Soil and Groundwater Pollution Remediation Act Article 9

(a) When any one of the following situations exists, an enterprise officially announced by the central competent authority shall be required to submit site soil pollution assessment investigation and test data prior to the action in question, and shall request the special municipality, county, or city competent authority, or an agency commissioned by the central competent authority, to perform review thereof:(1) Acquisition of an enterprise establishment permission or registration, or application for a business license, in accordance with law;(2) Change of business operator;(3) Change of industry category, except that an enterprise whose industry categories before and after the change are both belonging to those which have been officially announced by the central competent authority;(4) Change of scope of operating site;(5) Conducting, in accordance with law, the reposition of business, cancellation of operating permit or business license, termination of business (operation), plant (facilities) closure, or discontinuation of production, manufacturing, or processing.(b) Concerning soil pollution assessment investigation and test data provided in the preceding paragraph and Paragraph 1 of the preceding article, the central competent authority shall prescribe regulations governing the content thereof, timing of reports, required documents to be submitted, assessment investigation methods, timing of tests, the qualifications and training of assessment investigation personnel, the commissioning, review operating procedures and other compliance matters.