Bulletin
March 2000 Issue
Bulletin

SOIL AND GROUNDWATER POLLUTION REMEDIATION LAW
After its passage through the Legislative Yuan, the Soil and Groundwater Pollution Remedia-tion Law (Law) was promulgated by the Presi-dent on 2 February 2000. The Law comprises 51 articles in eight chapters. Its principles are as follows:Soil and groundwater pollution problems mostly result from the discharge or disposal of wastewater, waste gases, solid waste or toxic chemical substances. These pollution sources are alre ... MoreCOMPETITION
- MERGER CONTROL PROCE-DURE FOR FINANCIAL INSTI-TUTIONS TO BE STREAMLINED
- CROSS-SECTOR TELECOMS OPERATIONS TO BE REGU-LATED
GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS and INFRASTRUCTURE
INSURANCE
- MOF REVISES RULES FOR OVERSEAS INVESTMENT BY INSURANCE COMPANIES
- FOREIGN INSURERS APPLY TO SET UP SUBSIDIARIES IN TAIWAN
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
- TRADEMARK ACTIONS NEED NOT BE SUSPENDED FOR INVALIDATION PROCEEDINGS
- CAN NOTICE BE GIVEN TO STOP INFRINGEMENT OF A PROVISIONALLY GRANTED PATENT?
- EXCLUSIVE PATENT LICEN-SEES MAY INITIATE CRIMI-NAL PROSECUTIONS
- IPR TRIBUNAL SET UP
- DRAFT AMENDMENTS TO BROADCASTING AND TV LAW
- ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE LAW DRAFTED
- UPDATE ON HK COMPANY'S COPYRIGHT IN THAI WORKS
- CLARIFICATION ON PATENT INFRINGEMENT ASSESSMENT REPORTS
- AMENDMENT OF PATENT LAW
- GUIDELINES FOR REGISTRA-TION OF COLOR COMBINA-TION MARK
INVESTMENT
LABOR
- EMPLOYMENT SERVICES ACT AMENDED
- TOUGHER RULES FOR HIRING FOREIGN LABOR BY HIGH-TECH INDUSTRIES
- LABOR INSURANCE BUREAU STEPS UP CHECKS ON UN-DER - REPORTING OF INCOME
- LSL APPLIES TO AIRPORT HOTEL
- DISABILITY BENEFIT MAY BE TOPPED UP TO DEATH BENEFIT