Bulletin
July 2000 Issue
Bulletin

THE NEW ADMINISTRATIVE RELIEF SYSTEM AND ITS IMPACT
The amendment to the Law of Administrative Appeal (LAA) and the Code of Administrative Procedure (Code) came into force on 1 July 2000. This marks a new era in the administrative relief system. The old LAA was comprised of only 28 articles but the amended law has 108. The Code has undergone an even greater overhaul, having been expanded from 34 articles to 308. Our November 1998 issue has already reported the content of th ... MoreAMENDED REGULATIONS UN-DER LAW OF ADMINISTRATIVE APPEAL AND CODE OF AD-MINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE TAKE EFFECT
The amended Law of Administrative Appeal and Code of Administrative Procedure came into force on 1 July 2000. The Executive Yuan re-vised or promulgated the following regulations to bring them into line with the amended Law of Administrative Appeal: Regulations Date of Amendment/Promulgation/Implementation Regulations Governing the Organization of Committees of Appeals (Executive Yuan) 19 May 2000 (Amendment Date) ... MoreCOMPETITION
- FTC GUIDELINES ON DISTRIBUTIVE TRADE SURCHARGES
- FTC REJECTS CROSS-INDUSTRY MERGER APPLICATION
- FTL REGULATION OF THE TELECOMS INDUSTRY
CORPORATION
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS and INFRASTRUCTURE
- SELECTION COMMITTEES FOR PRIVATE PARTICIPATION IN INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS
- DISPUTE HANDLING FOR PRIVATE PARTICIPATION IN INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS
- TENDER DOCUMENTS FOR GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT AVAILABLE ONLINE
INSURANCE
- INSURANCE COMPANIES MAY APPLY TO ISSUE TDRS
- DOI IMPLEMENTS CERTIFIED ACTUARIES POLICY
- LIFE INSURERS MAY NOT REFUSE PAYMENT TO HOLD-ERS OF MULTIPLE POLICIES
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
- CRIMES COMMITTED IN MAINLAND CHINA PUNISHABLE UNDER ROC LAW
- POWER OF COMPLAINANT'S AGENT TO PROTEST A DECISION NOT TO PROSECUTE
- PROSECUTORS TO FULLY PARTICIPATE IN TRIALS
- ROM CHIP MARKING SCHEME
- ROC AND AUSTRIA RECIPRO-CALLY RECOGNIZE PATENT AND TRADEMARK PRIORITY
- PROCESSING TIME FOR PATENT AND IC LAYOUT APPLICATIONS
- GRAND JUSTICES' INTERPRETATION NO. 507: PATENT INFRINGEMENT ASSESSMENT REPORTS
INVESTMENT
LABOR
- RIGHTS OF EMPLOYEES IN COMPANY MERGERS
- GOVERNMENT MAY INTERVENE IN PRIVATE EMPLOYMENT RE-LATIONSHIPS
- PENSION FUND OPERATIONS MAY BE OPENED TO PRIVATE SECTOR
- PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO LABOR UNION LAW
- SHORTER WORKING WEEK FROM JANUARY 2001 AT EARLIEST