Policy and Regulatory Brief — Korea 2026-08

A monthly brief that tallies, by machine, the documents published on official Korea government sources during 2026-08. It does not describe the direction, impact or merits of any document. Document titles are shown in the original Korean (not translated), except that bill sponsors' names are omitted.

Editorial principle — This brief tallies, by machine, every document published on official government sources, excluding only items caught by the editing rules (company names, personal names, political or prohibited terms). It does not select, emphasise or evaluate any bill or rule; inclusion means only that the document was published in the period. It carries no political opinion or position. It is not legal advice.

1. Period summary — documents by type

Document type	2026-08
Bill	187
Directive	3
Total	190

Collection started in 2026-08 — month-on-month comparison is provided from the 2026-09 issue. Data as of 2026-09-29. Some sources started collecting within this period, so this period's counts are partial.

2. Top 10 industry domains by exposure

Rank	Domain	Documents
1	Chemicals and refining	35
2	Construction and non-metallic minerals	26
3	Transport and warehousing	26
4	Real estate and REIT	26
5	Professional and business services	20
6	Water, sewage and waste	20
7	Healthcare services and hospitals	19
8	Pharmaceuticals, biotech and medical devices	19
9	Electronic components, semiconductors and electrical equipment	16
10	Primary metals and metal products	16

One document can map to several domains, so the column total can exceed the number of documents. Of the 190 documents in this period, 36.8% were not attributed to any domain. Attribution uses rules on the competent ministry, committee and title keywords; its precision has not yet been measured.

3. Latest 20 published documents

Titles are shown in the original Korean.

Published	Type	Title	Document number	Agency or committee	Source
2026-08-28	Directive	산업통상부 공익신고 처리 및 신고자 보호 등에 관한 지침	2100000284440	Ministry of Trade and Industry	source
2026-08-24	Directive	산업통상부 공무원 행동강령	2100000284204	Ministry of Trade and Industry	source
2026-08-10	Directive	금융위원회 공무직근로자 등 운영규정	2100000283852	Financial Services Commission	source
2026-08-31	Bill	온천법 일부개정법률안	PRC_A2Z6H0H8G2G5F0F9D0E2M0K0L1K1K2	Public Administration and Security Committee	source
2026-08-31	Bill	지방세특례제한법 일부개정법률안	PRC_A2Z6W0E5E1K9J0H8P0O0N5M7G7F0P4	Public Administration and Security Committee	source
2026-08-31	Bill	선거관리위원회법 일부개정법률안	PRC_B2A6B0Z8Z2V5U1V6T2T1R1A2A6Y1Z9	Public Administration and Security Committee	source
2026-08-31	Bill	국방첨단전력사업에 관한 법률안	PRC_C2A6B0Z8Y2Y7G1H0F1G9E0C6D8Y6A9	National Defense Committee	source
2026-08-31	Bill	사회서비스 지원 및 사회서비스원 설립·운영에 관한 법률 일부개정법률안	PRC_C2A6Y0X3F2G0F1D4C2K3L3K2I9J5K9	Health and Welfare Committee	source
2026-08-31	Bill	농어촌 미등기주택 양성화를 위한 특별법안	PRC_C2K6L0J8K2I5G1H6P0Q7O2M6N9L1M2	committee not yet assigned	source
2026-08-31	Bill	에너지이용 합리화법 일부개정법률안	PRC_D2B6C0A7B2J0H1I7G4H3F4G3N7M2N0	Climate, Energy, Environment and Labor Committee	source
2026-08-31	Bill	사회복지사업법 일부개정법률안	PRC_D2L6K0K3J2I0Q1O4P2O3N0C6A0B2A8	Health and Welfare Committee	source
2026-08-31	Bill	개인정보 보호법 일부개정법률안	PRC_F2G6F0F8E2C4D1K7J3J2I4J8H0H4D5	National Policy Committee	source
2026-08-31	Bill	관세법 일부개정법률안	PRC_G2E6F0N8N2M2M1L7J3K9S0S6Q9R0Q9	Finance, Economy and Planning Committee	source
2026-08-31	Bill	보건의료기본법 일부개정법률안	PRC_H2G6E0E8Q2P5P1N4O0N1N0I1H0I0G7	Health and Welfare Committee	source
2026-08-31	Bill	에너지법 일부개정법률안	PRC_I2G6F0G8N2O2M1N3M0K4K3G5H8F5G3	Climate, Energy, Environment and Labor Committee	source
2026-08-31	Bill	성폭력범죄의 처벌 등에 관한 특례법 일부개정법률안	PRC_L2T6U0S8R2R7P1Q7X5Z7X5X6V5U2V5	Legislation and Judiciary Committee	source
2026-08-31	Bill	자본시장과 금융투자업에 관한 법률 일부개정법률안	PRC_M2K6T0T8R0S6Q1R6P4Q3Y4W1X2V3W6	National Policy Committee	source
2026-08-31	Bill	화재의 예방 및 안전관리에 관한 법률 일부개정법률안	PRC_M2L6T0T6T1Z7Y1X7U4S7P3Y4X7I4H3	Public Administration and Security Committee	source
2026-08-31	Bill	신에너지 및 재생에너지 개발·이용·보급 촉진법 일부개정법률안	PRC_M2N6M0M8U2S0T1R4S2Q3R0N0L4M0K1	Climate, Energy, Environment and Labor Committee	source
2026-08-31	Bill	공직선거법 일부개정법률안	PRC_N2M6M0L8L2T5S1S6R1R9P4Y0Y1W4X9	Public Administration and Security Committee	source

Order: administrative rules → bills; within each group the newest publication date first (same day: by document number). This is not a ranking of importance. No effective-date information is available, so only publication dates are shown. Source links are limited to official government domains.

4. Promulgation and entry into force of tracked statutes (statute change ledger)

Statute	Event	Date	Amendment type	Competent ministry
Enforcement Decree of the Financial Investment Services and Capital Markets Act	in force	2026-08-04	partial amendment	Financial Services Commission
Financial Investment Services and Capital Markets Act	in force	2026-08-04	partial amendment	Financial Services Commission
Copyright Act	in force	2026-08-11	partial amendment	Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism

5. Method and limits

Unattributed share in this period: 36.8%.
2 items were excluded from the publication list and statute table under the editorial standards. The list is filled from the top after exclusions.
Domain attribution is rule-based and its precision has not yet been measured. The direction and size of any impact have not been tested (not yet pre-registered).
This brief is not legal advice. Whether a document is in force or applies requires the original text and professional confirmation.

6. Notice

This brief is a machine tally of documents published on official government sources. It does not assess the merits of any policy or the direction of any market or company impact, and it is neither legal advice nor a solicitation of any transaction in a financial product.