Defense Industry Development Act Article 4
Domestic juridical persons, organizations or groups incorporated in accordance with R.O.C. laws may apply to the competent authority for level certificate of regulated Military Material suppliers (hereinafter referred to as “Level Certificate”).After receiving an application prescribed in the preceding paragraph, the competent authority shall designate the impartial third party to conduct the level-review and assess them as level A, B or C, depending on the specific expertise in Defense Industry and the following items:1. Technology standard.2. The operation scale and experience in R&D, manufacture and maintenance of Military Material.3. Creation of domestic product and employment opportunities.4. Effects from collaboration of Industry, Academia, Research institute (hereinafter referred to as “IAR”) and collaboration with Foreign Suppliers.5. Proof of effect from collaboration with Foreign Suppliers in R&D, manufacture and maintenance and that the product is certified by the foreign original manufacturers.6. Records of genuinely performing the contracts with the government.7. Records or audit result reports of the security of information and communication management and maintenance.The impartial third party prescribed in the preceding paragraph shall have sufficient resource and capability to certify, and shall not have interests in the matters subject to the certified parties.The competent authority shall grant a qualified instrument of Level Certificate of regulated Military Material in specific expertise in Defense Industry (hereinafter referred to as “Qualified Certificate”) to the supplier finished the level-review after conducting safety examination upon personnel, facility/equipment relating to the business of national defense, information system and safety related affairs of the supplier and the supplier meet the standards of examination (hereinafter referred to as “Qualified Supplier”).The regulations regarding the conditions of applying for Level Certificate under Paragraph 1, fields of specialty in national defense, the standard and procedure of level-review under Paragraph 2, the grant, valid term, written matters, modification, abolishment and other related matters under the preceding paragraph shall be decided by the competent authority in consultation with other authorities-in-charge.
中文原文 國防產業發展條例第4條
依我國法律設立之國內法人、機構或團體得向主管機關申請列管軍品廠商資格級別認證（以下簡稱級別認證）。
主管機關受理前項申請，應由公正第三方依國防產業專長領域項別及下列事項實施級別評鑑，區分為甲級、乙級及丙級：
一、科技水準。
二、經營規模及軍品研發、產製、維修經驗。
三、創造國內產值及國內就業機會。
四、產業、學術、研究機構（以下簡稱產學研）合作及與外國廠商工業合作績效。
五、與外國廠商從事研發、產製、維修合作績效及產品獲原廠認證之證明。
六、誠信履行政府機關（構）契約紀錄。
七、資通安全管理維護紀錄或稽核結果報告。
前項之公正第三方應具備充足資源及認證能力，且與被認證對象不得有利害關係。
主管機關對完成級別評鑑廠商執行國防業務相關人員、設施（備）、資訊系統及安全有關之事務，實施安全查核，符合查核基準者（以下簡稱合格廠商），核發該國防產業專長領域項別之列管軍品廠商資格級別認證合格證明（以下簡稱合格證明）。
第一項級別認證之申請條件、第二項國防產業專長領域項別、級別評鑑基準與程序、前項合格證明之核發、效期、記載事項、變更、廢止及其他相關事項之辦法，由主管機關會商其他主辦機關定之。
主管機關受理前項申請，應由公正第三方依國防產業專長領域項別及下列事項實施級別評鑑，區分為甲級、乙級及丙級：
一、科技水準。
二、經營規模及軍品研發、產製、維修經驗。
三、創造國內產值及國內就業機會。
四、產業、學術、研究機構（以下簡稱產學研）合作及與外國廠商工業合作績效。
五、與外國廠商從事研發、產製、維修合作績效及產品獲原廠認證之證明。
六、誠信履行政府機關（構）契約紀錄。
七、資通安全管理維護紀錄或稽核結果報告。
前項之公正第三方應具備充足資源及認證能力，且與被認證對象不得有利害關係。
主管機關對完成級別評鑑廠商執行國防業務相關人員、設施（備）、資訊系統及安全有關之事務，實施安全查核，符合查核基準者（以下簡稱合格廠商），核發該國防產業專長領域項別之列管軍品廠商資格級別認證合格證明（以下簡稱合格證明）。
第一項級別認證之申請條件、第二項國防產業專長領域項別、級別評鑑基準與程序、前項合格證明之核發、效期、記載事項、變更、廢止及其他相關事項之辦法，由主管機關會商其他主辦機關定之。