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Foreigners and foreign investment as defined in the Act on Foreign Investment Promotion are applied mutatis mutandis to the laws and regulations applicable to free economic zone or free trade zone.

Definition of Foreigner(Article 2 of the Act on Foreign Investment Promotion, Article 2 of the Enforcement Decree thereto)
 
Individuals with foreign nationality
 
Judicial entities incorporated in accordance with laws of other countries
 
Agencies representing foreign governments in international economic cooperation
 
International organizations extending development financing or foreign investment (IBRD, ADB, IFC, etc.)

Definition of Foreign-Invested Company
 
Purchase by foreigners of shares or equities of Korean companies worth USD 4.17 million or more (share purchase price or per capital investment in case of joint investment involving more than 2 entities)
- Possession of 10/100 or more of issued stocks or equities of corporations
- Appointment or dispatch of executives by foreigners holding shares of Korean companies, 1 year   or longer material or product supply (procurement) agreements, or technology transfer or joint re-  search arrangements (applicable to entities with less than 10/100 equity ownership)
 
Loan due in 5 years or longer extended by parent companies overseas or other companies who have more than 50/100 of the shares or equities of the parent companies to foreign-invested firms

Definition of Foreign-Invested Company
 
Companies invested by foreign investors

Definition of Persons operating facilities intended to improve foreign investment environment
 
Persons operating facilities intended to improve foreign investment environment such as schools or hospitals for foreigners, or startup business incubation center for foreign investors