Regulations Governing Motor Vehicle Air Pollutant and Noise Emission Testing Organizations Article 15

Maximum validity period of permits shall not exceed five years. Extension applications shall be filed by the testing organizations within five to six months prior to the permit expiration. Period of each extension will not exceed five years. However, if during the validity period of the permit the testing organizations is found to have involved in any of the circumstances specified in Paragraph 5 of Article 22, and punishment from the central competent authority has been confirmed, the extension of the permit’s validity period shall be for a maximum of three years.Those testing organizations apply for extension of which application documents do not comply with regulations or for which contents are incomplete shall be notified by the central competent authority to make corrections within a limited time period. Those application failed to make corrections by the deadline shall be rejected.Those testing organizations apply for extension in accordance with subparagraph 1 within the regulated period of time that are able to be determined for the approval or rejection due to the review need of central competent authority before the expiration date of the permit, the testing organizations may continue their testing items in accordance with their original permit content during the time period from the permit expiration date to the completion date of the review.Those testing organizations failed to apply for extension in accordance with subparagraph 1 within the regulated period of time, shall stop their testing items since the expiration date of the permit when central competent authority have not determined the approval or rejection for the application. The testing organizations may continue their testing items in accordance with their original permit content during the time period from the permit expiration date to the completion date of the review. Those failed to apply for extension before the expiration date of the permit shall lose the validity of their permits since the expiration date of the permits. One shall apply a new permit application if they want to continue the testing business of said items.