REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE AUTHENTICATION OF DOCUMENTS BY THE OVERSEAS CONSULAR OFFICIALS Article 16

When the translated version of a document is being authenticated, Consular Officials shall apply a stamp that states: “This is not an exact translation of the attached document.” This stamp shall be placed within the seal of authentication or on the translated version, and an edging stamp shall be applied between the original document and the translated version in order to indicate continuance. If the above-mentioned documents are in a language other than that used in the Place of posting, or in a language with which Consular Officials are not familiar, applicants shall enclose copies of the documents translated into Chinese and English for reference. Consular Officials may also request applicants to have documents, and translated versions of these documents, authenticated/notarized by an authentication agency, a notary public, or a public translator in the first instance. Consular Officials shall verify the seals of the above-mentioned agencies and/or persons, but are not responsible for verifying the translation. The above rules are applicable for the authentication of documents the contents of which concern the laws, rules and special knowledge of the Place of posting or a third country. In the case of translated versions of documents, Consular Officials shall be permitted to authenticate these according to their degree of competence in the language in which the documents are produced. For the purposes of authenticating translated versions of documents, Consular Officials shall be qualified by the Judicial Yuan as being Class A in English or proficient in other languages under Paragraph 3 of Article 5 of the Law.