外國人投資國內重大建設整體經濟或農牧經營取得土地辦法

1These Regulations are established in accordance with the provisions specified in Paragraph 2, Article 19 of the Land Law

2(hereinafter referred to as "the Law").

1Investments in major infrastructure projects, overall economic development, or agricultural and animal husbandry industries

2mentioned in Item 8, Paragraph 1, Article 19 of the Law refer to:

3A．Investment in major infrastructure projects means investment in projects approved by the central government authorities

4concerned or reported to Executive Yuan for approval.

5B．Investment in overall economic development means investments as listed below:

6(1)Development of tourist hotels, entertainment and tourist facilities, sport centers or stadiums.

7(2)Residences and buildings.

8(3)Industrial plants or factories.

9(4)Development of industrial zones, business and industry complexes, hightechnology scientific parks and other special zones.

10(5)Tidal land.

11(6)Public infrastructure construction.

12(7)Development of new cities/towns and new communities, or urban renovation.

13(8)Other permissible investments announced by the central government authorities concerned.

14C．Investment in agricultural and animal husbandry industries means investments that comply with the categories and criteria

15of technical intensive and capital-intensive agriculture specified and announced by the Council of Agriculture (COA), Executive

16Yuan.

1Aliens acquiring land in compliance with Item 8, Paragraph 1, Article 19 of the Law shall file a land acquisition application

2with the following required documents required to the competent central government authorities:

3A. Identity documents of the applicants; in case of foreign corporate body, the corporate license documents shall be required.

4B. Investment proposals.

5C. Transcripts of land registration and cadastral maps; in case of land for urban planning, the certificate of land zoning for

6urban planning shall be submitted; in case of farmland, the certificate of farmland for agricultural purpose or certification of

7compliance with restrictions of land use.

8D. Reciprocal treaty/agreement documents that are notarized by the ROC embassies, consulates, representative offices or other

9agencies authorized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA), Taiwan, ROC. This requirement may be waived for

1The license documents required in Item 1, Paragraph 1, of the preceding Article 3 means the licenses that are issued to the

2foreign corporate body in accordance with the laws of the Republic of China.

1The investment proposal referred to in Item 2, Paragraph 1, of Article 3, shall explicitly state the name of the project, land

2location and requirements as specified by the competent central government authorities.

1Reciprocal documents mentioned in Item 4, Paragraph 1, of Article 3 mean the documents issued by the authorities of the

2applicant's home country stating that the ROC nationals are entitled to enjoy the same rights and interests in these countries. If

3regulations governing aliens' acquisition of land rights are formulated by an individual territory administration in the applicant's

4country, these documents should be documents stating that the ROC nationals are entitled to enjoy the same rights and interests

5in the said territory administration.

1When an investment project by an alien in accordance with Article 3 involves two or more competent central government

2authorities, the applicant shall submit the application to the one competent central government authorities most closely related to

3the main project. In case the competent central government authorities fail to determine the nature of the project, the Executive

4Yuan may designate one competent authority for the project.

1The competent central government authority may consult with relevant agencies when reviewing the applications, and invite the

2applicant to be present for consultation.

1The competent central government authority shall notify the applicant of the approval by written confirmation a send a copy of

2the confirmation to the municipal or county government where the land is located. If the application is rejected, the central

3government authority shall state the reasons and notify the applicant in writing.

4The content of written approvals shall include:

5A．The application duly approved shall be processed in accordance with Paragraph 1, Article 20 of the Law.

6B．The exploitation of land involving the assessment of environmental impact, water conservation, land zoning and alteration

7of land use and land exploitation shall be made in accordance with laws and regulations relating to individual projects.

1The format of the application specified in the Regulations shall be determined by the Land Administration Authority of the

2Central Government.

The Regulations shall come into force on the date of their promulgation.