The Arbitration Law of ROC Article 4

If either party fails to comply with the arbitration agreement and instead initiates litigation, the court shall, upon petition by the other party, issue a ruling to stay the legal proceedings and order the plaintiff to submit the dispute to arbitration within a specified period, except where the defendant has already conducted oral arguments on the merits of the case.If a plaintiff fails to submit the dispute to arbitration within the specified time period prescribed in the preceding paragraph, the court shall dismiss the lawsuit.For litigation provided in Paragraph 1, once the court has issued a ruling to stay the proceedings, the litigation shall be deemed withdrawn upon the rendering of the arbitral award.