Pharmaceutical Affairs Act Article 27-1

To apply for suspension of business, pharmaceutical firms shall clearly state the reason and term of suspension and hand in the business permits and medicament licenses to the local competent health authority, which shall be returned after the resumption of business is approved. Each period of suspension shall not exceed one year at the maximum. In the case that the local competent health authority has not approved the continuation of suspension when the period of suspension expires, said pharmaceutical firm shall apply for resumption of business operations within 30 days before the period of suspension expires.To apply for termination of business, pharmaceutical firms shall hand in the business permits and medicament licenses for cancellation. In the case that the said permits and licenses are not handed in for cancellation, the said permits and licenses shall be canceled by the original issuing competent health authority.In the case that the pharmaceutical firm does not apply for suspension, termination, or resumption of business within the giver period, the original issuing competent health authority shall nullify related permits and licenses after the municipal or county (city) competent health authority verifies that no business operations exist in the original establishment address.For any pharmaceutical firm that violates the provisions under this Act and is subject to suspension of business imposed by the competent health authority, its permits and licenses shall be processed in accordance with the provisions under the first paragraph.