| Legislative： |
1.Promulgated on March 10, 1999
2.Amended on December 18, 2002
3.Amended on September 21, 2006
4.Amended on April 8, 2009
5.Amended on April 24, 2012
6.Amended on July 9, 2014
7.Amended on July 31, 2018
8.Amended on April 30, 2020
9.Amended on April 6, 2021 |
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Article 1
The standard is prescribed in accordance with provisions in Paragraph 2, Article 16 of Act for the
Establishment and Administration of Technology Industrial Parks.
Article 2
When land from the Technology Industrial Parks (hereinafter referred as “Zone Land”) is leased, it
should be based upon overall safety, environmental beautification and, management convenience,
and should be in line with requirements of each business entity to facilitate the effective land use.
Article 3
The lease of Zone Land should conform to land zoning planning and should pay attention to the
characteristics of established business entity. Those which easily produce odor, noise, waste water,
and other factories of bad influence should be allotted to proper location.
Article 4
The business entity applying to rent the land and construct buildings should reserve the retreat land
to a considerable depth in the surroundings, according to extant provisions. No building can be
constructed on the retreat land of base surroundings.
To lease land in the Nanzih Technology Industrial Park, three meters of space should be reserved,
separately to other adjacent leased land, and considerable depth should also be reserved for the
retreat land. The side facing the main line of transportation should be reserved to a distance of six
meters, and the side facing the inner circle and branch line of transportation, should be reserved for
a depth of five meters, while the side facing the sub-branch line of transportation should be reserved
to a depth of four meters. To rent land in the Kaohsiung or Taichung Technology Industrial Park,
space should be reserved at a depth of three meters in the surroundings for the retreat land depth. To
rent land in the Chung Kang Technology Industrial Park, the reserved retreat land depth is four
meters for the side that is facing the road at a distance that is less than thirty meters; six meters for
the side facing the road that is over thirty meters in distance. Three meters of retreat land depth
should be reserved in-between the base and other adjacent land. To rent land in the Pingtung
Technology Industrial Park , the reserved retreat land depth is three meters separately when adjacent
to other land. Additionally, the space of six meters should be reserved for the side facing the main
line of transportation under twenty meters of distance, while eight meters should be reserved for the
side when it is over twenty meters.
For leasing land in other Technology Industrial Parks, it should be handled in accordance with
provisions in the detailed plan and construction technique regulations, as approved by that
Technology Industrial Park.
A lessee shall provide the retreat land prescribed in Paragraph 1 for free, for construction or burying
of drainage, sewers, underground piping or other public facilities.
Article 5
Business entity applying to rent the land and construct buildings should agree to construct the
building and its necessary auxiliary building. Its building coverage ratio and floor area ratio should
be handled in accordance with relevant construction laws.
The building should be constructed at 50% of base area, and the should not exceed 70%. The
business entity should agree to handle in accordance with the following principles:
1. The retreat land in the surroundings of base cannot not be constructed based on requirements of
fireproof, light exposure, evacuation, transportation, and beautifying environment.
2. The net area of base after deducting retreat land should leave 20% for the vacant lot.
Article 6
If business entity is required to implement the land construction by phases, then its land area should
be applied in one time. However whole construction plan of base cannot exceed three years.
Additionally it should list the use situation by phases in the investment plan or application.
If the aforementioned land construction by phases exceeds the time limit and is not used, then the
Export Processing Zone Administration (hereinafter referred as “Administration”) or Branches may
inform to recall the land in accordance with contract at any time. The paid land rental and public
facility construction expense will not be returned. If there is justifiable reason to do so, the business
entity may apply to the Administration or Branches for postponement before time limit expires.
Article 7
If the business entity applies to rent the land and construct buildings, the Administration or
Branches along with the applicant should conduct the on-site survey regarding its location and area
and grants the approval after referring to its construction floor layout plan and provisions of Article
3. If the applicant does not conduct the joint survey in accordance to the notified deadline, or if the
joint survey is not necessary, then the approval is granted in accordance with investment plan and
construction floor layout plan attached with application and other relevant information.
Article 8
If the business entity applies to rent the land and construct buildings, the Administration or
Branches will conduct the on-the-spot survey and may increase or decrease within 5% of its
approved rented land area.
Article 9
If the business entity applies to rent the land and construct buildings, its factory or buildings in the
other Technology Industrial Parks cannot be less than 2,000 square meters, in addition it cannot be
less than 1,000 square meters in the Kaohsiung, Taichung , Chung Kang Technology Industrial
Parks and Taichung Software Park.
Article 10
If the business entity applies to rent the land and construct buildings, the Administration or
Branches should inform to ink the lease contract on the allotted land within sixty days upon
notification. Meanwhile the rent should be paid in accordance with contract.
Before the lease contract is inked and land is permitted for use in advance, the rental should be
traced to the approving date of land use.
Article 11
Business entity applying to rent the land and construct buildings should pay the rental expense to
the Administration or Branches or private land leaser in accordance with this standard. Private
landowner in the Export Processing Zone entrusts the Administration or Branches to administer the
renting business, and the Administration or Branches may collect the land rental and expense on
behalf of the private landowner.
Article 12
The classifications of land rental and expense in the Export Processing Zone are as follows:
1. Long-term land rental.
2. Short-term land rental.
3. Public facility construction expense.
The aforementioned long-term land rental indicates that the land renting duration is over one year
and under twenty years. Short-term land rental indicates that the renting duration does not reach one
year.
Article 13
The land rental and expense in the Export Processing Zone are collected at the following standards:
1. Long-term land rental: The reported land value of leased land is multiplied by land renting rate,
divided into 12 months, and multiplied by leased land area.
2. Short-term land rental: The reported land value of leased and is multiplied by two times the land
renting rate, divided into 12 months, and multiplied by leased land area.
3. Public facility construction expense: The business should equally share the paid expense for that
public facility construction or confirmed amount, along with annuity converted from loan capital
and interest based on renting area ratio in 20 years.
The stipulation of land rental rate in the aforementioned item should refer to the land value in the
Export Processing Zone and renting cost and reports to the Ministry of Economic Affairs (“the
Ministry” hereafter) for approval to collect the rent.
The land rental should not exceed 10% of annual interest for reported land value. If land is
administered on behalf of others, it should be handled in accordance with the land entrusted
management agreement or contract.
If public facility is privately constructed, its construction expense should be reported to the
Administration for approval and the Administration and branches will collect the fee in accordance
with No. 3, Item 1 of this Standard.
The Administration may propose adjustments to the rent and fee privileges specified in this
Standard based on operation, management, and business promotion needs or other special
circumstances. The adjustment proposal shall be filed with the Ministry before implementation.
Article 14
If the business entity applies to rent the land and construct buildings, it should pay the land rental
and expense according to actual leased area. The purchaser of building for use should pay the land
rental and expense based on shared land area of the purchased floor area of the building.
Article 15
The collecting date of land rental and expense in the Export Processing Zone should be agreed as
follows:
1. Long-term land rental:
(1). Land renting or purchase of building is collected from contract inking date.
(2). The purchase of newly-built buildings is collected from arrival of completion notification.
(3). After the Administration or Branches approves the investment case and before lease contract is
inked and land or building is permitted to use in advance, the rental should be traced to the
approving date of land use.
2. Short-term land rental: It is collected from the land lease contract inking date.
3. Public facility construction expense:
(1). Developed area: It is collected from short-term land lease contract inking date.
(2). Developing area: It is collected from contract inking date and is adjusted after development is
completed.
Article 16
The situation and date to stop in collecting the land rental
1. The day after land lease contract termination.
2. Notification arriving date after court judges the termination of land lease contract.
Article 17
After land lease contract is terminated, the renter should pay for the damages per month for the
duration of which he still occupies the land, according to the land rental standard based on “the
declaration of the land value multiplied by double land rental rate, divided by twelve months, and
multiplied by land base area.” If the duration was less than a month, then the damages will be
charged by each day. If the damages are not paid before the deadline, then the late interest is
collected based on 5% of the annual interest rate till the paying off day.
Article 18
The land rental and expenses should be paid before the last day of each month. If payment is late, it
shall be handled by the following agreement:
1. If past due for more than one month and less than two months, penalty is collected at 5% of total
amount of rental and expenses.
2. If past due for more than two months and less than three months, penalty is collected at 10% of
total amount of rental and expenses.
3. If past due for more than three months and less than four months, penalty is collected at 15% of
total amount of rental and expenses..
4. If rent is past due after four months, not only are expense and penalty collected, but also the lease
contract is terminated.
The aforementioned delay in payment should be informed by the Administration or Branches to
renter in the written form.
Article 19
When the value of the land in the Export Processing Zone is adjusted by the local Land
Administration in accordance with law, the rent shall be calculated based on the newly adjusted land
value starting from the month after the adjusted land value is confirmed. The amount of the rent
used to cover the land value tax for the current year shall be adjusted according to the announced
land value for the current year. The remaining amount shall be adjusted by multiplying the amount
by the rate of increase in the announced land value for the current year if the said value increases
compared to the previous period; however, the adjustment shall not exceed 10%. If the announced
land value decreases compared to the previous period but the value is not lower than the land value
announced in 2015, the remaining amount shall not be adjusted; if the said value is lower than the
land value announced in 2015, the remaining amount shall be adjusted according to the rate of
decrease. However, this provision shall not apply if otherwise agreed to in the contract.
Article 20
If the public or private land in the Export Processing Zone is entrusted to the Administration or
Branches for management, its procedural fee is collected at 5% of total amount of entrusted land
rental and expense. If there is other agreement in the land entrusted management contract, it adheres
to the agreement.
Article 21
The standards shall come into force from the date of promulgation .
The amendments to these Standards made on April 6, 2021 come into force from March 28, 2021. |