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Can you purchase national land that is encumbered by a residential property? Procedures for applying to purchase or lease national land and requirements for negotiated contracts.
When dealing with older houses or warehouses that overlap with state-owned or jointly-owned land, or when purchasing unused old roads or drainage areas, here's the order of checks to perform. This includes information on the distinction between administrative property and general property, requests for purpose termination, requirements for state-owned land negotiated sales, Incheon and Yeonsu district jointly-owned land sales criteria, and lease periods and lease fees, all organized according to the original laws and ordinances.
What is the deadline for reporting the succession of business registration when acquiring a business? Procedures for the transfer of ownership of restaurants, hair salons, and waste disposal businesses.
When acquiring an existing store or business, it is often possible to inherit the previous owner's permits and licenses without obtaining new ones. This document outlines, based on legal provisions, the reporting deadlines, required documents, fees, and conditions for transferring administrative actions for specific business types, such as restaurants, hair salons, butcher shops, and waste disposal businesses.
Are the requirements for a security business license and the application documents: does having 100 million won in capital and 10 security personnel suffice?
The security business is limited to corporations, and the capital, security personnel, and equipment requirements vary depending on the specific services, such as facility security and mechanical security. This review examines the licensing requirements, application documents, fees, and processing periods based on the current Security Business Act and its enforcement decree, including changes from January 8, 2026, which removed the requirement for an education director.
Elementary school violence cases eligible for principal self-resolution go to the committee when guardians do not consent | Administrative Briefing, Sept 27
The share of elementary school violence cases deliberated by the School Violence Deliberation Committee has risen to 49.2%, and 52.3% of the 7,957 deliberations met the requirements for resolution by the school principal but went to deliberation because guardians did not consent. We also look at the pre-announcement of legislation making psychological counseling a common duty under the Mental Health Welfare Act Enforcement Decree (comments until October 19), the procedure for designating an additional Free Economic Zone in southern Ganghwa, and the second-instance ruling on the change of an urban natural park zone for the Namsan gondola.
Enforcement Decree for Telemedicine Under the Medical Service Act Pre-announced, Effective Dec 24 · Court Rules Penalty Surcharge an Abuse of Discretion, and 2 More | Administrative Briefing, Sept 26
The Ministry of Health and Welfare has pre-announced an amendment to the Enforcement Decree of the Medical Service Act that relaxes telemedicine standards during crisis alerts and collective closures or suspensions, in line with the institutionalization of telemedicine taking effect on Dec 24 (comments until Nov 2). We also cover a Gwangju District Court ruling that a 590 million won penalty surcharge on a hospital with 6 million won in net profit was an abuse of discretion, stronger 3D drawing guidance in the Enforcement Rules of the Design Protection Act, and criticism that 1,866 women-owned business confirmations for closed businesses were never cancelled.
Mandatory 3-Hour Basic Safety and Health Training for Foreign Workers from 2027 · Non-Compliance with Administrative Appeal Rulings and 2 More | Administrative Briefing, September 25
The Ministry of Employment and Labor has issued a legislative notice of amendments to the Occupational Safety and Health Act Enforcement Decree and Enforcement Rule requiring employers hiring foreign workers to have them complete at least 3 hours of basic safety and health training (the Act takes effect January 8, 2027). We also cover data showing 122 cases over 4 years in which the administrative authority did not issue a new disposition even after the claimant won an administrative appeal, a proposal recommending pre-move-in visits of 3 days for apartments of 1,000 or more households, and the status of lawsuits over penalty surcharges and license sanctions involving medical institutions.