Ordinance
Ministry of Labor
Issue Date:May 1,2015
Issue Number: Lao-Dong-Fa-Guan-Zi-No. 10405039351
Attachment: Announcement section 2
The Ministry hereby interprets the term of recognition under Item5 of Article 36 as used in the Qualifications and Criteria Standards for foreigners undertaking the jobs specified under Article 46.1.1 to 46.1.6 of the Employment Service Act, which refers to employers meeting any of the following criteria:
- Business entities within the Free Economic Pilot Zones shall provide the valid business registration certificates and documents issued by the central competent authority.
- Business entities complying with definitions of “startup with innovation capability” listed in the HeadStart Taiwan program shall provide the relevant certificates of the establishment of the business not exceeding five years and documents at the MOEA’s Intellectual Property Office (TIPO)(see attachment 1).
i The business entities have obtained funds amounting to over NT$2 million from venture capitalists inside or outside the country.
ii The business entities have completed registration at the Go Incubation Board for Startup and Acceleration Firms (GISA) of the GreTai Securities Market.
iii The business entities have obtained an invention patent from the Republic of China (Taiwan) or have obtained the patent rights through authorization or transfer of control with registration completed at the MOEA’s Intellectual Property Office (TIPO).
iv The business entities have set up the offices at the Taipei Expo Park which is assigned as a new cluster for startups by the Executive Yuan, the incubators managed by or in partnership with the Ministry of Economic Affairs (see attachment 2), and the incubators rated excellent by the Ministry Oof Economic Affairs within three years (see attachment 3).
v The applying business entities or their person in charge has ever won any of the venture or design contests inside or outside the country (see attachment 4).
This interpretation shall take effect on this day.
The Order of the Ministry of Labor dated January 7, 2014 (Ref. No. Lao-Zhi-Gui-Zi-1039801680) shall cease to apply on this day.
Minister Chen, Hsiung Wen