The Commercial Port Law Article 45

Application for forwarders of ship cargo handling management within the commercial port area, should possess relevant documents and applications that Maritime and Port Bureau or the designated agencies can prepare and establish.Applicants of the preceding paragraph can only start business after they have applied for a business license with the Maritime and Port Bureau or the designated agencies, and have received the permit within six months of the preparation, and completed company registration, along with all equipment properly placed.If the preparation is not completed within six months as mentioned in the preceding paragraph, yet they have already applied for a business license with the Maritime and Port Bureau or designated the agencies, then the preparation should be restricted. But if there are proper reasons, an additional six months can be granted within 30 days before the above mentioned six month period expires. Such extension can only be applied once.