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Women Related Laws
Title Act for Assistance of Women Entrepreners
Contents
Established February 5, 1999
Legislation No. 5818
Article 1 (Purpose). This Act is intended to advance equality between men and
women in practical terms and to assist women to contribute to the national
economic development by providing full support for women's business
activities and by helping women to start their own business.
Article 2 (Definition). Terms used in this legislation are as follows.
1. "Women's company" refers to companies that are owned or managed by
women and companies that meet the criteria set by the Presidential Decree.
2. "Business women" refers to female executives of the company as described
in Item 1 and those who participate in the decision making process at the
top level.
3. "Public organization" refers to pubic organizations as defined in Article 2
Item 8 of the Act on Promotion of Small and Medium Sized Companies and
Products Manufactured by the Companies.
Article 3 (Responsibilities of the Nation and Local Governments). The nation
and local governments should take all necessary measures to provide business
women with comprehensive supports in various areas of financing, human
resources, information, technology, and distribution channels and to guarantee
equal opportunities in doing business and thus facilitate the creation and
prosperity of new businesses launched by women.
Article 4 (Correction of Discriminative Practices). (1) Head of Small and Medium
Business Administration can request correction measures if public organizations
are following unreasonable and discriminative practices or systems which go
against companies led by women. (2) Public organizations that receive such
correction requests according to Clause (1) should correct the situation if there
is no reason for sustaining the practice and system.
Article 5 (Basic Plan to Promote Business Activities by Women). (1) Head of
Small and Medium Business Administration should introduce and implement
a Basic Plan to Promote Business Activities of Companies Led by Women
(referred to as "Basic Plan" hereafter) every year.
(2) The following items should be included in the Basic Plan.
1. Basic goals and implementation measures designed to promote business
activities of companies led by women
2. Support measures for women in launching new business
3. Support measures in areas of financing, information, technology, personnel
and distribution channels
4. Other support measures
(3) Head of the Small and Medium Business Administration can demand
information, materials or opinions from tax administrative organizations or
organizations or bodies related to support for companies led by women if
it is required in the establishment of the Basic Plan. In this case, the
organizations or bodies which receive such demands should cooperate unless
they have reasons not to do so.
Article 6 (Establishment of the Committee on Expediting Women's Business
Activities). (1) In order to deliberate a basic plan described in Article 5 and
other issues related to promotion of women's business activities, the Committee
on Expediting Women's Business Activities (referred to as "the Committee"
hereafter) will be established at the Small and Medium Business Administration.
(2) Organization and operation of the committee established according to Clause
(1) are determined by the Presidential Decree.
Article 7 (Field Inquiry). (1) Head of the Small and Medium Business
Administration conducts field inquires every two years in order to understand
the current situation and activities of companies led by women and publish
the results.
(2) Head of the Small and Medium Business Administration can consign the
field inquires described in Clause (1) to Korea Business Women's Association
and organizations or institutions related to small-sized companies described
in Article 13. (3) Head of the Small and Medium Business Administration
can request submission of materials and information or opinions from public
organizations, companies led by women and women related institutions in
order to proceed with field inquires described in Clause (1), and the
organizations and institutions should cooperate.
Article 8 (Special Support to Women Launching Her Own Business). (1) Head
of the Small and Medium Business Administration should include plans to
support women who start her own business in the plan to support the launch
of small-sized business that is established according to Article 4 Clause 1 of
the Act on supporting the launch of small-sized business. (2) The government
can support business launchers and those who support business launch according
to the regulations in Clause 2 Article 4 of Small and Medium Business Launch
Support Act. In giving such support, the government can give preferential
treatment to women business launchers and those who actively support the
business launching activities of women.
(3) The head of the Small and Medium Business Administration can give
priority in designating a person who will operate the education and training
center to help women start her own business according to Article 16 Clause 2
of the legislation for supporting creation of small-sized business.
Article 9 (Purchase by Public Organizations). (1) Head of public organizations
should promote the purchase of products manufactured by companies led by
women (companies which meet the definition of small-sized companies as
defined in the Article 2 of the Basic Law for Small Companies. The same
applies for the rest of this Article 9).
(2) Plans to purchase goods manufactured by companies led by women
should be separately included in the purchase plan that heads of public
organizations draw up according to Article 10 Clause 1 of the Act on
Promotion of Small-sized Companies and Purchase of Goods Manufactured
by small sized companies. (3) Head of public organizations should consult
with head of the Small and Medium Business Administration when he/she
sets up a plan to purchase goods manufactured by companies run by
women according to Clause 2. (4) Head of the Small and Medium Business
Administration can ask head of public organizations to increase the purchase
of goods manufactured by companies run by women when he/she consults
with head of public organizations according to Clause 3. In this case, the
head of public organization should reflect the request in his plan if
circumstances permit.
Article 10 (Preference in Financial Support). The nation and local governments
should give preferential treatment to companies run by women when providing
financial support to companies in order to promote creation and activities of
companies run by women.
Article 11 (Support to Enhance Management Capability). Head of the Small and
Medium Business Administration can provide on-the-job training and education
for business women and employees at companies run by women to enhance
their management capability and technical expertise.
Article 12 (Support for Design Development). Korea Industrial Design Promotion
Board established according to Article 11 of the Industrial Design Promotion
Act should take all necessary measures to facilitate design development of
companies run by women.
Article 13 (Establishment of Korea Business Women's Association, etc.).
(1) Korea Business Women's Association (referred to as "the Association"
hereafter) is established in order to promote common interests of businesswomen
and to efficiently facilitate and enhance women's business activities.
(2) The Association is treated as a corporation. (3) When establishing an
association, the representative of the association must submit to the head of
the Small and Medium Business Administration the necessary documents as
stipulated in the Presidential Decree and get an approval for establishment.
(4) The Association is established by registering with the town office where
the association's head office is located.
Article 14 (Work of the Association). The Association carries out work mentioned
in the following Items.
1. Promotes professional business women and trains business women.
2. Provides information on women's business.
3. Supports and promotes women's business launch.
4. Supports joint procurement and sale activities.
5. Supports women's businesses making inroads to overseas markets and helps
women's businesses to attract foreign investment.
6. Cooperates with overseas' business women's organizations.
7. Handles business relegated by the head of Small and Medium Business
Administration to promote women's business activities and business launch.
8. Carries out other activities that expedite women's business activities.
Article 15 (Establishment of General Support Center for Women's Business).
(1) The Association, in order to actively promote women's business activities,
can establish a General Support Center for Women's Business (henceforth
mentioned as the 'Support Center'). The Support Center can provide services
such as information provision, education, training, overseas education and
consultation. (2) The government could give supports such as financial
support for the establishment and operation of the Support Center.
(3) Items required for the establishment and operation of the Support Center
is set by the Presidential Decree.
Article 16 (Loans without Interest of National and Public Wealth). If it is
required for the projects of the association, the nation or local governments
can lend the national and public wealth without interest to the Association
despite the National Wealth Act and Local Autonomy's Financial Act.
Article 17 (Tax Support). The government can give tax support to the
association and its major projects according to the Preferential Tax Limitation
Act.
Article 18 (Ban on Similar Names). Organizations which are not the association
mentioned in this act cannot use the same or similar name with Korea
Women's Business Association.
Article 19 (Application of the Civil Law). Unless stipulated in this act, the
Civil Law's regulation on association will be applied to the Association.
Article 20 (Supervision Advice). (1) The head of the Small and Medium Business
Administration can supervise and advise the secretarial work of the Association.
(2) When it is recognized as necessary for the supervision and advice, the head
of the Small and Medium Business Administration can demand the submission
of the necessary documents to the Association.
Article 21 (Fines). Those who break the regulation of Article 18 will be fined
under 1 million won.
Supplementary Provision
This Act is enforced from June 1, 1999
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Copyright 2001 Korean Women's Development Institute-
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