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Chapter IV The Processing, Revoking, and Reporting of Innovative Experimentation
Article 19
The applicant may begin with the innovative experimentation on the day after the arrival of the experiment approval, and shall inform the competent authority in writing of the planned testing start date prior to implementing experimental testing.
Article 20
When implementing the innovative experimentation, if any one of the following circumstances arises, the competent authority may order the applicant to make improvement within a prescribed period of time:
1.The experiments exceed the scope approved by the competent authority;
2.The implementation does not conform to the scope of the approved decision as made by the competent authority;
3.Events occur that are harmful to transportation services, or public transportation, or cause environmental hazards;
4.There are genuine concerns that the experiments may endanger the safety of the person or property of the experiment participants or experiment stakeholders;
5.Events occur that hinder national security, public order, or ethics;
6.Circumstances violating the provisions of Article 14 through Article 19 of this Act occur.
The competent authority may revoke the approval for the innovative experimentation if the applicant applies in writing to stop the innovative experimentation, or if the applicant is ordered to make improvements by the competent authority, pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph, and the improvements is not taken within the prescribed period of time. However, if the circumstances of the preceding paragraph are significant or cannot be improved, the competent authority may directly revoke the approval for the innovative experimentation.
The revocation of the innovative experimentation made by the competent authority pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph, shall be posted on the government’s website including its effective date and reasons.
Article 21
The applicant shall submit an innovative experimentation report to the competent authority within 30 days after the expiration of the approved period for the innovative experimentation.
The report, as referred to in the preceding paragraph, shall include the following items:
1.The course of the innovative experimentation and the outcomes;
2.Risk occurrences and traffic incident report records;
3.Records of the frequency and circumstances requiring human intervention to control the unmanned vehicles;
4.Other matters specified by the competent authority.
The competent authority may convene an evaluation meeting concerning the outcomes of an innovative experimentation.