ISSA - International Securtities Services Association

Compliance to the ISSA Recommendations 2000

Market: Korea

 

Status: July 4, 2001

 

Recommendation 7

Investor compliance with the laws and regulations in the home countries of their investments should be part of their regulators' due diligence process. They, in turn, should be treated equitably in the home country of their investments especially in respect to their rights to shareholder benefits and concessionary arrangements under double tax agreements.

1. Do domestic regulators monitor the procedures in place at their locally based cross-border custodians to assure compliance with the laws and regulations of the home countries of their investments? Yes
2. What are the areas (e.g. benefits, investor compensation) where foreign investors are not treated in the same way as local investors? Investment ceilings apply to certain industries with a strategic national interest, e.g. telecommunications.
3. Can sales proceeds and income be repatriated without any restrictions? Yes
4. Are double tax agreements simple to apply, and do foreign investors receive promptly their full entitlement to dividends and interest payments? Double tax avoidance agreements apply. If an investor's tax domicile does not have a tax treaty with Korea, the standard rate of 27.5% applies.