(1) The Commissioner of the Korea Customs Service shall immediately request the Minister of Justice to prohibit departure or to suspend departure from the Republic of Korea of any duty payer prescribed by Presidential Decree who has been delinquent in paying customs duties of at least 50 million won (including an internal tax, etc. collected by the head of each customs office. Hereafter the same shall apply in this Article) without good cause pursuant to Article 4 (3) or Article 29 (2) of the Immigration Act.
(2) Where the Minister of Justice prohibits or suspend a departure of a duty payer in compliance with a request for therefor under paragraph (1), he or she shall notify the Commissioner of the Korea Customs Service of the result thereof via the information and communication network, etc. under Article 2 (1) 1 of the Act on Promotion of Information and Communications Network Utilization and Information Protection.
(3) In any of the following cases, the Commissioner of the Korea Customs Service shall immediately request the Minister of Justice to cancel the departure ban or suspension from the Republic of Korea:
1. Where the amount of customs duties in arrears falls short of 50 million won because a delinquent duty payer fully or partially pays the delinquent amount;
2. Where a ground for prohibition of departure from the Republic of Korea ceases to exist due to seizure of property, provision of a security, etc. of a delinquent duty payer, his or her provision of security.;
3. Where the extinctive prescription of the authority to collect customs duties becomes complete;
4. Where there are grounds prescribed by Presidential Decree.
(4) Except as provided in paragraphs (1) through (3), matters necessary for the procedures for requesting prohibition or suspension of departure shall be prescribed by Presidential Decree.[This Article Newly Inserted on Dec. 31, 2019]