Act on Agro-pesticides Management Article 26

An agro-pesticide dealer shall designate full-time managers before proceeding to do the business and shall apply to the local special municipality or county (city) competent authority for issuing an agro-pesticide dealer's license.The license mentioned in the preceding Paragraph shall be valid for five years. An application for extension of said validity shall be filed with local special municipality or county (city) competent authority before one month of the expiration; provided each extension shall not exceed five years. Failure to make an application for authorization within the time limit or the application is rejected shall apply for issuing a new license.The relevant self-government regulations governing the application, issuance, re-issuance, exchange, extension, abolishment, and alteration under the preceding 2 paragraphs shall be prescribed by the corresponding special municipal or county (city) competent authority.The regulations governing the training and qualification requirements of the managers under Paragraph 1, as well as the acquisition, annulment, and restrictions of re-application of their certificates, and other relevant matters shall be prescribed by the central competent authority.Those who have obtained an agro-pesticide sales license before the implementation of the amended provisions of this Act onDecember 9, 2014, shall, within two years from the date of implementation of this amended Act, comply with the provisions stipulated in Paragraph 2.