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Article 1
These Regulations are determined pursuant to Article 16, Paragraph 2 of the Air Pollution Control Act (herein referred to as this Act).
Article 2
The amount of collected air pollution control fees based on designated and officially announced substance sales volumes as defined in Article 16, Paragraph 1, Subparagraph 1 of this Act, and the air pollution control fees based on the type, composition
and quantity of fuel as defined in Article 16, Paragraph 1, Subparagraph 2 of this Act shall be calculated according to the type of fuel, composition and property standards, and the batch sales volume for each individual fuel type each month. Before the fifteenth
day of each month fuel vendors or importers shall fill out an air pollution control fee report form and payment form based on the format determined by the central competent authority, pay the air pollution control fee for the previous month to the financial
institution account designated by the central competent authority and make a filing with the central competent authority via the Internet. However, if the central competent authority grants its consent, the filing may be made in writing.
Article 3
The amount of air pollution control fees shall be based on the type and quantity of air pollutants as defined in Article 16, Paragraph 1, Subparagraph 1 of this Act and shall be calculated, reported and paid by the fee payer on his own initiative according
to the types of emitted pollutants, emissions quantity and record of operations for each business quarter and based on the fee rates announced in Article 17, Paragraph 2 of this Act. The owner, manager or actual user of the stationary pollution source shall
fill out an air pollution control fee report form and payment form based on the format determined by the central competent authority, pay the air pollution control fee for the previous quarter to the financial institution account designated by the central
competent authority and make a filing with the central competent authority via the Internet before the last day of April, July, and October of each year and January of the following year. However, if the central competent authority grants its consent, the
filing may be made in writing.
The type and quantity of emitted air pollutants referred to in the previous paragraph means the air pollutants emitted from the normal operation of a stationary pollution
source and significant emission of air pollutants caused by the following:
I.
Equipment breakdown caused by defective design or improper operation.
II.
Improper maintenance or human neglect.
III.
Other reasons determined by the central competent authority.
Based on the type and quantity of air pollutants emitted in each quarter of the current year from public and private premises of stationary pollution source, if it
has been assessed by the central competent authority that the emission of each type of individual air pollutant per business quarter is less than one ton, an application may be filed with the central competent authority before the end of January of the following
year for adjusting the quarterly reporting of the volume of air pollutant emission of each quarter and payment of air pollution control fees for the previous year to one-time reporting and payment before the end of January of each year.
If the emission of individual type of air pollutants emitted by the public or private premises under the previous paragraph exceeds one ton during any quarter, the
report and fee shall be filed and paid according to the regulations of the first paragraph.
Article 4
When a stationary pollution source at public or private premises that reports the air pollution control fee in accordance with the previous Article emits two or more pollutants, the amount of fees due shall be calculated based on the individual pollutant
emissions quantities. The calculation formula is as follows:
Individual pollutant fee amount = Individual air pollutant emissions quantity × Fee rate
Article 5
As for the air pollution control fees for construction projects as defined in Article 16, Paragraph 1, Subparagraph 1 of this Act, before the start of construction the contractor shall submit the project type, surface area, project duration, project
funding, and other relevant project information pertaining to the calculation of air pollution control fees and the self-calculated fee amount to the special municipality, county or city competent authority for approval and shall then make payment to the designated
financial institution account within the deadline stipulated in Article 6.
For construction projects that are carried out in accordance with applicable procurement provisions requiring emergency disposition under the Government Procurement
Act the contractor shall complete fee reporting and payment within the designated deadline after gaining approval from the special municipality, county or city competent authority.
Should a contractor fail to report to the special municipality, county or city competent authority in accordance with the regulations, and be found to have already
started construction, the starting date of the project shall be calculated and determined based on one of the following regulations:
I.
For those required by law to obtain a license or permit from the competent authority for the specific industry and to file an application with such competent authority for commencement of work, the starting date shall be the commencement date approved
by such competent authority. However, if the law does not require the application with the competent authority for commencement of work, or if such application is not filed, the starting date shall be the date on which the competent authority issues the license
or permit.
II.
For those not required by law to obtain the permits or licenses mentioned in the foregoing paragraph, the starting date of the project shall be calculated backwards from the date on which the special municipality, county or city competent authority found
out that construction had already commenced.
A.
If the construction project is aboveground, the duration of the project for each floor or story shall be no more than 90 days.
B.
If the construction project is below ground, the duration of the project for each sub-level shall be no more than 120 days.
C.
The duration of other miscellaneous projects such as excavation, warehouses, chimneys, or surrounding walls subject to construction laws shall be calculated as no more than 180 days.
D.
Other calculation methods designated by the special municipality, county or city competent authority.
III.
The starting date of construction projects subject to the foregoing subparagraph undertaken by a government agency shall be the starting date recorded on the contract.
IV.
When the special municipality, county or city competent authority finds a clear discrepancy between the progress of construction at the time of investigation and the date of the license or permit issued by the industry competent authority of Paragraph
1, the starting date of the project shall be calculated in accordance with the regulations of Paragraph 2.
Article 6
The payment deadlines for air pollution control fees for construction projects shall be implemented according to one of the following regulations:
I.
Those that are not required by law to request approval to begin construction, obtain a license, undergo project inspection, or pay an amount less than NT$10,000 (hereinafter the currency standard) shall pay the entire fee prior to the start of construction.
II.
The entire amount shall be paid before the start of construction if the amount to be paid is between NT$10,000 and NT$5,000,000. Half of the amount may be paid prior to applying for approval to begin construction; the remainder may be paid before applying
for the license or project inspection.
III.
Those paying an amount greater than NT$5,000,000 shall pay the entire amount before the start of construction, or in equal installments during the construction period; the entire amount shall be paid before the deadline determined by the special municipality,
county or city competent authority.
IV.
Other payment deadlines designated by the special municipality, county or city competent authority.
Article 7
Should there be changes to the project type, surface area, project duration, project funding, and other relevant project information pertaining to the calculation of air pollution control fees, the contractor shall, before applying for a usage license
or project acceptance, submit relevant documents to the special municipality, county or city competent authority for an adjustment of the amount of fees payable.
Article 8
When competent authorities at all levels conduct reporting, reviewing, approval, and notification procedures pursuant to Article 2, Article 3, Article 5 and the foregoing article, they may commission dedicated organizations to perform these tasks depending
on the actual requirements.
Article 9
When the central competent authority carries out auditing operations it shall notify the said public or private premises to submit within 15 days the following relevant information for calculating air pollutant emissions quantities by the stationary
pollution source:
I.
A layout diagram of the stationary pollution source at the public or private premise.
II.
Proof of raw materials (goods), fuel purchase quantity, monthly records on composition weight percentage of volatile organic compound, justification documents about percentage of weight (volume) or sulfur and the usage volumes thereof, production volumes
and other operating records designated by the central competent authority.
III.
On-site operating status of production processes and pollution control equipment, proof or purchase of consumable materials and records and statements of volumes used, records of online filing of waste delivery manifest or other waste disposal related
information.
IV.
The volume of raw materials (goods) recycled, volume of waste water, volume of waste dissolvent, volume of waste and production volume related to the emission of volatile organic compounds as a percentage to the weight of the volatile organic compounds
in the above quantities. Records, statements and justification documents of processing by the commissioned organization.
V.
Monthly testing reports of continuous automatic testing facilities as well as relevant quality assurance and quality control data.
VI.
A photocopy and compiled chart of exhaust pipe test report.
VII.
Relevant data for receiving, production, sales, inventory receipts, account books, and other relevant statements, and other production, sales, shipping or input/output data.
VIII.
In case of any event under Subparagraph 1 to 3, Paragraph 2, Article 3, information related to the calculation of air pollutant calculation.
IX.
Other documents related to air pollutant emissions designated by the competent authority.
In a case where a public or private premise cannot provide relevant information within 15 days of receiving notification, the public or private premise may request
one extension with the central competent authority not to exceed 15 days. The extension request shall be submitted before the deadline.
Article 10
The air pollutant emissions of a stationary pollution source in any public or private premises that is subject to reporting of air pollutant control fees under Article 3 of this Act, shall be based on data in the following order:
I.
The monitoring data of the stationary pollution source’s continuous automatic monitoring equipment or facilities that are in compliance with the regulations of the central competent authority.
II.
The air pollution test methods and test results consistent with the regulations of the central competent authority.
III.
Volatile organic compound plant factors recognized by the central competent authority.
IV.
Air pollution emission factors, control efficiency rate and quality/quantity balance measurement method designated by the central competent authority.
V.
Other emission factors and alternative calculation methods authorized by the central competent authority.
In any report of emission of volatile organic compound by stationary pollution source in public or private premise, the emission shall be calculated in accordance
with Subparagraphs III to V of the previous paragraph. However, if the stationary pollution source uses sealed air collection system to emit volatile organic compound into emission pipe, the emission may be calculated in accordance with Subparagraphs I or
II of the previous paragraph after submitting relevant information to and acquiring the consent from the central competent authority.
The emission factor in Subparagraphs IV and V of the first paragraph refers to the unit raw materials (goods) of stationary pollution source unit output, fuel usage
quantity, production output or the air pollutant emissions quantity produced by other operating quantities recognized by the central competent authority.
Plant factors referred to in Subparagraph III, Paragraph 1 means the alternative calculation method filed by the stationary pollution source in accordance with the
Guidelines for Establishment of Stationary Pollution Source Volatile Organic Compound Plant Factor (Including Control Efficiency) and approved by the central competent authority.
Stationary pollution sources in public or private premises that are required to install automatic continuous testing facilities pursuant to Article 22, Paragraph 1
of this Act shall calculate the sulfur oxide and nitrogen oxide emissions quantity in accordance with Paragraph 1, Subparagraph 1; those that conduct analysis on their own or commission an analysis laboratory pursuant to Article 22, Paragraph 2 shall calculate
the sulfur oxide and nitrogen oxide emissions quantity in accordance with Paragraph 1, Subparagraph 2.
The stationary pollution sources at public or private premises that calculate their air pollutant emissions quantities shall calculate the air pollutant emission in
accordance with the public announcement by the central competent authority.
Article 11
When the central competent authority conducts testing of the calculation of air pollutant emissions quantities by stationary pollution source, if the test results converted into unit activity emissions quantity has a discrepancy of more than 20% compared
to the values reported by the stationary pollution source at public or private premises, the test results shall be sent to the central competent authority for confirmation. Based on the result of inspection, the central competent authority shall recalculate
the air pollutant emissions quantities by such stationary pollution source and determine air pollution control fees payable.
The air pollutant unit activity emissions quantity in the foregoing paragraph refers to air pollutant emission quantities emitted from production volumes, usage volumes for raw materials (goods), fuel, production output and other operation volumes recognized
by the central competent authority and their calculating unit shall be identical with the base unit for air pollutant emissions factor estimates officially announced by the central competent authority.
Article 12
If any stationary pollution source for which the central competent authority uses the emission factor or quality/quantity balance method to calculate the air pollutant emission has any of the following events, the central competent authority shall re-calculate
the air pollutant emission of such stationary pollution source:
I.
The central competent authority performs random inspection on the equipment component of the stationary pollution source used to calculate the air pollutant emission
by emission factor in accordance with the designated random inspection principles and the result of random inspection is inconsistent with the reports made by the public or private premises.
II.
The central competent authority performs inspection on the percentage of weight of volatile organic compound in the raw materials (goods) used by the stationary pollution
source adopting the quality/quantity balance calculation method to calculation air pollutant emission and the result of inspection deviates from the reports filed by the public or private premises by 10% or more.
Article 13
For public or private premises choosing to calculate the volatile organic compound air pollutant emission based on the emission factor, if the reported quarterly emission deviates from the results of inspection by the central competent authority by 2
times or more or 7.5 tons or more, the air pollutant emission of such stationary pollution source shall be calculated under quality/quantity balance calculation starting from the quarter following the receipt of notice from the central competent authority.
Article 14
For any public or private premises that reports air pollution control fee, the competent authority of each level shall review, calculate and notify the review results. If the fees are insufficient, the competent authority will collect the remainder by
requesting that the outstanding amount be paid within 90 days. If payment is not made in time, Article 55 of this Act shall apply. Payment in excess of the actual amount shall be deducted from the next amount due or returned pursuant to the application.
If the excess payment is less than NT$2,000, it shall be deducted from the next amount due, except for construction projects.
When public or private premises cease operation, dismantle the pollution source equipment or for other reasons do not need to pay air pollution control fees, they
may submit relevant verification documents to the competent authority within 30 days of the day of the event to settle the account and halt fee collection.
Article 15
Public and private premises that need to pay supplementary fees pursuant to Paragraph 1 of the foregoing paragraph, but are not able to pay the outstanding amount in a single payment within the deadline for one of the following reasons may submit relevant
verification documents to the competent authority before the deadline and apply for installment payment:
I.
The public or private premises have suffered major property losses due to typhoon, earthquake, flood, landslides, other natural disaster or other cause not attributable
to it.
II.
The public or private premises have been assessed supplementary fees of NT$100,000 or more following audit by the competent authority.
For those allowed to pay in installment interest shall be accrued daily from the day after the overdue deadline to the date of payment of the last installment based
on the fixed annual interest rate for a one-year time deposit with the Directorate General of the Postal Remittances and Savings Bank on the date of payment. Postdated cheques for all monthly installments shall be sent to the competent authority. Should payment
on any of the installment cheques not be received, the competent authority shall proceed pursuant to Article 55 of this Act.
Article 16
For any public or private premises that apply toward the air pollution control fee in installments in accordance with the previous Article, if any document filed is inconsistent with the requirements or incomplete, the competent authority shall request
a correction within 7 days. If the correction is not made within the deadline, the application will be rejected.
The competent authority may approve the amount payable under each installment and the number of installments in accordance with the following standards:
I.
If the amount to be made up is less than NT$1,000,000, payment may be made in 2 to 6 installments and each installment amount shall be not less than NT$50,000.
II.
If the amount to be made up is more than NT$1,000,000 and less than NT$5,000,000, payment may be made in 2 to 12 installments and each installment amount shall be not
less than NT$400,000.
III.
If the amount to be made up is more than NT$5,000,000, the payment may be made in 2 to 24 installments and each installment amount shall be not less than NT$500,000.
Each “installment” referred to in the previous paragraph means one month.
Article 17
Should one of the following circumstances apply to public or private premises that are subject to air pollution control fees as set forth in Article 3, the central competent authority may assess their air pollutant emissions quantity of the stationary
pollution source based on their production volumes, usage volumes for raw materials (goods) and fuel, testing result or other relevant information, and determine the air pollution emission by such stationary pollution source and the air pollution control fees
payable:
I.
Failure to calculate air pollutant emission in accordance with the regulation.
II.
Normal efficient operation cannot be maintained due to malfunctioning of facility or other causes or waste gas has been released into the atmosphere without passing
through collect or treatment equipment, and the air pollutant emission is not calculated.
III.
Relevant information on the calculation of the air pollution control fee is not submitted before the deadline as stipulated in Article 9, the corrected information
is insufficient.
IV.
Production volumes, usage volumes for raw materials (goods), and fuel, and fuel purchase quantities do not match with the results of account settlement.
V.
The number of stationary pollution sources reported is inconsistent with the actual situation.
VI.
Central competent authority discovers any event under Article 11 or Article 12 after inspection.
VII.
Other circumstances where the air pollution control fee report does not comply with the regulations.
If any construction owner fails to report, adjust the air pollution control fee in accordance with Articles 5 and 7 or provides incomplete information, the municipal,
county (city) competent authority may determine the amount of air pollution control fee payable based on the result of inspection or relevant information.
Article 18
Should stationary pollution sources at any public or private premises that are subject to air pollution control fees pursuant to Article 16, Paragraph 1, Subparagraph 1 of this Act, forge, modify or intentionally underreport or fail to report relevant
information that is related to the calculation of air pollution control fees, the competent authority of each level may proceed in accordance with the following:
I.
The central competent authority may estimate the said emissions quantity based on the emission factor and calculate air pollution control fees at twice the emissions
quantity.
II.
In case of construction projects, the municipal, county (city) competent authority may charge two times the construction project air pollution control fee rate based
on the results of inspection or relevant information.
Article 19
Should public or private premises evade air pollution control fees through the methods in the foregoing paragraph or other improper methods, the central competent authority may recalculate the payable amount backward for up to five years. For air pollutants
that have been subject to air pollution control fees for less than five years, the payable amount shall be calculated from the initial fee charge date.
For the backdated fees in the foregoing paragraph, interest shall be accrued daily from the day following the date of payment deadline notified by the competent authority
or the day when the fee evasion started to the date of payment based on the fixed annual interest rate for a one-year time deposit with the Directorate General of the Postal Remittances and Savings Bank as of the date of payment.
Article 20
Stationary pollution sources at public or private premises that report air pollution control fees pursuant to Article 3 shall calculate and keep daily records of relevant records and statements that need to be filed in accordance with Article 9. However,
if the volatile organic compound emission is calculated under quality/quantity balance calculation, the calculation by batch and record may be made for the items and quantities of raw materials (goods) recycling volume, waste dissolvent volume, waste volume
and production output under Subparagraph 4, Paragraph 1, Article 9 and calculation and record shall be made at least once every quarter.
If the stationary pollution source at public or private premises cannot make calculation and record in accordance with the previous paragraph, it may adjust the reporting
item and frequency after gaining approval from the municipal, county (city) competent authority.
Article 21
If any of the following circumstances applies to stationary pollution sources at public or private premises that are subject to air pollution control fees pursuant to Article 16, Paragraph 1, Subparagraph 1 of this Act, such stationary pollution sources
may be exempted from the air pollution control fee for said air pollutant:
I.
Stationary pollution sources at public or private premises with total sulfur oxide emissions of less than 10 kilograms per quarter.
II.
Stationary pollution sources at public or private premises with total nitrogen oxide emissions of less than 10 kilograms per quarter.
III.
Stationary pollution sources at public or private premises with total volatile organic compound emissions of less than 1000 kilograms per quarter.
IV.
Fuel used by stationary pollution source at public or private premises has been filed in accordance with Article 2.
V.
The payable amount for each single construction project has been assessed as less than NT$100.
VI.
Reconstruction required for victims or victim areas pursuant to occurrence of natural disaster during a certain period publicly announced by the municipal, county (city)
competent authority.
VII.
Other circumstances designated and officially announced by the central competent authority.
Public or private premises that meet the circumstances of Subparagraphs 1 through 4 of the foregoing paragraph shall report air pollution control fees pursuant to
this Act.
Article 22
The type, composition and quantity of fuel used to calculate the air pollution control fee pursuant to Article 16, Paragraph 1, Subparagraph 2 shall take the classifications of the oil refinery or of the port of entry’s finished product zone as the standard.
Article 23
In case of change of type or composition of fuel in the finished product zone under the previous Article, if the vendor or importer does not retest and file a report before removing the products from the zone, the central competent authority may calculate
the fee payable for the relevant batch at 2 times the air pollution control fee rate for movable pollution source and apply Article 14.
Article 24
If any public or private premises cannot file or pay air pollution control fee provided under Article 3 due to natural disaster or any other reason that is not attributable to such premises, the reporting obligor shall submit relevant information to
the central competent authority within 30 days from the disappearance of the reason to seek approval to adjust the reporting or payment deadline.
Article 25
The central competent authority may entrust to the special municipality, county or city competent authority the fee charging and reporting work regulated in Article 2 and Article 3, review and auditing work regulated in Article 9, approval for plant
factor and consent to change of emission calculation basis under Subparagraph 2, Paragraph 3 and Paragraph 1 of Article 10, as well as account settlement, fee calculation, fee assessment and collection of outstanding fees regulated in Articles 11 to 14 and
Articles 17 to 20.
Article 26
Any public or private premises that should report air pollution control fee in accordance with Articles 2, 3, 5 and 7 shall keep the air pollution control fee reporting information, payment receipt, relevant record and information and justification information
for 6 years.
Article 27
These Regulations shall take effect on the date of promulgation.
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