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2015-10-06
Further progress made on ARC issues
The National Development Council has issued an official notice to all government departments stating that they should treat Alien Residence Certificates (ARC) and Alien Permanent Residence Certificate ...
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2015-08-27
Automotive committee breakthrough on ABS
The Ministry of Transportation and Communication (MoTC) has announced amendments to vehicle safety regulations that will make anti-lock braking systems (ABS) for motorcycles compulsory, starting in 20 ...
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2015-06-16
ECCT welcomes passage of greenhouse gas reduction act
The Greenhouse Gas Reduction and Management Act was passed on 15 June by the Taiwan legislature after many years of debate. The act sets a mandatory reduction target for Taiwan's overall greenhouse ga ...
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2015-05-15
Passports no longer needed for ARC holders to open a bank account
An important breakthrough has been made in an issue regarding equality of treatment for foreign residents related to identity numbers that had been raised by the ECCT's Better Living committee in its ...
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2015-04-15
ECCT makes progress on issues raised in 2015 Position Papers
The ECCT has made progress on 14 of the issues that were raised in its 2015 Position Papers. The announcement follows the chamber's meeting with the National Development Council (NDC) on 15 April 2015 ...
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2015-02-12
ECCT Tax committee makes important progress
The Ministry of Finance (MoF) recently issued a tax ruling to relax the amount threshold for waiving the separate analysis requirement for controlled transactions. The ruling reduces the burden placed ...
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2014-12-29
Better Living committee progress on dual ID requirment issue
The meeting with the National Development Council and other relevant government agencies was very positive. The ECCT's position was very clear: the ARC is a government issued ID, and should enjoy the ...
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2014-11-25
ECCT announces progress on issues at 2015 Position Paper launch
At the launch of its 2015 Position Papers, the ECCT announced progress on a number of the issues raised in its previous (2014) Position Papers that had not been previously announced. In total, nine is ...
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2014-11-10
Taoyuan airport authorities reduce landing fees
The Taoyuan International Airport Corporation (TIAC) has announced that it will reduce landing fees for airlines by 15% temporarily. The announcement follows extensive consultations between government ...
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2014-06-23
MoE relaxes rules on schooling of foreign nationals
The Ministry of Education (MoE) has made changes to regulations to improve the treatment of non-Taiwanese students in Taiwan. The changes allow the children of multinational enterprises' PRC, Hong Kon ...
