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Taiwan Province of China - Country Profiles

Policies

National One Health Antimicrobial Resistance Action Plan.
Date of text: 01 July 2024
National Climate Change Action Guidelines.
Date of text: 01 November 2023
Agricultural Sector Greenhouse Gas Emission Control Action Plan (Phase II).
Date of text: 01 September 2022
Phase II Greenhouse Gas Reduction Promotion Program (2021–2025).
Date of text: 2021
Conservation and utilization plan of the important wetlands of Sicao (international level).
Date of text: 01 March 2018

Legislation

Agricultural and rural development

Irrigation Act.
Date of text: 22 July 2020
Organic Agriculture Promotion Act.
Date of text: 30 May 2018
Agricultural Development Act.
Date of text: 03 September 1973 (20 November 2016)
Farmers Association Act.
Date of text: 30 December 1930 (04 June 2014)
Commodity Inspection Act.
Date of text: 14 December 1932 (11 July 2007)

Climate change

Climate Change Response Act.
Date of text: 01 July 2015 (15 February 2023)
Plant Doctor Act.
Date of text: 07 August 2024
Carbon Fee Collection Regulation.
Date of text: 29 August 2024
Regulation on the Management of Voluntary Emission Reduction Plans.
Date of text: 29 August 2024
Annoucement No. 1139109393 of Ministry of Environment for the promulgation of Designated Greenhouse Gas Reduction Goal for Entities Subject to Carbon Fees.
Date of text: 29 August 2024

Cultivated plants

Fertilizer Administration Act.
Date of text: 16 June 1999 (19 June 2002)
Plant Protection and Quarantine Act.
Date of text: 10 January 1996 (20 June 2018)
Plant Variety and Plant Seed Act, 1988.
Date of text: 05 December 1988 (21 April 2004)
Organic Agriculture Promotion Act.
Date of text: 30 May 2018
Tobacco and Alcohol Administration Act.
Date of text: 19 April 2000 (18 June 2014)

Disaster risk management

Disaster Prevention and Relief Act.
Date of text: 19 July 2000 (27 January 2010)
Disaster Prevention and Protection Act.
Date of text: 09 July 2000 (13 April 2016)
Organization Act of the National Fire Agency, Ministry of the Interior.
Date of text: 09 June 2023
Fire Services Act.
Date of text: 29 November 1985 (21 June 2023)
Implementation Rules of Agricultural Natural Disaster Relief.
Date of text: 31 August 1991 (02 January 2018)

Environment

Basic Environment Act.
Date of text: 11 December 2002
Environment Impact Assessment Act.
Date of text: 30 December 1994 (03 May 2023)
Toxic and Concerned Chemical Substances Control Act.
Date of text: 26 November 1986 (16 January 2019)
Marine Pollution Control Act (2014).
Date of text: 01 November 2000 (31 May 2023)
Meteorological Act.
Date of text: 30 April 1984 (28 June 2023)

Fisheries and aquaculture

Fisheries Act.
Date of text: 11 November 1929 (01 July 2015)
Marine Industry Development Act.
Date of text: 21 June 2023
Commercial Port Law.
Date of text: 02 May 1980 (28 June 2023)
Act for Distant Water Fisheries.
Date of text: 20 July 2016
Act to Govern Investment in the Operation of Foreign Flag Fishing Vessels.
Date of text: 17 December 2008 (20 July 2016)

Food and nutrition

Nutrition and Healthy Diet Promotion Act.
Date of text: 03 January 2024
Food Hygiene Administration Act.
Date of text: 09 February 2000
Food Safety and Hygiene Act.
Date of text: 28 January 1975 (12 June 2019)
Food and Agricultural Education Act.
Date of text: 04 May 2022
Agricultural Production and Certification Act.
Date of text: 29 January 2007 (25 December 2019)

Forestry

Forestry Act.
Date of text: 15 September 1932 (01 July 2015)
Plant Doctor Act.
Date of text: 07 August 2024
Forestry Regulations.
Date of text: 19 January 2000
Rules for cutting and harvesting forest products and inspection thereof.
Date of text: 11 September 1998 (31 December 1999)
Regulations for Management of Protection Forests.
Date of text: 11 September 1998 (31 December 2003)

Gender

Enforcement Act of Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women.
Date of text: 08 June 2011
Act of Gender Equality in Education (2013).
Date of text: 23 June 2004 (11 December 2013)
Gender Equity Education Act.
Date of text: 23 June 2004 (16 August 2023)
Act of Gender Equality in Employment (2002).
Date of text: 16 January 2002 (18 May 2016)
Rules for Implementing the Act of Gender Equality in Education.
Date of text: 13 June 2005 (24 October 2012)

Indigenous peoples

Indigenous Peoples Status Act.
Date of text: 07 January 2001 (03 January 2024)
Indigenous Peoples Health Act.
Date of text: 21 June 2023
Cultural Assets Preservation Act.
Date of text: 26 May 1982 (29 November 2023)
Regulations on the training, recruitment and retention of aboriginal health care personnel.
Date of text: 04 October 2024
Measures of the Committee for Indigenous Peoples on the Promotion of the Entities of Indigenous Peoples Affected by Severe Special Infectious Pneumonia.
Date of text: 12 March 2020

Land and soil

Spatial Planning Act.
Date of text: 06 January 2016 (21 April 2020)
Soil and water Conservation Act.
Date of text: 27 May 1994 (01 August 2023)
Regional Plan Act.
Date of text: 31 January 1974 (26 January 2000)
Land Act.
Date of text: 30 June 1930 (07 August 2024)
Soil and Groundwater Pollution Remediation Act (2010).
Date of text: 02 February 1990 (03 February 2010)

Livestock

Animal Protection Act (2017).
Date of text: 04 November 1998 (26 April 2017)
FEEDS CONTROL ACT.
Date of text: 12 January 1973 (04 February 2015)
Veterinary Drug Control Act.
Date of text: 16 August 1971 (23 January 2013)
Slaughter Tax Act.
Date of text: 16 September 1943 (29 August 1962)
Animal Industry Act.
Date of text: 24 June 1998 (24 November 2010)

Mineral resources and energy

Mining Act.
Date of text: 26 May 1930 (21 June 2023)
Commodity Inspection Act.
Date of text: 14 December 1932 (11 July 2007)
Natural Gas Enterprise Act.
Date of text: 01 February 2011 (28 June 2023)
Electric Power Act (2023).
Date of text: 10 December 1947 (28 June 2023)
President Order No. 11200046881 promulgating the Organization Act of the Geological Survey and Mining Management Center of the Ministry of Economic Affairs.
Date of text: 07 June 2023

Sea

Marine Conservation Act.
Date of text: 31 July 2024
Ocean Basic Act.
Date of text: 20 November 2019
Marine Industry Development Act.
Date of text: 21 June 2023
Marine Pollution Control Act (2014).
Date of text: 01 November 2000 (31 May 2023)
Commercial Port Law.
Date of text: 02 May 1980 (28 June 2023)

Social protection

President Order No. 11200043171 promulgating the Social Welfare Fundamental Act.
Date of text: 24 May 2023
Social Assistance Act.
Date of text: 14 June 1980 (30 December 2015)
Measures for the issuance of triple coupons for the revitalization from severe pneumonia with novel pathogens.
Date of text: 22 June 2020
Enforcement Rules of the Public Assistance Act.
Date of text: 28 January 1981 (29 June 2011)
Regulations for Examination of Farmer Health Insurance Disputes.
Date of text: 02 June 2011

Water

Water Supply Act.
Date of text: 17 November 1966 (28 June 2023)
Water Act.
Date of text: 07 July 1942 (29 November 2023)
Soil and water Conservation Act.
Date of text: 27 May 1994 (01 August 2023)
Soil and Groundwater Pollution Remediation Act (2010).
Date of text: 02 February 1990 (03 February 2010)
President Order No. 11200046841 promulgating the Organization Act of the Water Resources Agency, Ministry of Economic Affairs.
Date of text: 07 June 2023

Wild species and ecosystems

Wildlife Conservation Act (2013).
Date of text: 23 June 1989 (23 January 2013)
National Park Law.
Date of text: 13 June 1972 (24 January 2011)
National Park Law.
Date of text: 1972
Wetland Conservation Act (2013).
Date of text: 03 July 2013
Organization Act of the National Park Service, Ministry of the Interior.
Date of text: 09 June 2023

Miscellaneous

Anti-Corruption Act.
Date of text: 15 July 1963 (22 June 2016)
Foreign Trade Act.
Date of text: 05 February 1993 (25 December 2019)
Communicable Disease Control Act.
Date of text: 06 December 1994 (28 June 2023)
Act to Implement United Nations Convention against Corruption.
Date of text: 20 February 2015
Organic Act of the Agency Against Corruption, Ministry of Justice.
Date of text: 20 April 2011

International Agreements

Agreement on Maritime Patrol Cooperation.
Date of text: 16 August 2018
Memorandum of Understanding between the Interchange Association of Japan and the Association of East Asian Relations of Taiwan for the Mutual Cooperation in the Field of Nuclear and Radiation Safety Regulation in the Peaceful Use of Nuclear Energy.
Date of text: 20 November 2014
Memorandum of Understanding on Nuclear Cooperation between the Atomic Energy Council of Taiwan and State Office for Nuclear Safety of the Czech Republic.
Date of text: 18 January 2013