Chungnam, Comprehensive Survey on Registration and Management Status of Forestry Business Corporations

[Asia Economy (Hongseong) Reporter Jeong Il-woong] Chungnam Province announced on the 13th that it will conduct a comprehensive survey on the registration and management status of forest business corporations within the jurisdiction.

Forest business corporations are entities registered based on the "Act on the Creation and Management of Forest Resources (Article 24)," and there are 229 corporations subject to investigation in the region.

By type of business, they are classified as follows: 5 for forest management planning and forest surveys, 109 for forest tending and pest control, 19 for forest civil engineering, 2 for the creation of natural recreation forests, 87 for the creation and management of urban forests, and 7 for the creation and management of forest trails.

The comprehensive survey will be conducted by the provincial inspection team, who will visit after prior notice by mid-next month to examine whether the registration requirements of forest business corporations are properly met, whether changes have been reported, illegal activities such as double employment of forest technicians and illegal lending of certificates, and other matters related to registration and management.

Corporations that register by false or fraudulent means, such as lending their forest business corporation registration certificates or illegally lending certificates, will be subject to business suspension for up to six months or a fine of up to 50 million KRW.

Lee Sang-chun, Director of the Forest Resources Division of the province, said, “We will actively engage in the investigation to ensure that forest business corporations operate and are managed lawfully according to the Forest Resources Act,” and added, “We will ensure that forest projects are thoroughly implemented through the proper establishment of forest business corporations.”

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