Regulations Governing Application to Use the Official Hot Spring Logo Article 2

To utilize a hot spring for tourism, leisure and recreation purposes, a hot spring enterprise shall submit the hot spring for testing by an authority (institution) or organization approved by the Ministry of Transportation and Communications, and, provided that the hot spring meets the pertinent requirements, apply to use an official hot spring logo in accordance with the provisions of these Regulations.The Tourism Administration of the Ministry of Transportation and Communications is mandated by the Ministry of Transportation and Communications to undertake the approval of hot spring testing authorities (institutions) and organizations as referred to in the preceding paragraph, the approval follow-up procedure as stipulated in Articles 3 to 5 of these Regulations, the application to register and certify the official logo, and the stipulation of the format of all documents and forms required under these Regulations. The matters thus mandated and the legal and regulatory basis thereof shall be publicly announced and published in an official gazette or in newspapers.