ACT ON THE ESTABLISHMENT, OPERATION AND FOSTERING OF GOVERNMENT-FUNDED RESEARCH INSTITUTES
Act No. 5733, Jan. 29, 1999
Amended by Act No. 5982, May 24, 1999
Act No. 6329, Dec. 30, 2000
Act No. 6353, Jan. 16, 2001
Act No. 6790, Dec. 18, 2002
Act No. 7219, Sep. 23, 2004
Act No. 7573, May 31, 2005
Act No. 8432, May 11, 2007
Act No. 8852, Feb. 29, 2008
Act No. 11025, Aug. 4, 2011
Act No. 11934, Jul. 16, 2013
Act No. 14274, May 29, 2016
Act No. 15216, Dec. 12, 2017
Act No. 16291, Jan. 15, 2019
Act No. 16647, Nov. 26, 2019
Act No. 17289, May 19, 2020
Act No. 18189, May 18, 2021
Act No. 18432, Aug. 17, 2021
Act No. 21065, Oct. 1, 2025
CHAPTER I GENERAL PROVISIONS
The purpose of this Act is to promote the establishment of a rational national research system and the managerial rationalization and development of government-funded research institutes by providing for basic matters on the establishment, support, fosterage, and systematic and responsible management of government-funded research institutes.
[This Article Wholly Amended on Aug. 4, 2011]
"Government-funded research institute" in this Act means an institution invested by the Government, whose primary purpose is a research and study.
[This Article Wholly Amended on Aug. 4, 2011]
| Article 3 (Restrictions on Establishment of Research Institutes) |
No government-funded research institutes (hereinafter referred to as the "research institutes") shall be established except as provided for in this Act; provided, the establishment of a research institute for the field of science and technology shall be prescribed by a different Act.
[This Article Wholly Amended on Aug. 4, 2011]
| Article 4 (Legal personality) |
Research institutes and the National Research Council for Economics, Humanities and Social Sciences (hereinafter referred to as the "Research Council") established under this Act shall be juristic persons.
[This Article Wholly Amended on Aug. 4, 2011]
| Article 5 (Operational resources) |
| (1) | Research institutes and the Research Council shall be funded by Government contributions and other sources. |
| (2) | The Government may provide research institutes and the Research Council with contributions to cover expenses incurred in establishing and operating them, within the budget. |
[This Article Wholly Amended on Aug. 4, 2011]
| Article 6 (Business year) |
The business year of research institutes and the Research Council shall be the same as the fiscal year of the Government.
[This Article Wholly Amended on Aug. 4, 2011]
| Article 7 (Free loan of State property) |
Notwithstanding the provisions of the State Property Act and the Commodity Management Act, the Government may loan and grant state property and goods to research institutes and the Research Council or have them use or benefit from state property and goods if necessary for their establishment and operation on such terms and conditions, as prescribed by the Presidential Decree. [This Article Wholly Amended on Aug. 4, 2011]
CHAPTER II GOVERNMENT-INVESTED RESEARCH INSTITUTE
| Article 8 (Establishment of research institutes) |
| (1) | Research institutes which may be established under this Act shall be those in the Appendix. |
| (2) | A research institute shall be formed on filing a registration of incorporation at its principal office. |
| (3) | Matters to be registered at its incorporation under paragraph (2) shall be as follows: |
| 1. | Objectives (including its research fields; hereinafter the same shall apply); |
| 4. | Name and address of the head of the research institute; |
| 5. | Methods of public announcement. |
| (4) | Matters necessary for the preparatory procedures for establishing research institutes shall be prescribed by the Presidential Decree. |
[This Article Wholly Amended on Aug. 4, 2011]
| Article 9 (Articles of incorporation) |
| (1) | A research institute's articles of incorporation shall include matters under each of the following subparagraphs: |
| 3. | Seat of its main office; |
| 4. | Matters on business and its execution; |
| 5. | Matters on property and accounting; |
| 6. | Matters on executive officers and employees; |
| 7. | Matters on amendments to the articles of incorporation; |
| 8. | Matters on dissolution; |
| 9. | Matters on the methods of public announcement. |
| (2) | In the case of amending a research institute's articles of incorporation, it shall be approved by the Research Council. |
[This Article Wholly Amended on Aug. 4, 2011]
| Article 10 (Guarantee of autonomous management) |
| (1) | A research institute's independence and autonomy in its research and management shall be guaranteed. |
| (2) | The head of a research institute (hereinafter referred to as the "president") shall take necessary measures for innovation in the management of the research institute. In such cases, the head shall endeavor to prevent harming the formulation of stable research environments, by fully considering the purpose of establishment and nature of work of the relevant research institute. <Amended on May 29, 2016> |
[This Article Wholly Amended on Aug. 4, 2011]
| Article 11 (Executive officers and their duties) |
| (1) | A research institute shall have one president. |
| (2) | The president shall represent the research institute in the capacity of director and be responsible for its management. |
| (3) | The president shall submit a research institute's business goals to and obtain approval from the Research Council within the period prescribed by the Presidential Decree from the date of his or her appointment. |
| (4) | Where the president is unable to carry out his or her duties due to an inevitable cause, a person as provided for in the articles of incorporation of research institute shall perform the duties on his or her behalf. |
| (5) | A research institute may have an auditor on such terms and conditions prescribed by the Presidential Decree. |
| (6) | The auditor shall audit the operations and accounts of the research institute. |
[This Article Wholly Amended on Aug. 4, 2011]
| Article 12 (Appointment and terms of executive officers) |
| (1) | The president and auditor of a research institute shall be appointed and dismissed by the chairperson of the Research Council. |
| (2) | In appointing a president pursuant to paragraph (1), candidates shall be recruited openly or recommended by a president recommendation committee prescribed by the Presidential Decree. |
| (3) | The president shall work full-time and his term of office shall be three years. |
| (4) | The term of office of the auditor shall be three years. |
| (5) | Specific matters relating to the appointment and dismissal of the president and auditor shall be prescribed by the Presidential Decree. |
| (6) | Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (2), in case where the research outcomes and management performance of of relevant research institute during president's term of office satisfy the criteria prescribed by the Presidential Decree as a result of evaluation on research institute under Article 28(1), the chairperson may reappoint the president of relevant research institute. In such cases, notwithstanding the later part of Article 24(2), the board of directors shall resolve by an affirmative vote of not less than two-thirds of the incumbent directors of the Research Council. |
[This Article Wholly Amended on Aug. 4, 2011]
| Article 12-2 (Restrictions on application for and recommendation of president by directors in posts) |
Persons who are the directors of the Research Council (including the chairperson) as of the date on which the board of directors of the Research Council passes resolution on the selection method of the president of research institute under Article 12(2) shall not apply for a public recruitment of the president of relevant research institute, or be recommended as a candidate therefor. [This Article Wholly Amended on Aug. 4, 2011]
| Article 13 (Approval on budget and business plan) |
| (1) | The head of the central administrative agency may submit a written opinion annually to the Prime Minister stating priorities and budget requirements for projects deemed appropriate for research and study by a research institute on such terms and conditions, as prescribed by the Presidential Decree. |
| (2) | The Prime Minister shall notify the Research Council of the standards to be applied at the time of a research institute's budget request for the next business year (hereafter in this Article "standards for budget request") not later than April 15 each year after comprehensively reviewing the written opinion submitted pursuant to paragraph (1), and the Research Council shall notify a research institute thereof. |
| (3) | A research institute shall submit a budget request and business program for the next year based on the standards for budget request within the period as prescribed by the Presidential Decree, and present them to the Research Council. |
| (4) | The Research Council shall consider the budget requests and business programs submitted pursuant to paragraph (3). In such case, it may coordinate the budget requests and business programs for the next year of the research institutes if necessary for the coordination and reorganization (including the establishment, combination, and dissolution of research institutes) of similar and overlapping functions between the research institutes. |
| (5) | The Research Council shall submit the budget requests and business programs of research institutes considered under paragraph (4) all together to the Prime Minister within the period prescribed by the Presidential Decree, and the Prime Minister shall notify the head of the central administrative agency thereof. |
| (6) | Where the national budget is compiled, a research institute shall submit a budget and business plan for the relevant business year and obtain approval from the Research Council on such terms and conditions as the Research Council's articles of incorporation may determine. |
| (7) | Where a research institute intends to alter major contents in the budget or business plan approved pursuant to paragraph (6), it shall submit in advance a budget or business plan specifying in detail the contents to be altered and the reasons therefor, and obtain approval from the Research Council. |
| (8) | The Research Council shall submit the budget and business plan approved pursuant to paragraph (6) to the Prime Minister. The same shall apply where it grants approval on alteration pursuant to paragraph (7). |
| (9) | Deadline for the submission of the budget and business plan of the Research Council pursuant to paragraph (8) and other necessary matters shall be prescribed by Presidential Decree. |
[This Article Wholly Amended on Aug. 4, 2011]
| Article 14 (Accounting principles) |
Accounting of a research institute shall expressly indicate the results of operation, increases and decreases of property, and fluctuations in property according to accounting principles as determined by the Government.
[This Article Wholly Amended on Aug. 4, 2011]
| Article 15 (Submission of closing statement) |
| (1) | A research institute shall submit a closing statement for the previous business year to the Research Council after the end of each business year on such terms and conditions as the Research Council's articles of incorporation may determine, and obtain its approval. |
| (2) | The closing statement listed in paragraph (1) shall be accompanied by: |
| 1. | Financial statement and documents attached thereto; |
| 2. | Other documents necessary to specify the details of closing. |
| (3) | The Research Council shall submit closing statements of the research institutes approved pursuant to paragraph (1) all together to the Prime Minister within the period prescribed by the Presidential Decree. |
| (4) | The Prime Minister shall submit closing statements of research institutes under his or her jurisdiction by May 31 of the next year. <Added on Nov. 26, 2019> |
[This Article Wholly Amended on Aug. 4, 2011]
| Article 16 (External audit) |
A research institute shall be audited by a certified public accountant (including an accounting firm; hereinafter the same shall apply) designated by the Research Council each business year, and disclose the results.
[This Article Wholly Amended on Aug. 4, 2011]
| Article 17 (Dissolution of research institutes) |
| (1) | A research institute shall be dissolved where it falls under any of the following subparagraphs: |
| 1. | Where the Research Council deems that it is impossible for a research institute to achieve its objectives as a result of an evaluation of research outcomes and management performance of research institutes; |
| 2. | Where the Research Council deems that it is desirable that a State agency directly conducts, or a legal person, organization, or individual other than the relevant research institute conducts the target business of a research institute; |
| 3. | Where a cause for dissolution under the research institute's articles of incorporation occurs. |
| (2) | Where a cause for dissolution under paragraph (1)1 or 2 occurs, the Prime Minister may, on the request of the Research Council, order the dissolution of the relevant research institute. |
| (3) | Where the Prime Minister intends to order the dissolution of a research institute under paragraph (2), he or she shall hold hearings. |
| (4) | Where the Prime Minister dissolves a research institute pursuant to paragraphs (1) and (2), he or she shall report it to the competent standing committee of the National Assembly. |
| (5) | Where a research institute is dissolved pursuant to paragraphs (1) and (2) or part of its functions are discontinued pursuant to Article 24(2)4, its residual property may revert to the National Treasury or be contributed to another research institute under this Act. |
[This Article Wholly Amended on Aug. 4, 2011]
CHAPTER III RESEARCH COUNCIL
| Article 18 (Establishment of Research Council) |
| (1) | The Research Council shall be established for supporting, fostering, and systematically managing the research institutes. |
| (2) | The Research Council shall be formed on filing a registration of incorporation at the seat of its main office. |
| (3) | Matters to be registered at its incorporation under paragraph (2) shall be as follows: |
| 4. | Names and addresses of executive officers; |
| 5. | Methods of public announcement. |
[This Article Wholly Amended on Aug. 4, 2011]
| Article 19 (Obligation of Research Council) |
The Research Council shall guide and manage research institutes.
[This Article Wholly Amended on Aug. 4, 2011]
| Article 20 (Articles of incorporation) |
| (1) | The Research Council's articles of incorporation shall include matters under each of the following subparagraphs: |
| 3. | Seat of its main office; |
| 4. | Matters on business and its execution; |
| 5. | Matters on property and accounting; |
| 6. | Matters on executive officers and employees; |
| 7. | Matters on the board of directors; |
| 8. | Matters relating to revisions to the articles of association; |
| 9. | Matters on the recommendation of presidents; |
| 10. | Matters on dissolution; |
| 11. | Matters on the methods of public announcement; |
| 12. | Matters on the secretariat. |
| (2) | Amendments to important matters prescribed by the Presidential Decree among the Research Council's articles of incorporation shall be authorized by the Prime Minister through a resolution by the board of directors. |
[This Article Wholly Amended on Aug. 4, 2011]
The Research Council shall conduct the following business in order to achieve the objectives listed in Article 1: <Amended on Nov. 26, 2019> | 1. | Research planning, and planning for the development directions of a research institute; |
| 2. | Coordination of functions and reorganization (including the matters on the establishment, combination, and dissolution) of research institutes; |
| 3. | Evaluation on research outcomes and management performance of research institutes; |
| 4. | Assistance for cooperative research among research institutes; |
| 5. | Assistance for improvement and publicity of research outcomes of research institutes; |
| 6. | Other business necessary to achieve the Research Council's objective. |
[This Article Wholly Amended on Aug. 4, 2011]
| Article 22 (Executive officers and their duties) |
| (1) | The Research Council shall have up to 20 directors, including one chairperson, and one auditor. |
| (2) | The chairperson shall serve full-time, and the other directors and auditor shall serve part-time. <Amended on Dec. 12, 2017> |
| (3) | The chairperson shall represent the Research Council and exercise general control over its operations. |
| (4) | The auditor shall audit the operations and accounts of the Research Council |
[This Article Wholly Amended on Aug. 4, 2011]
| Article 23 (Appointment and terms of executive officers) |
| (1) | A chairperson shall be openly recruited, or appointed by the Prime Minister from among those recommended by a chairperson recommendation committee prescribed by the Presidential Decree. |
| (2) | Directors (excluding the chairperson) shall be those prescribed by the Presidential Decree (hereinafter referred to as "ex officio directors") and those as appointed by the Prime Minister on the recommendation of industrial, research, and academic circles through a resolution of the board of directors. |
| (3) | Matters necessary for the recommendations of the chairperson and directors (excluding ex officio directors) under paragraphs (1) and (2) shall be prescribed by the Presidential Decree. |
| (4) | The auditor shall be appointed and dismissed by the Prime Minister. |
| (5) | The terms of office of the chairperson, directors (excluding ex officio directors), and auditor shall be three years. |
[This Article Wholly Amended on Aug. 4, 2011]
| Article 23-2 (Dismissal of officers of Research Council) |
The Prime Minister may, in cases where the chairperson, directors (excluding ipso facto directors) or the auditor of the Research Council falls under any of the following subparagraphs, dismiss him or her:
| 1. | Where he or she becomes unable to assume his or her work responsibilities for a long time due to physical/mental disease; |
| 3. | Where he or she inflicts damage to the Research Council, in violation of Acts and subordinate statutes or the articles of incorporation of the Research Council; |
| 4. | Where he or she is deemed, as a result of the evaluation pursuant to Article 29(3), noticeably fall short of the capacity of management as an officer of the Research Council; |
| 5. | Where he or she does an act degrading himself or herself regardless of his or her duties, or his or her qualification is deemed noticeably insufficient. |
[This Article Added on Aug. 4, 2011]
| Article 24 (Board of directors) |
| (1) | The Research Council shall have a board of directors. |
| (2) | The following matters shall be subject to a resolution of the board of directors. In such case, resolutions of matters listed in subparagraphs 2 and 4 shall be made by an affirmative vote of a majority of all the directors: <Amended on May 29, 2016> |
| 1. | Matters on the approval of budget, closing accounts and business plans of the Research Council and research institutes; |
| 2. | Matters on the appointment and dismissal of the president and auditor of a research institute; |
| 3. | Matters on the approval of the business goals of a research institute; |
| 4. | Matters on the coordination of functions and reorganization (including the establishment, combination, and dissolution) of research institutes; |
| 5. | Matters on the evaluation of research outcomes and management performance of research institutes; |
| 6. | Matters on taking necessary measures for cooperative research among research institutes; |
| 7. | Matters on evaluation of measures for management innovation formulated by research institutes; |
| 8. | Other matters as its articles of incorporation may determine. |
| (3) | The board of directors shall be composed of directors including the chairperson. |
| (4) | The chairperson shall convene and preside over meetings of the board of directors. |
| (5) | The auditor may attend a meeting of the board of directors and state his or her opinion. |
| (6) | Matters necessary for the board of directors shall be determined by its articles of incorporation. |
[This Article Wholly Amended on Aug. 4, 2011]
| Article 25 (Planning and evaluation committee and management council) |
| (1) | The Research Council may establish a planning and evaluation committee composed of experts in relevant fields to assist with coordinating functions between research institutes and evaluating research institutes, and to give advice on the long-term development directions in the research fields. |
| (2) | The Research Council may establish a management council composed of the chairperson, directors, and presidents of research institutes to give advice on the Research Council's major policy-making. |
[This Article Wholly Amended on Aug. 4, 2011]
| (1) | The Research Council shall have a secretariat to manage its business affairs. |
| (2) | The organization, scope of functions, and budget of the secretariat, and other necessary matters shall be determined by the articles of incorporation. |
[This Article Wholly Amended on Aug. 4, 2011]
| Article 27 (Submission of budget request) |
| (1) | The Research Council shall submit a budget request for contributions for the next business year to the Prime Minister each business year on such terms and conditions, as prescribed by the Presidential Decree. |
| (2) | The Research Council shall make a report on the following matters to the Prime Minister on such terms and conditions, as prescribed by the Presidential Decree: |
| 1. | Business plan and budget by business year; |
| 2. | Business earnings by business year and settlement of revenue and expenditure by business year, audited by certified public accountants. |
[This Article Wholly Amended on Aug. 4, 2011]
| Article 28 (Evaluation of research institutes) |
| (1) | The Research Council shall evaluate the research results and substance of operations of research institutes in a fair and objective manner on such terms and conditions, as prescribed by the Presidential Decree. |
| (2) | The Research Council shall submit the evaluation results under paragraph (1) to the Prime Minister and the Minister of Economy and Finance on such terms and conditions, as prescribed by the Presidential Decree. <Amended on Oct. 1, 2025> |
| (3) | The Prime Minister shall file a report on the evaluation results submitted under paragraph (2) with the competent standing committee of the National Assembly. |
[This Article Wholly Amended on Aug. 4, 2011]
Chapter IV Supplementary Provisions
| Article 29 (Supervisory administrative authority) |
| (1) | The Prime Minister shall be the supervisory administrative authority over research institutes and the Research Council. <Amended on Aug. 4, 2011> |
| (2) | Deleted. <Sep. 23, 2004> |
| (3) | The Prime Minister shall evaluate the guidance and supervision over research institutes pursuant to Article 19 of the Research Council and the projects, etc. under Article 21, and shall notify the Minister of Economy and Finance of the results of such evaluation. <Amended on Aug. 4, 2011; Oct. 1, 2025> |
| (4) | The Prime Minister shall file a report on the evaluation results under paragraph (3) with the competent standing committee of the National Assembly. <Amended on Aug. 4, 2011> |
<Title Amended on Aug. 4, 2011>
| Article 29-2 (Preparation of the regulation on professional work) |
| (1) | Research institutes and the Research Council shall prepare a regulation on the professional work pursuant to subparagraph 31 of Article 2 of the Copyright Act (hereafter referred to as "professional work" in this Article). |
| (2) | The regulation pursuant to paragraph (1) shall include matters on the scope of professional work and the ownership of copyright, etc. |
| (3) | The Research Council may prepare a standard regulation on the professional work and recommend research institutes to comply with it. |
| (4) | In cases where a research institute or the Research Council entrusts all or part of its works to a corporation, group or an individual person, matters concerning the copyright holder of the completed entrusted works and the ownership of copyright thereof shall be included in the service agreement. |
[This Article Added on Aug. 4, 2011]
| Article 30 (Ban of use of same name) |
| (1) | No person other than research institutes under this Act shall use a research institute's name established under this Act. |
| (2) | No person other than the Research Council under this Act shall use the name of the National Research Council for Economics, Humanities and Social Sciences. |
[This Article Wholly Amended on Aug. 4, 2011]
| Article 31 (Duty of confidentiality) |
A person falling under any of the following subparagraphs shall not disclose secrets learned in the course of performing his or her duties or use them for any other purpose:
| 1. | An officer or employee of a research institute or the Research Council or a person who has served in such position; |
| 2. | A certified public accountant under Articles 16 and 27(2)2; |
| 3. | A person who performs duties delegated by a research institute or the Research Council. |
[This Article Wholly Amended on Aug. 4, 2011]
| Article 31-2 (Political neutrality) |
| (1) | A research institute or Research Council shall not join any organization with political purposes and shall remain politically neutral in conducting its business. |
| (2) | A research institute or Research Council shall not engage in any of the following activities in connection with an election for public office: |
| 1. | Supporting a particular political party; |
| 2. | Helping a particular candidate to win; |
| 3. | Helping a particular candidate to lose; |
| 4. | Any other activities detrimental to political neutrality. |
[This Article Added on Dec. 12, 2017]
| Article 32 (Mutatis mutandis applicable provisions) |
[This Article Wholly Amended on Aug. 4, 2011]
| Article 33 (Fiction as public officials in application of penalty provisions) |
The officers of research institutes and the Research Council and their employees prescribed by the Presidential Decree shall be deemed to be public officials upon application of the provisions of Articles 129 through 132 of the Criminal Act. [This Article Wholly Amended on Aug. 4, 2011]
CHAPTER V PENALTY PROVISIONS
| Article 34 (Penalty provisions) |
A person who violates the provisions of Article 31 shall be punished by imprisonment with labor for not more than two years or by a fine not exceeding 20 million won. <Amended on Jan. 15, 2019> [This Article Wholly Amended on Aug. 4, 2011]
| Article 35 (Administrative fine) |
A person who violates Article 30 shall be subject to an administrative fine not exceeding three million won. [This Article Wholly Amended on Aug. 4, 2011]
ADDENDA <Act No. 5733, Jan. 29, 1999>
Article 1 (Enforcement date)
This Act shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation.
Article 2 (Preparation for establishment of Research Council)
| (1) | The Prime Minister shall commission organizers and have them conduct the affairs on the establishment of the Research Council prior to the entry into force of this Act. |
| (2) | The establishment members shall prepare the articles of incorporation of the Research Council, and obtain an authorization of the Prime Minister. |
| (3) | Directors of the Research Council at its establishment (excluding ipso facto directors) shall be appointed by the Prime Minister on the recommendation of industrial, research and academic circles. |
| (4) | The chairperson of the Research Council at its establishment shall be appointed by the Prime Minister on the recommendation of the Research Council's directors and ipso facto directors referred to in paragraph (3). |
| (5) | Where authorization referred to in paragraph (2) is granted, organizers shall promptly make a registration of the Research Council's incorporation under their joint signature and then transfer their business to the chairperson. |
| (6) | The establishment members shall be deemed to have been dismissed when the transfer of business under paragraph (5) was finished. |
Article 3 (Special cases for terms of Research Council' directors)
| (1) | Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 23(5), the terms of the Research Council' directors (excluding chairperson) shall be one, two, or three years, and it shall be ensured that the number of directors whose terms are one, two or three years is equal. |
| (2) | The matters necessary to determine the terms of directors pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be determined by the Research Council's articles of incorporation. |
Article 4 (Repeal of other Acts)
The following Acts shall be hereby repealed:
| 2. | The Korea Institute of Public Finance Act; |
| 5. | The Korean Institute of Criminology Act; |
| 6. | The Korea Institute of Public Administration Act; |
| 7. | The Act on the Support of the Korea Education Development Institute; |
| 8. | The Korea Institute of Curriculum and Evaluation Act; |
| 9. | The Korea Rural Economy Institute Support Act; |
| 10. | The Korea Institute for Industrial Economics and Trade Act; |
| 12. | The Korea Information Society Development Institute Act; |
| 13. | The Korea Institute for Health and Society Affairs Act; |
| 15. | The Korea Research Institute for Vocational Education and Training Act; |
| 16. | The Support of Research Institute for Human Settlements Act; |
| 17. | The Korea Maritime Institute Act; |
| 19. | The Korea Women's Development Institute Act; |
| 20. | The Act on the Korea Institute of Industry and Technology Information; |
ADDENDA <Act No. 5982, May 24, 1999>
Article 1 (Enforcement date)
This Act shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation. (Proviso Omitted.)
ADDENDA <Act No. 6329, Dec. 30, 2000>
Article 1 (Enforcement date)
This Act shall enter into force on January 1, 2001.
Article 2 (Transitional measures on succession to rights and duties)
| (1) | The Korea Institute of Industry and Technology at the time when this Act enters into force shall be deemed the Korea Institute of Science and Technology Information under this Act. |
| (2) | The Korea Research and Development Information Center shall be deemed to be dissolved at the time when this Act enters into force, notwithstanding Article 17 and the provisions of dissolution and liquidation of a juristic person under the Civil Act, and the Korea Institute of Science and Technology Information shall succeed to all rights and duties that belong to the Korea Research and Development Information Center. |
| (3) | Employees of the Korea Research and Development Information Center at the time when this Act enters into force shall be deemed employees of the Korea Institute of Science and Technology Information. |
| (4) | Names on the register or other official books of the Korea Research and Development Information Center at the time when this Act enters into force shall be deemed names of the Korea Institute of Science and Technology Information under this Act. |
Article 3 (Transitional measures on transfer of names of research institutes)
Research Institutes listed on the left column of the following chart shall be deemed research institutes listed on the right column of the same chart at the time when this Act enters into force.
Article 5 (Relationship to other statutes or regulations)
Where, at the time of the enforcement of this Act, any other Act or subordinate statute refers to a research institute prescribed in the left column of the following table, it shall be deemed to refer to a research institute prescribed in the right column of the table, respectively.
ADDENDA <Act No. 6353, Jan. 16, 2001>
Article 1 (Enforcement date)
This Act shall enter into force six months after the date of its promulgation.
ADDENDUM <Act No. 6790, Dec. 18, 2002>
This Act shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation.
ADDENDA <Act No. 7219, Sep. 23, 2004>
Article 1 (Enforcement date)
This Act shall enter into force one month after the date of its promulgation.
ADDENDA <Act No. 7573, May 31, 2005>
Article 1 (Enforcement date)
This Act shall enter into force one month after the date of its promulgation.
Article 2 (Application example concerning approval for closing accounts and report on evaluation results)
The amended provisions of Articles 15(1) and (3), 24(2)1, 28(3), and 29(4) shall be applicable starting from the portion of closing accounts and evaluation of the Research Council and research institutes for objects of year 2005 after the enforcement of this Act. Article 3 (Preparation for establishment of Research Council)
| (1) | The Prime Minister shall commission the establishment members of the Research Council prior to the enforcement of this Act, and have them dispose of the affairs of the establishment of the Research Council. |
| (2) | The establishment members shall prepare the articles of incorporation of the Research Council, and obtain an authorization of the Prime Minister. |
| (3) | The chairperson of the Research Council at the time of establishment shall be the person to be named by the Prime Minister, notwithstanding the provisions of Article 23, from among the chairperson of the Korea Council of Economy and Social Research Institutes or the Korea Research Council for Humanities and Social Sciences before the enforcement of this Act, and his term of office shall be the remaining term under the previous provisions at the time of enforcement of this Act. |
| (4) | The director (excluding the ipso facto director) of the Research Council at the time of establishment shall, notwithstanding the provisions of Article 23, be appointed by the Prime Minister at the recommendation of the establishment committee consisted of the establishment members. |
| (5) | When the establishment members have obtained an authorization under paragraph (2), they shall make without delay an establishment registration of the Research Council under joint signature, and there after they shall transfer the business to the chairperson under the provisions of paragraph (3). |
| (6) | The establishment members shall be deemed to have been dismissed when the transfer of business under paragraph (5) was finished. |
Article 4 (Special cases for term of directors of Research Council)
| (1) | Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 23(5), the term of directors of the Research Council at the time of establishment (excluding the chairperson and ipso facto directors) shall be separately provided, such as 1,2 or 3 years for each director. |
| (2) | Matters necessary for providing the term under paragraph (1) shall be provided by the articles of incorporation of the Research Council. |
Article 5 (Transitional measures concerning succession to rights and obligations)
| (1) | The Korea Council of Economy and Social Research Institutes and the Korea Research Council for Humanities and Social Sciences at the time of enforcement of this Act shall be deemed to have been dissolved, notwithstanding the provisions of dissolution and liquidation of a juristic person in the Civil Act, and the whole rights and obligations of the Korea Council of Economy and Social Research Institutes and the Korea Research Council for Humanities and Social Sciences shall be succeeded by the National Research Council for Economics, Humanities and Social Sciences to be established under the amended provisions of Article 18(1). |
| (2) | The title of the Korea Council of Economy and Social Research Institutes and the Korea Research Council for Humanities and Social Sciences on the register and other public ledgers at the time of enforcement of this Act shall be deemed to be the title of the National Research Council for Economics, Humanities and Social Sciences to be established under the amended provisions of Article 18(1). |
Article 6 (Transitional measures following title alteration of research institutes)
The Korea Transport Development Institute at the time of enforcement of this Act shall be deemed to be the Korea Transport Institute.
Article 8 (Relationship with other statutes or regulations)
| (1) | Where other Acts and subordinate statutes cite the Korea Council of Economy and Social Research Institutes and the Korea Research Council for Humanities and Social Sciences at the time of enforcement of this Act, it shall be construed to have cited the Korea Research Council for Economy, Humanities and Social Sciences to be established under the amended provisions of Article 18 (1) in lieu of the relevant provisions. |
| (2) | Where other Acts and subordinate statutes cite the Korea Transport Development Institute at the time of enforcement of this Act, it shall be construed to have cited the Korea Transport Institute in lieu of the relevant provisions. |
ADDENDA <Act No. 8432, May 11, 2007>
Article 1 (Enforcement date)
This Act shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation.
Article 3 (Relations to other Acts and subordinate statutes)
Any citation of the Korea Women's Development Institute or the Korea Institute for Youth Development in any other Act or subordinate statute at the time this Act enters into force shall be considered to be a citation of the Korean Women's Development Institute or the National Youth Policy Institute, respectively.
ADDENDA <Act No. 8852, Feb. 29, 2008>
Article 1 (Enforcement date)
This Act shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation: provided, ...(omitted)... among Acts amended pursuant to Article 6 of the Addenda, the amendments to the Acts which were promulgated before this Act enters into force, but of which the enforcement dates have yet to arrive shall enter into force on the enforcement dates of the relevant Acts.
ADDENDUM <Act No. 11025, Aug. 4, 2011>
This Article shall enter into force six months after the date of its promulgation.
ADDENDA <Act No. 11934, Jul. 16, 2013>
Article 1 (Enforcement date)
This Act shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation.
Article 2 (Transitional measures concerning change in name of research institute)
The Korea Tax Institute shall be construed as the Korea Institute of Public Finance at the time this Act enters into force.
Article 3 (Relations to other Acts and subordinate statutes)
When the Korea Tax Institute is applied in other Acts and subordinate statutes at the time this Act enters into force, it shall be deemed that the Korea Institute of Public Finance of this Act is applied in lieu of the former provisions.
ADDENDUM <Act No. 14274, May 29, 2016>
This Article shall enter into force six months after the date of its promulgation.
ADDENDA <Act No. 15216, Dec. 12, 2017>
Article 1 (Enforcement date)
This Act shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation.
Article 2 (Applicability to duties of chairperson of Research Council)
The amendment to Article 22(2) shall begin to apply to the first chairperson of the Research Council appointed after this Act enters into force.
ADDENDUM <Act No. 16291, Jan. 15, 2019>
This Act shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation.
ADDENDUM <Act No. 16647, Nov. 26, 2019>
This Act shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation.
ADDENDA <Act No. 17289, May 19, 2020>
Article 1 (Enforcement date)
This Article shall enter into force six months after the date of its promulgation.
Article 2 (Preparation for establishment of Architecture and Urban Research Institute)
Procedures prescribed in Article 8 shall apply to preparation for the establishment of an Architecture and Urban Research Institute according to the establishment of subparagraph 24 of the Appendix. Article 3 (Transitional measures concerning property, rights, and obligations of the former Architecture and Urban Research Institute)
The property that has been managed by the Architecture and Urban Research Institute affiliated with the Korea Research Institute for Human Settlements established pursuant to Article 8(1) as at the time this Act enters into force, and the rights and obligations of the Korea Research Institute for Human Settlements that vested in the Architecture and Urban Research Institute shall be succeeded to by the Architecture and Urban Research Institute on the date the establishment thereof is registered. Article 4 (Transitional measures concerning executive officers and employees of the former Architecture and Urban Research Institute)
Executive officers and employees of the former Architecture and Urban Research Institute as at the time this Act enters into force shall be deemed assigned or appointed as those of the Architecture and Urban Research Institute on the date the establishment thereof is registered; provided, the term of office of an executive officer shall be the remainder of his or her term of office under the articles of association of the Korea Research Institute for Human Settlements.
ADDENDA <Act No. 18189, May 18, 2021>
Article 1 (Enforcement date)
This Act shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation.
Article 2 (Transitional measures concerning change in name of research institute)
The Korea Criminal Policy Institute as at the time this Act enters into force shall be construed as the Korea Institute of Criminology and Justice under this Act, and the Korea Research Institute for Vocational Education and Training as the Korea Research Institute for Vocational Education and Training under this Act.
Article 4 (Relationships to other statutes)
| (1) | Where the Korea Criminal Policy Institute is cited in other statutes as at the time this Act enters into force, the Korea Institute of Criminology and Justice shall be deemed cited under this Act in lieu of the previous provisions. |
| (2) | Where the Korea Research Institute for Vocational Education and Training is cited in other statutes as at the time this Act enters into force, the Korea Research Institute for Vocational Education and Training shall be deemed cited under this Act in lieu of the previous provisions. |
ADDENDA <Act No. 18432, Aug. 17, 2021>
Article 1 (Enforcement date)
This Act shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation.
Article 2 (Transitional measures concerning change in name of research institute)
The Korea Environment Institute as at the time this Act enters into force shall be construed as the Korea Environment Institute under this Act.
Article 4 (Relationships to other statutes)
Where the Korea Environment Institute is cited in other statutes as at the time this Act enters into force, the Korea Environment Institute shall be deemed cited under this Act in lieu of the previous provisions.
ADDENDA <Act No. 21065, Oct. 1, 2025>
Article 1 (Enforcement date)
This Act shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation; provided, the amended part of an Act which was promulgated before the enforcement of this Act, but the date on which it enters into force has not yet arrived, among the Acts amended by Article 7 of the Addenda, shall enter into force on the enforcement date of the relevant Act respectively, and the amended provisions of the following subparagraphs shall enter into force on the date specified in the relevant subparagraph: | 1. | The amended provisions of each of the following subparagraphs shall enter into force on January 2, 2026; provided, in the case of laws amended under Article 7 of the Addenda (limited to the parts related to the amended provisions of items a and b, which were promulgated before the enforcement date under the main clause but whose enforcement date under the main clause has not yet arrived), the amended parts shall enter into force on the enforcement date of the relevant law: |
| c. | Laws amended under Article 7 of the Addenda (limited to the parts related to the amended provisions of items a and b). |