Ministry of the Interior and Local Governments Discuss Improvements to 'Shadow Killer Regulations'

Local Regulation Innovation Meeting Held

The Ministry of the Interior and Safety announced on the 20th that it held the '5th Ministry of the Interior and Safety-Local Governments Joint Local Regulatory Innovation Meeting' chaired by Vice Minister Go Gi-dong, with the participation of 17 city and provincial policy office chiefs, private experts, and corporate officials.

The Local Regulatory Innovation Meeting is a forum to review the progress of local government regulatory innovation, share best practices in regulatory innovation, and discuss improvement plans for local regulatory issues. In particular, the 'Export Defense Materials Land Transportation Restriction Regulation' discussed at the 4th meeting was addressed through active efforts by the Ministry of the Interior and Safety, including joint meetings with related ministries and deliberations by the Local Regulatory Innovation Committee, resulting in the extension of the maximum operation permit period (from 3 to 6 months), improvement of the practice restricting operation of vehicles over 10 tons axle weight, and the establishment of related guidelines, thereby resolving regulatory difficulties faced by defense companies.

Additionally, at this meeting, the Ministry of the Interior and Safety and local governments shared the '2023 Local Regulatory Innovation Achievements and Future Plans.' The Ministry resolved key regulations related to location and employment through the Local Regulatory Innovation Committee and field councils, and announced plans to create tangible regulatory innovation outcomes that citizens can feel by holding field discussions and best practice competitions in the fourth quarter.

Going forward, the Ministry of the Interior and Safety plans to support regulatory discovery through meetings with economic organizations and select exemplary cases with verified effectiveness from improvement cases to disseminate them nationwide to local governments.

Vice Minister Go Gi-dong of the Ministry of the Interior and Safety stated, “Even if central government regulations are resolved, if shadow regulations that restrict actual sites remain, companies will find it difficult to feel regulatory innovation.” He added, “The Ministry of the Interior and Safety will cooperate with local governments to promptly resolve shadow killer regulations that require improvement at the local level so that companies can operate freely and grow, thereby enhancing the dynamism and vitality of the regions.”

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