Official Document Formats Act Article 2
Official documents formats are categorized as follows:1. Orders: Used for promulgations of laws as well as announcements of appointments, dismissals, awards, and penalties of government officials; also used for promulgations of orders by the President, military agencies, and troops.2. Petitions: Used for petitions or reports to the President.3. Consultations: Used for correspondence between the President, the Legislative Yuan, and the Control Yuan.4. Letters: Used for correspondence between government agencies, or applications and responses between members of the public and government agencies.5. Announcements: Used for announcements by government agencies to the public.6. Other official documents.Official documents enumerated in the preceding paragraph may be sent via telegraph, telex, fax, or other electronic means as necessary.
中文原文 公文程式條例第2條
公文程式之類別如下：
一、令：公布法律、任免、獎懲官員，總統、軍事機關、部隊發布命令時用之。
二、呈：對總統有所呈請或報告時用之。
三、咨：總統與立法院、監察院公文往復時用之。
四、函：各機關間公文往復，或人民與機關間之申請與答復時用之。
五、公告：各機關對公眾有所宣布時用之。
六、其他公文。
前項各款之公文，必要時得以電報、電報交換、電傳文件、傳真或其他電子文件行之。
一、令：公布法律、任免、獎懲官員，總統、軍事機關、部隊發布命令時用之。
二、呈：對總統有所呈請或報告時用之。
三、咨：總統與立法院、監察院公文往復時用之。
四、函：各機關間公文往復，或人民與機關間之申請與答復時用之。
五、公告：各機關對公眾有所宣布時用之。
六、其他公文。
前項各款之公文，必要時得以電報、電報交換、電傳文件、傳真或其他電子文件行之。