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Enforcement Decree of the Commercial Act — Article 40 (Compliance guidelines)

상법 시행령 제40조

This English translation is based on the Korean text effective 2026-07-01. The Korean law has since been amended (current version effective 2026-07-23) — check the Korean original.

(1) Compliance guidelines under Article 542-13(1) of the Act (hereinafter referred to as "compliance guidelines") shall include the following matters:

1. Procedures for the establishment and amendment of compliance guidelines;

2. Procedures for the appointment and dismissal of compliance officers under Article 542-13(2) of the Act;

3. Guarantees of compliance officers' independence in performance of their duties;

4. Laws, regulations, and legal procedures with which executives and employees shall comply in the course of their duties;

5. Education of executives and employees on the compliance guidelines;

6. Procedures and methods for ascertaining whether executives and employees comply with the compliance guidelines;

7. Dispositions against executives and employees who violate the compliance guidelines in the course of executing business affairs;

8. Methods for conveying information necessary for compliance control to compliance officers;

9. Evaluation of the validity of the compliance guidelines.

(2) Establishment or amendment of the compliance guidelines shall be subject to resolution by the board of directors.

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