Company Act Article 208
I.In case a company has no managing directors, the board of directors shall elect a chairman of the board directors from among the directors by a majority vote at a meeting attended by over two-thirds of the directors, and may also elect in the same manner a vice chairman of the board in accordance with the provisions of the Articles of Incorporation.II.In case a company has managing directors, the managing directors shall be elected from among the directors in accordance with the manner set forth in the preceding Paragraph provided that the number of managing directors shall not be less than three persons but not more than one-third of the total number of directors.The chairman or the vice chairman of the board shall be elected from the managing directors in accordance with the same manner set forth in the preceding Paragraph.III.The chairman of the board of directors shall internally preside the shareholders' meeting, the meeting of the board of directors, and the meeting of the managing directors; and shall externally represent the company. In case the chairman of the board of directors is on leave or absent or can not exercise his power and authority for any cause, the vice chairman shall act on his behalf. In case there is no vice chairman, or the vice chairman is also on leave or absent or unable to exercise his power and authority for any cause, the chairman of the board of directors shall designate one of the managing directors, or where there is no managing directors, one of the directors to act on his behalf.In the absence of such a designation, the managing directors or the directors shall elect from among themselves an acting chairman of the board of directors.IV.During the recess of the board of directors, the managing directors shall regularly exercise the power and authority of the board of directors in accordance with the provisions of laws and regulations and the Articles of Incorporations of the company, and the resolutions adopted by the shareholders' meetings and the meetings of the board of directors by conferences to be called from time to time by the chairman of the board of directors; with the resolutions to be adopted by a majority of managing directors present at such conferences attended by a majority of managing directors.V.The provisions set out in Article 57 and Article 58 hereof shall apply mutatis mutandis to directors representing the company.
中文原文 公司法第208條
董事會未設常務董事者,應由三分之二以上董事之出席,及出席董事過半數之同意,互選一人為董事長,並得依章程規定,以同一方式互選一人為副董事長。
董事會設有常務董事者,其常務董事依前項選舉方式互選之,名額至少三人,最多不得超過董事人數三分之一。
董事長或副董事長由常務董事依前項選舉方式互選之。
董事長對內為股東會、董事會及常務董事會主席,對外代表公司。
董事長請假或因故不能行使職權時,由副董事長代理之;無副董事長或副董事長亦請假或因故不能行使職權時,由董事長指定常務董事一人代理之;其未設常務董事者,指定董事一人代理之;董事長未指定代理人者,由常務董事或董事互推一人代理之。
常務董事於董事會休會時,依法令、章程、股東會決議及董事會決議,以集會方式經常執行董事會職權,由董事長隨時召集,以半數以上常務董事之出席,及出席過半數之決議行之。
第五十七條及第五十八條對於代表公司之董事準用之。
董事會設有常務董事者,其常務董事依前項選舉方式互選之,名額至少三人,最多不得超過董事人數三分之一。
董事長或副董事長由常務董事依前項選舉方式互選之。
董事長對內為股東會、董事會及常務董事會主席,對外代表公司。
董事長請假或因故不能行使職權時,由副董事長代理之;無副董事長或副董事長亦請假或因故不能行使職權時,由董事長指定常務董事一人代理之;其未設常務董事者,指定董事一人代理之;董事長未指定代理人者,由常務董事或董事互推一人代理之。
常務董事於董事會休會時,依法令、章程、股東會決議及董事會決議,以集會方式經常執行董事會職權,由董事長隨時召集,以半數以上常務董事之出席,及出席過半數之決議行之。
第五十七條及第五十八條對於代表公司之董事準用之。