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Commercial Act — Article 549 (Registration for Incorporation)

상법 제549조

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) Registration for incorporation of a limited company shall be made within two weeks of completing payment for investment or making an investment in kind set forth in the Article 548. <Amended by Act No. 5053, Dec. 29, 1995>

(2) In the registration for incorporation under paragraph (1), it is required to register the following matters: <Amended by Act No. 5053, Dec. 29, 1995; Act No. 10600, Apr. 14, 2011>

1. Matters listed in subparagraphs 1, 2 and 5 of Article 179 and the place of each branch office, if any;

2. Matters listed in Article 543 (2) 2 and 3;

3. The name, resident registration number, and address of each director: Provided, That if a director representing the company has been appointed, the addresses of other directors shall be excluded;

4. The name, address, and resident registration number of a representative director, if any;

5. Provisions pertaining to the joint representation of a company by at least two directors, if so determined;

6. Term of existence of a company and grounds for dissolution thereof, if determined;

7. Name and resident registration number of auditors, if any.

(3) When a limited company establishes or relocates a branch office and the registration is made at the place of the branch office or new branch office, matters prescribed in paragraph (2) 3 through 6, subparagraphs 1, 2 and 5 of Article 179 shall be registered: Provided, That when a representative director has been appointed, no other directors shall be registered. <Newly Inserted by Act No. 5053, Dec. 29, 1995; Act No. 10600, Apr. 14, 2011>

(4) The provisions of Articles 181 through 183 shall apply mutatis mutandis to the registration of a limited company. <Amended by Act No. 1212, Dec. 12, 1962>

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