Enforcement Act of the Code of Civil Procedure Article 13

Regarding the amended Article 254 of the Code of Civil Procedure on May 26th, 2017, the provisions before the amendment shall apply where the court has issued a certificate evidencing the initiation of an action before the amendment becomes effective under the seventh paragraph of Article 12 of this Enforcement Act.In the case of the preceding paragraph, the defendant or interested persons may object under the provisions before the revision of the seventh paragraph of Article 254 of the Code of Civil Procedure, provided that the claim is not based on rights in rem, satisfies the proviso of the ninth paragraph of Article 254 of the Code of Civil Procedure, or satisfies the eleventh paragraph of Article 254 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
中文原文 民事訴訟法施行法第13條
中華民國一百零六年五月二十六日修正之民事訴訟法第二百五十四條施行前,法院業發給已起訴之證明者,仍適用修正前之規定。
前項情形,訴訟標的非基於物權關係,或有修正之民事訴訟法第二百五十四條第九項但書、第十一項情形者,被告或利害關係人亦得依修正前民事訴訟法第二百五十四條第七項規定提出異議。

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