Fair Trade Act Article 11
Any merger that falls within any of the following circumstances shall be filed with the competent authority in advance:1. as a result of the merger the enterprise(s) will have one third of the market share;2. one of the enterprises in the merger has one fourth of the market share; or3. sales for the preceding fiscal year of one of the enterprises in the merger exceeds the threshold amount publicly announced by the competent authority.The threshold amount of the sales referred to in Subparagraph 3 of the preceding paragraph shall include the sales amount of an enterprise that is controlled by, controlling, or affiliated with the enterprise in the merger, and of an enterprise where both it and the enterprise in the merger are controlled by the same enterprise or enterprises. The calculation method shall be publically announced by the competent authority.A person or a group that has controlling interest in an enterprise is deemed as an enterprise pertinent to the provisions of this Act with regards to merger.The controlling interest as referred to in the preceding paragraph means that the person or the group, as referred to in the preceding paragraph, and their related persons, hold a majority of the total number of outstanding voting shares or the total capital of the said enterprise.The scope of the related persons as referred to in the preceding paragraph is defined as follows:1. The same natural person, and the natural person’s spouse, as well as the person’s blood relatives within the second degree of kinship.2. An enterprise in which the person, referred to in the preceding subparagraph, holds more than one half of the total number of outstanding voting shares or total capital.3. An enterprise in which the person, referred to in Subparagraph 1, acts as its chairman, president or the director representing a majority of directors.4. The same group and its representative, manager, or any other person with representing authority, and his/her spouse, as well as his/her blood relatives within the second degree of kinship.5. The same group and the enterprise in which the natural person of the preceding subparagraph holds more than one half of the total number of outstanding voting shares or total capital.The sales amount as referred to in Paragraph 1 Subparagraph 3 shall be announced separately by the competent authority in different industries.Enterprises shall not proceed to merge within a period of 30 working days starting from the date the competent authority accepts the complete filing materials, provided that the competent authority may shorten or extend the period as it deems necessary and notifies in writing the filing enterprise of such change.Where the competent authority extends the period in accordance with the proviso of the preceding paragraph, such extension may not exceed 60 working days; for cases of extension, decisions on the filing shall be made in accordance with the provisions of Article 13.Where the competent authority fails to notify of the extension as referred to in the proviso of Paragraph 7 or make any decision as referred to in the preceding paragraph before the period expires, the enterprises may proceed to merge provided that the merger may not proceed under any of the following circumstances:1. Where the filing enterprises consent to a further extension of the period.2. Where the filing contains any false or misleading item.The competent authority may ask for external opinions for the merger filed, and if necessary, entrust the academic research institutions to provide the opinion of the industrial economic analysis. Provided that one of the enterprises in the merger does not agree to the merger, the competent authority shall provide the cause of the merger to it and ask for its opinion.The competent authority shall make a decision of the merger of the proviso of the preceding paragraph in accordance with the provisions of Article 13.
中文原文 公平交易法第11條
事業結合時，有下列情形之一者，應先向主管機關提出申報：
一、事業因結合而使其市場占有率達三分之一。
二、參與結合之一事業，其市場占有率達四分之一。
三、參與結合之事業，其上一會計年度銷售金額，超過主管機關所公告之金額。
前項第三款之銷售金額，應將與參與結合之事業具有控制與從屬關係之事業及與參與結合之事業受同一事業或數事業控制之從屬關係事業之銷售金額一併計入，其計算方法由主管機關公告之。
對事業具有控制性持股之人或團體，視為本法有關結合規定之事業。
前項所稱控制性持股，指前項之人或團體及其關係人持有他事業有表決權之股份或出資額，超過他事業已發行有表決權之股份總數或資本總額半數者。
前項所稱關係人，其範圍如下：
一、同一自然人與其配偶及二親等以內血親。
二、前款之人持有已發行有表決權股份總數或資本總額超過半數之事業。
三、第一款之人擔任董事長、總經理或過半數董事之事業。
四、同一團體與其代表人、管理人或其他有代表權之人及其配偶與二親等以內血親。
五、同一團體及前款之自然人持有已發行有表決權股份總數或資本總額超過半數之事業。
第一項第三款之銷售金額，得由主管機關擇定行業分別公告之。
事業自主管機關受理其提出完整申報資料之日起算三十工作日內，不得為結合。
但主管機關認為必要時，得將該期間縮短或延長，並以書面通知申報事業。
主管機關依前項但書延長之期間，不得逾六十工作日；對於延長期間之申報案件，應依第十三條規定作成決定。
主管機關屆期未為第七項但書之延長通知或前項之決定者，事業得逕行結合。
但有下列情形之一者，不得逕行結合：
一、經申報之事業同意再延長期間。
二、事業之申報事項有虛偽不實。
主管機關就事業結合之申報，得徵詢外界意見，必要時得委請學術研究機構提供產業經濟分析意見。
但參與結合事業之一方不同意結合者，主管機關應提供申報結合事業之申報事由予該事業，並徵詢其意見。
前項但書之申報案件，主管機關應依第十三條規定作成決定。
一、事業因結合而使其市場占有率達三分之一。
二、參與結合之一事業，其市場占有率達四分之一。
三、參與結合之事業，其上一會計年度銷售金額，超過主管機關所公告之金額。
前項第三款之銷售金額，應將與參與結合之事業具有控制與從屬關係之事業及與參與結合之事業受同一事業或數事業控制之從屬關係事業之銷售金額一併計入，其計算方法由主管機關公告之。
對事業具有控制性持股之人或團體，視為本法有關結合規定之事業。
前項所稱控制性持股，指前項之人或團體及其關係人持有他事業有表決權之股份或出資額，超過他事業已發行有表決權之股份總數或資本總額半數者。
前項所稱關係人，其範圍如下：
一、同一自然人與其配偶及二親等以內血親。
二、前款之人持有已發行有表決權股份總數或資本總額超過半數之事業。
三、第一款之人擔任董事長、總經理或過半數董事之事業。
四、同一團體與其代表人、管理人或其他有代表權之人及其配偶與二親等以內血親。
五、同一團體及前款之自然人持有已發行有表決權股份總數或資本總額超過半數之事業。
第一項第三款之銷售金額，得由主管機關擇定行業分別公告之。
事業自主管機關受理其提出完整申報資料之日起算三十工作日內，不得為結合。
但主管機關認為必要時，得將該期間縮短或延長，並以書面通知申報事業。
主管機關依前項但書延長之期間，不得逾六十工作日；對於延長期間之申報案件，應依第十三條規定作成決定。
主管機關屆期未為第七項但書之延長通知或前項之決定者，事業得逕行結合。
但有下列情形之一者，不得逕行結合：
一、經申報之事業同意再延長期間。
二、事業之申報事項有虛偽不實。
主管機關就事業結合之申報，得徵詢外界意見，必要時得委請學術研究機構提供產業經濟分析意見。
但參與結合事業之一方不同意結合者，主管機關應提供申報結合事業之申報事由予該事業，並徵詢其意見。
前項但書之申報案件，主管機關應依第十三條規定作成決定。