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Article 1 (Enforcement Date): This Act shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation: Provided that the amended provisions of Article 7, Article 16 (1), Article 21 (1) 3, Article 28-2, Article 28-3, Article 30 (3) and (4), Article 32, Article 33 (2) and (3), the title of Chapter IV, Article 43, Article 66 and Article 79, and Article 7 of the Addenda shall enter into force on January 1, 2010.

Article 2 (Application Example concerning Special Case concerning Mandatory Employment Ratio of Disabled Persons in Public Institutions): The amended provisions of Article 28-2 shall apply to the calculation of a mandatory employment ratio for a period after the enforcement of the amended provisions.

Article 3 (Application Example concerning Calculation of Number of Disabled People to Be Employed): The amended provisions of Article 28-3 and Article 30 (3) shall apply to the calculation of the number of disabled people to be employed or amount of contributory charges for a period after the enforcement of the amended provisions.

Article 4 (Special Case concerning Imposition of Contributory Charges on Public Institutions): When a public institution pays the contributory charges under Article 22 (1), additional charges arising according to the amended provisions of Article 28-2 shall be reduced by half for three years after the enforcement date of the amended provisions.

Article 5 (Transitional Measures concerning Change of Title of Korea Employment Promotion Agency for Disabled Persons): (1) The Korea Employment Promotion Agency for Disabled Persons at the time of the enforcement of this Act shall be considered the Korea Employment Agency for the Disabled under the amended provisions of Article 43 : Provided that its articles of incorporation shall be changed with authorization of the Minister of Employment and Labor no later than December 31, 2009.
(2) The name of the Korea Employment Promotion Agency for Disabled Persons in its registry and other official records at the time of the enforcement of this Act shall be considered the name of the Korea Employment Agency for the Disabled.

Article 6 (Transitional Measures concerning Officers): The president, directors and auditor of the Korea Employment Promotion Agency for Disabled Persons at the time of the enforcement of this Act shall be considered the president, directors and auditor of the Korea Employment Agency for the Disabled.

Article 7 (Revision of Other Acts): Parts of the Local Tax Act shall be revised as follows :
“Korea Employment Promotion Agency for Disabled Persons” in Article 271 (2) shall be changed to “Korea Employment Agency for the Disabled.”

Article 8 (Relations with Other Acts): If the previous Korea Employment Promotion Agency for Disabled Persons is cited in other Acts and subordinate statues, the Korea Employment Agency for the Disabled under the amended provisions of Article 43 shall be considered to be cited.