Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/302/REV.1 |
S-III§157 |
Chinese Taipei |
2014 |
Measures |
Grants and direct payments |
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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$5 million within two years of project implementation. The authorities note that as of the end of 2013, guidance and assistance had been provided to more than 3,800 manufacturers to push forward with a range of sustainable-development-related matters.
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Sustainable
Energy
Conservation
Energy
Clean
Environment
Green
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/302/REV.1 |
S-Table-III.13 |
Chinese Taipei |
2014 |
Measures |
Grants and direct payments |
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Table 3.13 Sectoral allocation of grants for developing new leading industries (NT$ '000)
Pollution Prevention 44,009 (2010); 41,364 (2011); 7,500 (2012); 10,000 (2013)
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/302/REV.1 |
S-III§172 |
Chinese Taipei |
2014 |
Measures |
Public procurement |
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(…) 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.
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Environment
Indigenous
Green
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/302/REV.1 |
S-Table-III.21 |
Chinese Taipei |
2014 |
Measures |
Tax concessions, Income or price support |
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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
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/302/REV.1 |
S-III§191 |
Chinese Taipei |
2014 |
Trade Policy Framework |
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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.
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/302/REV.1 |
S-III§203 |
Chinese Taipei |
2014 |
Measures |
Intellectual property measures |
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In addition, TIPO (The MOEA - Ministry of Economic Affairs' Intellectual Property Office) adopted an Accelerated Examination Programme (AEP) under which applicants may request an accelerated procedure provided that one of the following conditions is met: (i) the application's foreign counterpart has been granted under substantive examination by a foreign patent office; (ii) while the patent has not been granted, the application's foreign counterpart has received an OA (office action) from the EPO, JPO or USPTO during the substantive examination; and (iii) the application is essential to the commercial exploitation of the invention. In January 2014, another condition was added: the technical field involves energy conservation, new energy or new energy vehicles or the invention involves carbon emission reduction or saves natural resources. The purpose is to support investment in R&D and development of green technology. In total, more than 5,000 requests for the AEP were received from 2009 to 2013, with an average pendency to obtain a final decision of 141 days.
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Energy
Conservation
Natural resources
Green
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/302/REV.1 |
S-IV§24 |
Chinese Taipei |
2014 |
Measures |
Grants and direct payments |
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Under the "land conservation programme", payments have been given to farmers for maintaining farmland in environmentally good condition by growing green manure crops or setting it aside. According to the authorities, to comply with the WTO Agreements, the amount of payment is lower than the extra costs or loss of income. Under the programme, the COA provided assistance for a total area of 221,679 hectares in 2008, 213,697 hectares in 2009, and 206,467 hectares in 2010.
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Conservation
Environment
Green
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/302/REV.1 |
S-IV§51 |
Chinese Taipei |
2014 |
Measures |
Grants and direct payments |
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In order to avoid overfishing, the FA has been providing grants to fishermen to reduce their fishing capacities (Table 4.7). (…) In September 2002, the government introduced a reward system for closing the fishing season; according to the authorities, the number of fishing vessels participating in this programme has grown gradually, and totalled 9,830 in 2012. In order to improve the social security and welfare of fishermen, the government provides marine insurance subsidies for small-scale and artisanal fishing vessels weighing less than 100 tons.
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/302/REV.1 |
S-IV§51 |
Chinese Taipei |
2014 |
Measures |
Grants and direct payments |
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(…) The fishing vessel and raft buy-back programme has been implemented since 1991; to date, the government has bought 3,272 vessels and 1,723 rafts. To reduce fishing capacity while protecting the environment and maintaining sustainable fishery resources, all vessels bought back under this programme are dismantled. (…)
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Environment
Sustainable
Fish
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/302/REV.1 |
S-Table-IV.7 |
Chinese Taipei |
2014 |
Measures |
Grants and direct payments |
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Table 4.7 Subsidies to the fishing sector, 2009-12
(NT$ million)
Title: Fishing vessel buy-back programme: grants to fishing vessels depending on the tonnage, and to fishing rafts depending on the length of raft, the pipe diameter, and the power of main engine: 607.6 (2009); 118.2 (2010); 66.5 (2011); 86.8 (2012)
Title: Reward for closing fishery season: 159.2 (2009); 166.7 (2010); 171.8 (2011); 173.5 (2012)
Title: Fishing vessels marine insurance reward: grants provided to cover a portion of the insurance costs for fishing vessels if damaged at sea: 87.4 (2009); 103.7 (2010); 82.8 (2011); 45.4 (2012)
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