No. 20237
Promulgation Date 2024-02-06
Korea Fair Trade Commission
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CHAPTER I GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1 (Purpose)
Article 2 (Definitions)
Article 2-2 (Legal Fiction as Large Retail Business Entities)
Article 3 (Exclusion from Application)
Article 4 (Relationship to Other Statutes)
CHAPTER II FAIR TRANSACTIONS IN LARGE RETAIL BUSINESS
Article 5 (Principle of Good Faith)
Article 6 (Delivery and Retention of Documents)
Article 6-2 (Standard Form Trade Contract)
Article 7 (Prohibition of Reduction in Payment of Goods)
Article 8 (Payment of Proceeds from Sale)
Article 9 (Prohibition of Refusal or Delay of Receipt of Goods)
Article 10 (Prohibition of Return of Goods)
Article 11 (Prohibition on Unjustly Shifting Burden of Sales Promotional Expenses)
Article 12 (Prohibition against Using Employees by Suppliers)
Article 13 (Prohibition of Forcing Exclusive Dealing)
Article 14 (Prohibition of Request for Management Information)
Article 14-2 (Prohibition on Interference with Management Activities)
Article 15 (Prohibition of Requests for Economic Profits)
Article 15-2 (Prohibition against Undue Restrictions on Business Hours)
Article 16 (Compensation for Costs of Equipment for Sales Floor)
Article 17 (Prohibition against Giving Disadvantages)
Article 18 (Prohibition against Retaliatory Measures)
Article 19 (Concluding Agreements among Large Retail Business Entities and Suppliers)
CHAPTER III MEDIATION OF DISPUTES
Article 20 (Establishment and Organization of Dispute Settlement Council)
Article 21 (Restrictions on Persons Commissioned for Membership Representing Public Interest)
Article 22 (Meetings of Council)
Article 23 (Exclusion, Challenge, and Recusal of Members)
Article 24 (Matters to Be Mediated by Council)
Article 25 (Request for Mediation)
Article 26 (Mediation)
Article 26-2 (Relationship to Lawsuits)
Article 27 (Preparation and Validity of Mediation Protocol)
Article 28 (Organization and Operation of Council)
CHAPTER IV CASE HANDLING PROCESS BY THE FAIR TRADE COMMISSION
Article 29 (Investigation of Violations)
Article 29-2 (Payment of Monetary Awards)
Article 29-3 (Recovery of Monetary Awards)
Article 30 (Documentary Inspection of Actual Condition)
Article 31 (Restrictions on Disposition Imposed on Violations)
Article 32 (Corrective Orders)
Article 33 (Recommendation for Corrective Measures)
Article 34 (Deposits)
Article 34-2 (Consent Resolutions)
Article 34-3 (Procedures for and Revocation of Consent Resolutions)
Article 34-4 (Charges for Compelling Compliance)
Article 35 (Penalty Surcharges)
Article 35-2 (Liability for Damages)
Article 36 (Timing for Judgment on Violations)
Article 37 (Cooperation from Heads of Relevant Administrative Agencies)
Article 38 (Mutatis Mutandis Application of the Monopoly Regulation and Fair Trade Act)
CHAPTER V PENALTY PROVISIONS
Article 39 (Penalty Provisions)
Article 40 (Joint Penalty Provisions)
Article 41 (Administrative Fines)
Article 42 (Complaints)
ADDENDA <Act No. 11086, Nov. 14, 2011>
ADDENDUM <Act No. 11936, Jul. 16, 2013>
ADDENDA <Act No. 14136, Mar. 29, 2016>
ADDENDUM <Act No. 14455, Dec. 20, 2016>
ADDENDA <Act No. 14839, Jul. 26, 2017>
ADDENDA <Act No. 15469, Mar. 13, 2018>
ADDENDUM <Act No. 15611, Apr. 17, 2018>
ADDENDA <Act No. 15854, Oct. 16, 2018>
ADDENDA <Act No. 17354, Jun. 9, 2020>
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ADDENDA <Act No. 18111, Apr. 20, 2021>
ADDENDUM <Act No. 18710, Jan. 4, 2022>
ADDENDA <Act No. 19508, Jun. 20, 2023>
ADDENDA <Act No. 19615, Aug. 8, 2023>
ADDENDA <Act No. 20237, Feb. 6, 2024>