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Title: Directions of Review and Determination of Superficies for Setting Up Superficies of State-Owned Non-Public Land for Special Projects Handled by the Industrial Development Administration of the Ministry of Economic Affair Ch
Date: 2024.03.13
Legislative: 1.Revision by Decree No. Chan-Chet-11300256820 by the Industrial Development Administration, Ministry of Economic Affairs on March 13, 2024.
Content: 1.For the purpose of handling matters relating to the determination of policy implementation 
needs, promotion of government programs, and the public interest under Subparagraph 3 of Point 3 
and Point 11 of the Operation Directions for Establishment of Superficies on National Non-public 
Use Land (hereinafter referred to as the “Operation Directions”), as well as matters relating to the 
market price evaluation, set the recommendation report and contract for setting superficies, the 
Industrial Development Administration, Ministry of Economic Affairs (hereinafter referred to as the 
“Administration”) hereby establishes these Review and Determination Principles.

2.The scope of enterprises eligible to apply for determination under these Review and 
Determination Principles shall be limited to industries under the Administration’s jurisdiction for 
industrial assistance.

3.The terms “policy implementation needs,” “promotion of government programs,” and “public 
interest,” as referred to in Subparagraph 1, Paragraph 1, Point 11 of the Operation Directions, mean 
that the following conditions are satisfied:
(1)The investment plan is a high-value-added and low-pollution plan.
(2)The enterprise will create employment opportunities above a specified threshold during the 
term of the superficies.
An applicant that satisfies the conditions prescribed in the preceding paragraph and also meets any 
one of the following conditions may be accorded priority in determination:
(1)The applicant has been recognized by the Ministry of Economic Affairs (hereinafter referred to 
as the “Ministry”) as an Outstanding Enterprise or designated as a key enterprise targeted for 
Potential Enterprise assistance.
(2)The applicant has obtained an official document of an Operational Headquarters Identification 
issued by the Administration in accordance with the Regulations Governing the Identification of 
Operations Headquarters.
(3)The applicant has obtained an approval letter issued by the Ministry under the Program for 
Encouraging Domestic and Foreign Enterprises to Establish Research and Development Centers in 
Taiwan.
(4)The applicant has passed the review or Identification process for a subsidy, assistance, or other 
relevant program publicly announced by the Ministry and has obtained the relevant supporting 
documents.

4.An applicant that satisfies the conditions prescribed in the preceding Point shall submit the 
following documents to the Administration when applying for determination:
(1)An application form.
(2)Documents proving the applicant’s eligibility.
(3)An investment and operations plan.
(4)A land-use control and reporting plan.

5.The Industrial Policy Division of the Administration (hereinafter referred to as the “Policy 
Division”) shall serve as the point of contact. The division responsible for the applicant’s industry 
sector (hereinafter referred to as the “Responsible Division”) shall establish a review committee and 
convene a meeting to review the following matters:
(1)The conditions prescribed in Point 3.
(2)The required documents prescribed in each Subparagraph of the preceding Point.
(3)Other matters that must be submitted to the review meeting for review or confirmation.
The review committee prescribed in the preceding paragraph shall consist of seven members. One 
member shall serve as the convener and shall be the director or deputy director of the Responsible 
Division. The remaining members shall consist of:
(1)One expert or scholar in a relevant field.
(2)One representative of the National Property Administration, Ministry of Finance.
(3)One representative of the Bureau of Industrial Parks, Ministry of Economic Affairs.
(4)One representative of the Sustainable Development Division of the Administration.
(5)One representative each from the competent economic affairs authority or unit and the 
competent environmental protection authority or unit of the special municipality, county, or city in 
which the land is located.
A meeting of the review committee prescribed in Paragraph 1 may be convened only when at least 
one-half of its members are present.
After the applicant’s required documents have passed review and determination by the review 
committee, the Administration shall notify the applicant via official document and send a copy of 
the notification to the National Property Administration, Ministry of Finance.
Where any required document is missing, incomplete, or illegible, the Administration shall notify 
the applicant to make corrections or provide supplementary information within a specified period. If 
the applicant fails to do so within that period, or if the documents remain incomplete after correction 
or supplementation, the Administration shall reject the application in writing.

6.For an application approved by the Administration following review and determination, the 
Administration shall proceed in accordance with the procedures prescribed in the Operation 
Directions. After requesting the National Property Administration, Ministry of Finance, to provide 
its preliminary review opinion, the Administration shall submit, in sequence, the evaluation report, 
recommendation report and format of the contract for setting superficies to the National Property 
Administration, Ministry of Finance.

7.The Administration may commission a juristic person or organization to prepare the evaluation 
report, recommendation report and format of the contract for setting superficies prescribed in the 
preceding Point.
Before the documents prescribed in the preceding paragraph are submitted, the Responsible 
Division shall provide opinions based on the needs and professional requirements of the relevant 
industry. The Policy Division shall then invite the Responsible Division, experts, and scholars to 
convene a meeting to review and confirm the documents.
The Administration shall consult with the National Property Administration, Ministry of Finance, 
regarding the proposed format of the contract for the establishment of superficies in order to reach a 
consensus.

8.After the Ministry of Finance has approved the terms of the rights under the project-based 
establishment of superficies and the relevant procedures have been completed, the Administration 
shall regularly supervise and inspect the use of the land by the holder of the superficies.
Cases subject to the regular supervision and inspection prescribed in the preceding paragraph shall 
be registered and monitored by the Policy Division. During the term of the contract for the 
establishment of superficies, the Responsible Division shall, once every three years, supervise and 
inspect the holder’s use of the land in accordance with the land-use control and reporting plan and 
other relevant information. The results of such supervision and inspection shall be submitted in 
writing to the regional branch of the National Property Administration, Ministry of Finance, having 
jurisdiction over the location of the land.