Bulletin
May 2010 Issue
Bulletin
AMENDMENTS TO REGULATIONS GOVERNING CROSS-STRAIT FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES, SECURITIES AND FUTURES TRANSACTIONS, AND INSURANCE ACTIVITIES
On March 12, 2010, the Executive Yuan passed amendments to the Regulations Governing Approval of Financial Activities Between the Taiwan Region and the Mainland Region, the Regulations Gov-erning Approval of Securities and Futures Transactions Between the Taiwan Region and the Mainland Region, and the Regulations Governing Approval of Insurance Activities Between the Taiwan Region and the Mainland Region. The above amendments ... MoreCOMPETITION
- FAIR TRADE COMMISSION ALLOWS MICROSOFT AND YAHOO! COMBINATION WITH CONDITIONS
- THE FTC IMPOSED SANCTION ON TWO KTV COMPANIES FOR VIOLATION OF PRE-COMBINATION FILING
CORPORATION & INVESTMENT
- AMENDMENTS TO THE COMPUTER-PROCESSED PERSONAL DATA PROTECTION ACT
- SURVIVING AND DISSOLVED COMPANIES IN SHORT-FORM MERGERS
- AMENDMENTS TO THE NEGATIVE LIST FOR INVESTMENTS IN MAINLAND CHINA – PROHIBITED PRODUCT ITEMS FOR INVESTMENTS IN MAINLAND CHINA BY CERTAIN THE AGRICULTURAL, MANUFACTURING, AND SERVICE INDUSTRIES
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
- THE SALE OF DEFECTIVE GOODS MADE BY LICENSED MANUFACTURERS DOES NOT VIOLATE THE TRADEMARK ACT
- AMENDMENTS TO ARTICLE 2 OF THE STANDARDS FOR APPLICATION FEES RELATED TO COPYRIGHT AFFAIRS
- COPYRIGHT CONCERNS OF INSTALLING DIGITAL SET-TOP-BOXES
- PATENTABILITY OF DNA-BASED INVENTIONS
LABOR
SECURITIES
TAX
- SALES OF ECBS, ADRS AND GDRS ARE EXEMPT FROM SECURITIES TRANSACTION TAX
- CONDITIONAL DECLARATION OF TAXES PAID ON BEHALF OF FOREIGN EMPLOYEES AS SALARY EXPENSE
- TAX BENEFITS UNDER MERGERS AND ACQUISITION ACT ARE NOT APPLICABLE TO NOMINAL MERGER
- TAX INCENTIVE EXEMPTING FOREIGN PROFIT-SEEKING ENTERPRISE STORING GOODS OR PERFORMING SIMPLE PROCESSING IN FREE TRADE ZONE FROM INCOME TAX