Search

Regarding export measures, the government continues to maintain prohibitions and licensing requirements for certain exports mainly on grounds of security, public safety and environmental protection. (…)

Export licensing is applied to 37 products at the HS 10-digit level (Table A3.6). Besides controlled chemicals (e.g. CFC), diamonds and equipment for semi-conductors are also subject to export licensing.

Table A3.6 Products subject to export licensing, 2013
HS Code - Product
2903.45.00.11 Chlorotrifluoromethane (CFC-13)
2903.45.00.21 Pentachlorofluoroethane (CFC-111)
2903.45.00.22 Tetrachlorodifluoroethane (CFC-112)
2903.45.00.31 Heptachlorofluoropropane (CFC-211)
2903.45.00.32 Hexachlorodifluoropropane (CFC-212)
2903.45.00.33 Pentachlorotrifluoropropane (CFC-213)
2903.45.00.34 Tetrachlorotetrafluoropropane (CFC-214)
2903.45.00.35 Trichloropentafluoropropane (CFC-215)
2903.45.00.36 Dichlorohexafluoropropane (CFC-216)
2903.45.00.37 Chloroheptafluoropropane (CFC-217)

Table A3.3 Products subject to import prohibition, 2013
HS Code - Product
2903.45.00.11 Chlorotrifluoromethane (CFC-13)
2903.45.00.21 Pentachlorofluoroethane (CFC-111)
2903.45.00.22 Tetrachlorodifluoroethane (CFC-112)
2903.45.00.31 Heptachlorofluoropropane (CFC-211)
2903.45.00.32 Hexachlorodifluoropropane (CFC-212)
2903.45.00.33 Pentachlorotrifluoropropane (CFC-213)
2903.45.00.34 Tetrachlorotetrafluoropropane (CFC-214)
2903.45.00.35 Trichloropentafluoropropane (CFC-215)
2903.45.00.36 Dichlorohexafluoropropane (CFC-216)
2903.45.00.37 Chloroheptafluoropropane (CFC-217)

8548.10.10.00 Waste lead-acid accumulators and spent lead-acid accumulators

The SII (Statute for Industrial Innovation) also focuses on green policies. It requires competent authorities to assist enterprises in developing and adopting green initiatives, including measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and adopt pollution control technologies, among others. The SII also encourages green procurement by government departments and agencies. Other key areas identified by the SII for development facilitation include innovations, branding, industrial-academic cooperation and the establishment of R&D centers.

Also under the SII, in order to achieve sustainable development, the MOEA (Ministry of Economic Affairs) provides manufacturers with assistance in, inter alia, energy conservation and carbon reduction in production processes; energy resources integration; clean production; green technology; corporate social responsibility; product information disclosure; green factories; and work environment improvement. Any company incorporated in Chinese Taipei is eligible to apply for grants. In general, the approved grant covers no more than 50% of the project expenses, with a cap of NT$5 million within two years of project implementation. The authorities note that as of the end of 2013, guidance and assistance had been provided to more than 3,800 manufacturers to push forward with a range of sustainable-development-related matters.

Table 3.13 Sectoral allocation of grants for developing new leading industries (NT$ '000)
Pollution Prevention 44,009 (2010); 41,364 (2011); 7,500 (2012); 10,000 (2013)

(…) The government procurement regime also contains secondary policy goals, such as to encourage the procurement of environment-friendly green products; to support indigenous suppliers; and to give priority to the goods and services produced and provided by people with disabilities.

Table 3.21 Price-stabilization measures
Commodities: Mid-stream:
Reducing transportation costs, and strictly investigating cartels

Measures: - subsidizing oil used by farmers and fishermen: exempted from the 5% Business Tax; 50% of the above-baseline price of gasoline and diesel is subsidized
- conducting cost-price analysis on commodities that are important in people's daily life, to deter businesses from raising prices unreasonably
- strengthening investigation of mid-stream cartels or illegal hoarding

Chinese Taipei committed to fully apply the TRIPS Agreement by the date of its accession to the WTO; the authorities consider that they have fully implemented the Agreement. At the WTO, it participates in the work of the Council on TRIPS, including on issues such as the establishment of a multilateral system of notification and registration of geographical indications (GIs) for wines and spirits, GI extension, and the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). TIPO also participates in APEC/IPEG meetings, and exchanges experiences with other attending APEC members. Chinese Taipei is not a Member of WIPO, or a signatory to any WIPO convention.