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Korea Fair Trade Commission

Competition regulator with a conglomerate governance mandate.

What this authority does

Enforces the Monopoly Regulation and Fair Trade Act. Distinctively, it polices the chaebol conglomerates: cross-shareholding, intra-group transactions and subcontracting fairness sit alongside conventional cartel and merger control.

Services for the public

  • Merger filings
  • Cartel reports
  • Subcontracting complaints
  • Franchise disclosure

Before you contact this authority

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