Act for Promotion of Private Participation in Infrastructure Projects Article 47

If an applicant participating in an infrastructure project believes that any of the authority-in-charge’s acts or decisions in the application and evaluation procedures is in violation of this Act or any applicable laws or regulations, which damages the applicant’s rights or interests, the applicant may file a written protest with the authority-in-charge before the following deadline:1.A protest against the regulations for the announcement of the bidding documents for inviting private participation may be made from the day after the announcement to up to two thirds of the days within the application period; if the two-thirds limit cuts short the final day, then the final day is deemed as a whole day. Nevertheless, the entire time limit for such protest shall not be shorter than 10 days.2.A protest against the application and evaluation procedures, decisions or results may be made within 30 days after the date of receipt of the authority-in-charge’s notice or the announcement. Where there is no notice or announcement of the procedures, decisions or results, a protest may be made within 30 days of the day the procedures, decisions or results are or can be known.3.A protest against a decision made after the evaluation results or before the execution of a concession agreement may be made within 30 days after the date of receipt of the authority-in-charge’s notice or the announcement.The authority-in-charge shall properly handle a protest and notify the protester of the handling results within 20 days after the date of receipt of the protest. Where the handling results involve amending or supplementing the announcement of the bidding documents for inviting private participation, a new announcement shall be made, and the deadline for application may be extended, if necessary.Where a protester disagrees with the results of handling its protest, or the authority-in-charge fails to handle its protest before the abovesaid deadline, the protester may, within 30 days after the day of receipt of the handling results of its protest or the day after the expiration of the handling time limit, lodge a written complaint with the complaint review board organized by the competent authority for cases concerning promotion of private participation in infrastructure projects. The competent authority may collect review charges, appraisal costs and other necessary fees from the complainant.The regulations for making protests or complaints, the procedures for handling and reviewing disputes, the items of and the criteria for collected charges, the payment methods, and other matters set forth in the preceding three paragraphs shall be prescribed by the competent authority.
中文原文 促進民間參與公共建設法第47條
參與公共建設之申請人,認為主辦機關於申請及審核程序中所為之行為或決定,違反本法及有關法令,致損害其權利或利益者,得於下列期限內,以書面向主辦機關提出異議:
一、對公告徵求民間參與文件規定提出異議者,為自公告之次日起至申請截止日之三分之二日內,其尾數不足一日者,以一日計。
但不得少於十日。
二、對申請及甄審之過程、決定或結果提出異議者,為接獲主辦機關通知或公告之次日起三十日;其過程、決定或結果未經通知或公告者,為知悉或可得知悉之次日起三十日。
三、對甄審結果後、簽訂投資契約前之相關決定提出異議者,為接獲主辦機關通知或公告之次日起三十日。
主辦機關應自收受異議書之次日起二十日內為適當之處理,並將處理結果以書面通知異議人。
其處理結果涉及變更或補充公告徵求民間參與文件者,應另行公告,並視需要延長申請期限。
異議人對於異議之處理結果不服,或主辦機關屆前項所定期限不為處理者,應於收受異議處理結果或處理期限屆滿之次日起三十日內,以書面向主管機關組成之促參申訴審議會提出申訴。
該會辦理審議,主管機關得向申訴人收取審議費、鑑定費及其他必要費用。
前三項異議、申訴之提出、爭議處理與審議程序、收費項目、基準、繳納方式及其他相關事項之規則,由主管機關定之。

English translation for reference only; the Chinese text prevails. Not legal advice.