Waste Disposal Act Article 53

Any person falling under any of the following circumstances shall be subject to a fine of not less than NT$60,000 and not more than NT$10,000,000, and may be notified to make improvements within a specified period. Failure to complete such improvements within the prescribed period shall result in penalties being imposed consecutively for each violation. Where the circumstances are serious, an order for suspension of work or business may also be imposed:I. Occurrence of any of the circumstances specified in the subparagraphs of the preceding Article in connection with the storage, clearance, disposal, or reuse of hazardous industrial waste, or the use, processing, or remanufacturing of reused products derived therefrom.II. Clearance or disposal of hazardous industrial waste in violation of Paragraph 7 of Article 28.III. Importing, exporting, transiting, or transshipping industrial waste without obtaining a permit pursuant to Paragraph 1 of Article 38; violating the regulations prescribed pursuant to Paragraph 2 of the same Article regarding the export of hazardous industrial waste; violating the regulations prescribed pursuant to Paragraph 3 of the same Article regarding permits, permit validity periods, or management; violating the prohibition on importation under Paragraph 4 of the same Article; or, with respect to general waste regulated under international conventions, violating Paragraphs 1 through 4 of the same Article applied mutatis mutandis pursuant to Paragraph 5 of the same Article.