No. 32765
Promulgation Date 2022-07-04
Korea Fair Trade Commission
ALL
CHAPTER I GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1 (Purpose)
Article 2 (Scope of Multi-Level Marketing Organizations)
Article 3 (Payment of Bonuses for Door-to-Door Sales Under Sponsorship)
Article 4 (Scope of Consumers)
Article 5 (Scope of Persons Specially Related)
Article 6 (Transactions Excluded from Application of the Act)
CHAPTER II DOOR-TO-DOOR SALES AND TELEMARKETING
Article 7 (Matters Subject to Reporting by Door-to-Door Sales or Telemarketing Business Entities)
Article 8 (Procedures for Reporting by Door-to-Door Sales or Telemarketing Business Entities)
Article 9 (Door-to-Door Sales or Telemarketing Business Entities Exempt from Duty to Report)
Article 10 (Disclosure of Information on Door-to-Door or Telemarketing Sales Business Entities)
Article 11 (Matters Included in Contract)
Article 12 (Restriction on Withdrawal of Subscription)
Article 13 (Interest Rate of Late Payment Penalty)
Article 14 (Means of Payment Subject to Suspension or Cancellation of Billing for Proceeds Following Withdrawal of Subscription)
Article 15 (Offset against Debts)
Article 16 (Scope of Claimable Cost of Goods or Services Partially Consumed)
Article 17 (Level of Obligations Imposed on Door-to-Door or Telemarketing Salespersons)
Article 18 (Use of Consumer Information for Delivery of Goods or Services)
Article 19 (Use of Consumer Information Necessary for Verifying Identity to Prevent Misappropriation)
CHAPTER III MULTI-LEVEL MARKETING AND DOOR-TO-DOOR SALES UNDER SPONSORSHIP
Article 20 (Procedures for Registration of Multi-Level Marketing Business Entities, or Door-to-Door Sales Business Entities Under Sponsorship)
Article 21 (Amount of Capital of Multi-Level Marketing Business Entities)
Article 22 (Disclosure of Information on Multi-Level Marketing Business Entities or Door-to-Door Sales Business Entities Under Sponsorship)
Article 23 Deleted.
Article 24 (Grounds for Withdrawal of Subscription against Multi-Level Marketing Business Entities and Door-to-Door Sales Business Entities Under Sponsorship)
Article 25 (Cases Where Multi-Level Marketing Salespersons and Door-to-Door Salespersons Under Sponsorship Are Not Allowed to Withdraw Subscription)
Article 26 (Deduction of Expenses from Refundable Proceeds for Goods or Services)
Article 27 (Offset against Debts)
Article 28 (Amendment of Guidelines for Calculation and Payment of Bonuses)
Article 29 (Limitation on Burden Imposed on Multi-Level Marketing Salespersons or Door-to-Door Salespersons Under Sponsorship)
Article 30 (Limitation on Price for Commodities for Sale)
Article 31 (Use of Consumer Information for Delivery of Goods or Services)
Article 32 (Use of Consumer Information Necessary for Identifying Consumers to Prevent Misappropriation)
Article 33 (Level of Imposition of Obligations)
Article 34 (Person Authorized to Request for Cessation of Violation and Procedures for Requesting Cessation of Violation)
Article 35 (Standards for Liability for Compensation for Damage Where Multi-Level Marketing Business Entities or Door-to-Door Sales Business Entities Under Sponsorship Neglects Duty to Notify)
Article 36 (Standards for Calculating Ratio of Sales of Door-to-Door Sales Business Entities Under Sponsorship to End-Users)
CHAPTER IV RECURRING TRANSACTIONS AND TRANSACTIONS FOR SOLICITING BUSINESS
Article 37 (Standards for Amount and Period of Recurring Transactions or Transactions for Soliciting Business)
Article 38 (Matters to be Explained to Consumers in Transactions for Soliciting Business)
Article 39 (Other Matters to be Explained to Consumers)
Article 40 (Grounds for Restriction on Termination of Contracts for Recurring Transactions or Transactions for Soliciting Business)
Article 41 (Refund of Proceeds or Reduction of Penalty Following Return of Goods or Services)
Article 42 (Inspection of Records of Transactions of Recurring or Business-soliciting Transaction Business Entities)
CHAPTER V PROTECTION OF CONSUMERS' RIGHTS AND INTERESTS
Article 43 (Records of Transactions Stored and Preserved by Extraordinary Sales Business Entities)
Article 44 (Contract for Indemnity Insurance against Consumer Damage)
Article 45 (Authorization for Establishment of Mutual Aid Association)
Article 46 (Contributions)
Article 47 (Matters to be Stipulated in Articles of Association of Mutual Aid Association)
Article 47-2 (Executive Officers of Mutual Aid Association)
Article 47-3 (Board of Directors of Mutual Aid Association)
Article 48 (Operation and Supervision of Mutual Aid Associations)
Article 49 (Method for Ascertaining Intent to Refuse to Receive Telemarketing Calls)
CHAPTER VI INVESTIGATION AND SUPERVISION
Article 50 (Organization of Investigation Team)
Article 50-2 (Methods and Procedures for Conducting Fact-finding Surveys)
Article 51 (Payment of Monetary Awards)
Article 52 (Disclosure of Information on Unfair Practices)
Article 53 (Fairness in Evaluation and Certification)
Article 54 (Duty to Report)
CHAPTER VII RECTIFICATIONS AND IMPOSITION OF PENALTY SURCHARGES
Article 55 (Publication of Measures Taken for Rectification)
Article 56 (Criteria for Suspending Business and Revoking Registration)
Article 57 (Organization for Mediation of Disputes over Consumer Loss)
Article 58 (Confirmation of No Measures to be Taken for Rectification upon Acceptance and Performance of Proposal for Mediation of Dispute over Consumer Damage)
Article 58-2 (Entrustment of Affairs regarding Management of Compliance with Consent Resolutions)
Article 59 (Imposition and Payment of Penalty Surcharges)
Article 60 (Calculation of Sales Related to Violation)
Article 61 (Criteria for Imposing Penalty Surcharges)
CHAPTER VIII SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISIONS
Article 62 (Registration of Trade Associations)
Article 62-2 (Processing Personally Identifiable Information)
Article 62-3 (Re-Examination of Regulation)
CHAPTER IX PENALTY PROVISIONS
Article 63 (Criteria for Imposing Administrative Fines)
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