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Domestic representative (Korea)

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A person with an address or office in Korea whom a foreign AI business operator above thresholds set by decree must designate in writing. It submits safety results, files high-impact confirmation requests and supports the high-impact measures 12.

Developed in
ch. 21, Domestic representative
Chapters
ch. 21, AI Laws Worldwide
Source
2 numbered references, listed below

Where it is used

3 chapters of the Body of Knowledge use the term. Each link opens the first section that does.

  • AI business operator (Korea)

    Under the Korean AI Basic Act, a legal person, organisation, individual or state body doing AI business, split into development business operators, who…

Sources

  1. [1] Basic Act on the Development of Artificial Intelligence and the Establishment of a Foundation for Trust (Korea AI Basic Act) (Act No. 20676, in force 2026-01-22; Art. 2 as amended 2026-01-20; Arts. 2(4) high-impact areas, 2(7) AI business operators, 33 confirmation, 34 high-impact duties, 36 domestic representative). Korean Law Information Center (MOLEG). 2026-01-22. https://www.law.go.kr/LSW/lsInfoP.do?lsiSeq=268543 (verified: primary)
  2. [2] Enforcement Decree of the AI Basic Act (Presidential Decree No. 36053, in force 2026-01-22; Art. 29 domestic-representative thresholds). Korean Law Information Center (MOLEG). 2026-01-21. https://www.law.go.kr/LSW/lsInfoP.do?efYd=20260122&lsiSeq=282879 (verified: primary)

Definitions of legal terms paraphrase the cited text, which governs. Dated statements are as of .

Cite this term

García Aibar, J. (2026). Domestic representative (Korea). In AI Governance Engineering: The Thesis & Body of Knowledge (v0.5.0), Glossary. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22956197. https://aigovernanceengineer.com/glossary/domestic-representative-korea. CC BY 4.0

BibTeX

@misc{aige2026domesticrepresentativekorea,
  author  = {Jorge García Aibar},
  title   = {{Domestic representative (Korea)}},
  note    = {Glossary, AI Governance Engineering: The Thesis \& Body of Knowledge, version 0.5.0},
  year    = {2026},
  doi     = {10.5281/zenodo.22956197},
  url     = {https://aigovernanceengineer.com/glossary/domestic-representative-korea}
}