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Date Contents March 18, 2009 Promulgation of the Principles for the Periodic and Voluntary Publication of Reported Information on Tobacco Products by the Department of Health of the Executive Yuan. Promulgation of the reporting method and format for the Regulations Governing Reporting of Tobacco Product Information. April 10, 2009 Publicized news announcing that the health and welfare surcharge for tobacco products will be increased to NTD 20 on June 1, 2009. In order to protect consumer rights and to prevent unlawful profiteering through hoarding of tobacco products by the business owners, tobacco products that require the NTD 20 surcharge payment will be identified through labeling. April 17, 2009 1. Announced the provisions and measures, such as identifiable labeling for consumers, on tobacco products that require the NTD 20 surcharge payment. 2. The Department of Health and Ministry of Finance jointly amended and released Articles 4 and 5 of the Regulations on the allocation and use of health and welfare surcharge of tobacco products and submitted it to the Legislative Yuan for review. May 14, 2009 The Printing Plant of the Ministry of Finance has completed the first batch of 15 million identification labels for the health and welfare surcharge of tobacco products. May 19, 2009 The Printing Plant of the Ministry of Finance has completed the second batch of 10 million identification labels for the health and welfare surcharge of tobacco products. May 22, 2009 to May 20, 2009 All health agency auditors were convened to organize and host Explanation Meetings for the Inspection and Verification of Tobacco Product Identification Labels at Taichung, Kaohsiung, and Taipei in order to explain consumer protection provisions and means of identifying counterfeit labels on tobacco products. May 26, 2009 The Printing Plant of the Ministry of Finance has convened an explanation meeting on the locations and processes for distributing tobacco product identification labels. June 1, 2009 Health and welfare surcharge of tobacco products has been increased from NTD 10 per pack to NTD 20 per pack. Tobacco product importers have collected identification labels for health and welfare surcharge of tobacco June 2, 2009 products from 5 distribution locations in Taiwan. As of November 15, 2009, a total of 8,954,792 labels have been distributed. June 4, 2009 Tobacco product manufacturers and importers have submitted their first tobacco product information reports in accordance with the Regulations Governing Reporting of Tobacco Product Information. July, 2009 Implemented a post-test survey for the Effectiveness of Promoting New Tobacco Hazards Prevention Act Regulations for Restaurant Owners to assess the degree of understanding among restaurant owners. September 18, 2009 Stipulated the Principles for the Reporting and Review of Tobacco Product Information by the Bureau of Health Promotion of Department of Health. The Department of Health and Ministry of Finance has jointly amended and released Articles 4, 5, and 8 of the December 30, 2009 Regulations on the allocation and use of health and welfare surcharge of tobacco products and submitted the amended articles to the Legislative Yuan for review. July 23, 2010 Convened the Specialist Assessment Meeting for the Increase in Tobacco Product Surcharges. September 17, 2010 Convened the Conference on National Tobacco Hazards Prevention Strategies. October 4, 2010 The Department of Health has promulgated the Procedure for Prevention of Marketing or Advertising of Tobacco Products via the national authorization order Shu-Shou-Guo-Zi No. 0990700968. November 4, 2010 Re-announced the submission method and format for the Regulations Governing Reporting of Tobacco Product Information. November 29, 2010 The national authorization order Shu-Shou-Guo-Zi No. 0990701200 of the Department of Health has approved the interpretation that "pedestrian underpasses" shall be regarded as "other indoor areas opened to the general public" described in Article 15, Paragraph 1, Subparagraph 13 of the Tobacco Hazards Prevention Act, and smoking shall therefore be completely prohibited in such areas. December 2010 Tobacco product manufacturers and importers have submitted their first updates on tobacco product information reports in accordance with the Regulations Governing Reporting of Tobacco Product Information. April 6, 2011 Convened an Evaluation Meeting for the Operational Performance and Allocation of Health and Welfare Surcharge of Tobacco Products. April 22, 2011 Convened a meeting to discuss the amendments of the Tobacco Hazards Prevention Act. May 6, 2011 Amended and released Articles 10 and 13 of the Regulations for the Testing of Yields of Nicotine and Tar Contained in Tobacco Products and the Labeling of Cigarette Containers. 153 Appendix