Antitrust regulator revamps franchise disclosure rules for prospective owners
The amendment will give prospective franchisees more outlet and cost data, speed disclosure updates and allow larger fine adjustments.
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Policy
Ministry and local-government decisions, from the source announcements.
Price rules tightened for tourist lodgings
Revised rules require price lists and adherence to posted rates at foreign tourist homestays and hanok experience businesses, with five-day suspensions for first violations.
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Revised decree adds extreme heat-related pests to agricultural disasters
A revised decree adds pests directly caused by extreme heat to agricultural disasters and requires national and local governments to notify farmers and fishers in disaster-hit areas of reporting methods.
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Defense ministry drops age limits for officers seeking longer service
New rules remove age criteria for short-service officers seeking longer terms and clarify the Marine Corps commander's promotion authority.
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Land ministry revises rules for aging planned-city renewal
The revisions introduce procedures for combining noncontiguous zones and organizing resident representatives.
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Health ministry revises counseling rules for child-abuse case management
The health ministry has extended family-relationship counseling and education to people designated for child-abuse case management and updated forms used for children under protective measures.
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Agriculture ministry sets new rules for Hanwoo industry support
New rules impose conditions on corporate Hanwoo production and define calf-program eligibility.
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Agriculture ministry sets rules for Hanwoo farm support
New rules establish farm-support measures, corporate entry conditions and planning requirements for the Hanwoo industry.
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Hanwoo industry decree takes effect
A new decree sets industry planning, farm aid and business participation rules for the Hanwoo cattle sector.
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Science ministry updates research-security rules for sensitive projects
The revised rules add approval requirements for transfers of security-project research outcomes and create a sensitive classification for other national R&D projects.
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Labor ministry expands wage-arrears support for bankrupt workplaces
New rules expand the wage period covered at bankrupt workplaces from the final three months to the final six months and expand loans for employers seeking to settle arrears.
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Land ministry tightens apartment oversight after natural disasters
Revised Housing Act enforcement rules require construction supervisors to obtain structural-engineering cooperation in serious defect cases.
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Korea Forest Service eases forest education rules in population-decline areas
A revised decree gives qualifying specialist-training institutions more time to begin courses or resume operations while broadening eligibility for forest education centers.
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Severe maternal disabilities added to state compensation
State compensation for unavoidable childbirth-related accidents now includes severe maternal disabilities, with a further expansion to high-risk essential medical care planned from May 2027.
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Revised presidential decree allows field-specific consultative bodies
A revised presidential decree allows the Human Rights Policy Stakeholders Consultative Council to establish field-specific consultative bodies covering human rights policy and education.
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Military incentives extended to short-term NCOs
A revision of the defense ministry's incentive rules expands eligibility and sets repayment and reconsideration procedures.
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Land ministry tightens reviews of long-term minor-injury treatment
Patients with minor traffic injuries seeking care beyond eight weeks will face reviews for accidents from Sept. 10 under a revised auto-insurance rule.
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Defense ministry creates temporary nuclear-powered submarine policy unit
The defense ministry will add a temporary 21-person nuclear-powered submarine policy group and expand oversight staffing.
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Defense ministry creates nuclear-powered submarine policy planning group
The temporary unit will coordinate policy, international cooperation and nuclear safety work on nuclear-powered submarines.
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Temporary nuclear-powered submarine project unit is formed
A temporary unit at Bangwi Saeopcheong has been reshaped to oversee nuclear-powered submarine development and domestic-production planning through 2029.
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Defense ministry creates a nuclear-powered submarine policy unit
The revision also establishes a security policy office under the vice defense minister and increases the ministry's authorized headcount.
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Defense Acquisition Program Administration renames submarine project group
The temporary unit will develop nuclear-powered submarine and domestic-production plans and remain in place through 2029.
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National Finance Act citation updated
The partial revision updates a Local Subsidy Act citation governing annual settlement surplus plans and took effect.
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Justice Ministry adds 141 posts for airport immigration work
A revised decree raises the Justice Ministry's authorized staffing by 141 positions for airport immigration functions and deportation management.
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New planning rules for research institutes
The revised law requires the science ministry to formulate a five-year plan for government-funded science and technology research institutes and research councils, while ending reappointment for institute heads.
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Livestock-product recall alerts move online and ease compliance
The Aug. 11 rules update consumer warnings and lower selected compliance demands for livestock-product businesses.
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Justice ministry adds 141 immigration posts at Incheon Airport
The justice ministry's rule revision expands immigration staffing at Incheon Airport and creates units for repatriation and refugee referral reviews.
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Trade ministry sets semiconductor support rules
New rules formalize support for semiconductor clusters, smaller firms, research and workforce training.
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Agriculture and oceans ministries widen disaster support rules
Revised farm and fishery disaster rules add earthquakes and abnormally high temperatures to events covered by state assistance and set standards for damage surveys.
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Oceans ministry delegates fisheries climate-assessment duties under revised decree
A revised decree delegates five-year climate-impact assessment tasks for fisheries and fishing villages to a designated institution.
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