Regulations Regarding the Allocation Arrangement of Daily Necessities in Shortage Period

These Regulations are prescribed pursuant to Paragraph 3, Article 16 of General Defense Mobilization And Preparation Act (hereinafter referred to as “The Act”).

The term “daily necessities” under these Regulations shall mean rice (mainly brown rice), edible oils, culinary salt, infant and follow-on formulas, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), and other daily necessities specified by the competent authority in charge of preparatory planning of gratuitous and non-gratuitous rationing during daily necessity shortage periods (hereinafter referred to as “Competent Authority”).The term “periods” under these Regulations shall mean the Mobilization Implementation Phase set forth in Subparagraph 2, Article 2 of the Act and the Blockade set forth in Paragraph 2, Article 11 of Enforcement Rules for the Act.The term “gratuitous rationing” under these Regulations shall mean rations in kind for servicemen and personnel engaged in military activities.The term “non-gratuitous rationing” under these Regulations shall mean rationing of daily necessities with prices to nationals in general and specific personnel.The term “specific personnel” referred to in the preceding paragraph shall mean foreign diplomatic personnel, commercial representatives aliens and dependents thereof in the Republic of China.

Operation of rationing in kind for servicemen and personnel engaged in military activities shall be performed by Ministry of National Defense pursuant to statutory duties and powers and applicable laws.

Districts, items and standards of non-gratuitous rationing shall be as follows:1. Districts: Include Taiwan, Penhu, Kinmen and Matsu2. Items: Daily necessities mentioned in Paragraph 1 of Article 2 herein.3. Standards set forth in Schedule 1.4. For natural gas users, each municipal and county (city) government shall draft alternative action plan in the event of gas supply interruption, and include such a plan in the non-gratuitous rationing implementation plan during daily necessity shortage (hereinafter referred to as “Implementation Plan”).Schedule 1：Non-gratuitous Rationing Standards During Daily Necessity Shortage Periods.pdf

Security stockpile for each non-gratuitous rationing item:1. Rice: 3 month supply.2. Edible oils(1) Finished products: 1 month supply(2) Material: 2 month supply3. Culinary salt(1) Finished products: 1 month supply(2) Material: 2 month supply4. Infant and follow-on formulas: 3 month supply.5. Liquefied petroleum gas: the average sales volume and usage volume in the past twelve months and no less than twenty-five days of supply.The security stockpile of non-gratuitous rationing items in the preceding subparagraphs shall be prepared and included in annual readiness plan respectively by Agriculture and Food Agency, Ministry of Agriculture, Industrial Development Administration, Ministry of Economic Affairs, Taiwan Food and Drug Administration, Ministry of Health and Welfare, and Energy Administration, Ministry of Economic Affairs.

Authority of government agencies in charge of preparing non-gratuitous rationing items:1. Agriculture and Food Agency, Ministry of Agriculture: Responsible for supervision of all branches and local offices to establish central supply stations by regions for the supply of rice.2. Industrial Development Administration, Ministry of Economic Affairs: Responsible for supervision of public and private manufacturers to establish central supply stations by regions for the supply of edible oils and culinary salt.3. Taiwan Food and Drug Administration, Ministry of Health and Welfare: Responsible for supervision of importers to establish central supply stations by regions for the supply of infant and follow-on formulas.4. Energy Administration, Ministry of Economic Affairs: Responsible for supervision of oil refineries and importers and liquefied petroleum gas packing business entities to establish central supply stations by regions for the supply of liquefied petroleum gas.Tasks of the preparatory government agencies specified in the preceding paragraph are as follows:1. To set the security stockpile for each non-gratuitous rationing item and take inventory of total on-hand stock.2. To draft the operating procedure for establishing central supply stations.3. To select the locations of and establish central supply stations.4. To conduct drills.

Authority of local government agencies conducting non-gratuitous rationing:1. Municipal and county (city) governments shall, as per planning of the competent authorities, be responsible for the following preparatory work and include such in the Implementation Plan for preparation.(1) To plan application, collection, transportation, distribution, receiving, storage, issuance and safeguard of non-gratuitous rationing items.(2) To complete Annual Estimates of Quantity and Amount of Non-gratuitous Rationing Items (Schedule 2), Household Non-gratuitous Rationing Record Sheet (Schedule 3), Government Invoice/Delivery Note of Non-gratuitous Rationing Items (Schedule 4) and Estimates of Recipients (Schedule 5).(3) To establish and manage non-gratuitous rationing stations and personnel thereof and check reasonableness between operation capacities and staff disposition in a rolling manner.(4) To conduct drills.2. District, town, township and city offices shall, as per planning of respective municipal and county (city) government, be responsible for the following preparatory work:(1) To perform application, receiving, storage, and safeguard of non-gratuitous rationing items.(2) To select locations of and establish non-gratuitous rationing stations and staff the personnel thereof.(3) To prepare a recipients’ roster (Schedule 6).(4) To conduct drills.Schedule 2： (The name of Municipal／County／City) Government Annual Estimates of Quantity and Amount of Non-gratuitous Rationing Items for the year of xxxx.PDFSchedule 3：(The name of Municipal／County／City) Government Household Non-gratuitous Rationing Record Sheet During Daily Necessity Shortage Periods.PDFSchedule 4：(The name of Municipal／County／City) Government Invoice／Delivery Note of Non-gratuitous Rationing Items During Daily Necessity Shortage Periods.PDFSchedule 5：(The name of Municipal／County／City) Government Estimates of Recipients In Year XXXX During Daily Necessity Shortage Periods.PDFSchedule 6：(The name of District, town, township and city office) of (The name of Municipal／County／City) Government Recipients’ Roster During Daily Necessity Shortage Periods.PDF

As detailed in Schedule 7, the implementation system for non-gratuitous rationing is as follows:1. Central competent authorities of ministries, councils and commissions shall constitute Gratuitous and Non-gratuitous Rationing Of Daily Necessities Guidance Board (hereinafter referred to as Guidance Board) with the organization detailed in Schedule 8. Tasks to be carried out are as follows:(1) To supervise Non-gratuitous Rationing Of Daily Necessities Executive Committees of municipal, county (city) governments to implement non-gratuitous rationing.(2) To appraise, decide and announce prices of non-gratuitous rationing items.(3) To check for hoarding and profiteering and illegal transactions of non-gratuitous rationing items.(4) To announce reduction in supply or temporary expropriation of substitutes with compensation pursuant to law, in the event of undersupply of non-gratuitous rationing items.(5) To approve and announce a switch to gratuitous operation when there is a concern that non-gratuitous rationing may not operate normally.2. Municipal and county (city) governments shall constitute Non-gratuitous Rationing Of Daily Necessities Executive Committees with the organization detailed in Schedule 9. Tasks to be carried out are as follows:(1) To supervise Non-gratuitous Rationing Of Daily Necessities Executive Task Force of district, town, township and city offices to implement non-gratuitous rationing.(2) To comply and check for hoarding and profiteering and illegal transactions of non-gratuitous rationing items.(3) To supervise and coordinate the supply of liquefied petroleum gas to the public by LPG retailers.(4) To carry out relevant work as per announcements made by Guidance Board.3. District, town, township and city offices shall constitute Non-gratuitous Rationing Of Daily Necessities Executive Task Force with the organization detailed in Schedule 10. Tasks to be carried out are as follows:(1) To supervise the establishment of non-gratuitous rationing stations with the organization detailed in Schedule 11 and implementation of the non-gratuitous rationing operation by urban/rural village offices.(2) To distribute forms and sheets for the non-gratuitous rationing operation.Schedule 7：Diagram showing the implementation system for non-gratuitous rationing of daily necessities.PDFSchedule 8：Organization of Gratuitous and Non-gratuitous Rationing of Daily Necessities Guidance Board.PDFSchedule 9：Organization of (The name of Municipal／County／City) Government Non-gratuitous Rationing of Daily Necessities Executive Committee.PDFSchedule 10：Organization of (name of district, town, township and city) Non-gratuitous Rationing of Daily Necessities Executive Task Force.PDFSchedule 11：Organization of (name of district, town, township and city) Non-gratuitous Rationing Stations for Daily Necessities.PDF

The selection of locations for non-gratuitous rationing stations shall be planned and prepared in times of peace, comply with Article 29 of the Act and meet the following criteria:1. Locations with heavy population and convenient transportation.2. Loci with spacious storage and multiple exits and entrances.3. Equipped with complete functions of fire resistance, air defense, ventilation, water and electricity supply and parking.4. Appropriate safety segregation and different access routes shall be in place if the selected location is the same as a disaster victim shelter.The number of stations to be established shall be in principle one station per urban or rural village. Such numbers are subject to change after taking into consideration of actual situations of terrain, population, transportation and facilities.

Implementation of non-gratuitous rationing shall be in accordance with the following regulations:1. Timing of implementation: To be implemented after submission to the Executive Yuan for approval by competent authorities depending on the situation, and to dissolve is likewise.2. Implementation of non-gratuitous rationing:(1) Each municipal and county (city) government shall prepare on its own conveyance to collect the non-gratuitous rationing items at the central supply stations and transship such to non-gratuitous rationing stations for receiving, storage and distribution.(2) Collection of the non-gratuitous rationing items reapplied for purchasing can only be made after all outstanding payments have been settled.(3) The supply and sale of liquefied petroleum gas shall be conducted in such ways as in times of peace, and may be conducted via a voucher system. Liquefied petroleum gas shall never be placed in non-gratuitous rationing stations.(4) Each recipient shall, at the time and place as announced, go to the designated non-gratuitous rationing station with their valid identity document and Household Non-gratuitous Rationing Record Sheet, and purchase the items at the prescribed quantity and price. Each recipient may in principle conduct such purchase one to three times a month.3. Operating procedures, instructions and matters to comply with during the non-gratuitous rationing period shall be separately prescribed by the Competent Authority.

Government agencies and institutions concerned shall provide funds needed for preparatory work of non-gratuitous rationing from annual budgets compiled for that purpose.

These Regulations shall come into force as of the date of promulgation.