Regulations Governing the Investment to Build, or Lease to Operate the Commercial Port Facilities For State-Run or Private Enterprises Article 12

The Investment and Operation of commercial port facilities by state-run or private enterprises should attach related documents, license and fee certificate in accordance with contract when submitting to the Administration Authority, and they may start operation only after obtaining their permission.Where the commercial port facilities are likely to impact the security and order of commercial port operation, the Administration Authority may request the state-run or private enterprises to submit operation inspection procedure plan and progress inspection prior to launching their operations.Where the ownership of commercial port facilities belongs to the Administration Authority, the state-run or private enterprises should notify the Administration Authority in accordance with the contract to conduct inspection.Where the commercial port facilities of preceding paragraph are completed and operate in stages, the inspection methods and standards of each stage should be recorded in the contract accordingly.