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Personal Information Protection Act — Article 61 (Presentation of opinions and recommendations for improvement)

개인정보 보호법 제61조

This English translation is based on the Korean text effective 2025-10-02. The Korean law has since been amended (current version effective 2026-09-11) — check the Korean original.

(1) The Protection Commission may present its opinion to any relevant agency through deliberation and resolution where it is deemed necessary with respect to the statutes or regulations or municipal ordinances containing provisions that are likely to affect the protection of personal information. <Amended on Mar. 23, 2013; Nov. 19, 2014; Jul. 26, 2017; Feb. 4, 2020>

(2) The Protection Commission may advise a personal information controller to improve the status of personal information processing where doing so is deemed necessary to protect personal information. In such cases, upon receiving the advice, the personal information controller shall make sincere efforts to comply with the advice, and shall inform the Protection Commission of the results. <Amended on Mar. 23, 2013; Nov. 19, 2014; Jul. 26, 2017; Feb. 4, 2020>

(3) The head of a related central administrative agency may recommend that a personal information controller improve the status of personal information processing pursuant to the statutes under the related central administrative agency’s jurisdiction where doing so is deemed necessary to protect personal information. In such cases, upon receiving the recommendation, the personal information controller shall make sincere efforts to comply with the recommendation, and shall inform the head of the related central administrative agency of the results.

(4) Central administrative agencies, local governments, the National Assembly, the Court, the Constitutional Court, and the National Election Commission may provide their opinions, or provide guidance or inspection with respect to the protection of personal information to their affiliated entities and the public institutions under their jurisdiction.

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