Statute Governing Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Enterprises Article 20

A refrigeration and air conditioning enterprise shall be fined not less than NT$20,000 but not more than NT$100,000 if it has any of the following situations:1. It operates a refrigeration and air conditioning business without joining a refrigeration and air conditioning engineering association in accordance with Paragraph 1 of Article 5.2. It operates a refrigeration and air conditioning business without employing full-time engineers or full-time technicians in accordance with Article 9.3. It fails to apply for renewal under Paragraph 2 of Article 10 or refuses, impedes or evades such renewal.4. It suspends its business operation, is punished with business suspension, resumes its business operations or closes down its business without observing the provisions of Article 11.An enterprise under the circumstances set forth in Item 1 or 2 of the preceding Paragraph may be ordered to suspend its business operation or be given a time limit to complete the required procedures; if the enterprise fails to complete the procedures within the time limit and continues operations, it may be fined consecutively. An enterprise under the circumstances set forth in Item 3 of the preceding Paragraph and that is given a time limit by the competent authority to complete the required procedures, may be fined consecutively if it fails to do so within the time limit.