Labor Union Act Article 38

In case that a labor union has made a resolution for merging or spitting, it shall complete the merging and spitting within one year from the date when the resolution is made.When a corporate union is merging as a result of the amalgamation of plant cites or business units, the merging shall be completed within one year after the amalgamation standard date is set. In case that the merging has not completed upon the expiration of the said period, the competent authority may order it to merge within a given period, and if the merging cannot be achieved, the labor union shall be ordered to restructure.When a labor union has merged or spitted in accordance with the preceding two Paragraphs, it shall within thirty days after the completion of merging and spitting report the processes, union charter, name lists of directors or supervisors to the competent authority for review and record.In case that an administrative district has changed, a labor union may maintain its original name after the resolution of a general meeting of members or member representatives. Provided that, when the name of a labor union has changed, it shall submit the minute of the meeting to the competent authority for review and record within ninety days after the change of the administrative district. When the labor union has changed its name, which cannot be identical with that already registered by other labor union.In case that a labor union has resolved in accordance with the preceding Paragraph, the counting of its sequence shall be resolved by its general meeting of members or member representatives.