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Financial Stimulus Package (Dec. 11, 2008) by Wendy Zeldin
On November 24, 2008, Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) approved two draft bills on the government's economic stimulus package. The estimated NT482.9 billion (about US$15 billion) program ...
Topic: Government Finance
Jurisdiction: Taiwan
Stricter Regulation of Insider Trading Proposed (Dec. 08, 2008) by Wendy Zeldin
On November 26, 2008, the Finance Committee of Taiwan's Legislative Yuan did an initial consideration of certain revisions to the Securities Exchange Act that would tighten ...
Topic: Securities Markets
Jurisdiction: Taiwan
Election Law Amended to Provide Disabled Better Polling Station Access (Dec. 08, 2008) by Wendy Zeldin
On November 26, 2008, an amendment to the Public Officials Election and Recall Law was promulgated in Taiwan's official gazette. The amendment affects article 57, on ...
Topic: Handicapped
Jurisdiction: Taiwan
Law on New Mega Financial Institution (Dec. 05, 2008) by Wendy Zeldin
Taiwan's new Statute on the Taiwan Financial Holding Co., Ltd. was promulgated on November 26, 2008. The Statute was given retroactive enforcement from January 1, 2008. ...
Topic: Banks and Financial Institutions
Jurisdiction: Taiwan
Amendment to Firearms Law (Dec. 05, 2008) by Wendy Zeldin
Effective November 26, 2008, Taiwan's Statute for Controlling Firearms, Ammunition, Knives, and Weapons (Firearms Statute) was amended by the addition of a new paragraph to article ...
Topic: Firearms
Jurisdiction: Taiwan
Proposed Consolidation of Securities Exchanges, New Shariah Index (Dec. 04, 2008) by Wendy Zeldin
On October 20, 2008, the Finance Committee of Taiwan's Legislative Yuan approved going ahead with amending the Securities Exchange Act (promulgated on Apr. 30, 1968; last ...
Topic: Securities Markets
Jurisdiction: Taiwan
Amendment to Gender Employment Equality Law (Dec. 04, 2008) by Wendy Zeldin
On November 26, 2008, Taiwan's Gender Employment Equality Law, which was originally promulgated on January 16, 2002, was amended. The amendment affects articles 38 and 38-1, ...
Topic: Labor
Jurisdiction: Taiwan
Anti-Human Trafficking Law Drafted (Nov. 18, 2008) by Wendy Zeldin
On November 6, 2008, Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) approved a draft bill to combat human trafficking. In a press release, Premier Liu Chao-shuian called the bill ...
Topic: Trafficking in Persons
Jurisdiction: Taiwan
Agreements on Direct Transport, Mail, and Food Safety (Nov. 10, 2008) by Constance Johnson
On November 4, 2008, China (the People's Republic of China, or PRC) and Taiwan (also referred to as the Republic of China) signed several agreements designed ...
Topic: International Law
Jurisdiction: China / Taiwan
Two-Week Ban Was Imposed on Short Selling (Oct. 15, 2008) by Wendy Zeldin
It was reported on October 1, 2008, that Taiwan's Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) had imposed a ban on short selling of borrowed securities and selling on ...
Topic: Securities Markets
Jurisdiction: Taiwan
Political Fundraising Law Amended (Oct. 10, 2008) by Wendy Zeldin
Taiwan's Political Fundraising Law of March 18, 2004, was extensively amended and expanded on August 13, 2008. Some highlights of the changes are as follows.
...Topic: Elections
Jurisdiction: Taiwan
Tax Collection Law Amended (Sep. 10, 2008) by Wendy Zeldin
Taiwan's Law on Tax Collection was amended on August 13, 2008. The revision adds details on the amount of tax owed that may prompt a ban ...
Topic: Taxation
Jurisdiction: Taiwan
National Defense Law Amended to Specify Overall Review (Sep. 08, 2008) by Wendy Zeldin
On August 6, 2008, article 31 of Taiwan's Natonal Defense Law was amended to specify that the Ministry of National Defense will publicly submit to the ...
Topic: Defense
Jurisdiction: Taiwan
Labor Insurance Statute Amended (Sep. 05, 2008) by Wendy Zeldin
The Statute on Labor Insurance was significantly amended on August 13, 2008. Among other changes are the following.
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Topic: Labor
Jurisdiction: TaiwanFoodstuffs More Tightly Regulated (Jul. 02, 2008) by Wendy Zeldin
Amendments to Taiwan's Food Sanitation Management Law were promulgated on June 11, 2008. Among other measures, the revisions:
• provide a definition of “special nutritional supplement, ” ...
Topic: Health and Safety
Jurisdiction: TaiwanSustainable Energy Plan (Jul. 02, 2008) by Wendy Zeldin
On June 5, 2008, Taiwan's Executive Yuan (Cabinet) passed guidelines on policies to promote the sustainable use of energy. Under the new guidelines, the proportion of ...
Topic: Energy
Jurisdiction: TaiwanMoney Laundering Law Amended (Jul. 02, 2008) by Wendy Zeldin
According to the U.S. Department of State, “Taiwan's modern financial sector and its role as a hub for international trade make it susceptible to money laundering.” ...
Topic: Money Laundering
Jurisdiction: TaiwanReunification Talks Resume After Almost a Decade (Jul. 02, 2008) by Wendy Zeldin
The Chairman of the Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Strait (ARATS) of the People's Republic of China (PRC) and the Chairman of the Straits Exchange ...
Topic: International Relations
Jurisdiction: China / TaiwanChanges to Nationality Law Proposed (Jun. 02, 2008) by Wendy Zeldin
Legislators of the Kuomintang (Nationalist, or KMT) Party may seek an amendment to the Nationality Law to establish conditions and limitations on Taiwan government officials' holding ...
Topic: Immigration
Jurisdiction: TaiwanDisaster Prevention and Rescue Law Amended (Jun. 02, 2008) by Wendy Zeldin
Taiwan's Disaster Prevention and Rescue Law (promulgated on July 19, 2000) was amended on May 14, 2008. Among other changes, the term “disaster” is redefined to ...
Topic: Disasters
Jurisdiction: TaiwanLast updated: 12/11/2008