Act for the Establishment and Management of Free trade zones Article 7
The management authority, or the owner or user of the public or private land within or outside the controlled district of an international airport or an international seaport, may draw up the planning report of development feasibility of a free trade zone and the business plan, and submit the same to the management authority of a free trade zone of said international airport or international seaport for its preliminary review and consent. In addition, the competent authority shall consult with the local municipal/county/city government having the administrative jurisdiction where such land is situated and the Ministry of Finance for their comments and consent, and shall thereafter select a candidate management authority for that proposed free trade zone and forward the same together with a management proposal to the Executive Yuan for its approval of designating a free trade zone.In case an application for demarcating and designating the land set forth in the preceding paragraph for an appropriate purpose is required by act, such application shall be filed accordingly prior to the application for the designation of a free trade zone.When an application has been filed by the management authority, or the owner or user of the public or private land in the first paragraph in accordance with the procedure set forth in the preceding paragraph, then the respective management authority shall hold a public hearing prior to preliminary review of the said application to obtain public opinions. In case the application fails to satisfy the qualification requirements or conditions for the demarcation and designation of a free trade zone, or difficulties in the management thereof, then the said respective management authority shall not render its consent after its preliminary review. When applying for demarcation and designation as a free trade zone, the land user referred to in the first paragraph hereinabove shall obtain the written consent from the land owner(s).」
中文原文 自由貿易港區設置管理條例第7條
國際航空站、國際港口管制區域內、外之公、私有土地管理機關、所有權人或使用人，得擬具開發可行性規劃報告及營運計畫書，送請國際航空站、國際港口之自由港區管理機關初步審核同意，並由主管機關徵詢所在地直轄市、縣（市）政府及財政部之意見，經初步審核同意，並選定自由港區之管理機關及加具管理計畫書後，核轉行政院核定設置為自由港區。
前項土地如需向土地主管機關申請劃設編定為適當用地者，應於提出申請核定自由港區前，先行申請劃設編定。
第一項之公、私有土地管理機關、所有權人或使用人依前項程序提出申請時，各該管理機關應於初步審核時舉行公聽會，聽取民眾之意見，申請案件如不合於申請劃設自由港區之資格、條件或確有管理上之困難者，各該管理機關初步審核，應不予同意。
第一項之使用人，就使用土地申請劃設為自由港區，應取得土地所有權人之書面同意。
前項土地如需向土地主管機關申請劃設編定為適當用地者，應於提出申請核定自由港區前，先行申請劃設編定。
第一項之公、私有土地管理機關、所有權人或使用人依前項程序提出申請時，各該管理機關應於初步審核時舉行公聽會，聽取民眾之意見，申請案件如不合於申請劃設自由港區之資格、條件或確有管理上之困難者，各該管理機關初步審核，應不予同意。
第一項之使用人，就使用土地申請劃設為自由港區，應取得土地所有權人之書面同意。