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Criminal Act — Article 117 (Non Fulfillment of Contract of Public Demand in Wartime)

형법 제117조

This English translation is based on the Korean text effective 2023-08-08. The Korean law has since been amended (current version effective 2026-10-02) — check the Korean original.

(1) A person who fails to perform, without justifiable reasons, a concluded contract for the supply of food or other necessities of life with the State or a public organization in wartime, calamity or other warlike incident shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than three years or by a fine not exceeding five million won. <Amended on Dec. 29, 1995>

(2) The preceding paragraph shall apply to a person who interferes with the performance of the contract of the preceding paragraph.

(3) In the case of the preceding two paragraphs, the prescribed fine may also be concurrently imposed.

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