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Act on the Consumer Protection in Electronic Commerce — Article 29 (Fair evaluation and authentication)

전자상거래 등에서의 소비자보호에 관한 법률 제29조

This English translation is based on the Korean text effective 2025-10-01. The Korean law has since been amended (current version effective 2026-07-21) — check the Korean original.

(1) Regardless of title, any person engaged in evaluation and authentication of related business operators to ensure fairness and consumer protection in electronic commerce transactions and mail orders (hereinafter referred to as "evaluation and authentication business operator") shall, as prescribed by Presidential Decree, announce the required standards, methods, etc., and conduct evaluation and authentication in an impartial manner pursuant thereto.

(2) Evaluation and authentication standards and methods referred to in paragraph (1) shall be adequate enough to convey information on business operators’ efforts to ensure fair transactions and consumer protection and the results thereof.

(3) The Fair Trade Commission may request an evaluation and authentication business operator to submit data on its operation status, etc.[This Article Wholly Amended on Feb. 17, 2012]

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