With regard to the “opinions given by the owners” referred to in Subparagraph 5, Paragraph 1, Article 13-1 of the Act, the land use applicant shall notify the owners of the lands or improvements under expropriation to state their opinions prior to applying for the expropriation of the land or land improvement, unless the situation referred to in the preceding article applies.The notification to the owners of lands or land improvements to state their opinions as referred to in the preceding paragraph may be served simultaneously at the time of acquiring the land or improvement by negotiating a price with the land or land improvement owners or by other means, or during a public hearing held for the undertaking of zone expropriation.The written notice to owners to state their opinions as referred to in the preceding two paragraphs shall be effected according to the following provisions:1. The time limit for stating opinions as informed in the written notice shall not be less than seven (7) days starting from the next day following the service of the notice; if the notice is served during a negotiation meeting, the time limit for stating opinions shall not be less than seven (7) days from the date of the last meeting.2. The land use applicant shall record all opinions given verbally by landowners in written form and ask them to sign or affix seal on the record after they verify the content; if any landowner refuses to sign or affix seal on the record, the land use applicant should state the reason thereon. If a landowner disagrees with the content of the record, the land use applicant should make correction.3. The land use applicant shall respond to the written or verbal opinions of landowners in writing and document its actions taken thereon. When applying for the expropriation of land or land improvement, the land use applicant shall enclose the written or verbal opinions of owners, its responses and actions taken therefor, and compile in an orderly manner those opinions, responses and actions taken and enter them in the Overview of Owners’ Opinions, Related Responses and Actions Taken (see attached).Attachment to Article 13.odt