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1.Promulgated on November 28, 2001
2.Amended on April 7, 2004
3.Amended on May 6, 2008
4.Amended on February 13, 2012
5.Amended on August 9, 2016
6.Amended on September 27, 2018
7.Amended on April 6, 2021 |
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Article 1
The Regulations are prescribed in accordance with the provisions of Paragraph 6, Article 11 of Act
for the Establishment and Administration of Technology Industrial Parks.
Article 2
Business entities that meet the following conditions may apply to set up operation or liaison offices
within the Technology Industrial Parks (hereinafter referred to as “the Parks”):
1.The applicant is a company, firm, foundation, or juridical association outside the Parks, a
specialized technician who has completed the practice registration, or a foreign company that has
applied to the central competent authority for recordation pursuant to Article 386 of the Company
Act.
2.The types of business entities in operation are consistent with the types of business entities
permitted to set up operation or liaison offices within the Parks.
Except for gasoline stations and freight truck transport businesses, business entities may apply to the
local Administration or its branches for company registration without being subject to the limitation
concerning companies outside the Parks as mentioned in Subparagraph 1 of the preceding
paragraph.
Article 3
Business entities that apply to set up operation or liaison offices within the Parks shall obtain
approval from the Export Processing Zone Administration (hereinafter referred to as the
“Administration”) or its branches before applying for registration. However, business entities
engaged in freight truck transport, customs clearance services, insurance activities, waste collection
and materials recovery, legal and accounting activities, postal saving and remittance services, or the
self-usage power generation equipment utilizing renewable energy industry may apply for approval
and registration at the same time.
Business entities engaged in the self-usage power generation equipment utilizing renewable energy
industry, as set forth in the preceding paragraph, may not be required to set up offices within the
Parks if approval from the Administration or its branches has been obtained.
Article 4
Business entities applying for the approval set forth in the preceding article shall fill in an
application form and submit the following documents:
1.Photocopies of certificates or proof of operation, practice, or recordation issued to a
company, business, foundation, juridical association, specialized technician, or foreign company’s
operation or liaison offices in Taiwan.
2.Photocopies of identity documents of the responsible person.
3.A plan.
4.Other required and relevant documents.
Freight truck transport businesses and express delivery businesses transporting goods out of the
Parks or delivering goods from foreign countries into the Parks shall submit the following
documents along with the documents listed in the preceding paragraph:
1.Vehicle registration documents.
2.Proof of duty payment for the latest quarter.
3.Photocopies of the driver’s license.
4.Affidavits sworn and signed by driver s or operators of the company to comply with the traffic
regulations and applicable laws and regulations governing the Parks when working inside the Parks.
5.Photocopies of the membership card issued by a cargo transportation association.
6.Photocopies of valid bonded truck licenses issued by Customs (for bonded carriers).
Basic information about the company, the location of its liaison office, the types of its operation,
and its financial plans shall be included in the plan mentioned in Subparagraph 3 of Paragraph 1.
Article 4-1
In the case of freight truck transport businesses or express delivery businesses that have set up
operation or liaison offices within each Park, as registered by the Administration or its branches, a
pass shall be issued to each of their vehicles. However, the pass shall be renewed every two years.
Article 5
Business entities applying to register their operation or liaison offices within the Parks shall submit
an application form and the following documents to the local Administration or its branches:
1.Photocopies of certificates or proof of operation, practice, or recordation issued to a company,
business, foundation, juridical association, specialized technician, or foreign company’ operation or
liaison offices in Taiwan.
2.Photocopies of the business license issued by the competent authority in the case of businesses
that require permission.
3.Photocopies of identity documents of the responsible person or the person in charge of the
business within the Parks.
4.Certificates of use of the land or building where the operation or liaison office is located within
the Parks, as well as a leased land or building plan in which the leased area is indicated.
5.Photocopies of the approval documents issued by the Administration or its branches.
Article 6
The Administration or its branches shall approve or reject applications for approval and registration
of business entities setting up operation or liaison offices within the Parks within 30 days (holidays
not included) after receiving the applications, except when notices of supplementary documents or
corrections are given.
Article 7
The following particulars shall be recorded by the Administration or its branches while processing
the applications for registration of business entities setting up operation or liaison offices within the
Parks:
1.Name of the operation or liaison office.
2.Person in charge of the business within the Parks.
3.Address of the operation or liaison office within the Parks.
4.Type of business entities approved to set up the operation or liaison office.
5.Area of the land or building used for the operation or liaison office.
6.Name, address, and responsible person of the head office.
7.Vehicles used by freight truck transport businesses to transport goods out of the Parks and deliver
goods from foreign countries into the Parks.
Those obtaining approval in accordance with Paragraph 2 of Article 3 may be exempt from
recordation of the particulars listed in Subparagraphs 3 and 5 of the preceding paragraph.
Article 8
In case of changes in the registered particulars about the business entities having set up operation or
liaison offices within the Parks, the person in charge of the business within the Parks shall, within
15 days from the day when the changes take place, submit an application form for registration of
change and relevant documents to the local Administration or its branches to apply for registration
of the changes.
Article 9
The establishment and operations of the business entities having set up operation or liaison offices
within the Parks shall conform to the applicable laws and regulations concerning construction
management, fire protection, safety and health as well as environmental protection.
Article 10
The Administration or its branches may assign a specific location based on the industrial
classification to the business entity having set up an operation or liaison office within the Parks
when it applies for a location for its operations.
Article 11
Business entities having set up operation or liaison offices within the Parks shall apply to the local
Administration or its branches for issuance of passes to their vehicles.
Personnel and vehicles entering and exiting the Parks shall undergo mandatory inspection by the
Administration or its branches, the Customs, and security guards. Traffic must be kept unobstructed
during business operations.
Trucks, containers, and machines entering the Parks for operations shall exit the Parks prior to 9 p.m.
on the same day. If any trucks, containers, or machines must stay in the Parks for operations after
the specified time due to justifiable reasons, a report shall be filed with the police brigade.
Each truck or tractor entering the Parks for operations may be equipped with a maximum of two
trailers.
Article 12
(Deleted)
Article 13
When terminating their business operations within the Parks, business entities having set up
operation or liaison offices within the Parks shall apply to the local Administration or its branches
for cancellation of registration. Companies registered in the Park without operation or liaison offices
in the Park and other Parkss shall apply for dissolution of the company or removal from the Parks at
the same time.
Article 14
The Regulations shall come into force from the date of promulgation.
The amendments to these Regulations made on April 6, 2021 come into force from March 28, 2021. |