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Title: Resource Recycling Act CH
Category: Ministry of Environment(環境部)
Chapter 2 Source Management
Article 11
Enterprises as officially announced and designated by the central competent authority shall comply with the following designated items from the designated date onward:
I. Types of recycled resources recycled and recycling method
II. Labels listing materials used in products and proportion of recycled resources
III. Classification and recycling marks on products
IV. Other items as specified by the central competent authority in consultation with the central industry competent authority
The central competent authority in consultation with the central industry competent authority shall determine industry classifications, the designated dates, and other binding matters in the foregoing paragraph.
When importing products possessing similar or identical performance as those produced or manufactured by the designated industries in Paragraph 1, importers shall comply with the regulations of Paragraph 1 at the time of sale.
Article 12
The industry competent authority shall provide guidance to enterprises on the recycling and reuse of recycled resources.
The central industry competent authority may, depending on the state of industrial development, officially announce and designate that certain products, construction and engineering, or enterprise types and scale shall comply with the following specified items during the research, development, design, manufacturing, production, sale, and construction stages:
I. Use of materials, specifications, or designs that facilitate decomposition, demolition, or recycling and reuse
II. Use of certain proportions or quantities of recycled resources
III. Use of refillable containers
IV. Other items specified by the central competent authority in consultation with the central industry competent authority
The central industry competent authority in consultation with the central competent authority shall determine the specified products, construction processes, types of industries, materials, specifications, certain proportions or quantities, and their implementation methods, etc. officially announced and designated in the foregoing paragraph.
Article 13
The central competent authority may officially announce and designate the restriction or prohibition of the use of articles, packaging, or containers as designated by the central competent authority on public or private premises.
The central competent authority in consultation with the central industry competent authority shall determine the specified materials, specifications, and method of restricting or prohibiting the use of articles, packaging, or containers in the foregoing paragraph.
Article 14
The production and sale of products shall avoid excessive packaging to reduce waste production and mitigate environmental loading. The central competent authority in consultation with the central industry competent authority may officially announce and designate enterprises as being subject to restrictions on packaging volume ratio, number of packaging layers, and types or quantity of materials used in the packaging of specified products after a specified deadline.
When importing the specified products in Paragraph 1 or products possessing similar or identical performance, importers shall comply with the regulations of Paragraph 1 at the time of sale.