Investment Policy Monitor
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UNCTAD has been collecting information on changes in national foreign direct investment (FDI) policies on an annual basis since 1992. This collection has provided input to the analysis of global and regional investment policy trends in the World Investment Report, the quarterly Investment Policy Monitor (since 2009) and the UNCTAD-OECD Reports on G20 Measures.
In 2011, to further strengthen the quality of reporting, UNCTAD revised the methodology of monitoring investment policy measures. and revised the measures going back to 2000 accordingly.
The Investment Policy Monitor provides the international investment community with country-specific, up-to-date information about the latest developments in foreign investment policies.
Through its monitoring of investment policy changes, UNCTAD offers cutting-edge and innovative contributions to investment policy discourse, and contributes to preparing the ground for future policymaking in the interest of making foreign investment work for growth and development.
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Note: the policy measures are identified through a systematic review of government and business intelligence sources. Measures are verified, to the fullest extent possible, by referencing government sources. The compilation of measures is not exhaustive.
Disclaimer: the boundaries and names shown and the designations used on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations.
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- Korea, Republic of - Revising Act on Prevention of Divulgence and Protection of Industrial Technology
Korea, Republic of
Revising Act on Prevention of Divulgence and Protection of Industrial Technology
21 Feb 2020On 21 February 2020, the revised Act on Prevention of Divulgence and Protection of Industrial Technology came into force. This revision tightens the procedure for foreign M&A on national core technology. The key points include among others: - The revision requires any foreign M&A related with national core technology to get prior approval from the government. In the past, foreign M&A related with national core technology only had to be registered. - The institutions which had received government support for R&D have to get prior approval before they intend to export the national core technologies to foreign entities. - The institutions which had received government support for R&D have to get prior approval even when there is any possibility that the national core technology may be indirectly divulged to foreign countries through foreign M&A.
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Type:
- Entry and establishment (Approval and admission)
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Industry:
- Manufacturing (Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products, and electrical equipment)
- Services (Scientific research and development)
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Sources:
- National Law Information Center, 산업기술의 유출방지 및 보호에 관한 법률, https://www.law.go.kr/LSW/lsInfoP.do?efYd=20200221&lsiSeq=210175#rvsTop, 21 Feb 2020
- Law firm Minhu, 개정 산업기술유출 방지 및 보호법의 주요내용, https://blog.naver.com/oalmephaga/221929567708, 26 Apr 2020
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UNCTAD has been collecting information on changes in national foreign direct investment (FDI) policies on an annual basis since 1992. This collection has provided input to the analysis of global and regional investment policy trends in the World Investment Report, the quarterly Investment Policy Monitor (since 2009) and the UNCTAD-OECD Reports on G20 Measures.
In 2011, to further strengthen the quality of reporting, UNCTAD revised the methodology of monitoring investment policy measures. and revised the measures going back to 2000 accordingly.
The Investment Policy Monitor provides the international investment community with country-specific, up-to-date information about the latest developments in foreign investment policies.
Through its monitoring of investment policy changes, UNCTAD offers cutting-edge and innovative contributions to investment policy discourse, and contributes to preparing the ground for future policymaking in the interest of making foreign investment work for growth and development.
-
Note: the policy measures are identified through a systematic review of government and business intelligence sources. Measures are verified, to the fullest extent possible, by referencing government sources. The compilation of measures is not exhaustive.
Disclaimer: the boundaries and names shown and the designations used on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the United Nations.
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