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Title: Regulations Governing Air freight Forwarder CH
Category: Ministry of Transportation and Communications(交通部)
Chapter Ⅳ Foreign Air freight Forwarder
Article 25
Foreign air freight forwarder wishing to set up branch company in the Republic of China, shall enclose the following paper in applying to CAA for MOTC permission:
1.appliaction form;
2. photocopy of company by law;
3. photocopy of certificate by the competent authority in the country where company was registered;
4. prospectus: inclusive of capital utilization, forecast of freightage, projected business revenue and expenditure, personnel composition and other related matters.
The above said papers should have been certified by Republic of China's embassy or consulate or its representative office abroad. If they are in a foreign language, Chinese translation shall be enclosed.
Article 26
A foreign air freight forwarder with permission to make preparatory operations for a branch office shall secure recognition of company status from ruling authorities and complete business registration for the branch office within the 6-month preparatory period. It is required to submit the documents listed in the first paragraph of Article 7 to CAA to apply MOTC for approval. Business operations may not be started before CAA issues the foreign air freight forwarder branch office license.
Article 27
A foreign air freight forwarders not having set up a branch office as stipulated in this Regulation is required to delegate an air freight forwarder legally established in ROC to execute or handle its air freight forwarding operations in order to operate air freight forwarding business in ROC.
Article 28
Upon being commissioned by a foreign air freight forwarder, air freight forwarder shall enclose the following papers in applying to CAA for approval:
1. application form;
2. letter of commission;
3. photocopy of certificate from the competent authority in the country where company was registered;
4. samples of sub-air waybills of the foreign company authorizing the commission.
The sub-air waybill referred to in Subparagraph 4 of the preceding paragraph may be exempt from carrying in print the registered number of air freight forwarder permit, the company name and address in Chinese.
Article 28-1
A foreign air freight forwarder branch office terminating business operations is required to file with MOTC for record through CAA and surrender the original foreign air freight forwarder branch office license within 30 days after the termination. CAA shall issue a public notice to revoke the license if the foreign air freight forwarder fails to surrender the license by the end of the said 30-day period.
Article 29
Aside from those prescribed in this Chapter, the provisions of Article 3, Article 6, Articles 8 to Article 10, and Article11-1 to 22 inclusive shall apply to foreign air freight forwarder.