Bulletin
January 1999 Issue
Bulletin
NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN TELECOMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY DEREGULATION
Telecommunications Law AmendmentThe latest draft amendment to the Telecommunications Law was completed by the Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC) on 29 December 1998, and is slated to go to the Executive Yuan for approval. Its main content is as follows:Article 12 of the draft amendment relaxes restrictions on foreign shareholding in a Type 1 telecommunications enterprise. Current regulations restrict total ... MoreBANKING
- COMPULSORY ENROLLMENT OF ALL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS IN DEPOSIT INSURANCE SYSTEM
- ESTABLISHMENT OF CERTAIN FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS TO BE SUSPENDED BEGINNING THIS YEAR
- OBU INVESTMENT AMOUNTS MUST BE CALCULATED TOGETHER WITH DBUS
COMPETITION
- NEW RULES ON FRANCHISING
- JOINT INVESTMENT COMPANIES MAY HAVE TO APPLY FOR FTC APPROVALS
- REVIEW THRESHOLD FOR COMBINATION RAISED TO NT$5 BILLION
CORPORATION
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
- EIA REVIEW STANDARDS FOR RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
- STANDARDS FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF RECYCLING FACILITIES BY PURVEYORS OF GOODS AND CONTAINERS
INSURANCE
- AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE PREMIUMS TO BE GRADUALLY DEREGULATED
- DERIVATIVES TRANSACTIONS BY THE INSURANCE INDUSTRY
- COMPULSORY MOTORCYCLE LIABILITY INSURANCE TOOK EFFECT ON 1 JANUARY
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
- DISSEMINATION OF AN IMPROPER NEWS RELEASE ON THE INTERNET BY A FOREIGN ENTERPRISE: AN FTL VIOLATION?
- INFRINGEMENT BY TRANSFORMING TWO-DIMENSIONAL ARTISTIC OR PICTORIAL WORKS INTO THREE-DIMENSIONAL OBJECTS
- EXCLUSIVE LICENSEE MAY INITIATE A COMPLAINT OR PRIVATE PROSECUTION AGAINST COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT
- CABLE TELEVISION LAW AMENDMENT
- EXPIRED COPYRIGHTS OF DISNEY CARTOON CHARACTERS
- STREAMLINED PATENT APPLICATION PROCEDURE
- IP OFFICE ESTABLISHED
- ADMISSIBILITY OF SUPPLEMENTARY EXPERIMENTAL DATA FOR INVENTION PATENTS IN ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDINGS
- SUBMISSION OF PRIOR ART
- DECLARATION ACCEPTABLE AS PROOF OF USE FOR RENEWAL OF TRADEMARK REGISTRATION
LABOR
- MANAGERS MAY NOT APPLY FOR TAX REFUNDS ON PENSIONS
- UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE TAKES EFFECT IN JANUARY 1999
- INDUSTRIES AND WORKERS EXEMPTED FROM THE LABOR STANDARDS LAW
LITIGATION
SECURITIES
TAX
- DEDUCTION OF GAINS REALIZED FROM THE DISPOSITION OF INTANGIBLE ASSETS AND DONATION RECEIVED FROM UNDISTRIBUTED EARNING IN CALCULATING ADDITIONAL 10% CORPORATE INCOME TAX
- DETERMINATION OF THE TAXABLE AMOUNT REGARDING SECURITIES OF UNLISTED COMPANIES
- EXEMPTIONS STANDARD DEDUCTIONS AND SPECIAL DEDUCTIONS FOR 1999 CONSOLIDATED INCOME TAX