Gyeonggi Province and Office for Government Policy Coordination Discuss Field-Focused Regulatory Innovation Measures

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Kim Gab-dong] Gyeonggi Province and the Office for Government Policy Coordination held a field discussion meeting at Gyeonggi Provincial Government on the 19th to address unreasonable regulatory innovation in regional economy and livelihood sectors.

Approximately 30 officials including the director of the Regulatory Coordination Division of the Office for Government Policy Coordination and provincial and municipal government officials responsible for regulatory improvement attended the discussion, which addressed unreasonable regulations related to corporate sites and livelihood matters.

The discussion covered △relaxation of facility standards for casual restaurants under the Food Sanitation Act △simplification of administrative procedures for kindergarten use conversion within apartment complexes △one-stop processing of mobile food sales business registration changes nationwide △relaxation of regulations limiting lease and disposal of industrial complexes within five years to promote renewable energy enterprise investment △expansion of permitted business types in knowledge industry centers △approval for continuous operation of ultra-light aircraft for purposes of factory facility inspections and safety assessments △amendment proposals to the Suwon Act to promote investment attraction and other matters.

The measures discussed today will be recommended to relevant central government agencies with supplementary measures added.

Meanwhile, the province is conducting field discussion visits divided into six regions with 31 cities and counties from March to July, beginning with Yeoju City. As of April, discussions with 10 cities and counties in two regions have been completed.

Kim Pyeong-won, director of the Regulatory Reform Division of Gyeonggi Province, said, "Through establishing a close cooperative system between the central government and local governments, we will do our best to develop regulatory improvement measures that can increase the sense of gain for businesses and residents."