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Monopoly Regulation and Fair Trade Act — Article 46 (Prohibition of practices of resale price maintenance)

독점규제 및 공정거래에 관한 법률 제46조

This English translation is based on the Korean text effective 2026-05-12. The Korean law has since been amended (current version effective 2026-10-02) — check the Korean original.

No business entity shall engage in practices of resale price maintenance; provided, this shall not apply in any of the following cases:

1. Where there is good cause for practices of resale price maintenance, such as when the effect of increasing consumer welfare due to the increase in efficiency is greater than the negative effect of restricting competition;

2. In cases of published works (including electronic publications) publicly notified by the Fair Trade Commission after consultation with the heads of the relevant central administrative agencies among works defined in subparagraph 1 of Article 2 of the Copyright Act.

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