Resource Circulation Promotion Act Article 26

Where recycled resources consist of discarded articles, packaging, or containers, the central competent authority may designate the manufacturers, importers, sellers, or using enterprises thereof to jointly establish or join an existing Producer Responsibility Organization (hereinafter referred to as a “PRO”) to assume the financial and operational responsibilities for the collection, clearance, and circular utilization of such recycled resources.The central competent authority may designate that the PRO referred to in the preceding paragraph shall, in accordance with designated circular utilization targets, methods, and necessary facilities, formulate a circular utilization plan and submit such plan to the central competent authority for review within the prescribed time period, and shall implement the plan in accordance with the approval granted by the central competent authority.The PRO shall regularly report the status of circular utilization in accordance with the data transmission methods designated by the central competent authority.The circular utilization targets, methods, and facility establishment requirements to be complied with by the PRO referred to in Paragraph 2, the required contents of the circular utilization plan, and the reporting methods and frequency referred to in the preceding paragraph shall be prescribed by the central competent authority.Where recycled resources consist of articles, packaging, or containers generated from business activities, the review and approval of the circular utilization plan referred to in Paragraph 2, as well as the supervision and evaluation of the implementation status of such plan, shall be conducted by the central industry competent authority.