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Act on Promotion of Information and Communications Network Utilization and Information Protection — Article 32-5 (Designation of domestic agents)

정보통신망 이용촉진 및 정보보호 등에 관한 법률 제32조의5

This English translation is based on the Korean text effective 2025-10-01. The Korean law has since been amended (current version effective 2026-10-02) — check the Korean original.

(1) A person who meets the criteria prescribed by Presidential Decree, based upon considerations such as the number of users and sales, from among providers of information and communications services or similar with no domicile or place of business in the Republic of Korea, shall designate, in writing, an agent to act on his or her behalf with respect to the following (hereinafter referred to as "domestic agent"):

1. Deleted; <Feb. 4, 2020>

2. Deleted; <Feb. 4, 2020>

3. Submission of related articles, documents, etc. under Article 64 (1).

(2) A domestic agent shall be a person who has a domicile or place of business in the Republic of Korea.

(3) In designating a domestic agent pursuant to paragraph (1), all the following matters shall be disclosed on its website and the like: <Amended on Feb. 4, 2020>

1. The domestic agent's name (if the domestic agent is a corporation, referring to the name of the corporation and the name of its representative);

2. The domestic agent's domicile (if the domestic agent is a corporation, referring to the address of its place of business), and his or her telephone number and electronic mail address.

(4) If a domestic agent violates this Act in relation to the subparagraphs of paragraph (1), such violation shall be deemed to have been committed by the relevant provider of information and communications services or similar.[This Article Added on Sep. 18, 2018]

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