If half of the counties in a province have established county commercial trade associations, a provincial commercial trade association is to be organized with approval from The Ministry of the Interior.
If less than half of counties in a province have established county commercial trade associations, a league of commercial trade association should be organized with approval from the Ministry of the Interior.

A national commercial trade association shall be established with approval from central competent authorities when there are more than three provincial commercial trade associations and commercial trade associations of municipality directly under central government.
A national league of the commercial trade associations should be established with approval from central competent authorities altogether with central target business competent authorities when there are only less than seven provincial commercial trade associations and commercial trade associations of municipality directly under central government.
County (city) commercial trade associations whose provincial league of commercial trade associations has dissolved or who do not belong to a provincial league of commercial trade associations may join the national commercial trade association and become a member.

The fund of commercial trade associations of all level are borne by their group members in proportion to their perennial membership dues, ranging from five to twenty percent, which is to be stipulated in the articles of relevant commercial trade associations.

The attending representatives of commercial trade associations of all levels are to be elected from among the member representatives of their affiliated group members; the number of representatives is in proportion to the expenses borne by each group member, which is to be stipulated in the relevant articles of association.

The directors and supervisors of commercial trade associations of all levels are to be elected from the attending representatives in general meeting; a board of directors and a board of supervisors are to be established, the regulations of number of directors and supervisors are as follows:
1. A provincial league of commercial trade associations should have no more than thirty-three directors.
2. A national league of commercial trade associations should have no more than thirty-nine directors.
3. The number of directors should not exceed half of the number of the whole member representatives.
4. The number of supervisors should not exceed one third that of the directors.
5. The number of alternate directors and alternate supervisors should not exceed one third of that of the directors and supervisors respectively.
When there are more than three directors and supervisors respectively, standing directors and standing supervisors should be elected from among them; the number of standing directors and supervisors should not exceed one third of the number of the directors and supervisors respectively; the chairperson of director is to be elected from among the standing directors, the chairperson of directors is to be elected from among directors if no standing directors are available, a standing supervisor is to be elected the convener of the board of supervisors when there are more than three standing supervisors.

For regulating affiliated members’ target business, the league of commercial trade associations of all levels may adopt a necessary and consistent action, sent the resolutions of member representatives’ meeting to target business competent authorities for check and approval.

In addition to the prescriptions in this chapter, the relevant prescriptions of chapter 2 also apply to all leagues of commercial trade associations.