No. 20838
Promulgation Date 2025-03-25
Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism
ALL
CHAPTER I GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1 (Purpose)
Article 2 (Definitions)
CHAPTER II MOTION PICTURES
SECTION 1 Formulation and Implementation of Master Plans for Promoting Motion Pictures and Creation of Fair Environments
Article 3 (Master plans for promoting motion pictures and plans for implementation thereof)
Article 3-2 (Labor-managerial-governmental council for motion pictures)
Article 3-3 (Guidelines on standard wages)
Article 3-4 (Specification of working conditions)
Article 3-5 (Use and dissemination of standard-form contract)
Article 3-6 (Protection from accidents)
Article 3-7 (Preventive measures such as sexual violence prevention education)
Article 3-8 (Execution of vocational training)
Article 3-9 (Sanctions against delayed payment of wages)
Article 3-10 (Fact-finding surveys)
SECTION 2 Korean Film Council
Article 4 (Establishment)
Article 5 (Corporate personality)
Article 6 (Articles of association)
Article 7 (Registration)
Article 8 (Composition of Korean Film Council)
Article 9 (Chairperson' duties)
Article 10 (Term of office of Committee members)
Article 11 Deleted.
Article 12 (Disqualifications for commissioners)
Article 12-2 (Prohibition on participation)
Article 13 (Independence of members in performing their duties, and guarantee of their status)
Article 14 (Korean Film Council's functions)
Article 15 (Quorum for resolution)
Article 16 (Meetings open to public)
Article 17 (Sectional committees)
Article 18 (Compilation of budget)
Article 19 (Auditor)
Article 20 (Secretariat)
Article 21 (Enactment and amendment of Korean Film Council's Rules)
Article 22 (Assistance by National Treasury)
SECTION 3 Motion Picture Development Fund
Article 23 (Establishment of Fund)
Article 24 (Raising of Fund)
Article 25 (Uses of Funds)
Article 25-2 (Collection of charges)
Article 25-3 (Evaluation of performance)
SECTION 4 Report of Motion Picture Enterprisers
Article 26 (Report of motion picture enterprisers)
Article 27 (Recognition of co-produced motion pictures as Korean motion pictures)
Article 28 (Supply and distribution of motion pictures)
Article 28-2 (Reporting on business closure and ex officio cancellation)
Article 28-3 (Assistance in shooting of visual materials)
Article 28-4 (Film commission)
Article 28-5 (International motion picture festivals)
SECTION 5 Film Rating and Restriction on Advertisement and Publicity
Article 29 (Film rating)
Article 30 (Request for presentation of identification cards for confirmation of age of viewers)
Article 31 (Re-rating of film rating)
Article 32 (Restrictions on distribution and posting of advertising or publicity materials)
Article 33 (Limits on advertisement or promotion of restricted motion pictures)
SECTION 6 Korean Film Archive and Preservation of Motion Picture Films
Article 34 (Establishment of Korean Film Archive)
Article 35 (Submission of motion picture films)
SECTION 7 Screening of Motion Pictures
Article 36 (Registration of movie theaters)
Article 37 (Disaster prevention measures)
Article 38 (Support for exclusive movie theaters)
Article 38-2 (Improvement of environments to enjoy local motion pictures)
Article 38-3 (Public movie theaters)
Article 38-4 (Rights of persons with disabilities to enjoy motion pictures)
Article 39 (Integrated computer network for processing movie theater admission tickets)
Article 40 (Mandatory screening of Korean motion pictures)
Article 41 (Reporting motion picture screening)
Article 42 (Restrictions on motion picture screening)
Article 43 (Limits on screening and distribution of restricted motion pictures)
Article 44 (Qualified projectionists)
Article 45 (Suspension of business and cancellation of registration against movie theaters)
Article 46 (Succession of business)
Article 46-2 (Reporting on business closure of movie theaters and ex officio cancellation)
Article 47 (Support for overseeing activities by civic groups)
CHAPTER III VIDEO PRODUCTS
SECTION 1 Promotion of Video Industry
Article 48 (Framing and execution of policies for promotion of video industry)
Article 49 (Establishment and operation of Video Industry Promotion Committee)
Article 49-2 (Rights of persons with disabilities to enjoy video products)
SECTION 2 Rating
Article 50 (Rating)
Article 50-2 (Rating by independent rating business entity)
Article 50-3 (Designation and re-designation of independent rating business entity)
Article 50-4 (Matters to be observed by independent rating business entities)
Article 50-5 (Effects of independent rating)
Article 50-6 (Revocation of designation of independent rating business entity)
Article 50-7 (Ex officio re-rating)
Article 50-8 (Support activities of the Korea Media Rating Board)
Article 51 (Confirmation of reproduction)
Article 52 (Revocation of rating)
Article 53 (Prohibition of sales of illegal video products)
Article 53-2 (Restrictions on offering for viewing and distribution of video products with restricted rating)
Article 54 (Reclassification of rating)
Article 55 (Notification of rating)
Article 56 (Request for submission of materials)
SECTION 3 Report, Registration and Operation of Business
Article 57 (Report on video product manufacturing business)
Article 58 (Registration of video service providing business)
Article 59 (Restriction on business)
Article 60 (Issuance of certificate of report or registration)
Article 61 (Alterations of reported or registered matters)
Article 62 (Matters to be observed by video service providing business operator)
Article 63 (Succession of business)
Article 64 (Reporting on business closure of video product manufacturing business, video product distribution business or video service providing business, and ex officio cancellation)
SECTION 4 Indication on and Advertisement of Video Products
Article 65 (Obligation of indication)
Article 66 (Restrictions on advertisement and publicity)
SECTION 5 Revocation of Registration and Other Administrative Measures
Article 67 (Administrative disposition)
Article 68 (Imposition of penalty surcharge)
Article 69 (Succession to effect of administrative sanction disposition)
Article 70 (Closure and removal)
CHAPTER IV KOREA MEDIA RATING BOARD
Article 71 (Korea Media Rating Board)
Article 72 (Duties)
Article 73 (Composition)
Article 74 (Exclusion, challenge, and refrainment of members)
Article 75 (Chairperson)
Article 76 (Terms of office of members)
Article 77 (Quorum)
Article 78 (Opening of sessions to public)
Article 79 (Sectional committees)
Article 80 (Treatment of members and prohibition of concurrent office)
Article 81 (Grounds for disqualification of members)
Article 82 (Independent exercise of duties and guarantee of status)
Article 83 (Duties of Korea Media Rating Board involving rating)
Article 84 (Secretariat)
Article 85 (Establishment, amendment and repeal of rules of Korea Media Rating Board)
Article 86 (Financial assistance from National Treasury)
CHAPTER V SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISIONS
Article 87 (Establishment of video product organization)
Article 88 (Education for establishing order of video products distribution)
Article 89 (Assistance to exemplary video product business operators)
Article 90 (Fees)
Article 91 (Legal fiction as public officials for purposes of applying penalty provisions)
Article 92 (Delegation and entrustment of authority)
CHAPTER VI PENALTY PROVISIONS
Article 93 (Penalty provisions)
Article 94 (Penalty provisions)
Article 95 (Penalty provisions)
Article 95-2 (Penalty provisions)
Article 96 (Penalty provisions)
Article 96-2 (Penalty provisions)
Article 97 (Joint penalty provisions)
Article 98 (Administrative fines)
Article 99 (Imposition of administrative fines)
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