Before a competent authority orders a labor union to suspend its operation partly or wholly in accordance with Paragraph 1 to Article 43 of the Act, it shall consult with the competent authority of related business.

When a competent authority decides to punish a labor union in accordance with Paragraph 2 to Article 43 of the Act, the punishment shall be considered whether such contravention has impeded public interests, the consequence of punishment has affected the operation and development of the labor union, or such punishment is made against the principle of proportionality.

When a labor union decides to change the number or the term of service of its directors or supervisors in accordance with Article 47 of the Act, it shall be done at the same time when it convenes its general members’ or representatives’ meeting to amend its union charter and shall concurrently resolve the sequence of term and date of implementing the aforesaid amendment. However, when the term of service of its directors and supervisors has expired before the effective date of implementation of the Act, it shall not change that term of service.

When a labor union has not elected chairpersons of its board of directors and board of supervisors before the implementation of the Act on May 1, 2011, it shall elect chairpersons of its board of directors and board of supervisors after the expiration of its current term of service of its directors and supervisors in accordance with Paragraphs 3 and 4 to Article 17 of the Act. The term of service of chairperson of board of directors of the labor union shall be counted as the first term.

The Rules shall become effective on May 1, 2011.
The amendments of the Rules shall become effective on the date of promulgation.