Where a firm has been incorporated prior to enforcement of this Act and where its registered business lines include those set forth in Article 3 and where it has not obtained the technological consulting organization registration certificate in accordance with the Regulations Governing the Administration of Technological Consulting Organizations, such firm shall, within six months from enforcement of this Act, apply to the competent authority for permission and for issuance of the registration certificate for the professional engineering consulting firm. If it fails to complete such procedures within the specified time limit, the competent authority shall inform the competent authority in charge of incorporation registration to abolish its incorporation registration or registration in part.

In case of a technological consulting organization which has obtained the technological consulting organization registration certificate in accordance with the Regulations Governing the Administration of Technological Consulting Organizations prior to enforcement of this Act, such organization shall, within two years from enforcement of this Act, apply for replacement into the registration certificate for the professional engineering consulting firm; if it fails to complete such procedures within the specified time limit, the competent authority shall abolish its original permission, nullify its technological consulting organization registration certificate, and inform the competent authority in charge of incorporation registration to abolish its incorporation registration or registration in part. In case of a foundation where the competent authority approves, such foundation may apply for an extension within two years maximum.
To the administration of the technological consulting organizations mentioned in the preceding Paragraph, this Act is applicable.

The various supporting certificates submitted under this Act, if in foreign language(s), shall be duly notarized or attested by the local notary or attesting institutions and shall be further accompanied with the Chinese translation version which duly attested or authenlicated by the Republic of China’s foreign embassies and consulates, representative offices, field offices, or other institutions authorized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The competent authority may, as the actual requirements may justify, assign the matters required under this Act to the municipal, county (city) governments or entrust non-government professional organizations to take charge.

The competent authority shall issue public announcement upon issuance or replacement of the registration certificates for professional engineering consulting firms. The same procedures shall be handled in the event that the competent authority approves of a professional engineering consulting firm in suspending or resuming business operation.

For application for permission, review, attestation and issuance of certificates entertained under this Act, the permission fee, review fee, attestation fee and certificate fee shall be charged from the applicants. The criteria of the fees shall be prescribed by the competent authority.

All documents and formats required under this Act shall be prescribed by the competent authority.

The Enforcement Rules of this Act shall be enacted by the competent authority.

This Act comes into enforcement upon the date of promulgation.