The competent authority may disclose the brand, model number, approval certificate, appearance photographs, examination or test report without the photographs of the interiors and circuit board, and other review information of the TTE or non-plug-and-play restricted communications module for which the approval certificate has been issued.
In the case where those that have been issued an approval certificate has the need of confidentiality for the appearance photographs or other information mentioned in the preceding paragraph, an application for confidentiality may be submitted with the original certification body. However, the application shall be rejected if it is confirmed by the competent authority or original certification body that the said TTE or non-plug-and-play restricted communications module has been on display or sold publicly domestically or in other nations.
For those who applied for confidentiality, in the case where it is confirmed by the competent authority or original certification body that the said TTE or non-plug-and-play restricted communications module has been on display or sold publicly domestically or in other nations, or that the confidentiality period has expired without request for extension, the original certification body may disclose relevant information at a website specified by the competent authority.
The confidentiality period mentioned in Paragraph 2 shall be valid for a year at maximum starting from the day that the confidentiality is approved by the certification body. An application for extension of confidentiality period, if necessary, may be submitted within seven（7）days starting from fourteen days prior to the expiration; the extension shall be a year at maximum and no more than two（2）extensions shall be granted.

For the application for approval, renewal or replacement of approval certificate, registration or confidentiality, a fee shall be paid to the competent authority upon application according to the charging standards set forth by the competent authority.
Failure to pay the fee mentioned in the preceding paragraph by the payment deadline specified on the payment notice shall result in the rejection of the application for approval, renewal or replacement of approval certificate, registration or confidentiality.

In the case where the application is rejected by the certification body according to these Regulations, the fee paid by the applicant as mentioned in the preceding article shall not be returned.

The competent authority may recognize the testing or certification bodies of a country, organization or economic entity according to the bilateral or multilateral mutual recognition agreement for telecommunications equipment reached between Republic of China and the said country, regional or international organization, and recognize the validity of the test report or approval certificate issued for a piece of TTE or non-plug-and-play restricted communications module.

The processes and forms used for the application mentioned in these Regulations are to be specified by the competent authority.

These Regulations shall be effective on the first day of July, 2020.