultation with the Minister of Trade, Industry and Resources. <Amended on Dec. 29, 2017; Mar. 26, 2019; May 4, 2021; Feb 28, 2023; Oct. 1, 2025>

(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the head of a public institution or local public enterprise need not purchase environment-friendly motor vehicles in consultation with the Minister of Trade, Industry and Resources, in any of the following cases: <Amended on Oct. 1, 2025>

1. Where the total number of the motor vehicles for business use he or she owns, including motor vehicles newly purchased in the relevant year, is not more than five;

2. Where he or she purchases a motor vehicle for passengers and freight referred to in Article 3(1)2 of the Motor Vehicle Management Act or a special motor vehicle referred to in subparagraph 4 of the aforesaid paragraph;

3. Where he or she purchases a motor vehicle for purposes for which it is inappropriate to use an environment-friendly motor vehicle, such as purposes of transporting cargo.

(3) Deleted. <Feb. 28, 2003>

[This Article Added on Jun. 30, 2016]

Article 18-3(Publication of violations) #

(1) The head of each public institution and each local public enterprise that should purchase environment-friendly motor vehicles pursuant to Article 10-2(1) of the Act shall submit the results of the purchase of environment-friendly motor vehicles to the Minister of Trade, Industry and Resources, within three months after each fiscal year ends. <Amended on Oct. 1, 2025>

(2) The Minister of Trade, Industry and Resources may make public a list of public institutions and local public enterprises that have failed to fulfill their obligations to purchase environment-friendly motor vehicles on the following Internet websites or in the following regular daily newspapers, pursuant to Article 10-2(2) of the Act: <Amended on Oct. 1, 2025>

1. An Internet website operated by a provider of web portal services (services that provide search results for other internet protocol addresses, information, etc., and email, communities, etc.) falling under a provider of information and communications services defined in Article 2(1)3 of the Act on Promotion of Information and Communications Network Utilization and Information Protection, the average daily user number of which is at least ten million for the three months immediately preceding the end of the year before the year in which the date of publication falls;

2. A general daily newspaper registered for nationwide circulation pursuant to Article 9(1) of the Act on the Promotion of Newspapers.

[This Article Added on Jun. 30, 2016]

Article 18-4(Scope of persons required to meet purchase targets for environment-friendly motor vehicles) #

"Persons ... prescribed by Presidential Decree" in the provisions, with the exception of the subparagraphs, of Article 10-3(1) of the Act means the following:

1. A person who engages in city-bus transport business defined in subparagraph 1a of Article 3 of the Enforcement Decree of the Passenger Transport Service Act and owns at least 200 motor vehicles to be directly used for such business as at the end of the immediately preceding business year;

2. A person who engages in car rental business defined in the Passenger Transport Service Act and owns at least 30,000 motor vehicles to be directly used for such business as at the end of the immediately preceding business year;

3. A person who engages in regular taxi transportation business defined in the Act on the Development of Taxi Transportation Business and owns at least 200 motor vehicles to be directly used for such business as at the end of the immediately preceding business year;

4. Any of the following persons who engages in trucking transport service defined in the Trucking Transport Business Act:

a. A person who files for registration of door-to-door delivery service defined in Article 5(1) of the Last Mile Delivery Service Industry Development Act;

b. A person certified as an excellent logistics enterprise under Article 38 of the Framework Act on Logistics Policies;

5. A member company of a business group subject to disclosure under Article 31(1) of the Monopoly Regulation and Fair Trade Act as at the end of the immediately preceding business year.

[This Article Added on Jan. 25, 2022]

[Previous Article 18-4 moved to Article 18-5 <Jan. 25, 2022>]

Article 18-5(Facilities required to be equipped with exclusive parking areas and charging facilities) #

"Facilities prescribed by Presidential Decree" in the provisions, with the exception of the subparagraphs, of Article 11-2(1) of the Act means the following facilities which are prescribed by ordinance of the Special Metropolitan City, a Metropolitan City, a Special Self-Governing City, a Do, or a Special Self-Governing Province (hereinafter referred to as "City/Do") in consideration of the current status of and a plan for the distribution of environment-friendly motor vehicles, the current status of the operation of such vehicles, road conditions, and other matters, among facilities where the total number of single parking bays under the Parking Lot Act (excluding the number of single parking bays in a mechanical parking lot under that Act; hereinafter referred to as the "total number of spots in a parking lot") is at least 50: <Amended on Jan. 25, 2022>

1. The following facilities among buildings by use under Article 3-5 and Appendix 1 of the Enforcement Decree of the Building Act, which are public buildings and public facilities:

a. Class 1 neighborhood living facilities;

b. Class 2 neighborhood living facilities;

c. Cultural and convention facilities;

d. Sales facilities;

e. Transportation facilities;

f. Medical facilities;

g. Education and research facilities;

h. Sports facilities;

i. Commercial facilities;

j. Accommodation facilities;

k. Amusement facilities;

l. Facilities related to motor vehicles;

m. Broadcasting and communications facilities;

n. Power generation facilities;

o. Facilities for tourism and relaxation;

2. The following facilities among multi-family housing under Article 3-5 and subparagraph 2 of Appendix 1 of the Enforcement Decree of the Building Act:

a. An apartment building consisting of at least 100 units;

b. A dormitory;

3. A parking lot defined in subparagraph 1 of Article 2 of the Parking Lot Act built by Mayors/Do Governors or the heads of Sis/Guns/Gus.

Article 18-6(Standards for installing exclusive parking areas) #

(1) The number of exclusive parking areas for environment-friendly motor vehicles to be installed under Article 11-2(1) of the Act (hereinafter referred to as "exclusive parking areas") shall be prescribed by municipal ordinance of a City/Do within at least 5/100 of the total number of spots in a parking lot at the relevant facility; provided, among facilities for which construction permission was granted before January 28, 2022 (hereinafter referred to as "facilities already constructed"), the number of exclusive parking areas for environment-friendly motor vehicles at a facility already constructed, other than that owned and managed by the following persons (hereinafter referred to as "public facility already constructed"), shall be prescribed by municipal ordinance of a City/Do within at least 2/100 of the total number of spots in a parking lot at the relevant facility:

1. The State, a local government, or a local public enterprise;

2. A person prescribed in the subparagraphs of Article 18-9(1).

(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), an exclusive parking area need not be installed in any of the following cases:

1. Where authorization of a project implementation plan is granted under Article 50 of the Act on the Improvement of Urban Areas and Residential Environments and where the relevant facility is scheduled to be removed in accordance with such plan;

2. Other cases meeting the standards prescribed by municipal ordinance of a City/Do, where the head of a Si/Gun/Gu deems it impossible or highly impracticable to install an exclusive parking area.

(3) The number of exclusive parking areas shall be rounded off to the nearest whole number when calculating such number under paragraph (1).

[This Article Added on Jan. 25, 2022]

[Previous Article 18-6 moved to Article 18-8 <Jan. 25, 2022>]

Article 18-7(Types and number of charging facilities) #

(1) Charging facilities for environment-friendly motor vehicles under Article 11-2(1) and (2) of the Act shall be facilities that charge traction batteries used to power electric vehicles or external rechargeable hybrid vehicles (referring to hybrid vehicles operable with electric energy charged from any external power source; hereinafter the same shall apply) by supplying electric current through a cable connected to a charger and that have structures and functions meeting the standards determined and publicly notified by the Minister of Trade, Industry and Resources, and the types of such charging facilities shall be as follows: <Amended on Oct. 1, 2025>

1. A fast-charging facility: A facility that has a charger with a maximum output of at least 40 kilowatts;

2. A slow-charging facility: A facility that has a charger with a maximum output of less than 40 kilowatts.

(2) The number of charging facilities for environment-friendly motor vehicles that have to be installed under Article 11-2(2) of the Act shall be prescribed by municipal ordinance of a City/Do within at least 5/100 of the total number of spots in a parking lot at the relevant facility; provided, the number of charging facilities for environment-friendly motor vehicles at a facility already constructed shall be prescribed by municipal ordinance of a City/Do within at least 2/100 of the total number of spots in a parking lot at the relevant facility.

(3) Notwithstanding paragraph (2), where an exclusive parking area is not installed under Article 18-6(2), charging facilities for environment-friendly motor vehicles need not be installed.

(4) The number of charging facilities for environment-friendly motor vehicles shall be rounded off to the nearest whole number when calculating such number under paragraph (2).

(5) Detailed matters regarding the installation of charging facilities, such as types of charging facilities for environment-friendly motor vehicles to be installed under paragraph (2) shall be prescribed by municipal ordinance of a City/Do in consideration of the current status of and a plan for the distribution of electric vehicles and external rechargeable hybrid vehicles, the current status of the operation of such vehicles, road conditions, and other matters.

(6) "Adjacent area prescribed by Presidential Decree" in Article 11-2(3) of the Act means an area within five kilometers of boundary of an innovation city defined in the Special Act on the Construction and Development of Innovation Cities.

Article 18-8(Standards for activities that interfere with charging environment-friendly motor vehicles) #

(1) The standards for activities that interfere with charging under the latter part of Article 11-2(9) of the Act shall be as follows: <Amended on May 4, 2021; Jan. 25, 2022; Oct. 1, 2025>

1. Interfering with charging by piling up goods, etc. in a charging area of a facility for charging environment-friendly motor vehicles (hereinafter referred to as "charging area") or by piling up goods, etc. or parking a vehicle at the front, back or any side of a charging area;

2. Interfering with charging by piling up goods, etc. or parking a vehicle around a facility for charging environment-friendly motor vehicles;

3. Interfering with charging by piling up goods, etc. or parking a vehicle on the access way to a charging area;

4. Removing or damaging division lines indicating a charging area under paragraph (2);

5. Intentionally destroying a facility for charging environment-friendly motor vehicles;

6. Continuing to park an electric vehicle or external rechargeable electric vehicle within a charging area at a fast-charging facility prescribed in Article 18-7(1)1 even after a period of up to two hours determined and publicly notified by the Minister of Trade, Industry and Resources elapses;

7. Continuing to park an electric vehicle or external rechargeable electric vehicle within a charging area at a slow-charging facility prescribed in Article 18-7(1)2 (excluding a slow-charging facility installed in a detached house or multi-family housing publicly notified in consideration of the size of such house or housing, parking conditions, and other matters) even after a period of up to 14 hours determined and publicly notified by the Minister of Trade, Energy and Industry elapses;

8. Using charging facilities for environment-friendly motor vehicles for purposes other than for charging electric vehicles or external rechargeable hybrid vehicles.

(2) Mayors/Do Governors shall indicate charging areas with the division lines, letters, etc. determined and publicly notified by the Minister of Trade, Industry and Resources. <Amended on Oct. 1, 2025>

[This Article Added on Sep. 18, 2018]

[Moved from Article 18-6 <Jan. 25, 2022>]

Article 18-9(Opening to the public of charging facilities for environment-friendly motor vehicles) #

(1) "Institutions prescribed by Presidential Decree" in Article 11-2(11) of the Act means the following:

1. A research institute established under Article 8 of the Act on the Establishment, Operation and Fostering of Government-Funded Research Institutes;

2. A research institute established under Article 8 of the Act on the Establishment, Operation and Fostering of Government-Funded Science and Technology Research Institutes;

3. A local government-invested or -funded institution established under Article 2(1) of the Act on the Operation of Local Government-Invested or -Funded Institutions.

(2) A person who is required to open to the public a charging facility for environment-friendly motor vehicles under Article 11-2(11) of the Act need not open to the public all or part of such facility where a facility at which the charging facility is established falls under any of the following:

1. Where it is an important national facility designated under Article 21(4) of the United Defense Act or a national security facility designated under Article 32(1) of the Regulations on Security Work;

2. Where it is a facility owned by a person other than the relevant agency or where it is jointly operated with a person other than the relevant agency and where the head of the competent Si/Gun/Gu deems it impracticable to open the charging facility to the public;

3. Where it is inappropriate for the general public to access the charging facility due to security, safety management, the performance of duties, or any other reason and where the head of the competent Si/Gun/Gu deems it unreasonable to open the facility to the public.

(3) A person who opens a charging facility to the public under Article 11-2(11) of the Act shall affix a sign indicating such fact at a place noticeable outside.

(4) A person who opens a charging facility to the public under Article 11-2(11) of the Act shall disclose information through information and communications networks, such as the location of a charging facility to be opened, hours of opening, conditions, procedures, methods, and charges regarding the use of such facility, and other matters, and shall notify the head of the competent Si/Gun/Gu of such information.

(5) The head of a Si/Gun/Gu shall integrate and manage the information notified under paragraph (4) and shall disclose such information through information and communications networks.

Article 18-10(Reduction of rent for State property) #

(1) The reduction rate of rent for state property under Article 11-3(4) of the Act shall be determined by the head of the central government agency (including a person to whom his or her authority is delegated or entrusted under Article 28 or 42(1) of the State Property Act; hereinafter the same shall apply) responsible for the relevant state property within a maximum of 80/100 of the rent for the relevant state property. <Amended on Jan. 25, 2022>

(2) A person who intends to have the rent for state property reduced under Article 11-3(4) of the Act shall file an application for reduction with the head of the central government agency responsible for the relevant state property.

[This Article Added on Mar. 26, 2019]

[Moved from Article 18-7 <Jan. 25, 2022>]

Article 18-11(Corrective orders) #

Where the head of the competent Si/Gun/Gu issues an order to take corrective measures under Article 11-4(1) of the Act, he or she shall grant a period of up to one year for correction in consideration of a period necessary for the installation, improvement, etc. of charging facilities for environment-friendly motor vehicles and of exclusive parking areas; provided, where deemed highly impracticable to take necessary measures during the period of correction due to an act of God, technical difficulties, or any other unavoidable reason, such period may be extended by up to one year only once.

[This Article Added on Jan. 25, 2022]

Article 18-12(Charges for compelling compliance) #

(1) The types of violations subject to the imposition of charges for compelling compliance under Article 11-5(1) of the Act and the standards for calculating such charges shall be as follows:

1. Where an exclusive parking area is not installed or fails to meet the installation standards: The aggregate of the following amounts:

a. An amount equivalent to 20/100 of expenses deemed ordinarily required to install an exclusive parking area meeting the installation standards;

b. An amount calculated by multiplying the number of exclusive parking areas that are not installed or fail to meet the installation standards and the period of violation (the period shall be 12 months where it exceeds 12 months) by the minimum amount of the regular monthly parking fee charged at a public parking lot prescribed by municipal ordinance of the relevant City/Do (where no matter is prescribed by municipal ordinance of a City/Do, municipal ordinance of the relevant Si/Gun/Gu shall apply);

2. Where a charging facility for environment-friendly motor vehicles is not installed or fails to meet the installation standards: An amount equivalent to 20/100 of expenses deemed ordinarily required to install a charging facility meeting the installation standards;

3. In cases falling under both of subparagraphs 1 and 2: The aggregate of the amounts prescribed in subparagraphs 1 and 2.

(2) The head of a Si/Gun/Gu may increase or mitigate a charge for compelling compliance calculated under paragraph (1) by up to 1/2 in consideration of efforts made to comply with a corrective order, and the degree of, grounds for, and results, etc. of non-compliance with such order; provided, an increased amount shall not exceed the maximum amount of a charge for compelling compliance as prescribed in Article 11-5(1) of the Act.

(3) Standards for calculating expenses ordinarily required to install exclusive parking areas and charging facilities for environment-friendly motor vehicles under paragraph (1), regular monthly parking fees, and the period of violation, and other matters necessary to calculate charges for compelling compliance shall be determined and publicly notified by the Minister of Trade, Industry and Resources. <Amended on Oct. 1, 2025>

[This Article Added on Jan. 25, 2022]

Article 19(Institutions conducting advertising activities) #

"Organizations, etc. relating to motor vehicles" in Article 12 of the Act means the following institutions: <Amended on Feb. 29, 2008; Aug. 26, 2008; Mar. 23, 2013; Jul. 24, 2015; Oct. 1, 2025>

1. Persons referred to in the subparagraphs of Article 6(2) of the Act;

2. The Korea Energy Agency under Article 45 (1) of the Energy Use Rationalization Act.

3. The Eco-Friendly Products Promotion Agency established pursuant to Article 13 of the Act on the Encouragement of Purchase of Environment-Friendly Products;

4. Other organizations related to motor vehicles and clean air conservation that are prescribed and publicly notified by the Minister of Trade, Industry and Resources or the Minister of Climate, Energy and Environment.

Article 20(Types and reporting of entrusted administrative affairs) #

(1) The head of the relevant central administrative agency or a Mayor/Do Governor may, pursuant to Article 15 of the Act, entrust all or part of the administrative affairs prescribed in the subparagraphs of that Article to the following institutions: <Amended on Jan. 25, 2022>

1. An entity prescribed in the subparagraphs of Article 6(2) of the Act;

2. The Korea Energy Agency under Article 45 (1) of the Energy Use Rationalization Act.

(2) "Administrative affairs ... , as prescribed by Presidential Decree" in subparagraph 3 of Article 15 of the Act means affairs relating to standards for energy efficiency under subparagraph 2a of Article 2 of the Act.

(3) The heads of relevant central administrative agencies or Mayors/Do Governors may require a relevant specialized agency entrusted with affairs pursuant to Article 15 of the Act to report the result of such affairs conducted.

Article 21(Criteria for imposition of administrative fines) #

The criteria for the imposition of administrative fines under Article 16(1) and (2) of the Act are as specified in the Appendix.

[This Article Added on Sep. 18, 2018]