Taiwan and China Have Signed the Cross-Strait Intellectual Property Right Protection Cooperation Agreement

On 29 June 2010, Taiwan's Straits Exchange Foundation and the Mainland China's Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits signed the Cross-Strait Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement ("ECFA") and the Cross-Strait Intellectual Property Right Protection Cooperation Agreement (the "IPR Agreement"). Together, these two agreements will enhance the steady development of cross-strait economic and trade relations, improv ... More

Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement – Provisional Rules of Origin Applicable to Products

After extensive negotiation with mainland China, Taiwan's Ministry of Finance and other related agencies recently passed the "Provisional Rules of Origin Applicable to Products" (the "Provisional Rules"). The Provisional Rules will apply to goods included in the "early harvest" list of the Cross-Strait Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement ("ECFA" or the "Agreement") and that will enjoy tariff concessions pursuant to the ... More

Implementing the Early Harvest List of ECFA

On June 29, 2010, Taiwan and mainland China signed the Cross-Strait Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement (the "ECFA" or the "Agreement"). Official negotiations on trade in goods pursuant to the Agreement are scheduled to begin within six month after September 12, 2010, which is when the ECFA became effective. To more quickly realize the goals of the Agreement, Taiwan and mainland China have agreed to an "early harvest" p ... More