Bulletin
January 2000 Issue
Bulletin
STATUTE FOR UPGRADING INDUSTRIES AMENDED
The amended Statute for Upgrading Industries received its final reading in the Legislative Yuan on 28 December 1999, and came into effect on 1 January 2000. The main points are as follows:Tax credits are to remain available for ten years, until 31 December 2009.Companies' expenditure on investments in automation, or in equipment or technology for resource recycling, pollution control, reduction of carbon dioxide emissions o ... MoreCOMPETITION
- CHANGES IN ASSET TRANSFER REVIEW CRITERIA
- MINIMUM CHARGES FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES VIOLATE FTL
- PROPOSED MAJOR CHANGES TO MERGER APPROVAL SYSTEM
CORPORATION
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS and INFRASTRUCTURE
INSURANCE
- ESTABLISHMENT OF INSURANCE AGENCIES OR BROKERAGES BY BANKING INDUSTRY
- AMENDMENTS TO INSURANCE LAW DRAFTED
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
- PATENT RIGHTS DURING OPPOSITION PERIOD
- EXPORT REGULATIONS AMENDED
- IC LAYOUT VERIFICATION AND CONCILIATION COMMITTEE
- PROTECTION AFFORDED BY REINVENTION PATENTS
- DRAFT OF THE AMENDMENT TO BROADCASTING AND TELEVISION LAW
- EFFECTS OF FOREIGN TRADE LAW AMENDMENT ON HIGH-TECH EXPORTS
- UPDATE ON CD SID CODES
- IPO PRACTICE ON DIVISIONAL PATENT APPLICATIONS
INVESTMENT
LABOR
LITIGATION
SECURITIES
- QFII INVESTMENT CEILING INCREASED
- AMENDMENT TO REGULATIONS GOVERNING FUTURES TRANSACTIONS BY FOREIGN INVESTORS