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Title: Regulations Governing Travel Agencies CH
Category: Ministry of Transportation and Communications(交通部)
Chapter V Supplementary Provisions
Article 59
The Tourism Bureau may publicly announce a travel agency that is found to have met any of the following conditions:
1). Having had its guarantee deposit seized or having been imposed specific performance for its guarantee deposit by the court or an administrative enforcement agency.
2).Having been imposed the punishment of business suspension or revocation of its travel agency operating license.
3).Having arbitrarily suspended business operations without justifiable reasons.
4).Having been dissolved.
5).Having been declared as a dishonored company by a clearinghouse.
6).Having failed to comply with provisions in Article 53.
Article 60
When applying to convert into a consolidated travel agency, a Class-A travel agency that has no record of business suspension for the last two years, that has not been imposed specific performance for payment of guarantee deposit, and that has obtained membership in a public-interest association for tourism recognized by the central administrative authority as a competent agent for safeguarding interests of the tourist, shall be charged a guarantee deposit at one-tenth of the upward- adjusted guarantee deposit for consolidated travel agencies promulgated on June 24, 1995.
When the guarantee deposit for a consolidated travel enterprise as indicated in the preceding paragraph has been the object of imposed punishment of specific performance by the court or an administrative agency, the travel agency shall make up the guarantee deposit in accordance with Article 45 of these Regulations.
Article 61
(Delete)
Article 62
A travel agency ordered to suspend its business shall return all licenses and certificates issued by the Tourism Bureau on the starting day of the suspension, and shall apply for business resumption and reclaim all licenses and certificates within fifteen days after the suspension period.
Article 63
A legal person for public tourism interests established by a travel agency by law, when handling affairs of travel quality assurance for its members, shall be subject to the supervision of the Tourism Bureau.
Article 64
A travel agency that meets conditions as specified in item 6 of sub-paragraph 2 of Paragraph 1 of Article 2 of these Regulations may produce documentary proof and apply for the refund of guarantee deposit with the Tourism Bureau.
In the event that wars, epidemic diseases, or other major disasters have caused severe negative impacts on the operations of a travel agency, the travel agency may apply with the Tourism Bureau for a temporary refund of 90% of its guarantee deposit in accordance with the preceding paragraph within one month following the date of such announcement by the Tourism Bureau, and shall be exempt from the two-year restriction provision as indicated in item 6 of sub-paragraph 2 of Paragraph 1 of Article 12.
A travel agency that has applied for temporary refund of guarantee deposit in accordance with the preceding paragraph shall re-pay the guarantee deposit in accordance with item 1 to item 5 of sub-paragraph 2 of Paragraph 1 of Article 12 within fifteen days following the expiration date of six months after the refund period. The period of applying for the guarantee deposit refund shall be excluded from the two-year period limitation specified in item 2 of subparagraph 2 of Paragraph 1 of Article 12.
Article 65
All charges levied in accordance with these Regulations shall be administered in accordance with government budgeting procedures.
Article 66
A Class-A travel agency established before April 15, 1992 may apply for the refund of part of Travel Agency Guarantee Deposit so as to be consistent with the required amounts as specified in item 2 and item 4 of sub-paragraph 2 of Paragraph 1 of Article 12.
Article 67
(Delete)
Article 68
These Regulations shall become effective on the date of their promulgation.