Bulletin
November 2008 Issue
Bulletin
RELAXATION OF THE REGULATIONS REGARDING FOREIGN IN-VESTMENT IN TAIWAN
In order to attract foreigninvestment, limits on foreign companies' investing in or trading stockin Taiwan have been reduced. The new rules of the Taiwan Stock Exchange(TSE) and GreTai SecuritiesMarket (GTSM), which conform with recent amendments of regulationspromulgated by the Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) to variousregulations, are discussed below. New procedural rulesfor initial listing: Since the relevant ... MoreCOMPETITION
CORPORATION
- PRIVATE COMPANIES MAY NOT APPOINT EXTERNAL OR INDE-PENDENT DIRECTORS
- SHAREHOLDERS MAY ELECT CHAIRPERSON OF SHAREHOLDERS' MEETING WHEN STATUTORY CHAIRPERSON IS UNABLE TO AT-TEND
- UNILATERAL TERMINATION OF CONTRACT BY DIRECTOR DOES NOT REQUIRE SUPERVISOR TO REPRESENT COMPANY
- SHAREHOLDERS OF LIMITED COMPANIES CAN EXAMINE BOOKS ACCOMPANIED BY LAWYER OR ACCOUNTANT
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
INSURANCE
- DEREGULATION OF RESTRICTIONS ON NON-LENDING TRANSAC-TIONS BETWEEN INSURANCE ENTERPRISES AND RELATED PAR-TIES
- AMENDMENT TO REGULATIONS GOVERNING FOREIGN INVEST-MENTS BY INSURANCE ENTERPRISES
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
- DEPARTMENT STORE SHARES LIABILITY FOR COUNTERFEIT GOODS SOLD BY CONCESSION OPERATOR
- BONA-FIDE PRIOR USE OF TRADEMARK IS NOT A LICENSABLE RIGHT
- COPYRIGHT STATUS OF SIMPLE BROADCAST RECEPTION ON BUSINESS PREMISES
- COPYRIGHT ACT UNDER AMENDMENT
- PRC PATENT LAW UNDER AMENDMENT
- LEADING TECHNOLOGICAL FIELDS IN 2007 INVENTION PATENTS
- DRAFT TRADEMARK EXAMINATION GUIDELINES FOR RETAIL SER-VICES PUBLISHED
INVESTMENT
- UPCOMING LABELING REQUIREMENTS FOR UNPACKAGED FOOD-STUFFS
- RULES ON USE OF STANDARD CONTENT OF MEDICAL, POISON-OUS OR POTENT DRUGS CONTAINABLE IN COSMETIC PRODUCTS
- EXECUTIVE YUAN APPROVES FURTHER RELAXATION TO RULES ON INVESTMENT IN MAINLAND CHINA
LABOR
- EMPLOYMENT INSURANCE ACT UNDER AMENDMENT
- EMPLOYERS' RESPONSIBILITY FOR PREVENTING SEXUAL HAR-ASSMENT TO BE STRENGTHENED
- VOLUNTARY RETIREMENT AT 60 PROPOSED