Bulletin
September 2005 Issue
Bulletin
AMENDMENT TO THE COMPANY ACT
On May 27, 2005, the Legislative Yuan passed a proposed amendment to the Company Act and on 22 June 2005, the amendment was officially promulgated by the President. The amendment, aimed to enhance corporate governance, is summarized as follows:The business scope of a company must be registered in accordance with the business item coding system:The competent authorities have implemented a business item coding system since Janu ... MoreBANKING
COMPETITION
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
- LOW-FREQUENCY NOISE CON-TROLS
- MARINE POLLUTION INDEMNITY INSURANCE
- LIABILITY INSURANCE FOR BUSINESSES HANDLING TOXIC CHEMICALS
- DRAFT RULES FOR TOXIC SUBSTANCE HANDLING LI-CENSES
INSURANCE
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
- OPERATING P2P NETWORKS DOES NOT BREACH COPY-RIGHT ACT
- TRADEMARK AND PATENT RIGHTS BEFORE REVOCATION ARE STILL PROTECTED
- CRIMINAL COMPLAINT ADMIS-SIBLE AS EVIDENCE
- PUBLIC PRESENTATION OF AUDIO-VISUAL COPYRIGHTED WORKS IS NOT PUBLIC PER-FORMANCE OF MUSICAL WORKS AND SOUND RE-CORDINGS
- IPO MODIFIES THE INTERPRE-TATION OF FAIR USE
- EVIDENCE RULES OF ADMIN-ISTRATIVE COURTS
- PATENT AGENT ACT BEING FORMULATED
- MULTIPLE PRIORITY CLAIMS FOR TRADEMARKS
INVESTMENT
- REGULATIONS GOVERNING COMPANY REGISTRATION FEES AMENDED
- CALCULATION AND ADJUST-MENT METHODS FOR COMPA-RABLE PROFIT TRANSFER PRICING
LABOR
- CLARIFICATION ON PENSION ISSUES FOR AFFILIATED COM-PANY PERSONNEL
- PENSION RULES FOR FOREIGN FIRMS' TAIWAN REPRESENTA-TIVES
- NIGHT WORK AND MISSED MEAL PAYMENTS ARE WAGES
- EMPLOYEES' LEAVE RULES AMENDED