The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport announces legislation to provide additional battery information items, "Stop manufacturing black people."

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In the future, key information such as battery manufacturers and production countries will be checked in more detail when purchasing electric vehicles, and the safety management system will be greatly strengthened, such as cancellation of certification and suspension of sales of batteries with repeated defects. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport announced that it will announce legislation from March 23 to May 4, 2026, to amend the Enforcement Decree and Enforcement Rules of the Automobile Management Act and the Automobile Registration Rules.

The key point of the revision is to expand the number of battery information items that must be provided when selling electric vehicles from six to 10 to meet consumers' right to know. Currently, only battery capacity, rated voltage, driving motor, cell manufacturer, cell type, and cell main raw material information are provided, but in the future, battery manufacturer, production country, date of manufacture, and product name (or management number) will be newly added. The information provision method was also diversified into Internet homepages, car sales contracts, receipts, and information and communication services to make it easier for consumers to check the contents. In principle, the time of provision of information is the time of conclusion of a written contract, and exceptionally, information on the year and month of manufacture can be provided before delivery of the vehicle.

The level of punishment for producers and sellers who violate the obligation to provide battery information or provide false information will also increase significantly. The current law imposes a fine of 500,000 won for failure to provide information, but the amendment has raised the fine to up to 10 million won for failure to provide information as well as false provision. Specifically, depending on the number of violations, 2 million won will be charged once, 5 million won twice, and 10 million won will be charged more than three times. The grounds for cancellation of certification and suspension of sales to strengthen battery safety were also specified. Safety certification can be revoked for batteries in which the same defect occurs repeatedly within two years, and an order to stop selling the battery is also possible.

The requirements for cancellation of certification depend on the severity of the defect, which is applied twice when nonconformity design and manufacturing cause fire damage, three times when it is suitable for the standard, and more than four times when other defects occur. However, minor defects such as simple information display errors or temporary warning lights are excluded from the cancellation requirements. Park Yong-sun, head of the automobile policy division at the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, predicted that the revision will enhance consumers' right to know and strengthen safety management of electric vehicle batteries. It also added that it is expected to make a positive contribution to the spread of electric vehicles in the future by securing the reliability and safety of the battery. The full text of the revision can be found on the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport's website, and it will go through the process of collecting opinions from the general public through the mail or website during the legislative notice period.

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