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Commercial Act — Article 636 (Business, etc. in Name of Company prior to its Registration)

상법 제636조

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 person who has engaged in business in the name of a company before its incorporation shall be subject to an administrative fine equivalent to two times the sum of the registration tax for registration for incorporation of the company.

(2) The provisions of the preceding paragraph shall apply mutatis mutandis to a violation of Article 616 (1).

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