‘Uber Clause’ to be introduced in early June: MOTC (update)

Focus Taiwan
Date: 2019/05/28
By: Wang Shu-fen, Jeffrey Wu, Elizabeth Hsu and Ko Lin 

Taipei, May 28 (CNA) Amended regulations that ban ride-hailing service Uber from running a taxi business in Taiwan while partnering with rental car companies will come into effect in early June, the Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC) announced Tuesday.

The proposed Article 103-1 of the Regulations for Automobile Transportation Operators, dubbed the “Uber Clause,” will be approved at a planned internal affairs meeting at the ministry on Thursday, said Vice Transportation Minister Wang Kwo-tsai (王國材).    [FULL  STORY]