Bulletin
September 2012 Issue
Bulletin
WHAT TAIWANESE COMPANIES SHOULD KNOW ABOUT THE CROSS-STRAIT COOPERATION AGREEMENT ON PROTECTION AND PROMOTION OF INVESTMENTS
Two years after the signing of the Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement ("ECFA"), the Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF) and the Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS) held the 8th Chiang-Chen Talks and signed the Cross-Strait Cooperation Agreement on Protection and Promotion of Investments ("Cross-Strait Investment Agreement") on 9 August 2012. The signing of the Cross-Strait Investment Agreement sign ... MoreINTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
- "EXAMINATION GUIDELINES ON NON-CONVENTIONAL TRADEMARKS" HAS TAKEN EFFECT
- SHOULD THE CIVIL COURT MAKE ITS OWN JUDGMENT ABOUT THE CLAIM AMENDMENT DURING THE TRIAL OF PATENT INFRINGEMENT?
- BORDER MEASURES FOR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHT PROTECTION IN TAIWAN
- CIVIL LITIGATION SHOULD NOT BE TRANSFERRED TO CIVIL COURT FOR TRIAL IF CRIMINAL CASE DECIDES DEFENDANT NOT GUILTY
INVESTMENT
- GUIDELINES GOVERNING COMPENSATION FOR DAMAGE CAUSED BY LAND EXPROPRIATION
- COMPANIES TO CALL BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETINGS
- APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTOR AND SUPERVISOR OF SINGLE-SHAREHOLDER COMPANY
COMPETITION
BANKING
INSURANCE
- THE FINANCIAL SUPERVISORY COMMISSION HAS APPROVED THE "CONTENT AND SCOPE OF THE EXEMPTIONS TO GROUP LIFE INSURANCE ENDORSEMENT FROM APPLYING INSURANCE PRODUCTS REVIEW PROCESS"
- AMENDMENT TO THE "REGULATIONS GOVERNING USE OF INSURER'S FUNDS IN SPECIAL PROJECTS, PUBLIC UTILITIES AND SOCIAL WELFARE ENTERPRISES"
TAX
- INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS' SECURITIES GAINS WILL BE SUBJECT TO A HIGHER ALTERNATIVE MINIMUM TAX RATE, AND INDIVIDUAL INVESTORS' SECURITIES GAINS WILL BE SUBJECT TO INCOME TAX FROM 2013
- CERTAIN PAYMENTS FOR USING ONLINE DATABASE PROVIDED BY FOREIGN COMPANIES ARE NOT DEEMED INCOME SOURCED FROM THE REPUBLIC OF CHINA
- TAX IMPLICATIONS ON THE SHAREHOLDERS OF A FINANCIAL INSTITUTION OF WHICH ALL THE SHARES ARE TRANSFERRED TO A FINANCIAL HOLDING COMPANY IN A SHARE SWAP TRANSACTION