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Unfair Competition Prevention and Trade Secret Protection Act — Article 18-4 (Violation of Confidentiality Order)

부정경쟁방지 및 영업비밀보호에 관한 법률 제18조의4

This English translation is based on the Korean text effective 2024-08-21. The Korean law has since been amended (current version effective 2026-05-28) — check the Korean original.

(1) Any person who has violated a confidentiality order issued under Article 14-4 (1) without good cause in the Republic of Korea or overseas, shall be punished by imprisonment with labor for not more than five years or by a fine not exceeding 50 million won.

(2) No prosecution against a crime under paragraph (1) shall be instituted without a criminal complaint thereof filed by an interested party.[This Article Newly Inserted on Dec. 2, 2011]

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