Republic of Korea: Signed Bill amending Personal Information Protection Act including domestic representative designation requirement

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Signed Bill amending Personal Information Protection Act including domestic representative designation requirement

On 14 March 2023, Bill No. 2120089, amending the Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA), was signed into Law by the President of the Republic of Korea, becoming Law No. 19234. The Law would require overseas businesses processing personal data to…

Scope

Policy Area
Other operating conditions
Policy Instrument
Local operations requirement
Regulated Economic Activity
cross-cutting
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
legislature
Government Body
parliament

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2022-12-05
under deliberation

On 5 December 2022, Bill No. 2120089, amending the Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA) of th…

2023-02-27
adopted

On 27 February 2023, Bill No. 2120089, amending the Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA), was…

2023-03-14
adopted

On 14 March 2023, Bill No. 2120089, amending the Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA), was si…

2024-03-15
in force

On 15 March 2024, Law No. 19234, amending the Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA), including…