Republic of Korea: President signed Personal Information Protection Act (No. 2208859) establishing representative system for overseas businesses
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President signed Personal Information Protection Act (No. 2208859) establishing representative system for overseas businesses
On 1 April 2025, the acting President signed an amendment to the Personal Information Protection Act into law, which requires overseas businesses with a local subsidiary to designate that subsidiary as their domestic representative. The amendment, o…
Scope
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
cross-cutting
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
central government
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2025-02-24
under deliberation
2025-03-13
under deliberation
2025-04-01
adopted