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Extensively Amended Patent Act Becomes Effective (January 03, 2013) by Wendy Zeldin
On January 1, 2013, the Patent Act of the Republic of China (on
Topic: Intellectual property
Jurisdiction: Taiwan
New Amendment to Criminal Code on Child Abuse (December 11, 2012) by Laney Zhang
On December 5, 2012, an amendment to article 286 of
Topic: Criminal law and procedure
Jurisdiction: Taiwan
Avoidance of Double Taxation Agreement Signed (December 05, 2012) by Wendy Zeldin
Bringing to a close a process that began in 1999, on November 30, 2012, representatives of the Republic of China (on ...
Topic: Taxation
Jurisdiction: Taiwan / Thailand
Draft Law on National Land Planning Submitted to Cabinet (November 09, 2012) by Wendy Zeldin
On October 30, 2012,
Topic: Public lands
Jurisdiction: Taiwan
Joint Venture Capital Investment Agreement (October 19, 2012) by Wendy Zeldin
On October 3, 2012, the Republic of China (on Taiwan) (ROC) and New Zealand initialed letters of agreement on the Strategic ...
Topic: Investments
Jurisdiction: New Zealand / Taiwan
Agreement to Combat Human Trafficking (October 05, 2012) by Wendy Zeldin
On October 3, 2012, a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in combating trafficking in human beings took effect between the
Topic: Trafficking in persons
Jurisdiction: Indonesia / Taiwan
Cabinet Approves Increase in Minimum Hourly Wage (September 28, 2012) by Wendy Zeldin
The Executive Yuan (Cabinet) has approved a proposal put forward by the Council of Labor Affairs (CLA) to increase the minimum ...
Topic: Labor
Jurisdiction: Taiwan
Membership in South Pacific Fisheries Organization (September 26, 2012) by Wendy Zeldin
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) of the Republic of China (on
Topic: Natural resources
Jurisdiction: Taiwan
Proposal to Raise Minimum Wage (August 13, 2012) by Wendy Zeldin
Taiwan's Council of Labor Affairs (CLA), a Cabinet-level agency in charge of labor matters at the national level, announced on August ...
Topic: Labor
Jurisdiction: Taiwan
Proposed Amendments to Acts on Nuclear Damage (May 07, 2012) by Wendy Zeldin
On April 19, 2012, the Education and Culture Committee of Taiwan's legislature gave initial approval to amendments to the Nuclear Damage ...
Topic: Disasters
Jurisdiction: Taiwan
Cabinet Approves Capital Gains Tax Proposal (April 30, 2012) by Wendy Zeldin
On April 26, 2012, the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China on Taiwan approved a previously effective capital gains ...
Topic: Taxation
Jurisdiction: Taiwan
Proposed Changes to Data Protection Act (April 30, 2012) by Wendy Zeldin
On April 11, 2012, Taiwan's Ministry of Justice sent to the Executive Yuan (Cabinet) a proposed amendment to the Personal Information ...
Topic: Right of privacy
Jurisdiction: Taiwan
Efforts to Expedite Patent Processing (April 05, 2012) by Wendy Zeldin
Beginning on March 1, 2012, Taiwan launched a six-month trial program, the "Taiwan-Supporting Using the PPH [Patent Prosecution Highway] Agreement" (TW-SUPA). ...
Topic: Intellectual property
Jurisdiction: Taiwan
More Mainland Chinese Investment to Be Permitted (March 22, 2012) by Constance Johnson
On March 19, 2012, Taiwan's Minister of Economic Affairs, Shih Yen-shiang, announced the government's intention to allow mainland Chinese investors to ...
Topic: Investments
Jurisdiction: Taiwan
Call for Amendment of Domestic Laws to Conform with Human Rights Covenants (March 15, 2012) by Wendy Zeldin
On March 9, 2012, it was reported that Taiwan legal experts and activists have called for government fast-tracking of amendments to ...
Topic: Human rights
Jurisdiction: Taiwan
Cabinet Submits 53 Priority Draft Proposals to the Legislature (February 27, 2012) by Wendy Zeldin
The Executive Yuan (Cabinet) of the Republic of China on Taiwan had 53 priority draft items of legislation to submit to ...
Topic: Legal systems
Jurisdiction: Taiwan
Law on Research Using Human Subjects (January 23, 2012) by Wendy Zeldin
On December 9, 2011, Taiwan's legislature adopted a new law on the use of human subjects in research projects. Previously, research ...
Topic: Research and technology
Jurisdiction: Taiwan
Judges Evaluation Committee Operational as Part of New Judges Act (January 12, 2012) by Wendy Zeldin
Taiwan's Judicial Yuan, its highest judicial organ, announced on January 5, 2012, that the new evaluation mechanism for judges, based on ...
Topic: Judges
Jurisdiction: Taiwan
New Minimum Wage Proposed (August 05, 2011) by Wendy Zeldin
On July 21, 2011, the Council of Labor Affairs (CLA) announced its decision on a proposal to increase Taiwan's monthly minimum ...
Topic: Labor
Jurisdiction: Taiwan
Law on Removal of Judges Adopted, But Dinosaur Judges Might Not Become Extinct (July 06, 2011) by Wendy Zeldin
On June 14, 2011, Taiwan's legislature adopted a controversial Judges Act (Fa-kuan fa) that creates a mechanism for removal from office ...
Topic: Judges
Jurisdiction: Taiwan
Last updated: January 03, 2013
