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Enforcement Decree of the Personal Information Protection Act — Article 2 (Scope of public institutions)

개인정보 보호법 시행령 제2조

This English translation is based on the Korean text effective 2025-03-13. The Korean law has since been amended (current version effective 2026-09-11) — check the Korean original.

"National agencies and public entities prescribed by Presidential Decree" in subparagraph 6 (b) of Article 2 of the Personal Information Protection Act (hereinafter referred to as the "Act") means: <Amended on Jul.14, 2020>

1. The National Human Rights Commission of Korea established under Article 3 of the National Human Rights Commission of Korea Act;1-2. The Corruption Investigation Office for High-Ranking Officials under Article 3 (1) of the Act on the Establishment and Operation of the Corruption Investigation Office for High-Ranking Officials;

2. Public institutions provided for in Article 4 of the Act on the Management of Public Institutions;

3. Local government-invested public corporations and local government public corporations established under the Local Public Enterprises Act;

4. Special corporations incorporated under any special Act;

5. Schools of each level established under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, the Higher Education Act, and under any other statutes.

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