Regulations Governing Applications for the Establishment of Free Trade Zones Article 9

The following examination procedures shall be followed by the management authority of the FTZ of a sea/air port after accepting an application for the establishment of a FTZ:1.Preliminary examination shall be completed within 30 days from the day following the date on which all application documents and certificates accepted by it are duly received and public hearing is held2.When the application has passed the preliminary examination, it shall be reported and forwarded to the administrated government authorities in charge of the relevant end enterprises for its further review and examination. If the preliminary examination result reveals that the application does not satisfy the qualification requirements or conditions for demarcation and establishment, or there is managerial difficulty, the application shall be dismissed.The management difficulties set forth in Paragraph 3, Article 7 of the Act shall refer to any of the following circumstances:1.Where the transport operation capacity of the said airport or seaport has become saturated and there is no expansion plan;2.Where an appropriate organizational adaptation plan of the management authority cannot be submitted;3.Where factors destructive to the execution of the management authority’s duties as set forth in Paragraph 1, Article 9 of the Act are expectable.