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2024-09-20 Drafts In order to comply with the amendment of "Regulations for Issuing Distant Water Fisheries Catch Certificates" by the Fisheries Department of the Ministry of Agriculture, Article 31 of "Enforcement Rules of the Customs Act" are revised. For the duty-free marine products caught overseas and shipped back, the importer shall submit their documentary evidence issued by the competent authority for marine affairs or the institution or person authorized by the competent authority for marine affairs in accordance with Subparagraph 10 of Paragraph 1 of Article 49 of "Customs Act". (Send your comments on or before 2024-11-18)
2024-09-11 Drafts For the purpose of cost recovery, the rate of "Overflight charge" will be adjusted. (Send your comments on or before 2024-11-11)
2024-08-28 Drafts The Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection (BSMI) proposes to adopt the revised standard CNS 1431:2023 "automobile tyres" as the inspection standard. The content of the revised CNS 1431:2023 remains mostly the same as the previous version. The main differences include adding requirements of rolling sound emission, wet grip breaking performance and rolling resistance coefficient. (Send your comments on or before 2024-10-28)
2024-08-22 Drafts In order to ensure the security of container storage and movement, thereby facilitating sound development of the maritime express delivery business, MOF made the draft amendment on Article 4 and 8-1 of "Regulations Governing Customs Clearance Procedures for Maritime Express Consignments". (Send your comments on or before 2024-10-21)
2024-08-14 Drafts To achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, it is expected that renewable energy power generation equipment and energy storage systems will gradually be installed not only at outdoor sites but also in indoor households and factories. Considering that the Power Conversion System (PCS) is a critical component of energy storage systems, the BSMI proposes to include PCS in the mandatory inspection scope to ensure consumer safety. Two alternative conformity assessment procedures are made available for the choice of applicants, i.e. Registration of Product Certification (RPC) or Type-Approved Batch Inspection (TABI). (Send your comments on or before 2024-10-14)
2024-08-09 Drafts This amendment is based on the adjustment of the basic wage specified in "Labor Standards Act", which has been adjusted to NT$27,470 since 1st, January 2024. This amendment has reached a consensus between employers and employees. To improve the welfare of the seafarers, the regulations of the Minimum Monthly Wage for R.O.C. Seafarers are amended. (Send your comments on or before 2024-08-22)
2024-08-06 Drafts To ensure safety in drone operations, this amendment intensifies supervision, requires comprehensive seller disclosures, and strengthens regulations for both public and private drone activities. These measures aim to protect public interests and meet societal expectations. (Send your comments on or before 2024-09-04)
2024-07-31 Drafts To achieve net-zero emissions by 2050, it is expected that renewable energy power generation equipment and energy storage systems will be adopted by more households. Due to the risks associated with thermal runaway in lithium-ion batteries used in energy storage systems, the BSMI proposes to add stationary lithium battery storage appliances into the mandatory inspection scope. Two alternative conformity assessment procedures are made available for the choice of applicants, i.e. Registration of Product Certification (RPC) or Type-Approved Batch Inspection (TABI). (Send your comments on or before 2024-09-30)
2024-07-23 Drafts In order to maintain flexibility in airbridge dispatching at the airport and in line with the user charge principle, the content of user fees for ground power units (GPU) and air conditioning (A.C.) has been adjusted, including the stipulation of parking fees after revoking aircraft nationality registration from aircrafts (Send your comments on or before 2024-09-20)
2024-07-20 Drafts In order to improve the safe operation of dangerous goods and land use control mechanism, draft amendments on partial articles of "Regulations for Administrating Container Terminal Operators" have been proposed to enhance the supervision effectiveness of the shipping administration authority. (Send your comments on or before 2024-09-18)