Any medical care institutions permitted to perform assisted reproduction by the competent authority under the Regulations Governing Assisted Reproductive Technologies prior to the implementation of this Act shall apply for a permit as provided in this Act within six months after this Act takes effect. Any institutions that fail to apply or obtain a permit prior to the deadline above shall not perform assisted reproduction; violators shall be subject to punishment under Article 33 of this Act.

This Act shall take effect on the date of promulgation.