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Commercial Act — Article 266 (Preservation of Books and Documents)

상법 제266조

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) Books and records as well as important documents relating to the business and liquidation of a company shall be preserved for ten years after the registration of the completion of liquidation at the location of the principal office: Provided, That the slips or similar documents shall be preserved for five years. <Amended by Act No. 5053, Dec. 29, 1995>

(2) In cases falling under paragraph (1), a custodian and the methods of preservation shall be determined by a resolution adopted by a majority vote of all the members. <Amended by Act No. 5053, Dec. 29, 1995>

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