Chapter 6 Preservation, Management, and Utilization of Data
Article 26
Records as prescribed in Article 7, Paragraph 2; Article 9, Paragraph 2; and Article 14, Paragraph 1 shall be produced and preserved in compliance with regulations as provided in the Medical Care Act.
Article 27
Assisted reproduction institution shall notify the following information to the competent authority, and the competent authority shall establish an assisted reproduction database to manage such information:
1. Testing and assessment performed in accordance with the regulations of Article 7, Paragraph 1.
2. The donations of donors performed in accordance with the regulations of Article 9, Paragraph 1.
3. Assisted reproduction implemented in accordance with the regulations of Article 12, Paragraph 1.
4. The destruction of reproductive cells or embryos in accordance with the regulations of Article 21, Paragraphs 1 through 4.
5. An assisted reproduction institution shall actively report relevant information including the number of persons receiving assisted reproduction, success rate, reasons for infertility, and assisted reproduction techniques used on an annual basis. The competent authority shall make regular public reports containing the foregoing data.
The competent authority shall make regulations governing the deadlines, content, format, procedures, and other binding matters for notification as prescribed in the proceeding paragraph.
Article 28
An assisted reproduction institution implementing assisted reproduction, accepting, storing, or providing donated reproductive cells shall assign a specific person to be responsible for information notification as provided in the proceeding article.
Article 29
Children conceived through assisted reproduction, or their statutory agents, may apply to query the competent authority where one of the following conditions is satisfied:
1. Their marriage partner is suspected of violating Article 983 of the Civil Code.
2. An adopted person is suspected of violating Article 1073-1 of the Civil Code.
3. It is suspected that other laws or regulations restricting the scope of relation have been violated.
The competent authority shall make regulations governing the scope of applicable queries, query procedures, content, and other binding matters for queries as provided in the proceeding paragraph.