Grandparents Can Also Use Ttareungi Family Pass... Seoul City Further Relaxes Regulations

Three Outdated On-site Regulations to Be Revised
Technology Demonstration Spaces Now Recognized as Research Facilities
Seven Types of Seoul Metropolitan Administrative Services Accept Applications by Mail

From now on, grandparents and legal guardians of minors—such as de facto guardians—will also be able to use the ‘Ttareungi Family Pass.’ Additionally, companies located in the Magok district will now have their technology demonstration spaces recognized as research facilities, and certain administrative services that previously required in-person visits will now be accessible via mail.

On September 1, Seoul Metropolitan Government announced that it will improve these three regulations, which have been sources of inconvenience for citizens and added burdens for businesses onsite.

Detailed Plan for Deregulation by the Seoul Metropolitan Government. Seoul Metropolitan Government

This regulatory abolition plan focuses on revising systems that no longer match the changing social and industrial environment or impose unnecessary time and cost burdens.

First, children living with their legal guardians—whether they are grandparents or minor guardians—will now be able to use the Ttareungi Family Pass. The Ttareungi Family Pass is designed to ensure that children under the age of 13 can use the Ttareungi bikes safely with parental consent. Previously, the pass could only be purchased if the parent was the registered head of household and the child was listed as living in the same household on the resident registration.

Regulations for companies based in the Magok General Industrial Complex have also been eased. Spaces used for prototyping and technology demonstration can now be recognized as research facilities. This reflects recent industry trends in which research, demonstration, and commercialization are interlinked as an integrated form of convergence R&D, rather than being separate processes. The city expects that this improvement will give resident companies greater flexibility in their use of space, while also reinforcing Magok’s function as a convergence R&D hub linking research and manufacturing.

Additionally, citizens and business operators who need to reissue various registration certificates or report business suspension or closure will no longer have to visit a physical administrative center and can instead apply by mail. Until now, for 7 types of administrative work handled by the Seoul Metropolitan Government—such as reissuance, suspension, or closure of registrations—applications were only accepted in person, meaning that people had to visit the relevant agency even for simple paperwork.

The improved administrative services that will now be available by mail include: ▲ Re-issuance of registration certificates (booklets) for mechanical equipment performance inspection businesses ▲ Reporting of suspension or closure for mechanical equipment performance inspection businesses ▲ Reporting of closure for wholesale market corporations (market wholesalers) ▲ Reporting of suspension for wholesale market corporations (market wholesalers) ▲ Succession reports for soil-related specialized institutions (soil remediation businesses) ▲ Reissuance of inspection/test certificates (by the Institute of Health and Environment) ▲ Permission for suspension (abolishment) of passenger automobile terminal business—a total of seven categories.

Cho Wan-seok, Director of Regulatory Innovation Planning at Seoul Metropolitan Government, said, “With this plan, we have been able to address regulations that were out of touch with reality and placed excessive burdens on citizens and businesses, improving overall convenience. Moving forward, we will continue to listen to feedback from the field and pursue regulatory innovations that citizens and businesses can feel directly.”

Detailed Plan for Regulatory Reform in Seoul City. Seoul City

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