Act Governing the Total Number of Personnel Headcounts of Central Government Agencies Article 7

In the event that duties of agencies are transferred to other agencies or to local governments, relevant personnel shall be transferred accordingly, or they may take retirement, severance in accordance with relevant regulations.In the event that agencies are transformed into non-departmental public bodies or privatized institutions, relevant personnel shall become employees of the new institutions accordingly. Civil servants who refuse such change in employment status shall be reassigned to other agencies with the assistance of relevant superordinate agencies, or they may take retirement, severance in accordance with relevant regulations on the day the said transformation takes place.The rights and interests of personnel who undergo employment transfers in conjunction with the transformation of their agencies, as described in the preceding two paragraphs, shall be handled with in accordance with the Civil Service Appointment Act, the Civil Service Protection Act and other relevant regulations.Up to 20 percent of the personnel headcounts downsized in accordance with Paragraphs 1 and 2 may be reallocated to the relevant second-level agencies by their superordinate first-level agencies in the ensuing annual budget proposals.