personal information processor than the party of the Collective Dispute Mediation.
(4) The Dispute Mediation Committee may, by its resolution, select a person or more
persons as a representative party, who most appropriately represents the common interest
among the party of the Collective Dispute Mediation pursuant to Paragraphs (1) and (3)
(5) When the personal information processor accepts the Collective Dispute Mediation award
presented by the Dispute Mediation Committee, the Dispute Mediation Committee may
advise the personal information processor to prepare and submit the compensation plan for
the benefit the non-party data subjects suffered from the same incident.
(6) Notwithstanding Article 48(2), if a group of data subjects among a multitude of data
subject party to the Collective Dispute Mediation files a lawsuit before the court, the
Dispute Mediation Committee shall not suspend the proceedings but exclude the relevant
data subjects, who have filed the lawsuit, from the proceedings.
(7) The period for the Collective Dispute Mediation shall be less than 60 days from the
next day when the notice pursuant to Paragraph (2) expires; provided, however, that, in
case of unavoidable circumstances, the Dispute Mediation Committee may resolve to extend
such period.
(8) Other necessary matters such as the Collective Dispute Mediation proceedings, etc. shall
be stated by the Presidential Decree.
Article 50 (Mediation Proceedings, etc.)
(1) Except the provisions of Articles 43 through 49, necessary matters concerning the method
of, and procedures for, mediating any dispute, and dealing with such dispute mediation,
etc. shall be provided by the Presidential Decree.
(2) The Civil Mediation Act shall apply mutatis mutandis to the matters which is not
provided by this Act in relation to the operation of the Dispute Mediation Committee and
dispute mediation procedures.
CHAPTER VII.
DATA PROTECTION COLLECTIVE SUIT
Article 51 (Subject of Collective Suit, etc.)
Any organization applicable to any of the following Subparagraphs may, if the personal
information processor rejects or would not accept the Collective Dispute Mediation pursuant
to Article (49), file a lawsuit with the court to prevent or suspend the violations
(hereinafter referred to as the "Collective Suit"):
1. An organization, registered with the Korea Fair Trade Commission pursuant to Article 29
of the Consumer Framework Act, which is fully qualified by the following Items:
a. An organization whose by-laws states the purpose to constantly augment the rights and
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