Database Contents of APEC Member Chinese Taipei

Policy Statements
Competition Policies/Laws
Organizational Structure
Administrative Procedures
Decision Guidelines
List of Publications and Subscription Details
Q & As
Decisions of Administrative or Quasi-judicial Agencies
Judicial Cases
International and/or Bilateral Cooperation Arrangements
List of Academics and Specialists
Issues Related to Competition Laws
Statistical Data
Announcement

Policy Statements

IAP(2005)
Explanatory Notes to the Amendment to the Fair Trade Law (2002)
IAP(2001)
Explanatory Material Relevant to the Revised Articles of the Fair Trade Law (1999)
Deregulation Task Force: Summary Report(1996)
Exemptions and Exceptions to Competition Policy and Law(1996)
Open Markets as an Approach to Competition Policy -- Small Businesses in a Free Market Economy(1996)

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Competition Policies/Laws

Fair Trade Law
Fair Trade Law of 1992
Fair Trade Law of 1999
Fair Trade Law of 2000
Fair Trade Law of 2002
Enforcement Rules of Fair Trade Law 
Enforcement Rules of Fair Trade Law of 1992
Implementing Rules to the Fair Trade Law of 1999
Enforcement Rules to the Fair Trade Law of 2002 
Supervisory Regulation of Multi-Level Sales 
Supervisory Regulations of Multi-Level Sales of 1992
Supervisory Regulations Governing Multi-Level Sales of 1999
Supervisory Regulations Governing Multi-Level Sales of 2002
Supervisory Regulations Governing Multi-Level Sales of 2003
Supervisory Regulations Governing Multi-Level Sales of 2004
Regulations
Regulations for the Examination of Financial Holding Company Merger Cases
Regulation Governing Access to Materials and Files of the Fair Trade Commission
Public Notice of the "Thresholds of Sales Monetary Amount " above which Enterprises of a Merger Shall File with the Fair Trade Commission

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Organizational Structure

A Brief Introduction on the Fair Trade Commission2007/08/28
A Multi-Media Brief Introduction on FTC

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Administrative Procedures


Regulatory Framework of the Fair Trade Law
Procedures for Handling Complaints and Requests for Interpretations of the Fair Trade Law
Procedures for Pre-Merger Notification by Enterprises
Procedures for Handling Applications for Concerted Actions among Enterprises
Procedures for Handling Document Filing by Multi-Level Sales Enterprises

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Decision Guidelines

 
Public Notice on the Period for Handling Filings for Approval of Concerted Action by Enterprises2007/04/12
Fair Trade Commission Guidelines on Cases of Real Estate in Advertising2007/04/12
Fair Trade Commission Guidelines on Advertising Electrical Appliances2007/04/12
Fair Trade Commission Guidelines on Cases of Weight Loss and Body Care Activities2007/04/12
Fair Trade Commission Guidelines on Banking Industry Advertising2007/04/12
Fair Trade Commission's Professional Assessment Indices for Multi-level Sales Industry2007/03/30
Fair Trade Commission Guidelines on Handling Merger Filings
Fair Trade Commission Policy Statements on the Distribution of Elementary School Textbooks
 
Fair Trade Commission Guidelines on Trade Practices Between Department Stores and Branded Product Suppliers 
Fair Trade Commission Guidelines on the charge of penalty fees for Prepayment of Housing Loans by the Financial Enterprises 
Fair Trade Commission Policy Statements on the Sales Practices of Foreign Resort Membership Card 
Directions for Enterprises Filing for Merger 
Fair Trade Commission Policy Statements on the Business Practices of Financial IndustryUPDATED 2007/03/03
Fair Trade Commission Policy Statements on the Business Practices Cross-Ownership and Joint Provision among 4C Enterprises
Fair Trade Commission Policy Statements on Cable Television and Related Industry
Fair Trade Commission Guidelines on Handling Cases Governed by Article 21 of the Fair Trade Law
Fair Trade Commission Policy Statements on Distribution Industry
Criteria for Applying the Fair Trade Law to Private Law Acts by the Executive Government Entities
Fair Trade Commission Guidelines on Investigations in Multi-level Sales Cases UPDATED 2007/04/12
Fair Trade Commission Guidelines on Oral Arguments in Cases
Fair Trade Commission Guidelines on Cases Handled by Administrative Guidance
Fair Trade Commission Guidelines on Additional Fees Charged by Distribution Enterprises 
Fair Trade Commission Guidelines on the Procedure of Public Hearings
Fair Trade Commission Guidelines on the Disclosure of Information by Franchisers
Fair Trade Commission Guidelines on Extraterritorial Mergers
Fair Trade Commission Guidelines on Technology Licensing Arrangements
Fair Trade Commission Guidelines on Cases Involving Foreign Elements
Fair Trade Commission Guidelines on Reviewing Cases Involving Illegal Commissioning of Household Production
Fair Trade Commission Guidelines on the Application of Article 24 of the Fair Trade Law  
Fair Trade Commission Policy Statements on Trade Associations
Fair Trade Commission Guidelines on Handling Cases Governed by Article 20 of the Fair Trade Law  
Fair Trade Commission Guidelines on the Approval of Concerted Pricing among Small or Medium-sized Enterprises.
Consideration of Likelihood of Impeding Fair Competition
Fair Trade Commission Guidelines on Cases Concerning Promotion by Means of Gifts and Prizes
Fair Trade Commission Guidelines on the Reviewing of Cases Involving Enterprises Issuing Warning Letters for Infringement on Copyright, Trademark, and Patent Rights 2005/11/23
Fair Trade Commission Policy Statements on Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising
Fair Trade Commission Policy Statements on the Disclosure of Information by Academic Short-Term Tutorial SchoolsUPDATED 2007/04/12

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List of Publications and Subscription Details

Publications List of the Fair Trade Commission2007/06/29
Study Reports of the Fair Trade Commission2008/03/28

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Q & As

Common Questions & Answers
  1. Principal Laws
  2. Principal Agencies
  3. Substantive Provisions in the Competition Laws
  4. Exemptions From the Provisions of Competition Law
  5. International Applications
  6. Enforcement, Remedies and Penalties
Specific Questions & Answers 06/05/03
  1. General Provision(¡±1,¡±2,¡±3,¡±4,¡±9)
  2. Monopoly(¡±5, ¡±5-1,¡±10)
  3. Merger(¡±6,¡±11,¡±11-1,¡±12,¡±13)
  4. Concerted Action(¡±7,¡±14,¡±15,¡±16,¡±17)
  5. Resale Price Maintenance(¡±18)
  6. Other Restrictive Trade Practices(¡±19)
  7. Misleading Representations(¡±20)
  8. False or Misleading Advertising(¡±21)
  9. Damage to Business Reputation(¡±22)
10. Multi-Level Selling(Pyramid Selling¡±8,¡±23,¡±23-1,¡±23-2,¡±23-3,¡±23-4)
11. Other Deceptive or Obviously Unfair Conduct(¡±24)
12. Enforcement and Remedies(¡±25 -¡±34)
13. Penalties(¡±35 -¡±44)

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Decisions of Administrative or Quasi-judicial Agencies

2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
2000
1999
1998
1997
1996
1995
1994
1993
1992

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Judicial Cases

2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
2000
1999
1998
1997
1996
1995
1994

1993

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International and/or Bilateral Cooperation Arrangements

Memorandum of Understanding Regarding the Cooperation of Competition Law Implementation between the Fair Trade Commission of Taiwan (TFTC) and the Unfair Competition Regulatory Authority of Mongolia (UCRA) 2007/03/22
Cooperation Arrangement between the Taiwanese Fair Trade Commission and the French Competition Council Regarding the Application of their Competition Rules
Cooperation arrangement between the Taiwan Fair Trade Commission,the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission and the New Zealand Commerce Commission regarding the application of competition and Fair Trading Laws
Cooperation and Coordination Arrangement between the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office and the Australian Commerce and Industry Office Regarding the Application of the Competition and Fair Trading Laws
Co-operation and Co-ordination Arrangement Between the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office and the New Zealand Commerce and Industry Office Regarding the Application of the Competition and Fair Trading Laws

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List of Academics and Specialists2007/08

Institutions
1. Taiwan Research Institute
2. Taiwan Institute of Economic Research
3. The Chung-Hua Institution for Economic Research
4. Chinese Taipei APEC Stucy Center(CTASC)
Specialists
1. Former Commissioners of the Fair Trade Commission
2.  Advisors of APEC Competition Policy and Law Database for Chinese Taipei
3 Professors and Specialists regarding FTC's Conference

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Issues Related to Competition Laws


Foreign Trade2007/08
1. Foreign Trade Act
2. Enforcement Rules of the Foreign Trade Act
Trademark2007/08
1. Trademark Act
2. Trademark Regulations
Patent2007/08
1. Patent Act
2. Implementing Regulations of the Patent Act
Copyright2007/08
1. Copyright Act
Trade Secret2007/08
1. Trade Secret Act
Integrated Circuit Layout Protection
1. Integrated Circuit Layout Protection Act
2. Enforcement Rules of the Integrated Layout Protection Act
Consumer Protection2007/03/26
1. Consumer Protection Act
2. The Enforcement Rules of the Consumer Protection Act
3. Guidelines for Consumer Protection in eCommerce
Anti-Dumping
Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights, Including Trade in Counterfeit Goods(TRIPS)
Optical Disk Act
Others

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Statistical Data

Cases Received
Case Statistics on Violation of the Fair Trade Law
Case Statistics on Approvals of Concerted Action
Case Statistics on Approvals of Merger
Statistics on Multi-level Sales Enterprises Reporting to the Commission for Recordation

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Announcement

Explanatory Material Relevant to the Revised Articles of the Fair Trade Law (1999)
Explanatory Notes to the Amendment to the Fair Trade Law (2002)
Taiwan 2003 International Conference on Competition Policies/ Laws ¢wThe Future Development of Competition Framework
FTC Imposes Heavy Fine on Cement Cartel2005/12/15
Competition Policy Newsletter
  1. Issue 6, Volume 11( December 31, 2007) 2008/1/3
  2. Issue 5, Volume 11( October 31, 2007) 2007/11/12
  3. Issue 4, Volume 11( August 31, 2007) 2007/09/10
  4. Issue 3, Volume 11( June 30, 2007) 2007/07/09
  5. Issue 2, Volume 11( April 30, 2007) 2007/05/24
  6. Issue 1, Volume 11( Feb. 28, 2007) 2007/03/14
  7. Issue 6, Volume 10( Dec. 31, 2006) 2007/01/03
  8. Issue 5, Volume 10( Oct. 31, 2006)2006/11/21
  9. Issue 4, Volume 10( Aug. 31, 2006) 2006/09/27
  10. Issue 3, Volume 10( June 30, 2006) 2006/07/14
  11. Issue 2, Volume 10( April 30, 2006) 2006/05/09
  12. Issue 1, Volume 10( Feb. 28, 2006) 2006/03/13
  13. Issue 6, Volume 9( Dec. 30, 2005) 2006/01/09
  14. Issue 5, Volume 9( Oct. 31, 2005) 2005/11/15
  15. Issue 4, Volume 9( Aug. 31, 2005) 2005/09/20
  16. Issue 3, Volume 9( June 30, 2005) 2005/07/28
  17. Issue 2, Volume 9( April 30, 2005) 2005/05/18
  18. Issue 1, Volume 9( Feb. 28, 2005) 
  19. Issue 5, Volume 8(Oct. 31, 2004)
  20. Issue 4, Volume 8(Aug. 31, 2004)
  21. Issue 3, Volume 8(Jun. 30, 2004)
  22. Issue 2, Volume 8(Apr. 30, 2004)
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