LATEST LEGAL NEWS

THE EXECUTIVE YUAN HAS PASSED THE NATIONAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2009-2012

To promote future technology development around the island, every four years the Government has proposed the National Science and Technology Development Plan (Herein referred to as "NSTDP"), NSTDP serve as a blueprint for the nation’s technology development policies over the following four years....[more]

IMPROVING TAIWAN ENERGY SECURITY AND REDUCING GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSION BY LAUNCHING THE NATIONAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM-ENERGY (NSTPE)

The National Science Council has approved the National Science and Technology Program-Energy (NSTPE) as the Government will make an investment up to 3.03 billion to support this 5-year project. NSTPE focuses on reduce carbon dioxide and pollution, improving energy self sufficiency, develop energy industry and provide social and economic benefits to the people on the island....[more]

THE GOVERNMENT PLANS TO PROMOTE THE BIOTECHNOLOGY AND OTHER NEWLY INDUSTRIES BY INVESTING TWO HUNDRED BILLION

To expand every industrial scale, enhance industrial value, increase the value around the main industrial field, and to encourage the industrial development by government investments for creating the civil working opportunities to reach the goal of continuous economic development, the Executive Yuan Economic Establishment commission has expressed that, the government has selected six newly industrials including "Biotechnology", "Green Energy", "Refined Agriculture", "Tourism", "Medicare", and "Culture Originality" on November 19, 2009 to promote our national economic growth....[more]

THE GOVERNMENT PLANS TO SPEED UP THE VACCINE DEVELOPMENT AND ESTABLISH PROMOTION SYSTEM TO RESPOND THE H1N1 EPIDEMIC SITUATION

H1N1 has caused death of one thousand people, hospitalization of twenty thousand people, and an estimation of over millions of infected cases. To control the H1N1 epidemic situation, US government has announced an emergency announcement that hospitals can set up the alternative Medicare facilities outside the building for speed up curing the H1N1 infected patients....[more]

THE EXECUTIVE YUAN APPROVED THE AMENDMENT OF THE CHILDREN AND JUVENILE WELFARE LAW

The Executive Yuan approved the amendment of the Children and Juvenile Welfare Law on December 24, 2009. The amendment would require the National Communication Commission to implement several mechanisms to protect children and juveniles from contents considered illegal under the proposed act....[more]

TAIWAN MOBILE’S INTENTION TO MERGE WITH KBRO IS APPROVED BY FTC

With respect to the case where Taiwan Mobile Co., Ltd., Taiwan’s second largest telecom service carrier, filed for the merger with Kbro Co., Ltd., the Fair Trade Commission (hereinafter "the FTC") of Taiwan has decided on December 2, 2009 that the merger is not prohibited pursuant to Article 12 of the Fair Trade Act. However, the FTC has also decided to attach some certain conditions to the merger....[more]

A STUDY ON THE CONCEPT OF SIGNIFICANT MARKET POWER IN EU ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS LAW

This article examines several issues of significant market power (SMP) in EU electronic communications law. Firstly, it defines the relevant product and service markets within the electronic communications sector and analyzes ex ante regulation on specific markets by three-criteria test. Secondly, it discusses how to determine SMP in specific markets....[more]

KEY ISSUES OF JOINT R&D - TALK ABOUT SHARING & EXPLOITATION OF R&D RESULTS FROM EU FP7 EXPERIENCE

In recent years the rise of nanotechnology research and development to make use of the progress of many revolutionary innovations in many industries. While the nanotechnology industry for innovation and business opportunities brought about, but also for the relative health of human society and the environment of health system hazards, lead to many doubts about the potential risks....[more]

LEARNING FROM THE EXPERIENCE IN OTHER COUNTRIES TO DISCUSS THE ADJUSTMENT OF MEDICAL REGULATIONS FOR DEVELOPING TELEHEALTH IN TAIWAN

In Taiwan, the administrative interpretations on Article 11 of the Physician Act define the physician’s duty of diagnosing in person that a physician must diagnose patients at presence (face to face). This may bar the implementation of telehealth from involving practice of medicine, prescribing medicine online as well....[more]

THE ANALYSIS OF LEGAL ISSUES IN TELEHEALTH

Taiwan has one of the fastest aging populations worldwide, which has formed a great challenge for health and social providers. Telehealth seems the best solution of this issue. Lately, worldwide professional reports have proved that telehealth can increase medical quality by efficiently monitoring the patients’ situation and decrease costs by cutting off unnecessary clinic visits....[more]

EXPLORING PROACTIVE APPROACH FOR NANOTECHNOLOGY-THE DEVELOPMENT OF GREEN NANOTECHNOLOGY IN THE US

The risk of nanotechnology has confound the industry for a long period of time, these risks may change along the product life cycle and exist in every phase of the life cycle as it movers from research, manufacture, and enters the market. So how to handle such issue properly has become the key to success for the industry....[more]

THE PLANNING OF INTEGRATED ORGANIZATION FOR VALUE-ADDED DISTRIBUTION OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

According to the resolution in 8th National Congress on Science & Technology, the government will build an organization of technology transfer for enhancement of the international competitiveness....[more]