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REGULATIONS GOVERNING JOINT INDUSTRIAL WASTE DISPOSAL ORGANIZATIONS
On 16 August 2000 the Environmental Protec-tion Administration (EPA) announced its Regu-lations Governing Joint Industrial Waste Dis-posal Organizations. Manufacturing enterprises, power stations or industrial parks which generate industrial waste may jointly set up a project company to handle their waste, or may make such investments together with enterprises hav-ing the capability to remove and/or dispose of the industrial waste concerned. Under the regula-tions, a joint removal or disposal company must apply with the Ministry of Economic Affairs for a joint waste removal or disposal license before commencing operations.
The classes, scope of operations and qualifica-tions of joint removal or disposal organizations are as follows:
Joint waste removal organizations:
They must meet the following conditions:
1.paid-in capital of at least NT$5 million.
2.employ a qualified waste removal man-ager.
They must meet the following conditions:
1.paid-in capital of at least NT$3 million.
2.employ a qualified waste removal man-ager.
Joint waste disposal organizations:
They must meet the following conditions:
1.paid-in capital of at least NT$30 million.
2.must employ a qualified waste disposal manager and at least three qualified opera-tives.
They must meet the following conditions:
1.paid-up capital of at least NT$15 million.
2.must employ a qualified waste disposal manager and at least two qualified opera-tives.
A joint waste removal or disposal organization set up under the regulations may apply for in-centives under the provisions concerning tax relief and low-interest loans for the manufac-turing industry for the introduction of pollution control equipment or technology.