STATISTICS ACT

영문법령 불러오는 중…

STATISTICS ACT — 법갈피

Article 9(Regular Examinations of Quality of Statistics) #

(1) The Commissioner of the Statistics Korea shall periodically conduct an examination of the quality of statistics (hereinafter referred to as "regular examinations of the quality of statistics") concerning the entire process of production and dissemination of major statistical data prescribed by Presidential Decree, which are widely used for the formulation and evaluation of various kinds of policies of the Government or for the production of other statistical data, within the scope of 10 years. <Amended on Dec. 18, 2012>

(2) The Commissioner of the Statistics Korea shall formulate a plan of regular examination of the quality of statistics, including the following matters and shall notify the heads of statistics service agencies by the end of February of the year when the regular examination of the quality of statistics is conducted:

1. Statistics subject to regular examinations of the quality of statistics;

2. Timing and methods for regular examinations of the quality of statistics;

3. Plans for utilizing results of regular examinations of the quality of statistics;

4. Other matters necessary to conduct regular examinations of the quality of statistics.

(3) The regular examinations of the quality of statistics shall be conducted by such methods as requesting submission of data under Article 35, visiting statistics service agencies for confirmation and on-site verification of statistical respondents.

(4) The Commissioner of the Statistics Korea may exempt statistics from the regular examinations of the quality of statistics if the occasional examination of the quality of statistics under Article 10 is being conducted on such statistics or has been conducted on such statistics during a period prescribed by Presidential Decree, or if such statistics are found by the self-examination of the quality of statistics under Article 11 to be of excellent quality.

(5) When the Commissioner of the Statistics Korea completes a regular examination of the quality of statistics, he or she shall notify the heads of statistics service agencies of the results without delay.

(6) Matters necessary for the formulation of a plan of regular examination of the quality of statistics, and cycle, methods and procedures of regular examinations of the quality of statistics, etc. shall be prescribed by Presidential Decree. <Amended on Dec. 18, 2012>

Article 12-2(Statistics-Based Policy Evaluation) #

(1) Where the head of a central administrative agency introduces a new policy or system by enacting or revising statutes within his or her jurisdiction or changes significant matters of the former policies and systems, he or she shall request the Commissioner of the Statistics Korea to evaluate the existence or non-existence, etc. of statistical data appropriate for the execution and evaluation of the policies and systems to be introduced or changed (hereinafter referred to as "statistics-based policy evaluation"): Provided, That this shall not apply to the following cases:

1. Matters regarding national security;

2. Matters regarding administrative proceedings and administrative organizations;

3. Matters regarding procedures, trials, and execution of punishment in civil, commercial, and criminal litigations;

4. Other matters that the Commissioner of the Statistics Korea determines to be inappropriate for statistics-based policy evaluation.

(2) Upon receipt of a request referred to in paragraph (1), the Commissioner of the Statistics Korea shall evaluate whether the policies and systems are based on statistical data and notify the head of the relevant central administrative agency of his or her opinions, including the appropriateness or inappropriateness of the statistical data related to the policies and systems and plans for the development and improvement of statistics.

(3) The head of each central administrative agency shall present the relevant bill to a cabinet meeting, along with the opinion of evaluation of the Commissioner of the Statistics Korea referred to in paragraph (2).

(4) The Commissioner of the Statistics Korea shall formulate guidelines for statistics-based policy evaluation and notify the heads of central administrative agencies thereof.

(5) Matters necessary for methods, procedures, etc. of statistics-based policy evaluation shall be prescribed by Presidential Decree.

[This Article Newly Inserted on Dec. 18, 2012]

Article 16(Revocation of Designation of Designated Statistics Service Agency) #

(1) The Commissioner of the Statistics Korea may revoke the designation of a designated statistics service agency if the agency falls within any of the following cases: <Amended on Dec. 27, 2016; Jun. 9, 2020>

1. Where the heads of statistics service agencies fails to comply with a request for suspension of or change in production of statistics or with a request for improvement of business affairs relating to the production and dissemination of statistics, in violation of Article 12 (2);

2. Where it ceases to meet the requirements for designation under the latter part of Article 15 (1);

2-2. Where the head of a designated statistics service agency that is a public institution (excluding central administrative agencies or local governments) requests revocation of designation as a designated statistics service agency;

3. Where it has produced new statistics, suspended production of statistics or changed approved matters without obtaining approval of the Commissioner of the Statistics Korea, in violation of Article 18 (1);

4. Where it has produced new statistics, suspended production of statistics or changed consulted matters without obtaining approval of the Commissioner of the Statistics Korea, in violation of Article 20 (1);

5. Where it fails to comply with a request for submission of data by the Commissioner of the Statistics Korea, in violation of Article 35 (2).

(2) The Commissioner of the Statistics Korea shall revoke the designation of a designated statistics service agency in any of the following cases: Provided, That where the head of a statistics service agency submits a plan for the production of new statistics in cases falling under subparagraph 2, the Commissioner may postpone such revocation, as prescribed by Presidential Decree: <Amended on Dec. 27, 2016; Jun. 9, 2020>

1. Where the head of such designated statistics service agency that is not a public institution requests revocation of its designation as a designated statistics service agency;

2. Where there is no more statistics under his or her jurisdiction, which were approved by the Commissioner of the Statistics Korea because the approval of production of statistics has been revoked as prescribed in Article 19.

(3) Where there is a revocation of designation of a designated statistics service agency under paragraphs (1) and (2), the designation under Article 17 or approval under Article 18 of the statistics which is produced by the relevant statistics service agency shall be deemed to have been revoked.

Article 18(Approval for Production of Statistics) #

(1) Where the head of a statistics service agency intends to produce new statistics, he or she shall obtain prior approval from the Commissioner of the Statistics Korea on the matters prescribed by Presidential Decree, such as name, kind, purpose, subject of survey, method of survey, statistical chart form, distinction of sex, etc. The same shall apply where he or she intends to change the approved matters or to suspend the production of statistics that has been approved. <Amended on Jan. 27, 2016>

(2) The head of a statistics service agency shall judge in advance whether it is possible to produce statistics by utilizing administrative materials before he or she obtains approval under paragraph (1) or he or she holds consultations with the Commissioner of the Statistics Korea under Article 20. In such cases, he or she may request the Commissioner of the Statistics Korea to make a judgment thereon. <Newly Inserted on Aug. 9, 2017>

(3) In any of the following cases, the Commissioner of the Statistics Korea may not give approval under paragraph (1): <Amended on Aug. 9, 2017>

1. Where it is recognized that the details, such as the subject, purpose, method of a survey or report, are the same as or similar to those of other statistics that have been already approved;

2. Where it is recognized that it is impracticable to ensure the reliability of statistics because the sample size is too small or proven techniques for producing statistics are not used;

3. Where it is not recognized as being produced for the purpose of public interest because the subject, purpose, etc. of a survey or report give too much weight to a specific interest group or specific section or it is produced for profit.

(4) When the Commissioner of the Statistics Korea has given approval under paragraph (1), he or she shall publicly notify thereof. In such cases, matters to be included in public notice, such as the title of statistics that has been approved and name of statistics service agency, shall be prescribed by Presidential Decree. <Amended on Aug. 9, 2017>

Article 24(Provision of Administrative Materials) #

(1) If necessary for the production of statistics, the head of a central administrative agency or the head of a local government may request the head of a public institution to provide administrative materials. <Amended on Apr. 1, 2009; Dec. 18, 2012>

1. Deleted; <Apr. 1, 2009>

2. Deleted; <Apr. 1, 2009>

3. Deleted; <Apr. 1, 2009>

4. Deleted. <Apr. 1, 2009>

(2) Where the Commissioner of the Statistics Korea intends to establish a statistical register, he or she may request the head of a public institution to provide administrative materials. <Newly Inserted on Jul. 18, 2023>

(3) Where the Commissioner of the Statistics Korea deems it necessary for the production of statistics at the request of a designated statistics service agency prescribed by Presidential Decree taking into consideration the importance, etc. of statistics under his or her jurisdiction, he or she may request the head of a public institution to provide administrative materials. In such cases, the Commissioner of the Statistics Korea shall, without delay, provide the relevant designated statistics service agency with the administrative materials provided, notwithstanding paragraph (7). <Newly Inserted on Jul. 18, 2023>

(4) Where the head of a public institution is requested to provide administrative materials pursuant to paragraphs (1) through (3), he or she shall comply with such request unless there is good cause prescribed by Presidential Decree, such as infringement of State secrets, and of important secrets of individuals or enterprises. <Amended on Jun. 9, 2020; Jul. 18, 2023>

(5) Where the head of a public institution provides administrative materials under paragraph (4), the scope and method of provision shall be determined through consultation between the head of the requesting institution and the head of the providing institution. <Amended on Jul. 18, 2023>

(6) A person who is provided with administrative materials pursuant to paragraph (4) shall take technical and physical measures (hereinafter referred to as "information protection measures") necessary for ensuring safety in advance, as prescribed by Presidential Decree, to prevent loss, theft, or divulgence of the data received. <Newly Inserted on Jul. 18, 2023>

(7) No person who receives administrative materials pursuant to paragraph (4) shall use the materials for any purpose other than the production of statistics, or provide them to other persons. <Amended on Jul. 18, 2023>

(8) Where the head of an agency to be provided with administrative materials fails to take the information protection measures required under paragraph (6) or violates paragraph (7), the head of an institution providing administrative materials may suspend or limit the provision of such materials. <Amended on Jul. 18, 2023>

Article 27(Official Announcement of Statistics) #

(1) When the head of a statistics service agency produces statistics, he or she shall officially announce the result thereof without delay, unless he or she otherwise fixes a date scheduled for official announcement. <Amended on Jan. 27, 2016>

(2) When the head of a statistics service agency announces statistics under paragraph (1), he or she shall announce it along with necessary matters, such as the object and methodology of a survey so that users of such statistics may use the statistics accurately.

(3) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the head of a statistics service agency may not announce statistics where the produced statistics fall under any of the following cases. In such cases, he or she shall obtain prior approval from the Commissioner of the Statistics Korea:

1. Where it is recognized that considerable difficulty to the national security, maintenance of order or public welfare may be brought about if announced;

2. Where it is recognized that confusion in use may be brought about because the statistics are less reliable;

3. Where there are substantial grounds to recognize the necessity not to announce the statistics.

(4) The Commissioner of the Statistics Korea shall immediately submit the details of and grounds for approval under paragraph (3) to the relevant Standing Committee of the National Assembly. <Newly Inserted on Jan. 27, 2016>

(5) When grounds for not making an official announcement under paragraph (3) are deemed not to exist, the head of a statistics service agency shall officially announce the statistics. In such cases, he or she shall have a prior consultation with the Commissioner of the Statistics Korea. <Amended on Jan. 27, 2016>

(6) When the head of a statistics service agency discovers any errors in the contents of statistics published, he or she shall correct and publish them without delay. <Newly Inserted on Mar. 26, 2024>

(7) When the head of a statistics service agency officially announces statistics pursuant to paragraph (1), (5), or (6), he or she shall submit the results to the Commissioner of the Statistics Korea without delay. <Amended on Jan. 27, 2016; Mar. 26, 2024>

Article 27-2(Prohibition against Exercising Influence and Revealing Statistics with Regard to Production and Official Announcement of Statistics, and against Using Statistics for Purpose Other than Statistical Purpose) #

(1) No one shall exercise influence over statistics staff (including persons engaged in business affairs relating to the production of statistics after being entrusted with all or part of such business affairs by a designated statistics service agency) for the purpose of changing the statistics being produced by a statistics service agency (referring to the statistics before being approved by the person of a statistics service agency having authority to grant approval and including information that describes the statistics and statistical data; hereinafter the same shall apply) or produced statistics (referring to the statistics approved by the person of a statistics service agency having authority to grant approval and including information that describes the statistics and statistical data; hereinafter the same shall apply) for the purpose of changing the statistics before official announcement or adjusting the date scheduled for official announcement without good cause.

(2) No one shall provide others with statistics that are in the process of production or that have already been produced by a statistics service agency or reveal the statistics before official announcement of the statistics, or use the statistics for a purpose other than statistical purpose: Provided, That in any of the following cases, he or she may provide others with the statistics before official announcement:

1. Where statistics being produced are provided to relevant agencies (referring to the agencies related to the industry, commodity price, population, housing, culture, environment, etc. being the subject of the statistics; hereinafter the same shall apply) and specialists to seek their opinions when new statistics are to be produced or existing statistics are to be changed, or where statistics being produced are provided to interested parties to open a public hearing;

2. In any of the following cases, when a statistics service agency provides relevant agencies with the produced statistics:

(a) Where the statistics that are produced by simply aggregating administrative materials;

(b) Where a relevant agency requests to be provided with the statistics stating that they are in need of the statistics to perform duties;

3. Where a statistics service agency is delegated or entrusted by another agency with the production of statistics and thereafter provides produced statistics to the agency that delegated or entrusted the production of the statistics.

(3) Where a statistics service agency provides statistics produced pursuant to paragraph (2) 2 (b) to a relevant agency, it shall record the details, date, provider, method of provision, name of the agency being provided with the statistics and the person in charge at the agency, and keep the record accompanied by evidentiary materials for five years.

(4) Where a statistics service agency provides statistics produced pursuant to paragraph (2) 2 (b) to a relevant agency, it shall provide the statistics to the relevant agency after noon of the day before the date scheduled for official announcement: Provided, That this shall not apply where Presidential Decree prescribes exceptions for international cooperation for which statistics are submitted to an international organization upon request, etc., or for cases in which taking countermeasures by a relevant agency is deemed urgent due to economic crisis, market instability, etc.

(5) Where a statistics service agency provides statistics produced pursuant to paragraph (2) 2 (b) to a relevant agency, it shall disclose to the public the result (referring to the details of statistics, to whether the date scheduled for official announcement is to be changed and to reasons for change if any change is made) of comparison between, and examination of, the statistics produced in the previous year and the officially announced statistics by March 31 of each year, as prescribed by Presidential Decree, and submit such result to the Commissioner of the Statistics Korea.

[This Article Newly Inserted on Jan. 27, 2016]

Article 31(Use of Statistical Register Data or Statistical Data) #

(1) A person who intends to use statistical register data may request the Commissioner of the Statistics Korea for the provision of statistical register data as prescribed by Presidential Decree. <Newly Inserted on Jul. 18, 2023>

(2) A person who intends to use statistical data may request the head of a statistics service agency for the provision of statistical data as prescribed by Presidential Decree. <Amended on Jan. 27, 2016; Jul. 18, 2023>

(3) Upon receipt of an application under paragraph (1) or (2), the Commissioner of the Statistics Korea or the head of a statistics service agency shall provide statistical register data or statistical data where it is judged as reasonable after examining the propriety of purpose, details, and scope of use of the data, and where trade secret infringement is not probable. In such cases, the Commissioner of the Statistics Korea or the head of a statistics service agency shall provide statistical register data or statistical data after editing them in a form does not identify a specific individual, or a corporation, organization, or similar entity, except for the following cases: <Amended on Jan. 27, 2016; Jul. 18, 2023>

1. Where a statistical respondent requests the data to which he or she has responded;

2. Where the following information, which includes business entities' names, business categories, and addresses as prescribed by Presidential Decree, is provided:

(a) Information contained in statistical registers;

(b) Information acquired through a census of business entities;

(c) Information acquired through statistics produced by method of conducting a complete enumeration of business entities.

(4) Notwithstanding paragraph (3), where any of the following is applicable by comparing or cross-referencing the statistical register data or statistical data concerned with other data, the Commissioner of the Statistics Korea or the head of a statistics service agency need not provide the statistical register data or statistical data: <Amended on Jan. 27, 2016; Jul. 18, 2023>

1. Where a specific individual, or a corporation, organization, or similar entities identifiable;

2. Where trade secrets of a business entity are infringed.

(5) No person who has been provided with statistics register data or statistical data under paragraph (3) shall use such data for any purpose other than that for which it has been provided, nor shall provide them to other persons. <Amended on Jul. 18, 2023>

(6) Matters necessary for methods, etc. for providing statistics register data or statistical data shall be prescribed by Presidential Decree. <Amended on Jul. 18, 2023>

[Title Amended on Jul. 18, 2023]

Article 34-2(Special Cases concerning Collection, Use, and Perusal of Personal Information) #

(1) Where it is inevitable to perform the following business affairs, a statistics service agency may collect personal information under the Personal Information Protection Act (hereafter in this Article referred to as "personal information") to the minimum extent necessary and use it within the scope of its purposes:

1. Business affairs regarding the establishment of the statistics register under Article 5-3;

2. Business affairs regarding the production of statistical data after obtaining approval or undergoing consultations pursuant to Article 18 (1) or 20 (1);

(2) Notwithstanding Article 20 (1) of the Personal Information Protection Act, the head of a statistics service agency need not notify the data subject under the Personal Information Protection Act (hereafter in this Article referred to as "data subject") of the matters referred to in the subparagraphs of Article 20 (1) of that Act in any of the following cases:

1. Where it is impossible to notify;

2. In any of the following cases where it is significantly impracticable to produce statistics because it requires excessive efforts to give notification:

(a) Where personal information is collected to establish and operate a statistics register pursuant to Article 5-3;

(b) Where Personal Information has been collected to conduct a census pursuant to Article 5-4;

(c) Where personal information is collected pursuant to Article 24 (limited to cases prescribed by Presidential Decree for the production of designated statistics and other equivalent statistics);

(d) Where personal information is collected pursuant to Article 24-2;

3. Where it is impossible to achieve the purpose of production of statistics or serious damage to statistics is likely to occur when the processing of personal information is suspended.

(3) Notwithstanding Article 35 of the Personal Information Protection Act, in any of the following cases, the head of a statistics service agency may restrict or refuse the perusal of personal information by notifying the data subject of the reasons therefor:

1. Where it is impossible to specify the personal information of the data subject;

2. Where it seriously impedes the performance of statistics business affairs.

(4) Notwithstanding Article 36 of the Personal Information Protection Act, if the correction or deletion of personal information seriously damages statistics in any of the following cases, the head of a statistics service agency may refuse a request for correction or deletion from a data subject by taking measures necessary to protect the rights and legitimate interests of data subjects:

1. Where the personal information is collected to establish and operate a statistical register pursuant to Article 5-3;

2. Where the personal information is collected to conduct a census pursuant to Article 5-4;

3. Where the personal information is collected for the purpose of compiling designated statistics and other equivalent statistics prescribed by Presidential Decree.

(5) Notwithstanding Article 37 of the Personal Information Protection Act, where the head of a statistics service agency is unable to perform any of the following statistics business affairs without processing personal information, he or she may refuse a request from a data subject to suspend the processing thereof:

1. Statistics business affairs related to the establishment, operation, use, etc. of the statistics register under Article 5-3;

2. Statistics business affairs related to the preparation, dissemination, use, etc. of statistics approved or consulted pursuant to Article 18 (1) or 20 (1).

[This Article Newly Inserted on Mar. 26, 2024]

Article 36(Requests for Correction of Violations) #

(1) Where a statistics service agency commits any of the following violations, the Commissioner of the Statistics Korea may request the head of the agency to correct such violation or to formulate a plan to take measures to prevent recurrence: <Amended on Jul. 18, 2023; Mar. 26, 2024>

1. Where it fails to comply with a request for suspension of or change in production of statistics or a request for improvement of business affairs relating to the production and dissemination of statistics without good cause, in violation of Article 12 (2);

2. Where it produces statistics, or changes approved matters, or suspends the production of statistics that has been approved, without obtaining approval from the Commissioner of the Statistics Korea, in violation of Article 18 (1);

3. Where it produces statistics, changes consulted matters, or suspends the production of statistics that has been consulted, without consulting with the Commissioner of the Statistics Korea, in violation of Article 20 (1);

4. Where it fails to follow the standard classification prepared and publicly notified by the Commissioner of the Statistics Korea, or produces statistics by applying another standard different from the standard classification without obtaining consent from the Commissioner of the Statistics Korea, in violation of Article 22 (2);

5. Where it fails to make official announcement of statistics, in violation of Article 27 (1);

6. Where it does not make official announcement of statistics without obtaining approval of the Commissioner of the Statistics Korea, in violation of Article 27 (3);

7. Where it makes official announcement of statistics without approval of the Commissioner of the Statistics Korea, in violation of Article 27 (5);

8. Where it fails to submit the results of statistics, in violation of Article 27 (7);

9. Where, in violation of 27-2 (3), it fails to record the details of produced statistics, which have been provided before official announcement, date of provision, provider, method of provision, name of the agency provided with such statistics, and the person in charge thereof at the agency, or fails to attach materials that can prove such record to such record, or fails to retain such records and materials that can prove such records for 5 years;

10. Where it fails to disclose the result of comparison between, and examination of, the statistics produced in the previous year and the officially announced statistics, or fails to submit it to the Commissioner of the Statistics Korea, in violation of Article 27-2 (5);

11. Where it fails to submit data, in violation of the latter part of Article 28 (3);

12. Where it fails to submit data, in violation of Article 35 (2).

(2) Where making a request under paragraph (1), if the other party to such request is the head of a central administrative agency or the head of a local government, the Commissioner of the Statistics Korea may also request to give caution to or impose disciplinary action on the statistics staff members or related public officials responsible for the relevant violation. <Amended on Jul. 18, 2023>

(3) Upon receipt of the requests under paragraphs (1) and (2), the head of the statistics service agency shall take necessary measures, such as correction of the violation, and formulation of a plan to take measures to prevent recurrence, or giving caution to or imposing disciplinary action on the statistics staff members or relevant public officials who are responsible for the violation, and shall notify the Commissioner of the Statistics Korea of the results thereof. <Amended on Jul. 18, 2023>

Article 37(Delegation and Entrustment) #

(1) The head of a central administrative agency may partially delegate his or her authority to the head of an affiliated agency or to Mayors/Do Governors, or may entrust it to the heads of other administrative agencies or designated statistics service agencies as prescribed by Presidential Decree. <Amended on Apr. 1, 2009; Dec. 18, 2012>

(2) The Commissioner of the Statistics Korea may delegate or entrust any of the following business affairs to an affiliated agency, or to an agency, etc. that conduct business concerning the development, promotion, and diagnosis of quality of statistics or business concerning the establishment and operation of statistical information systems, as prescribed by Presidential Decree: <Amended on Dec. 18, 2012; Jan. 27, 2016; Jul. 18, 2023>

1. Production of statistics (including surveys for the production of statistics) and public relation activities therefor;

1-2. Establishment and operation of statistical information systems referred to in Article 7-2;

2. Education of statistics referred to in Article 8;

3. Execution of a regular examination of the quality of statistics referred to in Article 9;

4. Business affairs relating to international cooperation under subparagraphs 1 through 4 of Article 14;

5. Provision of statistical register data or statistical data under Articles 29-3, 30, and 31;

6. Operation of the Data Center under Article 31-2;

(3) The head of each statistics service agency may entrust any of the following business affairs to the Commissioner of the Statistics Korea as prescribed by Presidential Decree: <Newly Inserted on Dec. 18, 2012>

1. Keeping and management of statistical data referred to in Article 29-2;

2. Provision of statistical data referred to in Articles 30 and 31.

(4) Where the Commissioner of the Statistics Korea is entrusted with the business affairs pursuant to paragraph (3) 2, he or she may re-entrust part of the business affairs that he or she is entrusted with to another agency, etc. that conduct business concerning the development, promotion, and diagnosis of quality of statistics, or business concerning the establishment and operation of statistics information systems with the approval of the head of the entrusting agency. <Newly Inserted on Jan. 27, 2016>

Article 39(Penalty Provisions) #

(1) Any of the following persons shall be punished by imprisonment with labor for not more than 3 years or by a fine not exceeding 30 million won: <Amended on Jan. 27, 2016; Jun. 9, 2020; Jul. 18, 2023>

1. Any person who exercises influence over statistics staff (including persons engaged in business affairs relating to the production of statistics after being entrusted with all or part of such business affairs by a designated statistics service agency), in violation of Article 27-2 (1);

2. Any person who provides others with statistics being produced or already produced statistics or reveals statistics before official announcement, or uses the statistics for a purpose other than statistical purpose, in violation of Article 27-2 (2);

3. Any person who uses matters classified as confidential information of individuals, corporations, organizations, etc., which are gathered or received (including the provision of statistical registers or statistical data under Article 31 (3)) for the purpose of production of statistics, for any purpose other than statistical purpose, or provides them to other persons;

4. Any person who peruses or is provided with matters classified as confidential information of individuals, corporations, organizations, etc. by deceit or fraud, which are gathered or received (including the provision of statistical register data or statistical data under Article 31 (3)) for the purpose of production of statistics;

5. Any person who alters or erases basic data, such as questionnaires gathered, kept, or managed by a statistics service agency for the production or dissemination of statistics, without good cause or who intentionally fabricates statistical data: Provided, That the person who corrects or alters any errors in a survey, entry errors, etc. in accordance with the procedures of examination of details or with the statistics service techniques inside the statistics service agency shall be excluded.

(2) Any person who provides produced statistics before noon of the day before the date scheduled for official announcement, in violation of the main clause of Article 27-2 (4), shall be punished by imprisonment with labor for not more than 1 year or by a fine not exceeding 10 million won. <Newly Inserted on Jan. 27, 2016>

Article 41(Administrative Fines) #

(1) Where a statistics service agency fails to comply with a request for correction or a request for the formulation of a plan to take measures to prevent recurrence under Article 36 (1) (limited to requests made due to violations of subparagraph 9 of that paragraph), it shall be subject to an administrative fine not exceeding 5 million won. <Amended on Jul. 18, 2023>

(2) Any person who fails to comply with a corrective order, in violation of Article 22 (4), shall be subject to an administrative fine not exceeding 3 million won. <Amended on Jan. 27, 2016; Jul. 18, 2023>

(3) Where a designated statistics service agency fails to comply with a request for correction or a request for the formulation of a plan to take measures to prevent recurrence under Article 36 (1) (excluding requests made due to violations of subparagraph 9 of that paragraph), it shall be subject to an administrative fine not exceeding 2 million won. <Amended on Jul. 18, 2023>

(4) Any of the following persons shall be subject to an administrative fine not exceeding 1 million won: <Amended on Jan. 27, 2016; Aug. 9, 2017; Jun. 9, 2020; Jul. 18, 2023>

1. Any person who uses administrative materials (excluding the matters classified as confidential information) provided by a public institution for a purpose other than that for which he or she has been provided, or provides such materials to other persons, in violation of Article 24 (7);

2. Any person who rejects or obstructs the provision of data, or submits false data, in violation of Article 25 (4);

3. Any person who rejects, obstructs, or evades a request for submission of related data or for an answer, or submits false data or gives a false answer, in violation of Article 26 (3);

4. Any person who uses statistical register data provided by the Commissioner of the Statistics Korea or statistical data (excluding the matters classified as confidential information) provided by a statistics service agency for any purpose other than that for which it is provided, or provides them to other persons, in violation of Article 29-3 (5), 30 (3), or 31 (5);

5. Any person who uses the matters (excluding the matters classified as confidential information) that he or she has learned in the course of performing his or her duties for a purpose other than for conducting his or her business affairs, or provides them to other persons, in violation of Article 34 (excluding where the person is imposed with a penalty pursuant to Article 39 (1) 2).

(5) Administrative fines under paragraphs (1) through (3) shall be imposed and collected by the Commissioner of the Statistics Korea; and those under paragraph (4) shall be imposed and collected by the heads of central administrative agencies (in cases falling under subparagraphs 3 through 5 of that paragraph, by the Commissioner of the Statistics Korea, if a person subject to an administrative fine is requested to submit data or is questioned by a person engaged in business affairs relating to the production of statistics at a designated statistics service agency, or is provided with statistical data by a designated statistics service agency, or is or was a statistics staff member of a designated statistics service agency, or is or was engaged in business affairs relating to the production of statistics after being entrusted with all or part of such business affairs by a designated statistics service agency) or by the heads of local governments, as prescribed by Presidential Decree. <Newly Inserted on Dec. 31, 2008; Jan. 27, 2016>

Article 1(Purpose) #

Article 2(Fundamental Concepts) #

Article 3(Definitions) #

Article 4(Responsibilities of the State) #

Article 4-2(Statistics Day) #

Article 5(Relationship to Other Statutes) #

Article 5-2(National Statistics Committee) #

Article 5-3(Establishment and Operation of Statistical Registers) #

Article 5-4(Conducting Census) #

Article 5-5(Formulation of Implementation Plans for Development of National Statistics) #

Article 5-6(Formulation of Implementation Plans for Development of National Statistics) #

Article 6(Designation and Management of Staff in Charge of Statistics) #

Article 7(Securing of Human Resources and Budget of Statistics Service Agency) #

Article 7-2(Establishment and Operation of Statistical Information Systems) #

Article 8(Statistics Education and Establishment, etc. of Basic Plans for Statistics Education) #

Article 9(Regular Examinations of Quality of Statistics) #

Article 10(Occasional Examinations of Quality of Statistics) #

Article 11(Self-Examinations of Quality of Statistics) #

Article 12(Request for Improvement of Production and Dissemination of Statistics) #

Article 12-2(Statistics-Based Policy Evaluation) #

Article 13(Subsidization of Expenses and Provision of Advice and Technical Assistance) #

Article 14(International Cooperation) #

Article 14-2(Monitoring of Statistics Provided to International Organizations) #

Article 15(Designation of Designated Statistics Service Agencies) #

Article 16(Revocation of Designation of Designated Statistics Service Agency) #

Article 17(Designation of Designated Statistics and Revocation of Designation) #

Article 18(Approval for Production of Statistics) #

Article 19(Revocation of Approval for Production of Statistics) #

Article 20(Consultation on Production of Statistics) #

Article 21(Advice to Produce Statistics) #

Article 21-2(Request for Production of Statistics) #

Article 22(Standard Classification) #

Article 23(Cooperation in Production of Statistics) #

Article 24(Provision of Administrative Materials) #

Article 24-2(Provision of Data by Judicial Agencies, etc.) #

Article 25(Request to Submit Data) #

Article 26(On-Site Investigation) #

Article 27(Official Announcement of Statistics) #

Article 27-2(Prohibition against Exercising Influence and Revealing Statistics with Regard to Production and Official Announcement of Statistics, and against Using Statistics for Purpose Other than Statistical Purpose) #

Article 28(Dissemination of Statistics) #

Article 29(Issuance of Statistics Publications) #

Article 29-2(Keeping and Management of Statistical Data) #

Article 29-3(Provision of Statistical Register Data) #

Article 30(Provision of Statistical Data) #

Article 31(Use of Statistical Register Data or Statistical Data) #

Article 31-2(Establishment and Operation of Statistics Data Center) #

Article 32(Duty of Statistical Respondents to Answer Faithfully) #

Article 33(Protection of Secrets) #

Article 34(Duty of Statistics Staff) #

Article 34-2(Special Cases concerning Collection, Use, and Perusal of Personal Information) #

Article 35(Requests for Submission of Statistics) #

Article 36(Requests for Correction of Violations) #

Article 37(Delegation and Entrustment) #

Article 38(Legal Fiction as Public Officials for Purposes of Applying Penalty Provisions) #

Article 39(Penalty Provisions) #

Article 40(Joint Penalty Provisions) #

Article 41(Administrative Fines) #

Article 42 #