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Commercial Act — Article 46 (Basic Commercial Activities)

상법 제46조

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.

The following activities conducted as business are classified as commercial activities: Provided, That this shall not apply to activities conducted by persons who manufacture goods or render services solely for the purpose of earning wages: <Amended by Act No. 5053, Dec. 29, 1995; Act No. 10281, May 14, 2010>

1. Sale of movables, immovables, securities, or any other assets;

2. Lease of movables, immovables, securities, or any other assets;

3. Activities relating to manufacturing, processing, or repair;

4. Activities relating to the supply of electricity, electric wave, gas, or water;

5. Undertaking of subcontracting execution of works or labor services;

6. Activities relating to publishing, printing, or photographing;

7. Activities relating to advertisements, communications, or information;

8. Receiving and giving credit, exchanges, or other financial transactions;

9. Transactions by facilities used by the public;

10. Undertaking of agency for commercial transactions;

11. Activities relating to brokerage;

12. Activities relating to commission agency or any other intermediation;

13. Undertaking of carriages;

14. Undertaking of bailments;

15. Undertaking of trusts;

16. Mutual savings accounts and other similar acts;

17. Insurance;

18. Activities involving the collection of minerals or soil and stones;

19. Activities involving financial lease of machinery, facilities, or any other assets;

20. Activities involving business by consent to the use of a trade name, trademark, etc.;

21. Activities involving purchase, recovery, etc. of business receivables;

22. Undertaking of payment settlement affairs using a credit card, electronic currency, etc.

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