Identification Regulations for Operational Headquarters Article 6

A company may submit a copy of an application together with related certifications to the Ministry of Economic Affairs (hereinafter referred to as "the Ministry") for the issuance of an Operation Headquarters confirmation document. However, public listed companies are not required to submit the related certifications prescribed in Article 4.The Operation Headquarters confirmation document as prescribed in the preceding paragraph is valid for 3 years and shall become invalid after the expiration date.During the validity period as prescribed in the preceding paragraph, the Ministry may revoke its Operation Headquarters confirmation document if the company's operational scale is found to be incompatible with Paragraph 1 or any subparagraphs of Paragraph 3 of Article 2.Where the scope of business of the applicant company is not within the industry supervised by the Ministry, the Ministry shall request the competent authority in charge of such industry to provide preliminary opinions and then make determination afterward. The Ministry may also convene a meeting to review the case where necessary.