Any person who has transferred foreign currency funds illegally to a foreign country on the occasion of overseas remittance or foreign investment under this Act (including the representative in the case of a company) shall be punished by imprisonment with labor for not less than one year, or by a fine equivalent to at least twice but exceeding ten times the amount of the illegal transfer. In such cases, the foreign currency funds illegally transferred shall be confiscated, and if confiscation is not possible, the corresponding value shall be collected in lieu of such confiscation. <Amended on Jan. 27, 2016>[This Article Wholly Amended on Jan. 30, 2009]
Laws › Foreign Investment Promotion Act › CHAPTER VIII PENALTY PROVISIONS
Foreign Investment Promotion Act — Article 32 (Penalty Provisions)
외국인투자 촉진법 제32조
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