Presidential Decree No. 35500, May 7, 2025
| Article 1 (Purpose) |
| Article 2 (Period for receiving and verifying post-adoption reports) |
| (1) | "Period prescribed by Presidential Decree" in Article 16 (1) of the Act on Intercountry Adoption (hereinafter referred to as the "Act") means 1 year. |
| Article 3 (Projects of post adoption services) |
| 1. | Projects for sharing information and supporting mutual cooperation among adoptive families; |
| 2. | Projects of visiting the mother country; |
| 3. | Training of the mother language; |
| 4. | Operation of counseling programs for children adopted overseas, persons who has attained majority after adoption, or adoptive parents; |
| 5. | Provision of data on the mother country; |
| 6. | Promotion of the project to find birth parents and the adoption information disclosure system; |
| 7. | Mother country cultural experience; |
| 8. | Other projects deemed necessary by the Minister of Health and Welfare for adopted children and adoptive families. |
| Article 4 (Period for preparing post-adoption reports) |
| Article 5 (Matters to be included in agreement) |
| 1. | Matters regarding the method of consultation among central authorities on the progress and suspension of adoption procedures under Articles 11 and 21 of the Act; |
| 2. | Matters regarding the deadlines and methods for preparing, sending, and receiving post-adoption reports under Articles 16 and 24 of the Act; |
| 3. | Matters regarding the methods of sending and receiving reports and other documents prepared by the central authorities of the country of origin and the receiving country; |
| 4. | Matters regarding the establishment of additional requirements or procedures for international adoption; |
| 5. | Matters regarding the promotion of the authority of the central authorities of each country to implement the Convention, such as the mutual exchange of information on adoption; |
| 6. | Other matters deemed necessary by the Minister of Health and Welfare to proceed with the adoption procedures that put the highest priority on the rights and interests of children. |
| Article 6 (Entrustment of business affairs) |
| (1) | The Minister of Health and Welfare shall entrust the National Center for the Rights of the Child with the business affairs of receiving applications for adoption of prospective adoptive parents under Article 20 (1) of the Act in accordance with Article 32 (1) of the Act. |
| (2) | The Minister of Health and Welfare shall entrust the following business affairs to the National Center for the Rights of the Child or social welfare corporations or organizations that meet the standards for facilities and human resources under the Appendix in accordance with Article 32 (1) of the Act: |
| 1. | Entering and managing information on the relevant child into an integrated child information system under Article 7 (3) of the Act; |
| 2. | Counseling and home environment investigation (including request for submission of necessary materials) and preparation of a report thereon under Article 20 (2) of the Act; |
| 3. | Provision of counseling services and welfare services and preparation of post-adoption reports under Article 24 (1) of the Act. |
| (3) | Where the Minister of Health and Welfare entrusts business affairs in accordance with paragraph (2), he or she may determine the scope of business affairs to be performed, in consideration of regional distribution, support conditions, etc. of children subject to adoption and prospective adoptive parents. |
| (4) | Where the Minister of Health and Welfare entrusts business affairs in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3), he or she shall publicly announce the details of the entrusted institution or organization and entrusted business affairs on the website of the Ministry of Health and Welfare. |
| Article 7 (Processing of sensitive information and personally identifiable information) |
| (1) | If unavoidable for conducting the following affairs, the Minister of Health and Welfare (including a person entrusted with business affairs of the Minister of Health and Welfare in accordance with Article 32 (1) of the Act) may process data including information on health under Article 23 of the Personal Information Protection Act, information constituting criminal history records under subparagraph 2 of Article 18 of the Enforcement Decree of that Act, or resident registration numbers, passport numbers, or alien registration numbers under subparagraph 1, 2, or 4 of Article 19 of that Enforcement Decree: |
| 1. | Affairs requiring deliberation and resolution by the adoption policy committee under Articles 7 through 10 of the Act; |
| 2. | Affairs regarding consultations between central authorities under Article 11 of the Act; |
| 3. | Affairs regarding the submission of documents necessary for the Family Court's hearing on whether to grant permission for adoption under Article 12 (3) of the Act; |
| 4. | Affairs regarding provision of post adoption services under Article 16 of the Act; |
| 5. | Affairs regarding verification of adoptability of a child under Article 18 of the Act; |
| 6. | Affairs regarding application, etc. for adoption under Article 20 of the Act; |
| 7. | Affairs regarding consultations between central authorities under Article 21 of the Act; |
| 8. | Affairs regarding post adoption services under Article 24 of the Act; |
| 9. | Affairs regarding protective measures under Article 26 of the Act; |
| 10. | Affairs regarding entering and managing information in the integrated child information system under Article 27 (1) and (3) of the Act; |
| 11. | Affairs regarding request for cooperation from relevant institutions, etc. under Article 28 of the Act; |
| 12. | Affairs regarding issuance of certificates of adoption in compliance with the Convention under Article 30 of the Act. |
| (2) | If unavoidable for conducting the following business affairs, the Special Metropolitan City Mayor, a Metropolitan City Mayor, a Special Self-Governing City Mayor, a |
| 1. | Affairs regarding submission of documents necessary for the Family Court's hearing on whether to grant permission for adoption under Article 12 (3) of the Act; |
| 2. | Affairs regarding entering and managing information in the integrated child information system under Article 27 (2) of the Act; |
| 3. | Affairs regarding request for cooperation from relevant institutions, etc. under Article 28 of the Act. |
| (3) | If unavoidable for conducting the following affairs, the president of the National Center for the Rights of the Child may process data including information on health under Article 23 of the Personal Information Protection Act, information constituting criminal history records under subparagraph 2 of Article 18 of the Enforcement Decree of that Act, or resident registration numbers, passport numbers, or alien registration numbers under subparagraph 1, 2, or 4 of Article 19 of that Enforcement Decree: |
| 1. | Affairs regarding disclosure of information on adoption under Article 17 of the Act; |
| 2. | Affairs regarding entering and managing information in the integrated child information system under Article 27 (1) of the Act; |
| 3. | Affairs regarding request for cooperation from relevant institutions, etc. under Article 28 of the Act. |
| (4) | The head of a child rearing facility, a temporary protection facility for children, or a communal home under Article 52 (1) 1, 2, and 4 of the Child Welfare Act that protects a child to be adopted in accordance with Article 13 (3) of the Special Act on Domestic Adoption, and the head of a foster care center under Article 48 of the Child Welfare Act that manages the relevant foster home may manage information on health under Article 23 of the Personal Information Protection Act and data containing resident registration numbers, passport numbers, or foreign registration numbers under subparagraph 1, 2, or 4 of Article 19 of the Enforcement Decree of that Act, if it is inevitable to perform the following affairs: |
| 1. | Affairs regarding submission of documents necessary for the Family Court's hearing on whether to grant permission for adoption under Article 12 (3) of the Act; |
| 2. | Affairs regarding entering information in the integrated child information system under Article 27 (2) of the Act. |