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Monopoly Regulation and Fair Trade Act — Article 6 (Presumption of market-dominant business entities)

독점규제 및 공정거래에 관한 법률 제6조

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.

A business entity in a particular business area whose market share amounts to any of the following (excluding a business entity with annual sales or purchases of less than eight billion won in a particular business area) shall be presumed to be a market-dominant business entity: <Amended on Feb. 6, 2024>

1. A business entity's market share is at least 50/100;

2. The aggregate of the market shares of not more than three business entities is at least 75/100; in such cases, business entities whose market share is less than 10/100 shall be excluded.

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