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Chapter 2 Active Publication of Government Information
Article 6
The administrative measures directly related to people's rights and interests as well as other relevant government information shall be made available to the public actively and timely.
Article 7
The information shall be made available to the public actively as follows, except for the information referred to in Article 18 that is restricted from making available to the public or provision:
1. Treaties, diplomatic documents, laws, Emergency Orders, regulations and orders which are made in accordance with the Central Regulatory Standardization Law, and local autonomous laws and regulations.
2. The interpretary orders and discretionary standards made by government agencies for helping the inferior government agencies or the subordinates to interpret the laws consistently, find the facts, and exercise the discretionary power.
3. The structures, duties, addresses, telephone numbers, fax numbers, websites and e-mail addresses of government agencies.
4. Documents about administrative guidance.
5. Administrative plans, statistics and research reports.
6. Budgets and audits.
7. The results of petitions and the decisions of administrative appeals.
8. Documents related to public works and procurements.
9. Subsidies that are paid or accepted.
10. Meeting records of the agencies based on a collegiate system.
"Research reports" as defined in paragraph 1, subparagraph 5, means the reports produced by experts or scholars that are funded and authorized by a government agency, or by government employees who are sent overseas for survey, study, research, or intern.
"Meeting records of the agencies based on a collegiate system" as defined in paragraph 1, subparagraph 10, means records consisting of gist of motions, programs, content of resolutions and list of the members who attend the meeting of the agency in which each member exercises the authority independently according to law.
Article 8
The active publication of government information shall be made to consider the feasibility of technology and choose among the following ways as appropriate, except as otherwise provided for by law:
1. Publish on government registers or other publications.
2. Transmit on telecommunications networks or by other ways to provide the public for online search.
3. Make available for public browsing, transcribing, photocopying, recording, videotaping, or photographing.
4. Hold a press conference or hearing.
5. Any other possible ways of which the public can be made aware.
The government information referred in Article 8, paragraph 1, subparagraph 1, shall be publicized actively in accordance with paragraph 1, subparagraph 1.