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THIRD PARTY LIABILITY INSURANCE REQUIRED FOR DEALING IN TOXIC CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES
The Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) recently announced regulations requiring companies dealing with toxic chemical substances to provide third party liability insurance. Under the regulations, parties involved in the manufacture, use, storage or transport of a specified amount of toxic chemical substances must have insurance protecting third parties. Violators would be subject to fines of between NT$1 to 5 million and deadlines for compliance. If compliance is not achieved by the deadlines, the EPA may order companies to suspend work or operations. When necessary, the EPA may order non-complying companies to terminate their operations and may revoke their registrations and permits.