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Commercial Act — Article 156 (Issuance of Warehouse Receipts)

상법 제156조

This English translation is based on the Korean text effective 2018-12-19. The Korean law has since been amended (current version effective 2026-09-10) — check the Korean original.

(1) A warehouse business entity shall, upon the demand of the depositor, deliver a warehouse receipt to the depositor.

(2) The following matters shall be stated in a warehouse receipt, and the warehouse business entity shall write his/her name and affix his/her seal, or affix his/her signature, thereon: <Amended by Act No. 5053, Dec. 29, 1995>

1. The type, quality, quantity of the deposited goods, and the type and number of packages and markings thereon;

2. The name or trade name, place of business or domicile of the depositor;

3. The place of storage;

4. The storage fees;

5. The period for storage, if such has been fixed;

6. The amount of insurance, the duration of insurance, the name or trade name, and place of business or domicile of the insurer, in cases where the deposited goods are insured;

7. The place and date of the preparation of the warehouse receipt.

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