1. The plaintiff's appeal is dismissed.

2. The costs of appeal shall be borne by C.

3. The decision of the court of first instance is made in paragraph (2); and

1. Basic facts

A. On January 7, 2014, C reported to the Gwanak-gu Office as the Plaintiff’s superstore manager with the consent of at least 1/2 of salesroom occupants pursuant to Article 12 of the Distribution Industry Development Act. However, C lost its status as a manager because it was unable to establish a corporation, cooperative, or business cooperative under Article 12(2)2(a) or (b) of the Distribution Industry Development Act within six months.

On February 10, 2015, C filed a report with the Gwanak-gu Office as a superstore manager with the consent of at least 1/2 of occupant occupants.

(1) The opener of a superstore, etc. shall perform the following duties:

1. Establishment of commercial transaction order;

2. Maintenance of the safety of consumers and prompt handling of losses and complaints suffered by consumers and residents in the neighborhood;

3. Other affairs necessary to maintain and manage superstores, etc.

1. Where a person directly runs at least half the area of sales stores, such person;

2. Where no person directly runs at least half the area of sales stores, any of the following persons:

(a) A corporation established with the agreement of at least 2/3 of salesroom occupants under the Civil Act or the Commercial Act;

(b) A cooperative (hereinafter referred to as “cooperative”) under Article 3 (1) 1 of the Small and Medium Enterprise Cooperatives Act, or a business cooperative (hereinafter referred to as “business cooperative”) under subparagraph 2 of the same paragraph, which is established with the agreement by at least 2/3 of salesroom occupants;

(c) An autonomous management organization established under the agreement by at least 2/3 of salesroom occupants. In such cases, the organization shall qualify as a corporation, cooperative, or business cooperative prescribed in item (a) or (b) within six months;

Where no person falls under any of items (a) through (c), the occupant-merchants.