Chapter VI Administrative guidance
Article 165
The term "administrative guidance" used in this Act denotes the act of an administrative authority within the scope of its duties or the functions under its control to urge specific persons to perform particular acts or omission of act, by way of the provision of aid, assistance, advice, recommendations or other manners without mandatory force in law, for the purpose of achieving specific administrative objectives.
Article 166
When offering an administrative guidance, the administrative authority shall pay attention to the purposes of the applicable laws and regulations and shall not abuse its authority.
Where the person to whom administrative guidance is offered explicitly refuses to accept guidance, the administrative authority shall promptly cease to give guidance and shall refrain from taking any adverse action against such person.
Article 167
When providing a person with administrative guidance, the administrative authority shall expressly indicate to the person such details as relating to the purpose and substance of the guidance and the officer in charge of providing guidance.
The express indication required by the preceding paragraph may be given in writing, orally or in any other manner. It shall be given in writing if the person for whom the administrative guidance is provided requests the delivery of a document, unless there is in administration a special difficulty in complying with such a request.