‘MADE IN TAIWAN’: The bill includes a ‘whistle-blower’ clause to encourage people to help the government crack down on false label users, the Legislative Yuan said

Taipei Times
Date: Nov 19, 2019
By:} Staff writer, with CNA

A draft amendment to the Foreign Trade Act (貿易法) that aims to increase fines for using fraudulent certificates of origin yesterday passed a review at a meeting of the legislature’s Economics Committee.

According to the proposal, exporters and importers who are found to have used fraudulent labels of origin or trade certificates would face an administrative fine of NT$60,000 to NT$3 million (US$1,967 to US$98,357).

Currently, the fines range from NT$30,000 to NT$300,000.

The draft amendment would also increase the fines for transporting strategic high-tech goods to any unrestricted region without authorization, as well as for authorized organizations that illegally issue certificates of origin.    [FULL  STORY]