FRAMEWORK ACT ON ELECTRONIC DOCUMENTS AND TRANSACTIONS

CHAPTER I GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1(Purpose) #

The purpose of this Act is to contribute to the development of the national economy by clarifying the legal relevance of electronic documents and electronic transactions, ensuring the security and reliability of electronic documents and electronic transactions, and creating infrastructure for facilitating the use thereof.

[This Article Wholly Amended on Jun. 1, 2012]

Article 2(Definitions) #

The terms used in this Act are defined as follows: <Amended on Jun. 9, 2020>

1. The term "electronic document" means information, prepared, transformed, or transmitted, received, or stored in an electronic form by an information processing system;

2. The term "information processing system" means an electronic mechanism or system capable of processing information used for preparing, converting, transmitting, receiving, or storing electronic documents;

3. The term "originator" means a person who prepares and transmits an electronic document;

4. The term "addressee" means another party to whom an originator transmits an electronic document;

5. The term "electronic transaction" means a transaction fully or partially processed electronically such as using electronic documents when buying and selling goods or services;

6. The term "electronic transaction business entity" means a person who conducts electronic transactions;

7. The term "electronic transaction user" means a person, other than an electronic transaction business entity, who makes electronic transactions;

8. The term "certified electronic address" means an address registered pursuant to Article 18-4, which is information comprised of letters and numbers to identify a person who sends or receives an electronic document;

9. The term "certified electronic document center" means a person designated under Article 31-2 (1), who conducts the following affairs (hereinafter referred to as "storage of electronic documents, etc.") for others:

(a) Storage or certification of electronic documents;

FRAMEWORK ACT ON ELECTRONIC DOCUMENTS AND TRANSACTIONS

Article 1(Purpose) #

Article 2(Definitions) #

Article 3(Scope of Application) #

Article 4(Validity of Electronic Documents) #

Article 4-2(Writing Requirements of Electronic Document) #

Article 5(Storage of Electronic Documents) #

Article 6(Time and Place of Transmission or Receipt of Electronic Documents) #

Article 7(Where Originator is Deemed to have Sent Electronic Documents) #

Article 8(Independency of Electronic Document Received) #

Article 9(Withdrawal of Transmission) #

Article 10(Alteration under Agreement between Originator and Addressee) #

Article 11(Matters Concerning Digital Signatures) #

Article 12(Protection of Personal Information) #

Article 13(Protection of Trade Secrets) #

Article 14(Use of Encryption Products) #

Article 15(Formulation and Implementation of Consumer Protection Policies) #

Article 16(Prevention and Remedy of Consumers' Damage) #

Article 17(Matters to Be Generally Observed by Electric Transaction Business Entities) #

Article 18 #

Article 18-2 #

Article 18-3 #

Article 18-4(Registration of Certified Electronic Addresses) #

Article 18-5(Generation and Issuance of Distribution Certificates) #

Article 18-6(Prohibition of Collection of Certified Electronic Addresses through Automated Programs) #

Article 18-7(Prohibition of Sending Advertisements) #

Article 19(Principles of Basic Policies on Electronic Documents and Electronic Transactions and Responsibility of Government) #

Article 20(Formulation and Execution of Plans for Promotion of Electronic Documents and Transactions) #

Article 21 #

Article 22(Agency Exclusively Responsible for Promoting Use of Electronic Documents and Electronic Transactions) #

Article 23(Facilitating Use of Electronic Documents) #

Article 24(Standardization of Electronic Documents and Electronic Transactions) #

Article 25(Promotion of Technical Development for Electronic Documents and Electronic Transactions) #

Article 26(Training of Professionals in Electronic Documents and Electronic Transactions) #

Article 27(Promotion of Electronic Transactions by Public Sectors) #

Article 28(Fact-Finding Surveys of Statistics on Electronic Documents and Electronic Transactions) #

Article 29(Internationalization of Electronic Documents and Electronic Transactions) #

Article 30(Electronic Commerce Resource Centers) #

Article 30-2(Revocation of Designation of Resource Centers) #

Article 31(Support for Facilitating Use of Electronic Documents and Conduct of Electronic Transactions) #

Article 31-2(Designation of Certified Electronic Document Centers) #

Article 31-3(Grounds for Disqualification as Certified Electronic Document Centers) #

Article 31-4(Corrective Order) #

Article 31-5(Revocation of Designation and Penalty Surcharges) #

Article 31-6(Effect of Storage in Certified Electronic Document Centers) #

Article 31-7(Presumption of Content of Electronic Documents) #

Article 31-8(Reporting on Working Rules for Storage of Electronic Documents) #

Article 31-9(Matters to Observe) #

Article 31-10(Regular Inspections) #

Article 31-11(Reporting and Inspections) #

Article 31-12(Security of Related Information, Such as Electronic Documents) #

Article 31-13(Protection of User Information) #

Article 31-14(Transfer and Acquisition of Business of Certified Electronic Document Centers) #

Article 31-15(Discontinuance of Business of Storing Electronic Documents) #

Article 31-16(Liability for Compensation and Purchasing Insurance) #

Article 31-17(Fees.) #

Article 31-18(Certification of Certified Electronic Document Intermediaries) #

Article 31-19(Revocation of Certification of Certified Electronic Document Intermediaries) #

Article 31-20 #

Article 31-21 #

Article 31-22 #

Article 31-23(Corrective Orders) #

Article 32(Establishment and Composition of Mediation Committee of Disputes on Electronic Documents and Electronic Transactions) #

Article 32-2(Exclusion, Challenge, and Abstention of Members) #

Article 33(Conciliation of Disputes) #

Article 33-2(Notification of Illegal Acts, and Other Related Matters) #

Article 34(Requests for Data) #

Article 34-2(Refusal and Suspension of Mediation) #

Article 35(Effectuation of Conciliation) #

Article 36(Cessation of Mediation) #

Article 36-2(Interruption of Extinctive Prescription) #

Article 37(Adjustment Costs) #

Article 37-2(Confidentiality) #

Article 38(Prohibition of Use of Similar Names) #

Article 39(Delegation and Entrustment of Authority) #

Article 40(Principle of Reciprocity) #

Article 41(Hearings) #

Article 42(Legal Fiction as Public Officials in Application of Penalty Provisions) #

Article 43(Penalty Provisions) #

Article 44(Penalty Provisions) #