. /.  WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  S/C/N/300 
17 March 2004  
 
(04-1181) 
Council for Trade in Services Original:   English 
   
NOTIFICATION PURSUANT TO ARTICLE III:3 OF THE 
GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TRADE IN SERVICES  
 
 
 The following notification, dated 4 March 2004,  from the delegation of the Separate Customs 
Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu is  being circulated to the Members of the Council 
for Trade in Services. 
 
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1. Member notifying: 
 The Separate Customs Territory of  Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu 
 
2. Notification under: 
 Article III, paragraph 3 of the General Agreement on Trade in Services 
 
3. Date of entry into force: 
 The Act Governing the Administration of Professional Engineering Consulting Firms 
(hereinafter referred to as the Act) entered into force on 2 July 2003. 
  Duration: 
 
 Indefinite 
 
4. Agency responsible for implementation  and enforcement of the measure: 
The Public Construction Commission 
 
5. Complete description of the measure
1 indicating the modes of supply covered, the effect 
on trade in services (e.g., restrictions/liberalization measures) and the impact of the measure on commitments in the Member's schedule and Article II (MFN) exemption 
list, if relevant: 
 
Description of the measure:  
 
 The Act, consisting of five Chapters with a total of 44 Articles, prescribes the market access 
requirements, business scope, supervision, re wards and penalties, and legal liabilities of 
professional engineering consulting firms. Chapter 1, “General Provisions,” specifies the objectives of the Act and the definition of a professional engineering consulting firm, the 
                                                     
 
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assignment of the responsible entity, and the qualification requirements of a chairperson or representative of a professional engineering c onsulting firm. Chapter 2, “Permission and 
Registration,” provides the legal applica tion procedures for the establishment of a 
professional engineering consulting firm. Chapter 3, “Supervision,” details the legal liabilities 
of a professional engineering consulting firm a nd the jurisdiction of the responsible entity. 
Chapter 4, “Guidance, Rewards and Penalties, ” sets out the terms for surveillance and 
punishment, when found in the case of violation of the Act in this sector. Chapter 5, 
“Supplementary Provisions,” contains the tran sitional enforcement regulations of the Act.  
 6. Members specifically affected, if any: 
 None 
 
7. Texts available from: 
The Public Construction Commission 
Tel: (886 2) 87897586  
Fax: (886 2) 87897584 E-mail: secr@mail.pcc.gov.tw 
 
 
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