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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.

Domestic representative (Korea): mentions per chapter7 mentions of the term across 3 of the 23 chapters of the Body of Knowledge; the chapters the glossary cross-references are drawn solid.Cross-referenced chapterOther chapter08 Regulatory Map: 1 mention08 Regulatory Map118 EU AI Act: 1 mention18 EU AI Act121 AI Laws Worldwide: 5 mentions21 AI Laws Worldwide5No mentions in the other 20 chaptersSource: the Body of Knowledgev0.5.0
Domestic representative (Korea): mentions per chapter7 mentions of the term across 3 of the 23 chapters of the Body of Knowledge; the chapters the glossary cross-references are drawn solid.Cross-referenced chapterOther chapter000102030405060708 Regulatory Map: 1 mention108101112131415161718 EU AI Act: 1 mention118192021 AI Laws Worldwide: 5 mentions5212223Source: the Body of Knowledge v0.5.0
Mentions per chapter How often each chapter names the term, with the chapters the glossary cross-references drawn solid. The longest bar is where to read the term in use; bars spread across many chapters mark a term that runs through the discipline.
Mentions as a table
Mentions of Domestic representative (Korea) per chapter
ChapterMentionsCross-referenced
00 Preface0No
01 Definition0No
02 Why Now0No
03 Values & Principles0No
04 The Stack0No
05 Patterns0No
06 The Role0No
07 Maturity Model0No
08 Regulatory Map1No
10 Reading List0No
11 AI Defined0No
12 Governance Program0No
13 Risk Management0No
14 Development0No
15 Deployment0No
16 Fairness & XAI0No
17 Incidents0No
18 EU AI Act1No
19 Privacy & AI0No
20 Existing Law0No
21 AI Laws Worldwide5Yes
22 Principles & Standards0No
23 AI Agents0No
  • 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}
}