Regulations Governing Electronic Game Machine and Electronic Game Arcade Article 5-1

The Chinese text used for the name, cabinet, operating interface, and game screen of the electronic game machine shall be in Traditional Chinese.For reviewed and classified electronic game machines, in the event of failing to comply with the preceding paragraph, the competent authority may order that improvement be made by a specified deadline; failing which, the central competent authority may cancel the results of the review and classification.For electronic game machines reviewed and classified prior to the amendment of these Regulations on October 16, 2025, these newly manufactured or imported from the effective date of the said amendment shall be in Traditional Chinese.For electronic game machines reviewed, classified, and circulating in the market prior to the amendment of these Regulations on October 16, 2025, improvements shall be completed by the following deadlines; these remaining unimproved after the deadlines shall not be used for business:1. Education and non-electronic game machines: September 30, 2028.2. Entertainment and steel ball electronic game machines: September 30, 2030.
中文原文 電子遊戲機及電子遊戲場管理辦法第5-1條
電子遊戲機之機具名稱、框體、操作介面及遊戲畫面所使用之中文文字,應以正體中文為之。
經評鑑分類之電子遊戲機,不符前項規定者,主管機關得令其限期改善;屆期未改善者,中央主管機關得撤銷其評鑑分類結果。
本辦法中華民國一百十四年十月十六日修正施行前,已經評鑑分類之電子遊戲機,自本辦法修正施行之日起,新生產或新進口者,均應全面使用正體中文。
本辦法中華民國一百十四年十月十六日修正施行前,已經評鑑分類且流通於市場之電子遊戲機,應於下列期限前完成改善,屆期未完成改善者,不得再供營業使用:
一、益智類之電子遊戲機及非屬電子遊戲機:一百十七年九月三十日。
二、娛樂類、鋼珠類之電子遊戲機:一百十九年九月三十日。

English translation for reference only; the Chinese text prevails. Not legal advice.