Natural Gas Enterprise Act Article 34
Natural gas utility enterprises shall assess the selling prices and basic fees of natural gas supplied to users in the residential, commercial and service sectors based on the calculation regulations. The assessments, along with the relevant documents, shall be submitted to the competent authority of the municipality or county (city), which shall subsequently forward them to the central competent authority for approval before implementation. The same procedure applies when adjusting selling prices or basic fees.The central competent authority may order a natural gas utility enterprise to reassess the selling prices and basic fees approved following the preceding paragraph and submit for approval following the procedure in the preceding paragraph.The calculation regulations for billing items, formulas, period for recalculating, and required data submission for the selling prices and basic fees, as stated in the preceding two paragraphs, shall be prescribed by the central competent authority. When necessary, the review committee, as stated in Paragraph 2 of Article 32, may be utilized to assist in the review.Before the central competent authority approves the selling prices and basic fees stated in Paragraph 1, the review committee, as stated in Paragraph 2 of Article 32, shall assist in the review.When the gas purchase cost of a natural gas utility enterprise changes, the enterprise shall adjust its selling prices of natural gas synchronously based on the amount of the change. Within 7 days from the adjustment date, the enterprise shall report the adjustment to the competent authority of the municipality or county (city) for reference. Upon recording, the competent authority of the municipality or county (city) shall simultaneously notify the central competent authority.
中文原文 天然氣事業法第34條
公用天然氣事業供應家庭、商業及服務業用戶之天然氣售價及基本收費，應依規定之計算準則核算，並檢具相關文件，報經直轄市、縣（市）主管機關轉請中央主管機關核定後實施；其調整售價或基本收費時，亦同。
依前項規定核定之天然氣售價及基本收費，中央主管機關得令公用天然氣事業重新核算，並依前項規定程序報請核定。
前二項天然氣售價及基本收費之計費項目、計算公式、重新核算之期間及應提報資料之計算準則，由中央主管機關定之，必要時得提報由第三十二條第二項規定組成之審議會協助審查。
中央主管機關為第一項之天然氣售價及基本收費核定前，由第三十二條第二項規定組成之審議會協助審查。
公用天然氣事業之天然氣購入成本變動時，應按其變動金額同步調整其天然氣售價，並於調整之日起七日內，報請直轄市、縣（市）主管機關備查；直轄市、縣（市）主管機關備查時，應副知中央主管機關。
依前項規定核定之天然氣售價及基本收費，中央主管機關得令公用天然氣事業重新核算，並依前項規定程序報請核定。
前二項天然氣售價及基本收費之計費項目、計算公式、重新核算之期間及應提報資料之計算準則，由中央主管機關定之，必要時得提報由第三十二條第二項規定組成之審議會協助審查。
中央主管機關為第一項之天然氣售價及基本收費核定前，由第三十二條第二項規定組成之審議會協助審查。
公用天然氣事業之天然氣購入成本變動時，應按其變動金額同步調整其天然氣售價，並於調整之日起七日內，報請直轄市、縣（市）主管機關備查；直轄市、縣（市）主管機關備查時，應副知中央主管機關。