Regulations for the Establishment and Administration of the Multi-level Marketing Enterprises and Participants Protection Institute Article 21

he amounts of the protection funds and annual fees, as well as the timing,payable by the MLM enterprises, are as follows:1. Protection Funds:(1)The determinations for the following eleven tiers of payments are based on the total MLM revenue from the previous fiscal year.A. For those with a total revenue of NT$(the same unit below)2 billion or more: NT$4 million;B. For those with a total revenue over $1.5 billion and less than $2 billion: $3 million;C. For those with a total revenue over $1 billion and less than $1.5 billion: $2.5 million;D. For those with a total revenue over $600 million and less than $1 billion: $2 million;E. For those with a total revenue over $300 million and less than $600 million: $1.5 million;F. For those with a total revenue over $200 million and less than $300 million: $1 million;G. For those with a total revenue over $100 million and less than $200 million: $600,000;H. For those with a total revenue over $30 million and less than $100 million: $300,000;I. For those with a total revenue over $10 million and less than $300 million: $100,000;J. For those with a total revenue less than $10 million: $80,000;K. Newly registered businesses: $50,000.(2)For those MLM enterprises who previously paid their protection funds, and whose scale of business has now advanced, shall make up the difference in funds between the tiers. For those whose scale of business is stable, no additional payments are required. For those whose scale of business is downgraded, or the tier amounts have been adjusted downward, no refunds will be made.(3)Newly registered MLM enterprises should pay the EPPI in the same quarter as when their registration is completed. For MLM enterprises that are required to make up the difference, due to their tier advancement, should pay the EPPI before the end of March each year.2. Annual fees:(1)The determinations for the following ten tiers of payments are based on the total MLM revenue from the previous fiscal year:A. For those with a total revenue over $700 million: $100,000;B. For those with a total revenue over $600 million and less than $700 million: $90,000;C. For those with a total revenue over $500 million and less than $600 million: $80,000;D. For those with a total revenue over $400 million and less than $500 million: $70,000;E. For those with a total revenue over $300 million and less than $400 million: $60,000;F. For those with a total revenue over $200 million and less than $300 million: $50,000;G. For those with a total revenue over $100 million and less than $200 million: $40,000;H. For those with a total revenue over $50 million and less than $100 million: $30,000;I. For those with a total revenue over $5 million and less than $50 million: $20,000;J. For newly registered businesses and those with a total revenue less than $5 million: $10,000.(2)Newly registered MLM enterprises shall pay the EPPI in the same quarter as when their registration is completed. Existing MLM enterprises shall pay the EPPI before the end of March each year.(3)If the annual fees paid by the MLM business reach a certain value within a certain number of years, the FTC may announce the cessation of payments, depending on the overall size of the fund.
中文原文 多層次傳銷保護機構設立及管理辦法第21條
傳銷事業繳納保護基金與年費之金額及時期如下:
一、保護基金:
(一)依上一會計年度多層次傳銷營業額總數分為下列十一級繳納:1.營業額新臺幣(下同)二十億元以上者:四百萬元。
2.營業額十五億元以上未達二十億元者:三百萬元。
3.營業額十億元以上未達十五億元者:二百五十萬元。
4.營業額六億元以上未達十億元者:二百萬元。
5.營業額三億元以上未達六億元者:一百五十萬元。
6.營業額二億元以上未達三億元者:一百萬元。
7.營業額一億元以上未達二億元者:六十萬元。
8.營業額三千萬元以上未達一億元者:三十萬元。
9.營業額一千萬元以上未達三千萬元者:十萬元。
10.營業額未達一千萬元者:八萬元。
11.新報備者:五萬元。
(二)已繳納保護基金之傳銷事業,如營業規模晉級者,即應補足級距間之差額;營業規模未晉級者,無須再繳納;營業規模降級或級距金額有調降者,不退還其差額。
(三)新報備傳銷事業應於完成報備當季向保護機構繳納;因晉級須補足級距差額之傳銷事業,應於每年三月底前向保護機構繳納。
二、年費:
(一)依上一會計年度多層次傳銷營業額總數分為下列十級繳納:1.營業額七億元以上者:十萬元。
2.營業額六億元以上未達七億元者:九萬元。
3.營業額五億元以上未達六億元者:八萬元。
4.營業額四億元以上未達五億元者:七萬元。
5.營業額三億元以上未達四億元者:六萬元。
6.營業額二億元以上未達三億元者:五萬元。
7.營業額一億元以上未達二億元者:四萬元。
8.營業額五千萬元以上未達一億元者:三萬元。
9.營業額五百萬元以上未達五千萬元者:二萬元。
10.新報備及營業額五百萬元以下者:一萬元。
(二)新報備傳銷事業應於完成報備當季向保護機構繳納;已報備傳銷事業應於每年三月底前向保護機構繳納。
(三)傳銷事業繳納年費達一定年限及金額者,得由本會視基金規模公告停止繳納。

English translation for reference only; the Chinese text prevails. Not legal advice.