(1) Where the Commissioner of the Korean Intellectual Property Office is to issue an order for suspension of duties under Article 9-4 (3) and such suspension of duties is likely to cause severe inconvenience to persons who utilize the relevant original document certification agency or cause harm to public interest, he or she may impose a penalty surcharge not exceeding 100 million won in lieu of the suspension order.
(2) Where a person who is subject to the imposition of penalty surcharge under paragraph (1), fails to pay the penalty surcharge by the due date, the Commissioner of the Korean Intellectual Property Office shall collect it in the same manner as delinquent national taxes are collected.
(3) The amount of a penalty surcharge and the method of calculation thereof according to the types and gravity of violations subject to the imposition of penalty surcharges under paragraph (1), and other necessary matters shall be prescribed by Presidential Decree.[This Article Newly Inserted on Jul. 30, 2013]