Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport to Remove 'Splinter Under the Nail' Harassing Companies in the Land and Transport Sector

Relaxation of Excessive Administrative Sanctions and Obligations in the Automobile and Construction Industries

[Asia Economy Reporter Cha Wanyong] The government is set to improve the regulations that act like a thorn under the fingernail for companies in the land, infrastructure, and transport sector. The target includes unnecessary overlapping administrative sanctions and mandatory regulations that cause inconvenience.

On the 24th, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport announced on the 1st that it will hold the 4th Land, Infrastructure and Transport Regulatory Reform Committee and review and resolve improvement plans for on-site regulatory difficulties proposed by companies in the land, infrastructure, and transport sector.

First, overlapping administrative sanctions on construction companies and logistics workers will be eased. If a construction engineering business operator performs work during a business suspension period and their registration is canceled, the sanction regulations will be improved so that no fines (up to 3 million KRW) are imposed in addition to the registration cancellation.

This takes into account that when a business operator receives a registration cancellation, the business license is extinguished, making it practically difficult to enforce fines as there is no subject to pay them.

Additionally, if a construction engineering business operator participates in a bid through fraudulent means such as forging or altering bid documents, the Ministry plans to amend the “Construction Technology Promotion Act” so that registration cancellation is not imposed in addition to the bid participation restriction.

The current “Special Act on Underground Safety Management,” which cancels registration and restricts re-registration for two years if an underground safety evaluation specialized institution has no work performance for two years, will also be amended to shorten the re-registration restriction period to six months.

Inconvenient regulations restricting automobile, construction, and architectural activities will also be improved. Currently, electronic control device (OTA) updates for automobiles can only be done within the business premises of registered automobile maintenance businesses, but the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport will revise related regulations to allow wireless updates, improving consumer convenience.

The standard market prices for construction work, proposed as difficulties by the construction and architectural industries, will also be adjusted to reflect market realities. This includes sidewalk block removal and wallpapering work. Furthermore, construction waste crushing costs, which were previously calculated only based on specific crushing equipment usage, can now be calculated regardless of equipment type.

Regulations to alleviate public inconvenience will also be revised. For example, temporary buildings that do not conform to district unit plan zones will be allowed if they have public interest and temporariness, thereby relaxing installation and management regulations for temporary buildings within district unit plan zones.

Also, among the items for establishing long-term repair plans for apartment complexes, the Ministry will push to amend the “Apartment Housing Management Act Enforcement Rules” so that residents can independently adjust security and crime prevention facilities.

Heo Kyungmin, the Regulatory Reform Legal Officer at the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, said, “We have decided to identify and improve regulations that companies in the land, infrastructure, and transport sector feel like a thorn under the fingernail in the field. We will promptly put forward and seek improvement measures for regulatory reform tasks proposed through the website’s regulatory improvement window and regulatory complaint center.”

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