Republic of Korea: Amendment to enforcement decree of the Personal Information Protection Act including provisions on restructuring data portability framework
Progress
Current status
adopted
20 Aug 2026 in force
19 Feb 2026 adopted
Scope
Implementers
Republic of Korea
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
cross-cutting
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
data protection authority
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
Amendments to enforcement decree of Personal Information Protection Act including provisions on restructuring data portability framework enters into force
On 20 August 2026, the amendments to the enforcement decree of the Personal Information Protection Act, including provisions on restructuring the data portability framework enters into force. The amendments split the previously unified category of i…
Event type
order
Action type
implementation
Government branch
executive
Government body
data protection authority
Personal Information Protection Commission adopted amendments to enforcement decree of Personal Information Protection Act including provisions on restructuring data portability framework
On 19 February 2026, the Personal Information Protection Commission adopted amendments to the enforcement decree of the Personal Information Protection Act, including provisions on restructuring the data portability framework. The amendments split t…
Event type
order
Action type
adoption
Government branch
executive
Government body
data protection authority