Management Regulations for the Import and Export of Industrial Waste Article 28

In those circumstances in which attached documents designated in these Regulations are from foreign countries, notarization shall be obtained from a notary agency or organization in the local country, and certification obtained from a Republic of China foreign embassy, consulate, or representative office, or other organization authorized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. If attached documents are in a foreign language, a Chinese translation certified by a Republic of China foreign embassy, consulate, or representative office, or other organization authorized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, or a domestic notary public shall be attached.The notarized content of a document from a foreign country in the foregoing paragraph shall be divided into two categories:I. Private documents: the notary public or organization shall notarize and certify the authenticity of these documents.II. Public documents: the notary public or notary organization shall notarize and certify the authenticity of these public documents. If a notary public or notary organization in a local country has difficulties conducting the relevant verification, the concerned party may submit a sworn affidavit concerning the authenticity of the document, and obtain notarization of the affidavit by a notary public.When foreign documents in Paragraph 1 have already been sent to the central competent authority in the Republic of China at the time consent documents are issued by the receiving or exporting country, notarization (certification) shall not be required within the effective period of such documents.