For any procurement of general cargo made by an agency, except for those special cases that need to be approved by its supervising agency, the conditions of public procurement shall be in accordance with that of the carrier of shipment selected by the buyer. Such maritime service procurement shall be handled in accordance with Subparagraph 2, Article 43 of the Government Procurement Act, and those ROC-flagged carriers recommended by the dedicated agencies approved by the competent authority shall be given the priority of carriage, which shall not be confined by the provisions of Article 46 of the Enforcement Rules of the Government Procurement Act.The winning domestic tenderer shall name an ROC-flagged carrier, provided that the shipping route is able to fulfill the procurement, as the carrier.Those special cases in Paragraph 1 approved by its supervising agency which the condition be set in accordance with that of carrier of shipment selected by non-buyer, shall be indicated in tender documents and contracts stating that the seller shall make at least 50 percent of the gross weight or the quantity of the equivalent value be handled by the ROC-flagged carrier when the agencies procuring general cargo. Agencies shall provide a copy of such terms in the contract and the contact information of the seller to the dedicated agencies, submitting them to the ROC-flagged carrier. However, in case where the quantity of procurement is less than container load, the regulation shall be excluded. The statistical information (see Attachment) of the shipment arranged by the seller and transported by ROC-flagged carrier shall be submitted to the dedicated agencies by the agencies on a quarterly basis after the shipment begins.Attachment.PDFAttachment.doc