Regulations for the Cooperation between National Defense Technology Institutions and Private Entities for Research, Development, Production, Manufacture and Maintenance Article 18

Paragraph (1)A National Defense Technology Institutions shall review and submit a proposal of all items for which cooperation engagement is possible, of concrete information such as the order of priority for the execution of such items, and of suggested medium- and long-term plans, for presehting to the authority-in-charge for the latter examination and compilation of medium- and long-term plans.Paragraph (2)The National Defense Technology Institutions shall, in accordance with the requirements of the medium- to long-term plans or special projects, prepare and submit a work plan to the competent authority for the record purposes. When the National Defense Technology Institutions and the authority-in-charge are the same agency, the working plan shall be approved by the competent authority.Paragraph (3)When the National Defense Technology Institutions has selected its target of cooperation in accordance with the work plan, it shall act according to the following procedure:Subparagraph (1)Public Display: Including a planning display and a special project display. The display notice shall be published in a government gazette or newspaper, and publicized on internet..Subparagraph (2)Cooperation Plan: The cooperation plan shall be delievered in writing by the Private Entity, and shall set out the special technology, in details capability and resources, the suggested cooperation items, concrete facts of compliance with the provisions of these Rules, and other coordination matters as required by the authority-in-charge.Subparagraph (3)Formation of Evaluation Committee: There shall be at least seven members on the evaluation committee, composed of personnel dispatched by the authority-in-charge and the National Defense Technology Institutions. The number of participants from the National Defense Technology Institutions shall not be more than half, and, if necessary, the competent authority may dispatch personnel to participate. The meeting method shall be used to make resolutions of the evaluation committee, and a resolution may be passed by a majority vote of the members present at a meeting attended by a majority of the committee members. The evaluation committee may retain attorneys, accountants, or other specialists to serve as its advisors.Subparagraph (4)Mutual Visits: The authority-in-charge or the National Defense Technology Institutions and the Private Entity shall dispatch personnel to visit each other, and, if necessary, the competent authority may dispatch personnel to participate in such visits.Subparagraph (5)Review Meeting: The evaluation committee shall, according to the content of the cooperation plan submitted by the Private Entity and the results of the mutual visits, summon an review meeting in order to resolve whether the National Defense Technology Institutions shall proceed with the cooperation [project].Subparagraph (6)Approval: The resolution of the review meeting shall be submitted to the authority-in-charge to obtain the latter's approval, and, after the approval, it shall be reported to the competent authority for record purposes. Where the evaluation committee is formed by the authority-in-charge, its resolution shall be submitted to the competent authority to obtain the latter's approval.Subparagraph (7)Execution of Agreement: The National Defense Technology Institutions shall execute a cooperation agreement with its cooperation target.Paragraph (2)Where the cooperation [project] is classified as "confidential" or above, the provision of item 1 of the preceding paragraph shall not apply.