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Commercial Act — Article 614 (Appointment of Representatives, Establishment of Business Offices and Registrations thereof)

상법 제614조

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 foreign company intending to engage in business in the Republic of Korea shall appoint a representative in the Republic of Korea and shall establish a business office in the Republic of Korea, or have its one or more representatives have his/her address in the Republic of Korea. <Amended by Act No. 10600, Apr. 14, 2011>

(2) In cases falling under the preceding paragraph, a foreign company shall, in respect of the establishment of its business office, make the same registration as that of a branch office of a company incorporated in the Republic of Korea of the same kind or of the most similar kind.

(3) For the purposes of a registration under the preceding paragraph, a foreign company shall register the governing law under which it was incorporated and the name and address of its representative in the Republic of Korea.

(4) The provisions of Articles 209 and 210 shall apply mutatis mutandis to a representative of a foreign company. <Amended by Act No. 1212, Dec. 12, 1962>

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