# The Data Protection (Adequacy) (Republic of Korea) Regulations 2022, Regulation 2: Adequate level of protection


(1) For the purposes of Part 2 of the Data Protection Act 2018 and the UK GDPR, the Secretary of State specifies the Republic of Korea as ensuring an adequate level of protection of personal data for a transfer described in subsection (2).
(2) A transfer described by this subsection is a transfer of personal data to a person in the Republic of Korea who is subject to the Personal Information Protection Act as that Act forms part of the law of the Republic of Korea and has effect from time to time.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2022/1213/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/data-protection-adequacy-republic-of-korea-regulations-2022/regulation-2
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