CHAPTER Ⅰ GENERAL PROVISIONS Article 1 (Purpose) The purpose of this Ordinance is to promote the economic invigoration of the Seoul Metropolitan City (hereinafter referred to as the "City") by enhancing the competitiveness of enterprises' geographical location by providing for matters concerning systematic assistance in finance and administration necessary for nurturing strategic industries and developing a good environment for running businesses.

Article 2 (Definitions) Terms used in this Ordinance shall be defined as follows:
1. "Strategic industry" means an industry selected by the Mayor of the Seoul Metropolitan Government (hereinafter referred to as the "Mayor") pursuant to Article 11 (1) of the Special Act on Balanced National Development as an industry that the Seoul Metropolitan Government (hereinafter referred to as the "Metropolitan Government") intends to nurture strategically in accordance with the Metropolitan Government's plan for the regional innovation and development, established pursuant to Article 6 (1) of the aforesaid Act (hereinafter referred to as the "regional innovation and development plan"); <Amended by Ordinance No. 4631, May 29, 2008>
2. "Enterprise" means an enterprise that has its head office, branch office, business office, factory, or other place of business in the City; <Amended by Ordinance No. 4631, May 29, 2008>
3. "Regional innovation" means the creation, utilization, and diffusion of capabilities of regional development in the fields of the development of human resources, science and technology, industrial production, assistance to enterprises, etc. in the area within the jurisdiction of the Metropolitan Government; <Amended by Ordinance No. 4631, May 29, 2008>
4. "Industrial development promotion district" means a district that needs to be developed and rearranged mainly for industrial functions pursuant to Article 37 (1) of the National Land Planning and Utilization Act (hereinafter referred to as the "Act") and Article 31 (2) of the Enforcement Decree of the aforesaid Act; <Amended by Ordinance No. 4631, May 29, 2008>
5. "Specific development promotion district" means a district that is required to be developed and rearranged mainly for any specific use other than residence, industries, distribution, logistics, tourism, or resort pursuant to Article 37 (1) of the Act and Article 31 (2) of the Enforcement Decree of the Act; <Amended by Ordinance No. 4631, May 29, 2008>
6. "Industrial development promotion plan or specific development promotion plan" (hereinafter referred to as "promotion plan") means a plan established by the Mayor or the competent head of a Gu in order to nurture and manage an industrial development promotion district or a specific development promotion district (hereinafter referred to as "promotional district") in conformity with the purposes of designation; <Newly Inserted by Ordinance No. 4631, May 29, 2008>
7. "Recommended type of business" means a type of business determined and publicly notified at the time of the designation of a promotional district as one that needs to be nurtured strategically in the promotional district, among industries with comparative advantage or higher growth potential; <Newly Inserted by Ordinance No. 4631, May 29, 2008>
8. "Facilities for a recommended type of business" means industrial facilities used for a recommended type of business; <Newly Inserted by Ordinance No. 4631, May 29, 2008>
9. "Facilities planned for a recommended type of business" means facilities that are planned for use in a recommended type of business; <Amended by Ordinance No. 4631, May 29, 2008>
10. "Industrial facilities" means the following facilities: <Newly Inserted by Ordinance No. 4631, May 29, 2008>
(a) Facilities under subparagraph 4 (g) of Table 1 attached to the Enforcement Decree of the Building Act: Provided, That laundries shall be excluded herefrom; <Newly Inserted by Ordinance No. 4631, May 29, 2008>
(b) Facilities under subparagraph 5 (d) of Table 1 attached to the Enforcement Decree of the Building Act; <Newly Inserted by Ordinance No. 4631, May 29, 2008>
(c) Facilities under subparagraph 10 (e) of Table 1 attached to the Enforcement Decree of the Building Act; <Newly Inserted by Ordinance No. 4631, May 29, 2008>
(d) Facilities under subparagraph 14 (b) of Table 1 attached to the Enforcement Decree of the Building Act: Provided, That officetels shall be excluded herefrom; <Newly Inserted by Ordinance No. 4631, May 29, 2008>
(e) Facilities under subparagraph 17 of Table 1 attached to the Enforcement Decree of the Building Act; <Newly Inserted by Ordinance No. 4631, May 29, 2008>
(f) Other industrial facilities specified in the promotion plan for each promotional district;
11. "Industry-academy-institute collaboration system" means a support system for linking activities of the Metropolitan Government, Gus, enterprises, institutions assisting enterprises, universities, and research institutes in the City or for facilitating mutual cooperation among them in order to enhance capabilities of regional innovation and to develop business conditions for industrial development. <Newly Inserted by Ordinance No. 4631, May 29, 2008>

Article 3 (Scope of Application) Except as otherwise provided for specifically in any relevant Act or subordinate statute or any other Ordinance, the selection and nurturing, and the assistance to, strategic industries, the assistance to enterprises, and industry-academy-institute collaboration shall be governed by this Ordinance.

Article 4 (Mayor's Responsibility) The Mayor shall implement policies on the selection and nurturing of strategic industries and the systematic assistance to enterprises in order to upgrade the structure of regional industries in the City and to enhance enterprises' competitiveness.

CHAPTER Ⅱ SELECTION AND NURTURING OF, AND ASSISTANCE TO, STRATEGIC INDUSTRIES Article 5 (Selection of Strategic Industries) (1) The Mayor shall select the industries that satisfy the following requirements in accordance with the regional innovation and development plan:
1. The industries with high growth potential and contributiveness to economic growth;
2. The industries that can play a pivotal role in regional innovation;
3. The industries with strong intensiveness of technology and knowledge and advantage in geographical location.
(2) The strategic industries under paragraph (1) shall be selected through deliberation by the Regional Innovation Council of the Metropolitan Government under Article 28 (1) of the Special Act on Balanced National Development.

Article 6 (Establishment of Comprehensive Support Plan) Mayor shall establish and implement a comprehensive support plan in order to nurture and assist the strategic industries under Article 5 systematically.

Article 7 (Preferential Supply of Infrastructure, etc.) (1) If an eligible enterprise in a strategic industry (hereinafter referred to as "eligible enterprise") intends to establish its head office or a business office in the City, the Mayor may supply infrastructure for the eligible enterprise, prior to other industries, by opening roads necessary for the improvement of conditions of its location and rearranging outdoor space in the vicinity of the enterprise (hereinafter referred to as "infrastructure facilities").
(2) The Mayor may establish and implement a comprehensive support plan for the supply of infrastructure facilities to an eligible enterprise that intends to make a large investment with a high effect of creating jobs for employment.

Article 8 (Assistance in Marketing) The Mayor may give eligible enterprises preferential opportunities to participate in presentation sessions for inviting foreign investment and various marketing programs implemented by the Metropolitan Government in order to assist them in the management of strategic industries and may subsidize them for rents and other expenses necessary for such events fully or partially within budget.

Article 9 (Subsidization for Development of Technology) The Mayor may fully or partially subsidize eligible enterprises for funds necessary for the development of technology within budget in order to improve technical strength of strategic industries.

Article 10 (Award of Seoul Enterprise Grand Prize) (1) The Mayor shall select an eligible enterprise that he/she recognizes as one that has significantly contributed to the economic invigoration of the City and the creation of jobs for employment and award the Seoul Enterprise Grand Prize to the enterprise.
(2) The Mayor may partially or fully subsidize an enterprise awarded the Seoul Enterprise Grand Prize pursuant to paragraph (1) for a fund necessary for the development of the enterprise, marketing or the development of technology, within budget.

CHAPTER Ⅲ DESIGNATION, OPERATION, ETC. OF INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT PROMOTION DISTRICTS AND SPECIFIC DEVELOPMENT PROMOTION DISTRICTS Article 11 (Designation, Operation, etc. of Promotional Districts) (1) The Mayor may designate an area as a promotional district and operate it directly or authorize the competent head of a Gu to operate it in order to invite and nurture a strategic industry or nurture a high-tech industry through the rearrangement of an area in which industries are densely concentrated.
(2) The invigoration of the regional economy shall be promoted by inviting and nurturing recommended types of business with mainly industrial functions in each industrial development promotion district under paragraph (1) and by inviting and nurturing recommended types of business with mainly non-industrial functions in each specific development promotion district.
(3) When it is intended to designate and operate an area as a promotional district pursuant to paragraph (1), any of the following areas shall be designated as such a district, but the detailed criteria for, and the size of, such an area and the recommended types of business shall be prescribed by Rule:
1. An area in which the number of workers engaged in a recommended type of business or the growth rate meets or exceeds the prescribed levels;
2. An area in which the ratio of factory sites meets or exceeds the prescribed levels;
3. Any other area if the Mayor recognizes that it needs to invite and nurture a strategic industry particularly.
(4) The head of a Gu may file an application with the Mayor for selecting an area that meets the basic requirements under paragraph (3) as one eligible for the designation of a promotional district.
(5) The head of a Gu shall, when he/she intends to file an application under paragraph (4), submit an application containing descriptions of the following matters:
1. The location and size of the eligible area;
2. The recommended types of business;
3. An analysis of the current status of the eligible area;
4. Whether the selection requirements are met;
5. A plan for nurturing the industry when the area is designated as the promotional district;
6. Other matters specified by Rule.
(6) When the Mayor intends to select an area as one eligible for the designation upon an application from the head of a Gu pursuant to paragraph (4), he/she shall bring the case to the Committee for the Deliberation on Promotional Districts under Article 14 for deliberation. The same shall apply to an intended change in a designated promotional district.
[This Article Wholly Amended by Ordinance No. 4631, May 29, 2008]

Article 12 (Establishment of Promotion Plan, etc.) (1) The Mayor or a head of a Gu shall establish a promotion plan containing descriptions of the following matters, when the Mayor intends to designate and operate an area as a promotional district pursuant to Article 11 or when the head of a Gu intends to file an application for the designation of an area to operate it as a promotional district:
1. The current status of the eligible area and the recommended type of business;
2. A plan for the designation and management of facilities for the recommended type of business;
3. A plan for assisting the owners and operators of facilities for the recommended type of business;
4. A plan for the implementation of projects in connection with the relevant district unit plan, development plan, and other plans;
5. A plan for securing financial resources for the nurturing and management of the promotional district;
7. Other matters necessary for the management of the promotional district.
(2) The Mayor or the head of a Gu shall, when he/she collects residents' opinions in order to establish a promotion plan under paragraph (1), give public notice of the following matters through the official bulletin and web-site and shall make relevant documents available to the general public for inspection for at least 14 days:
1. Main points of the proposed promotion plan;
2. The date, time, and place of inspection.
(3) The head of a Gu shall, when he/she establishes a promotion plan under paragraph (1), obtain approval from the Mayor within one years from the day on which the promotional district is designated, unless there are exceptional circumstances.
(4) The Mayor shall, when he/she intends to finalize or approve a promotion plan under paragraph (1), bring the plan to the Committee for the Deliberation on Promotional Districts under Article 14 for deliberation.
(5) The Mayor or the head of a Gu shall, when he/she finalizes, or obtains approval of, a promotion plan under paragraph (1), give public notice of main points thereof through the official bulletin without delay.
(6) Paragraphs (2), (4), and (5) shall apply mutatis mutandis to a change in the promotion plan: Provided, That such procedures may be omitted for a modification to a minor matter specified by Rule.
(7) The head of a Gu shall, when he/she intends to change a promotion plan pursuant to paragraph (6), obtain approval thereof from the Mayor: Provided, That a minor matter specified by Rule may be modified after reporting the change to the Mayor.
(8) Each head of Gu shall conduct self-evaluation on the current status of the execution of a promotion plan finalized and publicly notified with approval from the Mayor and the results of the performance of the plan and shall submit a report on the results to the Mayor not later than the end of January the following year.
(9) The Mayor shall report the results of the execution of promotion plans for each year to the Seoul Metropolitan Council (hereinafter referred to as the "Metropolitan Council") by putting together the results of the evaluation on promotion plans established by the Mayor himself/herself and the results of the evaluation on promotion plans submitted by Gus pursuant to paragraph (8).
(10) If a promotional district designated pursuant to Article 11 (1) falls under any of the following subparagraphs, the Mayor may cancel its designation. In such cases, the cancellation shall be subject to deliberation by the Committee for the Deliberation on Promotional Districts under Article 14:
1. Where it fails to obtain approval of its promotion plan without any exceptional excuse within one year from the day on which the promotional district is designated;
2. Where designating the promotional district is found ineffective as a result of the evaluation on the actual state of the performance of the promotion plan;
3. Where the Mayor concludes that it is necessary to cancel designation of the promotional district on any other ground.
[This Article Wholly Amended by Ordinance No. 4631, May 29, 2008]

Article 13 (Assistance to Promotional Districts) (1) The Mayor or the head of a Gu may supply infrastructure facilities to a promotional district, prior to other areas, in order to develop more competitive conditions of geographical location for a recommended type of business.
(2) The Mayor may relax the building-to-land ratio, the floor area ratio, the maximum height in a specific use area by the relevant district unit plan, when he/she designates a promotional district as Class-I district unit plan zone pursuant to Article 46 of the Enforcement Decree of the Act with respect to facilities planned for the recommended type of business in the promotional district in order to enhance functions of the promotional district: Provided, That the foregoing shall apply to a building for combined purposes of use only if the area of the facilities planned for a recommended type of business constitutes 50 percent or more of the gross floor area of the building.
(3) The Mayor or the head of a Gu may exempt real estate acquired or used for a recommended type of business in a promotional district from local taxes. In such cases, matters concerning the exemption shall be governed by the Seoul Metropolitan Government Ordinance on Tax Reduction or Exemption and the competent Gu Ordinance on Gu Tax Reduction or Exemption.
(4) The Mayor may lend loans from the Small and Medium Business Support Fund to small and medium businesses that run a recommended type of business in a promotional district. In such cases, matters concerning the loans shall be governed by the Seoul Metropolitan Government Ordinance on the Establishment and Operation of Small and Medium Business Support Fund and the Enforcement Rule of the aforesaid Ordinance.
(5) The Mayor or the head of a Gu may provide more favorable support additionally to an enterprise that can play a leading role in contributing to the invigoration of a promotional district or a foreign-invested enterprise established in a promotional district, than other enterprises in the promotional district.
(6) The Mayor or the head of a Gu may render assistance in the establishment and operation of facilities for supporting enterprises in a promotional district, the planning and operation of supportive programs, and other necessary matters in order to invigorate the promotional district.
(7) If an area is excluded from a promotional district due to a change in the promotional district under Article 11 (6) or the designation of a promotional district is cancelled pursuant to Article 12 (10), the support and assistance under paragraphs (1) through (6) shall be discontinued: Provided, That the foregoing shall not apply to support and assistance provided before the Mayor decides to exclude an area from a promotional district or to cancel the designation.
[This Article Wholly Amended by Ordinance No. 4631, May 29, 2008]

Article 14 (Organization and Operation of Committee for Deliberation on Industrial and Specific Development Promotion Districts) (1) The Mayor shall establish the Committee for the Deliberation on Industrial and Specific Development Promotion Districts of the Seoul Metropolitan Government (hereinafter referred to as the "Committee for the Deliberation on Promotional Districts") to deliberate on the following matters relating to promotional districts:
1. Matters concerning the selection of areas eligible for the designation of a promotional zone and changes and cancellation of promotional districts;
2. Matters concerning the establishment of and revision to a promotion plan;
3. Matters concerning the comprehensive evaluation on the actual status of performance of promotion plans;
4. Other matters that the Mayor considers necessary for supporting promotional districts.
(2) The Committee for the Deliberation on Promotional Districts shall be comprised of not more than 11 members as follows, including the chairperson and vice chairperson:
1. Chairperson: Vice Mayor I for Administrative Affairs;
2. Vice Chairperson: A committee member elected by and from among committee members;
3. Ex officio members: Economic Promotion Officer and the Director General of the Urban Planning Bureau;
4. Commissioned members: Persons commissioned by the Mayor from among Members of the Metropolitan Council and persons who have knowledge and experience in urban planning, industrial policy, or other related area.
(3) The term of office for commissioned committee members shall be two years but may be renewed consecutively, while the term of office for a committee member who is a public official shall correspond to the term of service in his/her position.
(4) A meeting of the Committee for the Deliberation on Promotional Districts shall be convened when the Mayor or the Committee Chairperson considers it necessary.
(5) A meeting of the Committee for the Deliberation on Promotional Districts shall be duly formed with the attendance of the majority of incumbent committee members and shall adopt a resolution by a concurrent vote of a majority of committee members present at the meeting.
(6) The Committee for the Deliberation on Promotional Districts may have a working committee comprised of not more than seven experts in related areas for efficient deliberation, etc.
(7) The Mayor may reimburse members of the Committee for the Deliberation on Promotional Districts and members of its working committee who attend a meeting a meeting for allowances, travel expenses, and other expenses within budget: Provided, That the foregoing shall not apply to committee members who are public officials when they attend a meeting in direct connection with their duties.
(8) Except for matters concerning the organization and operation of the working committee under paragraph (6) and other matters in this Ordinance, necessary matters concerning the operation of the Committee for the Deliberation on Promotional Districts shall be determined by the Committee Chairperson through the resolution by the Committee for the Deliberation on Promotional Districts.
[This Article Wholly Amended by Ordinance No. 4631, May 29, 2008]

CHAPTER Ⅳ ESTABLISHMENT OF AND ASSISTANCE FOR INDUSTRY-ACADEMY-INSTITUTE COLLABORATION SYSTEM Article 15 (Establishment of Industry-Academy-Institute Collaboration System, etc.) (1) The Mayor shall establish an industry-academy-institute collaboration system in order to strengthen capabilities of regional innovation and develop business conditions for industrial development.
(2) The Mayor shall establish and implement a plan for the facilitation of the industry-academy-institute collaboration necessary for boosting activities of the industry-academy-institute collaboration system under paragraph (1).
(3) The Mayor shall implement the following programs for the industry-academy-institute collaboration (hereinafter referred to as "collaborative programs") in order to implement the facilitation plan under paragraph (2): <Amended by Ordinance No. 4411, Jul. 19, 2006>
1. Training of human resources to meet the demand from enterprises and promote the industrial development for the future;
2. Research and development for developing and diffusing new knowledge and technology;
3. Transfer of technology to enterprises, etc. and industrial consulting services;
4. Establishment of technology base for promoting the development of science and technology and the development of new industries. <Newly Inserted by Ordinance No. 4411, Jul. 19, 2006>

Article 16 (Establishment of Collaborative System for Development of City Administration, etc.) (1) Mayor shall establish a collaborative system for the development of city administration, under which the Metropolitan Government, Gus, enterprises, research institutes, etc. shall cooperate each other as main agents for common purposes of the development of city administration and the development of university education.
(2) A reciprocal agreement shall be made as a means for the cooperation under the collaborative system for the development of city administration under paragraph (1), and the scope of the agreement shall be as follows:
1. The establishment of the reciprocal collaborative system for all aspects of the development of city administration and regional innovation;
2. Research and consulting on strategies for regional innovation;
3. Training of good professional human resources and the promotion of technology transfer;
4. Assistance to industrial entities with information and technology, etc.
(3) The term of the agreement under paragraph (2) shall be five years but may be extended by a mutual agreement not later than three months before the end of the term.

Article 17 (Contribution to Industry-Academy-Institute Joint Technology Innovation Projects) (1) The Mayor may contribute money or other assets of the Metropolitan Government to technology innovation projects that a school, an agency, or an organization carries out jointly with a small- or medium-sized business and technical guidance programs that a school, an agency, or an organization carries out for small and medium enterprises pursuant to the Act on the Promotion of Technology Innovation of Small and Medium Enterprises in order to promote technology innovation of small and medium enterprises.
(2) The Metropolitan Government shall, when it contributes an asset to an industry-academy-institute joint technology innovation project pursuant to paragraph (1), execute an agreement with the agency, legal entity, or organization participating in the project.

Article 18 (Contribution to Projects for Development of Technology Base) (1) The Mayor may contribute money or other assets of the Metropolitan Government to projects for the development of technology base under the Industrial Technology Infrastructure Development Act in order to promote the development and diffusion of industrial technologies.
(2) The Mayor shall, when he/she contributes an asset to a project for the development of technology base pursuant to paragraph (1), execute an agreement with the agency, legal entity, or organization.

Article 19 (Subsidization of Private Schools for Costs and Expenses for Facilities) (1) The Mayor may partially subsidize private industrial educational institutions for the costs and expenses required for the installation of facilities and equipment for experiments and practices for industrial education and the expenses required for experiments and practices pursuant to Article 20 of the Promotion of Industrial Education and Industry-Academic Cooperation Act for the promotion of industrial education.
(2) The subsidies under paragraph (1) shall be granted in accordance with the payment guidelines under subparagraphs of Article 22 of the Enforcement Decree of the aforesaid Act.

Article 20 (Financial Support to Organizations, etc. Participating in Industry-Academy-Institute Collaboration Projects) In order to promote the industry-academy-institute collaboration, the Mayor may subsidize organizations, etc. that carry out an industry-academy-institute collaboration project pursuant to the Promotion of Industrial Education and Industry-Academic Cooperation Act or that promote or support an industry-academy-institute collaboration project, partially or fully for the costs and expenses required for the project or the operation of the organizations, etc. within budget.

Article 20-2 (Establishment and Operation of Industry-Academy-Institute Policy Committee) (1) The Industry-Academy-Institute Policy Committee of the Seoul Metropolitan Government (hereinafter referred to as the "Committee") shall be established under the control of the Mayor to deliberate and arbitrate on the following matters relating to the operation of collaborative projects :
1. Matters concerning the planning, evaluation, and management of collaborative projects;
2. Matters concerning the direction of policies on collaborative projects;
3. Matters concerning the adjustment of the order of priority of collaborative projects and the scale of project costs;
4. Matters concerning the selection of contractors of collaborative projects;
5. Matters concerning objections against decisions made with regard to collaborative projects;
6. Other importance matters concerning the operation of collaborative projects.
(2) The Committee shall be comprised of not more than 15 members, including one chairperson, and committee members shall consist of the following persons, while the committee chairperson shall be elected by and from among committee members:
1. Ex Officio members: The Economic Promotion Officer of the Metropolitan Government and the President of the Seoul Development Institute; <Amended by Ordinance No. 4631, May 29, 2008>
2. Commissioned members: Persons commissioned by the Mayor from among Members of the Seoul Metropolitan Council, business-persons, journalists, professors, and experts from all walks and classes.
(3) The term of office for the committee chairperson and committee members shall be two years but may be renewed consecutively only once: Provided, That the term of office for Members of the Seoul Metropolitan Council, among commissioned committee members, shall correspond to the term of office in the Standing Committee to which they belong at the time when they are commissioned to committee members.
(4) A meeting of the Committee shall be convened when the Mayor or the committee chairperson considers it necessary.
(5) A meeting shall be duly formed with the attendance of the majority of incumbent committee members and shall adopt a resolution by a concurrent vote of a majority of committee members present at the meeting.
(6) The committee chairperson or a committee member shall be excluded from the deliberation or arbitration on an agenda item in any of the following cases:
1. Where he/she has a direct interest in the agenda item;
2. Where he/she belongs to the same agency or institution to which an interested party to the agenda item also belongs;
3. Where he/she is a relative of an interested party to the agenda item.
(7) The committee chairperson or a committee member shall voluntarily abstain from deliberation or arbitration on an agenda item, if he/she falls under any subparagraph of paragraph (6).
(8) The Mayor may reimburse committee members who attend a meeting of the Committee for allowances, travel expenses, and other expenses within budget: Provided, That the foregoing shall not apply to cases where a public official who serves as a committee member attends a meeting in direct connection with his/her duties.
(9) Except as otherwise provided for in this Ordinance, necessary matters concerning the operation of the Committee shall be determined by the committee chairperson through the resolution by the Committee.
[This Article Newly Inserted by Ordinance No. 4411, Jul. 19, 2006]

Article 20-3 (Establishment and Operation of Supportive Facilities for Industry-Academy-Institute Collaboration) (1) In order to support mutual connectivity and collaboration between universities, research institutes, enterprises, and others in research and development, the Mayor may establish and operate supportive facilities for the industry-academy-institute collaboration (hereinafter referred to as "supportive facilities").
(2) The names and functions of supportive facilities under paragraph (1) are as set out in Table.
(3) The Mayor shall manage and operate supportive facilities in a manner consistent with the purposes of establishment of such facilities.
[This Article Newly Inserted by Ordinance No. 4411, Jul. 19, 2006]

Article 20-4 (Use Permit, etc.) (1) A person who intends to use a supportive facility shall obtain a permit from the Mayor (or the entrusted operator under Article 24-2 (2)).
(2) The Mayor shall charge and collect a use fee from a person who uses a supportive facility.
(3) The Seoul Metropolitan Government Ordinance on Public Property and Commodity Management shall apply to the use fee under paragraph (2).
[This Article Newly Inserted by Ordinance No. 4411, Jul. 19, 2006]

CHAPTER Ⅴ ESTABLISHMENT AND OPERATION OF SUPPORT SYSTEM FOR BUSINESS PETITIONS Article 21 (Establishment and Operation of Organization Exclusively Dedicated to Business Petitions) The Mayor may establish and operate an organization exclusively dedicated to the settlement of business petitions under his/her control in order to process petitions from businesses promptly and positively.

Article 22 (Establishment and Operation of Committee for Settlement of Business Petitions) (1) The Mayor may have the Committee for the Settlement of Business Petitions to the Metropolitan Government under his/her control (hereinafter referred to as the "Committee") in order to have the Committee provide advice to the Mayor as requested in connection with the reasonable settlement of complicated and important business petitions.
(2) The Committee shall deliberate on and settle the following matters in regard to business petitions:
1. Complaints from businesses about urban planning, building works, and taxation;
2. Matters concerning the Metropolitan Government's schemes for responding to business trends;
3. Matters concerning recommendations and improvements of systems demanded by businesses;
4. Other matters that the committee chairperson brings up to the Committee because he/she considers it necessary to deliberate thereon.
(3) The Committee shall be comprised of one chairperson, one vice chairperson, ex officio members, and commissioned members:
1. Chairperson: Vice Mayor I for Administrative Affairs;
2. Vice Chairperson: Economic Promotion Officer; <Amended by Ordinance No. 4452, Jan. 2, 2007; Ordinance No. 4545, Jul. 30, 2007; Ordinance No. 4631, May 29, 2008>
3. Ex officio members: Auditor, the Director General of the Industrial Bureau, and the Director General involved in the petition at issue;
4. Commissioned members: Persons commissioned by the Mayor from among those who have good experience and knowledge about urban planning, building works, or taxation.
(4) The full number of members of the Committee, the term of office, and other matters necessary for the operation of the Committee and its meetings shall be prescribed by Rule.
(5) The Mayor may reimburse committee members who attend a meeting of the Committee for allowances, travel expenses, and other actual expenses within budget: Provided, That the foregoing shall not apply to cases where a public official attends a meeting in direct connection with his/her duties.

Article 23 (Rewards) The Mayor may grant rewards, within budget according to the results of the settlement of business petitions, to public officials of the Metropolitan Government who have settled business petitions and so have contributed significantly to the economic invigoration of the City.

CHAPTER Ⅵ SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISIONS Article 24 (Management of Financial Support) (1) An enterprise, a school, an organization, or any other entity that receives a subsidy under this Ordinance (hereinafter referred to as "enterprise or other entity") shall use the subsidy only for the project specified in the project plan submitted at the time when an application for the subsidy was filed.
(2) If necessary to verify the use or management of a subsidy granted pursuant to this Ordinance, the Mayor may demand the enterprise or other entity concerned to submit data or assign a public official under his/here control to visit and inspect the enterprise or other entity concerned.

Article 24-2 (Entrustment of Administrative Affairs) (1) The Mayor may entrust the Seoul Development Institute with the administrative affairs relating to the operation of collaborative projects, in whole or in part, such as the planning, evaluation, and management of collaborative projects, in order to implement collaborative projects efficiently.
(2) The Mayor may entrust any other administrative agency, legal entity, or organization with administrative affairs relating to the management and operation of supportive facilities, in whole or in part, in order to manage and operate supportive facilities efficiently.
(3) The Mayor may, when he/she entrusts an institution with the operation of a collaborative project pursuant to paragraph (1), contribute funds to the entrusted institution for the operation of the project or grant full or partial subsidies to it for necessary expenses, within budget.
(4) As to the procedure and method necessary for the entrustment under paragraphs (1) and (2), Articles 10 through 19 of the Seoul Metropolitan Government Ordinance on the Entrustment of Administrative Works to Private Sector shall apply mutatis mutandis. <Amended by Ordinance No. 4818, Jul. 30, 2009>
[This Article Newly Inserted by Ordinance No. 4411, Jul. 19, 2006]

Article 25 (Rule) Necessary matters concerning the enforcement of this Ordinance shall be prescribed by Rule.