CODE OF CONDUCT FOR PUBLIC OFFICIALS
Presidential Decree No. 19165, Dec. 9, 2005
Amended by Presidential Decree No. 19513, jun. 12, 2006
Presidential Decree No. 20737, Feb. 29, 2008
Presidential Decree No. 21107, Nov. 5, 2008
Presidential Decree No. 21238, Dec. 31, 2008
Presidential Decree No. 22471, Nov. 2, 2010
Presidential Decree No. 26980, Feb. 12, 2016
Presidential Decree No. 27518, Sep. 27, 2016
Presidential Decree No. 28587, Jan. 16, 2018
Presidential Decree No. 29430, Dec. 24, 2018
Presidential Decree No. 30607, Apr. 7, 2020
Presidential Decree No. 32172, Nov. 30, 2021
Presidential Decree No. 32661, jun. 2, 2022
CHAPTER I GENERAL PROVISIONS
[This Article Wholly Amended on Dec. 31, 2008]
The terms used in this Decree are defined as follows: <Amended on Feb. 12, 2016; Sep. 27, 2016; Jan. 16, 2018; Nov. 30, 2021>
| 1. | The term "duty-related person" means an individual (deemed to be an individual if the public official is a private person), corporation, or organization that is related to the official duties of a public official and falls under any of the following categories: |
| (a) | An individual, corporation, or organization that is filing or is clearly seeking to file any of the following civil petitions: |
| (i) | A legal petition as defined in subparagraph 1 (a) (i) of Article 2 of the Civil Petitions Treatment Act (excluding those petitions to apply for or report registration or entry in a ledger, register, etc., or to apply for confirmation or verification of a certain fact or legal relation); |
| (b) | An individual, corporation, or organization that directly enjoys benefits or suffers disadvantages from cancellation of an authorization, permission, etc., suspension of business, imposition of a penalty surcharge or administrative fine, etc.; |
| (c) | An individual, corporation, or organization subject to investigation, auditing, supervision, inspection, enforcement, administrative guidance, etc.; |
| (d) | An individual, corporation, or organization that directly enjoys benefits or suffers disadvantages from an adjudication, decision, examination, appraisal, test, assessment, mediation, arbitration, etc.; |
| (e) | An individual, corporation, or organization subject to conscription, call, mobilization, etc.; |
| (f) | An individual, corporation, or organization that enters into, or is clearly entering into a contract with the State or a local government; |
| (g) | An individual, corporation, or organization that directly enjoys benefits or suffers disadvantages from decisions or execution of policy, business, etc.; |
| (h) | Other individuals, corporations, or organizations related to the official duties to prevent corruption determined by the head of a central administrative agency (including the head of an agency under the governance of the President or the Prime Minister), the head of a local government, the head of a local council, or a superintendent of education (hereinafter referred to as the “head of a central administrative agency, etc.”); |
| 2. | The term "duty-related public official" means any other public official who directly enjoys benefits or suffers disadvantages (if an agency receives such benefits or disadvantages, it refers to a public official responsible for the relevant work of the agency) in relation to the performance of the duties of a public official and who falls under any of the following categories: |
| (a) | A subordinate who takes an official order in connection with the duties of a public official; |
| (b) | A public official who belongs to the same agency as a person in charge of duties such as personnel management, budget, auditing, granting of awards and decorations, evaluation or assessment, etc.; or a public official responsible for the relevant work and any other public official concerned with other related agency; |
| (c) | In case of delegating or entrusting duties, the public official who delegates or entrusts the duties, and the public official who is delegated or entrusted with the duties; |
| (d) | Other public officials determined by the head of a central administrative agency, etc.; |
| 3. | The term "money or other valuables" means any of the following: |
| (a) | All economic interests such as money, securities, real estate, goods, accommodation vouchers, membership, tickets, discount tickets, complimentary tickets, admission tickets, property license, etc.; |
| (b) | Treat or entertainment such as food, liquor, golf, etc., and provision of convenience such as transportation, accommodation, etc.; |
| (c) | Other tangible or intangible economic benefits such as debt relief, employment offer, grant of interest, etc.; |
| 4. | Deleted. <Sep. 27, 2016> |
[This Article Wholly Amended on Dec. 31, 2008]
| Article 3 (Scope of Application) |
This Decree shall apply to national public officials (excluding national public officials belonging to the National Assembly, the courts, the Constitutional Court, and the election commissions) and local public officials (excluding local council members). <Amended on Sep. 27, 2016>
[This Article Wholly Amended on Dec. 31, 2008]
CHAPTER II FAIR PERFORMANCE OF DUTIES
| Article 4 (Handling Instructions that Impair Fair Performance of Duties) |
| (1) | When a superior public official gives an instruction that significantly impairs the fair performance of duties for the unfair benefit to himself or herself or a third party, a subordinate may not comply with the instruction after notifying the superior of the cause thereof or consult with an official who is in charge of duties related to the code of conducts for public officials designated under Article 23 (hereinafter referred to as "Code of Conduct Official"). |
| (2) | If a public official is repeatedly asked to follow the same instruction notwithstanding his or her non-compliance under paragraph (1), he or she shall consult with the Code of Conduct Official immediately. |
| (3) | The Code of Conduct Official who received a consultation request under paragraph (1) or (2) shall confirm the details of the instruction and report it to the head of the agency to which he or she belongs, if it is found necessary to cancel or change the instruction: Provided, That if the superior public official who gave the unjust instruction himself or herself cancels or changes the instruction in the process of confirming the instruction, the Code of Conduct Official need not report to the head of the agency to which he or she belongs. |
| (4) | The head of an agency who received a report under paragraph (3) shall take appropriate measures, such as canceling or changing the instruction, when it is deemed necessary. In such cases, the superior public official who repeated the same instruction that impairs fair performance of duties notwithstanding the subordinate’s non-compliance under paragraph (1) may be subject to disciplinary action or other necessary measures. |
[This Article Wholly Amended on Dec. 31, 2008]
| Article 5 Deleted. <Jun. 2, 2022> |
| Article 5-2 Deleted. <Jun. 2, 2022> |
| Article 5-3 Deleted. <Jun. 2, 2022> |
| Article 5-4 Deleted. <Jun. 2, 2022> |
| Article 5-5 Deleted. <Jun. 2, 2022> |
| Article 5-6 Deleted. <Jun. 2, 2022> |
| Article 6 (Exclusion of Privileges) |
A public official shall not give preferential treatment to a specific person or discriminate against a specific person on the grounds of regionalism, kinship, school relations, religion, etc. when performing his or her duties.
[This Article Wholly Amended on Nov. 5, 2008]
| Article 7 (Prevention of Budget Use for Other Purposes) |
A public official shall not use budget appropriated for official business activities, such as budget for travel expenses and business promotion expenses, for purposes other than those designated, and shall not inflict damage on the property of the agency to which he or she belongs.
[This Article Wholly Amended on Dec. 31, 2008]
| Article 8 (Handling of Unjust Requests by Politicians) |
| (1) | If a public official is forced or asked to perform unfair duties from a politician, political party, etc., he or she shall handle such request after reporting to the head of the agency to which he or she belongs or consulting with the Code of Conduct Official. |
| (2) | The head of the agency who has received a report or the Code of Conduct Official who has consulted with a public official under paragraph (1) shall take appropriate measures to enable the public official to perform his or her duties fairly. |
[This Article Wholly Amended on Dec. 31, 2008]
| Article 9 (Prevention of Job Solicitation) |
| (1) | A public official shall not cause other persons to solicit a person in charge of personnel management in order to have undue influence on his or her appointment, promotion, transfer, etc. |
| (2) | A public official shall not unfairly intervene with personnel affairs such as appointment, promotion, or transfer of another official using his or her position. |
[This Article Wholly Amended on Dec. 31, 2008]
CHAPTER III PREVENTION OF UNJUST ENRICHMENT
| Article 10 (Prevention of Influence Peddling) |
A public official shall not directly use his or her position to take unjust benefits or allow other persons to take unjust benefits.
[This Article Wholly Amended on Dec. 31, 2008]
| Article 10-2 (Prohibition of Private Use of Position) |
A public official shall not use, or allow other persons to use, the name of the agency to which he or she belongs or his or her title by means of publishing or posting it, for private interest outside the scope of his or her duties.
[This Article Newly Inserted on Dec. 31, 2008]
| Article 11 (Prohibition of Intercession and Solicitation) |
| (2) | A public official shall not introduce a duty-related person to another duty-related person or government official in relation to the performance of his or her duties, for the unjust benefit to himself or herself or a third party. <Amended on Jan. 16, 2018> |
| (3) | A public official shall not make any of the following intercession or solicitation to a person other than a government official by exercising his or her authority for the unjust benefit to himself or herself or a third party or exercising substantive influence derived from his or her position or office: <Newly Inserted on Jan. 16, 2018> |
| 1. | Causing the person to intervene with or influence a specific individual, corporation, or organization to invest, deposit, lend, contribute, fund, donate, support, sponsor, etc.; |
| 2. | Causing the person to intervene in or influence personnel affairs, such as employment, promotion, and transfer, or disciplinary affairs; |
| 3. | Causing the person to disclose confidential business secrets concerning bids, auctions, research and development, testing, patents, etc.; |
| 4. | Causing the person to intervene in or influence the selection of a contracting party, execution of a contract, etc.; |
| 5. | Causing the person to sell, exchange, use, profit from, possess, or provide goods or services to a specific individual, corporation, or organization outside the ordinary course of business; |
| 6. | Causing the person to intervene in or influence entrance, grading, performance evaluation, etc. of schools at various levels; |
| 7. | Causing the person to intervene in or influence the selection of awards, grants and prizes, high-performing authorities or individuals, scholarships, etc.; |
| 8. | Causing the person to make a specific individual, corporation, or organization selected or excluded from audits or investigations, to manipulate the results of audits or investigations, or to overlook such violations; |
| 9. | Other acts determined by the head of a central administrative agency, etc. to be an intercession or solicitation that harms the fair performance of duties of a person who is not a government official. |
[This Article Wholly Amended on Dec. 31, 2008]
| Article 12 (Restrictions on Transactions Using Duty-Related Information) |
| (1) | A public official shall not engage in financial transactions or investments related to securities, real estate, etc. using information obtained in the performance of his or her duties, or provide such information to any other person to assist him or her with financial transactions or investments. |
| (2) | The head of a central administrative agency, etc. shall establish detailed standards for the restriction of transactions using duty-related information for each jurisdiction in accordance with paragraph (1). |
[This Article Wholly Amended on Dec. 31, 2008]
| Article 13 Deleted. <Jun. 2, 2022> |
| Article 13-2 (Prohibition of Solicitation of Private Labor) |
A public official shall not accept, solicit, or promise to receive private labor from duty-related persons or duty-related public officials by exercising his or her own authority or exercising substantial influence derived from his or her position or office: Provided, That this shall not apply where it is permitted under other statutes or regulations or social norms.
[This Article Newly Inserted on Jan. 16, 2018]
| Article 13-3 (Prohibition of Unjust Acts by Exercising Authority) |
A public official shall not commit any of the following unjust acts by exercising his or her own authority or substantive influence derived from his or her position or office: <Amended on Jun. 2, 2022>
| 1. | An act in which a public official in charge of an authorization, permission, etc. unfairly delays or refuses the receipt of the application therefor to give any disadvantage to the applicant or give any benefit or disadvantage to a third party; |
| 2. | An act of giving an unjust instruction or making an unjust request to a duty-related public official in no relation to his or her duties or outside the scope of his or her duties; |
| 3. | An act of unfairly transferring the fulfillment of an obligation or burden of the agency to which a public official belongs to a duty-related person or unfairly delaying the duties to be performed by the agency, with respect to contracts for goods, services, construction, etc. that the agency concludes; |
| 4. | An act of unfairly transferring the duties of the agency to which a public official belongs or the burden of expenses or human resources related to such duties to any of the following institutions or organizations: |
| (a) | An institution affiliated with the agency to which the public official belongs; |
| 5. | Other acts of unfairly restricting the rights or authority of a duty-related person, a duty-related public official, or an institution or organization provided in the items of subparagraph 4, or unfairly requesting a task that such person, official, or institution has no obligation to do. |
[This Article Newly Inserted on Dec. 24, 2018]
| Article 14 (Prohibition of Receipt of Money or Other Valuables) |
| (1) | A public official shall not accept, solicit, or promise to receive money or other valuables exceeding one million won at one time or more than three million won in a fiscal year from the same person for any reason whatsoever, such as donation, sponsorship, or gift. |
| (2) | A public official shall not accept, solicit or promise to receive money or other valuables not exceeding the amount prescribed in paragraph (1) in relation to his or her duties, regardless of whether it is to return a favor. |
| (3) | An honorarium for a guest lecture, etc. under Article 15 or any of the following money or other valuables shall not constitute money or other valuables, the receipt of which is prohibited under paragraph (1) or (2): |
| 1. | Money or other valuables that the head of a central administrative agency, etc. pays to the public officials or dispatched officials under his or her governance, or that a superior public official gives to his or her subordinates for comfort, encouragement, reward, etc.; |
| 2. | Money or other valuables in the form of food, cash gift, gift, etc. not exceeding the amount determined by the head of a central administrative agency, etc., which is provided for the purpose of smooth job performance, or social intercourse, ritual, or aid; |
| 3. | Money or other valuables provided from a legitimate source of right such as payment of debts (excluding donation) incurred in a private transaction; |
| 5. | Money or other valuables provided by a mutual aid association, affinity group, alumni association, hometown association, friendship club, religious group, social organization, etc. related to public officials to their members in accordance with their respective rules; and money or other valuables provided to public officials in difficult situations due to a disease, disaster, etc. by a person who has a special long-term and lasting relationship with such public officials; |
| 6. | Money or other valuables of customary amount uniformly provided in an official event related to the duties of a public official by the organizer to the attendants in the form of transportation, accommodation, food, etc.; |
| 7. | Souvenirs or promotional items for distributing to an unspecified number of people; and rewards or prizes given in a contest, lottery, etc.; |
| 8. | Money or other valuables otherwise permitted under social rules. |
| (4) | Notwithstanding paragraph (3) 5, a public official shall notify the head of the agency to which he or she belongs of the receipt of money or other valuables, if the person who has a special long-term and lasting relationship with him or her provided such money or other valuables, as a duty-related person or duty-related public official. |
| (5) | A public official shall make sure that his or her spouse, lineal ascendants, or lineal descendants do not accept, demand, or promise to receive money or other valuables, the receipt of which is prohibited for public officials in connection with their duties under paragraph (1) or (2) (hereinafter referred to as “prohibited money or other valuables”). |
| (6) | A public official shall not offer, promise to offer, or express any intention to offer prohibited money or other valuables to other public officials or their spouses, lineal ascendants, or lineal descendants. |
[This Article Wholly Amended on Sep. 27, 2016]
| Article 14-2 (Prohibition of Unjust Requests by Supervisory Agency) |
| (1) | A public official who belongs to an agency conducting a supervision, audit, investigation, or evaluation (hereafter referred to as “supervisory agency” in this Article) shall not make any of the following unjust requests to an agency that undergoes a supervision, audit, investigation, or evaluation (hereafter referred to as “agency under supervision” in this Article) in relation to business trips, events, training, etc. of the agency to which he or she belongs: |
| 1. | Requesting the provision of money or other valuables which is not based on statutes or regulations or is inconsistent with the purpose or use of budget; |
| 2. | Requesting honorable treatment of, or protocol for, a public official belonging to a supervisory agency beyond normal practices. |
| (2) | A public official belonging to an agency under supervision who has received an unjust request under paragraph (1) shall refuse to comply with the request, and when he or she receives the same request again from a public official belonging to a supervisory agency notwithstanding his or her refusal, he or she shall notify the fact to the Code of Conduct Official of the agency under supervision (where the agency under supervision is a public service-related organization defined in Article 3-2 (1) of the Public Service Ethics Act, referring to an employee in charge of affairs concerning the code of conduct; hereafter the same shall apply in this Article). In such cases, the Code of Conduct Official shall report to the head of the agency under supervision without delay where the request falls under any subparagraph of paragraph (1). |
| (3) | In cases falling under any subparagraph of paragraph (1), the head of an agency under supervision who has received a report in accordance with the latter part of paragraph (2) shall report the fact to the head of the supervisory agency concerned, and the head of the supervisory agency concerned who is notified of the fact shall take necessary measures, such as disciplinary action, against the public official under his or her jurisdiction who made the relevant request. |
[This Article Newly Inserted on Dec. 24, 2018]
CHAPTER IV CREATING ETHICAL CULTURES IN PUBLIC SECTOR
| Article 15 (Restrictions on Acceptance of Honoraria for Guest Lectures) |
| (1) | A public official shall not accept an honorarium exceeding the amount prescribed by the head of a central administrative agency, etc. as a compensation for a lecture, speech, contribution, etc. (hereinafter referred to as “guest lecture, etc.”) at a workshop, promotional event, debate, seminar, public hearing, or other meetings requested in relation to his or her duties or by exercising substantive influence derived from his or her position or office. |
| (2) | When giving a guest lecture, etc. for which an honorarium is offered, a public official shall make a written declaration (including electronic documents; hereinafter the same shall apply) that includes a lecture request form, etc. to the head of the agency to which he or she belongs within 10 days after such lecture, etc. is completed: Provided, That this shall not apply where the person who requested a guest lecture, etc. is the State or a local government. <Amended on Apr. 7, 2020; Jun. 2, 2022> |
| (3) | Deleted. <Apr. 7, 2020> |
| (4) | The head of an agency to which a public official belongs may restrict the public official to giving a guest lecture, etc. when he or she determines that the guest lecture, etc. declared by a public official under paragraph (2) may hinder the fair performance of duties of the public official. <Amended on Apr. 7, 2020> |
| (5) | If a public official receives an honorarium exceeding the amount referred to in paragraph (1), he or she shall declare it to the head of the agency to which he or she belongs and return the excess amount to the provider of the honorarium without delay. |
| (6) | If a public official has returned the excess amount pursuant to paragraph (5), he or she may request with supporting documentation that the head of the agency to which he or she belongs reimburse for the cost of return. |
| (7) | The head of a central administrative agency, etc. may set the maximum limit on the number of guest lectures, etc. that pay an honorarium to public officials so that they do not hinder their duties due to excessive guest lectures, etc. |
| (8) | A public official shall obtain approval from the head of the agency to which he or she belongs, if he or she wishes to give a paid guest lecture, etc. in excess of the maximum number of times referred to in paragraph (7). |
[This Article Wholly Amended on Sep. 27, 2016]
| Article 16 Deleted. <Jun. 2, 2022> |
| Article 17 (Restrictions on Notification of Family Events) |
| (1) | A public official shall not notify a duty-related person or a duty-related public official of his or her family events: Provided, That notification is allowed in any of the following cases: <Amended on Jan. 16, 2018> |
| 2. | Notification to employees of the agency for which he or she currently works or previously worked; |
| 3. | Notification through newspapers, broadcasting, or internal communication networks that are only allowed to be viewed by the employees referred to in subparagraph 2; |
| 4. | Notification to members of his or her own religious group, friendship club, etc. |
[This Article Wholly Amended on Sep. 27, 2016]
CHAPTER V MEASURES IN CASES OF VIOLATION
| Article 18 (Consultation on Violations) |
If it is not clear about whether intercession, solicitation, acceptance of money or other valuables, acceptance of honoraria for guest lectures, etc. or notification of family events, etc. violates this Decree, a public official shall deal with the issue after consulting the Code of Conduct Official. <Amended on Sep. 27, 2016>
[This Article Wholly Amended on Dec. 31, 2008]
| Article 19 (Notification and Verification of Violations) |
| (1) | When any person becomes aware that a public official violates this Decree, he or she may notify the head of the agency to which the public official belongs, the Code of Conduct Official of that agency, or the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission, of such violation. |
| (2) | A person who gives notification under paragraph (1) shall present the personal details of the person himself or herself and the violator, and the details of the violation. |
| (3) | The head of the agency concerned and the Code of Conduct Official who have received notification of a violation under paragraph (1) shall keep the identification of the notifying person and the contents of the notification confidential, and ensure that the notifying person will not be disadvantaged as a result of the notification. |
| (4) | The Code of Conduct Official shall, after verifying a violation notified under paragraph (1), report to the head of the agency to which he or she belongs, with explanatory materials provided by the relevant public official. |
[This Article Wholly Amended on Dec. 31, 2008]
| Article 20 (Disciplinary Action) |
The head of an agency who has received a report under Article 19 (4) may take necessary measures, such as disciplinary action against the public official concerned. [This Article Wholly Amended on Dec. 31, 2008]
| Article 21 (Reporting and Handling of Prohibited Money or Other Valuables) |
| (1) | In either of the following cases, a public official shall report in writing to the head of the agency to which he or she belongs without delay: |
| 1. | If the public official himself or herself receives prohibited money or other valuables, or receives a promise or intention to offer prohibited money or other valuables; |
| 2. | If the public official is informed that his or her spouse, lineal ascendant, or descendant has received prohibited money or other valuables, or received a promise or intention to offer prohibited money or other valuables. |
| (2) | If a public official falls under either of the subparagraphs of paragraph (1), he or she shall, without delay, return or cause to be returned money or other valuables to the person who offered it (hereafter referred to as "offeror" in this Article), or manifest or cause to be manifested the intention of refusal. |
| (3) | If a public official has returned money or other valuables under paragraph (2), he or she may charge the return cost to the head of the agency to which he or she belongs with the proof of return. |
| (4) | If money or other valuables that must be returned or caused to be returned under paragraph (2) falls under any of the following, a public official shall deliver or cause to be delivered such money or other valuables to the head of the agency to which he or she belongs: |
| 1. | If it is likely to be destroyed, decomposed, or deteriorated; |
| 2. | If the offeror or the offeror’s address is unknown; |
| 3. | If there are other circumstances that make it difficult to return to the offeror. |
[This Article Wholly Amended on Sep. 27, 2016]
CHAPTER VI SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISIONS
| (1) | The head of a central administrative agency, etc. shall establish and implement a training plan for the compliance of this Decree for the public officials under his or her governance and shall train them at least once a year. |
| (2) | The head of a central administrative agency, etc. shall provide a training of this Decree when a new public official is employed. |
[This Article Wholly Amended on Dec. 31, 2008]
| Article 23 (Designation of the Code of Conduct Official) |
| (1) | The head of a central administrative agency, etc. shall designate a Code of Conduct Official for his or her agency and each of its subordinate institutions whose head is a public official of Grade IV or higher (including members in general service of the Senior Executive Service) or a public official equivalent thereto: Provided, That this shall not apply where it is not appropriate to designate the Code of Conduct Official in consideration of the size, nature, and geographical characteristics of the institution concerned. |
| (2) | The Code of Conduct Official shall be responsible for the training and counseling of the public officials of the agency to which he or she belongs for the compliance of this Decree; inspection of compliance with this Decree; receipt of notification of violations; processing of inquiries; and other necessary tasks for operating the code of conduct of the agency concerned. <Amended on Sep. 27, 2016> |
| (3) | The Code of Conduct Official shall not disclose any details of consultation regarding this Decree. |
| (4) | For an agency where the Code of Conduct Official is not designated under paragraph (1), the Code of Conduct Official of the higher authority shall be responsible for the code of conduct for the public officials of that agency. |
[This Article Wholly Amended on Dec. 31, 2008]
| Article 24 (Operation of the Code of Conduct for Each Agency) |
| (1) | The head of a central administrative agency, etc. shall establish a detailed code of conduct for public officials for each agency that matches the characteristics of the agency within the scope necessary for the enforcement of this Decree. <Amended on Nov. 2, 2010> |
| (2) | The head of a central administrative agency, etc. shall inform the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission when enacting or amending the code of conduct for public officials for each agency under paragraph (1). |
| (3) | If the code of conduct for public officials for an agency informed in accordance with paragraph (2) is inappropriate or unfair, the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission may provide a recommendation for correction to the agency. |
| (4) | The Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission may recommend matters relating to the operation of the code of conduct for public officials for each agency under paragraph (1). |
[This Article Wholly Amended on Dec. 31, 2008]
ADDENDA <Presidential Decree No. 17906, Feb. 18, 2003>
| (1) | (Enforcement Date) This Decree shall enter into force three months after the date of its promulgation. |
| (2) | (Applicability to Declaration of Guest Lectures) The provisions of Article 15 shall apply, beginning with the first delivery of a guest lecture, etc. on or after the date this Decree enters into force. |
| (3) | (Applicability to Restrictions on Borrowing Money) The provisions of Article 16 shall apply, beginning with the first borrowing of money or renting of property on or after the date this Decree enters into force. |
ADDENDA <Presidential Decree No. 18965, Jul. 26, 2005>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Decree shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation.
Article 2 Omitted.
ADDENDUM <Presidential Decree No. 19165, Dec. 9, 2005>
This Decree shall enter into force on January 1, 2006.
ADDENDA <Presidential Decree No. 19513, Jun. 12, 2006>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Decree shall enter into force on July 1, 2006.
Articles 2 through 4 Omitted.
ADDENDA <Presidential Decree No. 20737, Feb. 29, 2008>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Decree shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation.
Articles 2 through 5 Omitted.
ADDENDUM <Presidential Decree No. 21107, Nov. 5, 2008>
This Decree shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation.
ADDENDA <Presidential Decree No. 21238, Dec. 31, 2008>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Act shall enter into force on February 1, 2009.
Article 2 (Applicability)
Any guest lecture, meeting, etc. permitted under the former proviso to Article 15 (1) as at the time this Decree enters into force shall be subject to a declaration under the amended provisions of Article 15, if it is done on or after the date this Decree enters into force.
ADDENDA <Presidential Decree No. 22471, Nov. 2, 2010>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Decree shall enter into force three months after the date of its promulgation.
Article 2 Omitted.
ADDENDA <Presidential Decree No. 26980, Feb. 12, 2016>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Decree shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation.
Articles 2 through 5 Omitted.
ADDENDA <Presidential Decree No. 27518, Sep. 27, 2016>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Decree shall enter into force on September 28, 2016.
Article 2 (Applicability to Restrictions on Acceptance of Honoraria for Guest Lectures)
The amended provisions of Article 15 shall apply, beginning with the first guest lecture, etc. delivered on or after the date this Decree enters into force.
ADDENDA <Presidential Decree No. 28587, Jan. 16, 2018>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Decree shall enter into force three months after the date of its promulgation.
Article 2 (Applicability to Submission of Details of Private Sector Business Activities by Senior Officials)
The amended provisions of Article 5-2 shall apply, beginning with the first senior official who is appointed or commences service on or after the date this Decree enters into force. Article 3 (Applicability to Restrictions on Employment of Family Members)
The amended provisions of Article 5-4 shall apply, beginning with the agency to which the relevant public official belongs, or its subordinate or affiliated institution that first initiates the hiring process for public officials or employees, etc. on or after the date this Decree enters into force. Article 4 (Applicability to Restrictions on Execution of Negotiated Contracts)
The amended provisions of Article 5-5 shall apply, beginning with the agency to which the relevant public official belongs, or its subordinate or affiliated institution that first initiates the procedure for executing a negotiated contract on or after the date this Decree enters into force. Article 5 (Applicability to Reporting of Duty-Related Person Transactions)
The amended provisions of Article 16 shall apply, beginning with the first transaction, etc. on or after the date this Decree enters into force.
ADDENDUM <Presidential Decree No. 29430, Dec. 24, 2018>
This Decree shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation.
ADDENDA <Presidential Decree No. 30607, Apr. 7, 2020>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Decree shall enter into force on May 27, 2020.
Article 2 (Applicability to Restrictions on Acceptance of Honoraria for Guest Lectures)
The amended provisions of Article 15 shall begin to apply to guest lectures, etc. given on or after the date this Decree enters into force.
ADDENDA <Presidential Decree No. 32172, Nov. 30, 2021>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Decree shall enter into force on January 13, 2022. (Proviso Omitted.)
Articles 2 through 7 Omitted.
ADDENDA <Presidential Decree No. 32661, Jun. 2, 2022>
Article 1 (Enforcement Date)
This Decree shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation.
Article 2 (Transitional Measures concerning Disciplinary Actions or Other Measures against Violations)
The measures prescribed in Article 20 may be taken pursuant to the previous provisions for an act committed in violation of the previous provisions of Articles 5, 5-2 through 5-6, 13, and 16 before this Decree enters into force.