No. 20574
Promulgation Date 2024-12-20
Ministry of Unification
ALL
Article 1 (Purpose)
Article 2 (Definitions)
Article 3 (Scope of application)
Article 4 (Basic principles)
Article 4-2 (Responsibilities of the state and local governments)
Article 4-3 (Master plans and implementation plans)
Article 4-4 (North Korean Defectors' Day)
Article 5 (Criteria for protection)
Article 6 (North Korean Defectors Protection and Settlement Support Council)
Article 7 (Application for protection)
Article 8 (Decision on protection)
Article 9 (Criteria for protection decision)
Article 10 (Establishment of settlement support facilities)
Article 11 (Protection at settlement support facilities)
Article 11-2 (Protection of youth without relatives)
Article 12 (Personal identification registry)
Article 13 (Accreditation of academic background)
Article 14 (Accreditation of qualifications)
Article 15 (Social adaptation education)
Article 15-2 (Designation of regional adaptation centers and entrustment of tasks)
Article 15-3 (Establishment and operation of Inter-Korean Culture Integration Center)
Article 16 (Vocational training)
Article 17 (Protection of employment)
Article 17-2 (Limit on employment protection)
Article 17-3 (Support for farming settlement)
Article 17-4 (Tax benefits)
Article 17-5 (Preferential purchase)
Article 17-6 (Support for business start-up)
Article 18 (Special appointments)
Article 18-2 (Reflection of evaluation of public agencies)
Article 19 (Special cases of establishment of family relationship registration)
Article 19-2 (Special cases concerning divorce)
Article 19-3 (Special cases concerning correction of resident registration number)
Article 20 (Accommodation support)
Article 21 (Provision of settlement money)
Article 21-2 (Support for formation of assets for settlement)
Article 22 (Protection of place of residence)
Article 22-2 (Personal protection at place of residence)
Article 22-3 (Operation of professional counsellor program)
Article 23 (Obligations to report)
Article 24 (Educational support)
Article 24-2 (Establishment of preparatory schools for North Korean defectors)
Article 24-3 (Special cases concerning lease and use of public property)
Article 25 (Medical benefit)
Article 26 (Livelihood protection)
Article 26-2 (Special cases concerning national pension)
Article 26-3 (Support for livelihood)
Article 26-4 (Lending of money)
Article 27 (Alteration of protection)
Article 28 Deleted.
Article 29 (Cost bearing)
Article 30 (Foundation of Support for North Korean Defectors)
Article 31 (Delegation and entrustment of authority)
Article 32 (Application for objection)
Article 33 (Penalty provisions)
Article 34 (Administrative fines)
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