Permit Management Regulations for Public and Private Waste Clearance and Disposal Organizations Article 14

The validity period of the approval or permit for the establishment approval documents shall not exceed five years. The disposal permit, which is issued for the first time shall not be valid for more than 3 years.Those organizations that want to continue to conduct operations after the permit expires shall apply for an extension within 6 to 8 months prior to its expiry. The validity period of each extension shall be in accordance with the regulations in the preceding paragraph. However, the extension of establishment approval documents is limited to once.After receiving the application of the preceding paragraph, the issuing authority shall make a decision concerning its approval or rejection within 60 days. Under special circumstances, the review period may be extended by a maximum of 60 days. However, the time period for the applicant to provide additional information per the review agency’s request shall be deducted. If the application document fails to meet the regulations, or the additional and corrected information cannot be provided within the time frame requested by the issuing authority, or although the information is provided, but still incomplete, another deadline will be allotted. If the information is still incomplete or cannot be provided, the issuing authority shall reject the application before the permit expires.For those applying for an extension within 6 to 8 months before the permit expires,the issuing authority shall make a decision concerning its approval or rejection before the permit expires. When the issuing authority still hasn’t made a decision concerning the permit, the applicant shall still operate in accordance with the original permit from the time the permit expires until a decision is made by the issuing authority concerning the extension.For those applying for an extension before the permit expires, but after the 6 to 8 month period, the applicant shall stop receiving waste and waste disposal when the issuing authority still hasn’t made a decision concerning the extension by then.For those who haven’t applied for an extension before the permit expires, the permit shall become null and void as of the expiration date. For those wishing to continue conducting operations, they shall reapply for a permit.