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Enforcement Decree of the Personal Information Protection Act — Article 34 (Registration and disclosure of personal information files)

개인정보 보호법 시행령 제34조

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.

(1) The head of a public institution that operates personal information files (excluding the personal information files under Article 32 (2) of the Act and Article 33 (2) of this Decree; hereafter in this Article, the same shall apply) shall file for registration of the matters provided in Article 32 (1) of the Act and Article 33 (1) of this Decree (hereinafter referred to as "registered matters") with the Protection Commission within 60 days from the date it starts operating the personal information files, as determined and publicly notified by the Protection Commission. The same shall also apply to any modification of registered matters. <Amended on Mar. 23, 2013; Nov. 19, 2014; Jul. 26, 2017; Aug. 4, 2020; Sep. 12, 2023>

(2) The Protection Commission shall post the status of personal information files registered pursuant to Article 32 (4) of the Act on the website established by the Protection Commission. <Amended on Mar. 23, 2013; Nov. 19, 2014; Jul. 26, 2017; Aug. 4, 2020; Sep. 12, 2023>

(3) The Protection Commission may build and operate a system so that the registration or modification of the registered matters, referred to in paragraph (1), of personal information files may be electronically processed. <Amended on Mar. 23, 2013; Nov. 19, 2014; Jul. 26, 2017; Aug. 4, 2020>

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