The Tobacco and Alcohol Administration Act Article 14

When a tobacco or alcohol producer intends to make a change in the type of product, location of the factory, or its responsible person, it shall apply to the central competent authority for an approval, and within 30 days from the date of the change, shall apply to the central competent authority for reissuance of its license permit.When a tobacco or alcohol producer has changed the name of its business, the total amount of its authorized capital, the location of its head office, the name of its factory, or any matter which the central competent authority requires to be specified pursuant to Subparagraph 7 of the preceding article, it shall apply to the central competent authority for reissuance of its license permit within 30 days from the date of the change.Regulations governing the application procedure for a tobacco or alcohol producer that, in accordance with the preceding two paragraphs, changes any item in its license permit, and the documents to be submitted, the reissuance of a license permit, and other related matters, will be prescribed by the central competent authority.Prior to the approval and issuance or the reissuance of a license permit for a tobacco or alcohol producer, the central competent authority may, as necessary, request that the competent authority of the special municipality or the county (or county-level city) where the head office or the factory of the applicant is located assign personnel to conduct an examination of whether there are any unlawful circumstances in its tobacco or alcohol production, and further, whether its equipment and facilities match those listed in its production and operation plan declared by the producer.