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Date Contents Qi-chen Jiang and 22 other council members have proposed the amendment draft of Article 29 of the Tobacco March 22, 2013 Hazards Prevention Act. The proposal was submitted for committee review after being approved in the first reading by the Legislative Yuan. April 2, 2013 The amendment draft to Article 4 of the Tobacco Hazards Prevention Act was submitted to the Legislative Yuan for priority review. Shu-Lei Luo and 22 other council members have proposed the amendment draft of Articles 13, 23, 28 and April 9, 2013 29 of the Tobacco Hazards Prevention Act. The proposal was submitted for committee review after being approved in the first reading by the Legislative Yuan. Hsin-Chun He, Ting-Fei Chen, Li-Chun Cheng, and 18 other council members have proposed the amendment April 12, 2013 draft of Article 5 of the Tobacco Hazards Prevention Act. The proposal was submitted for committee review being approved in the first reading by the Legislative Yuan. April 16, 2013 Convened a presentation and discussion meeting for the amendment draft of Article 4 of the Tobacco Hazards Prevention Act. April 19, 2013 Convened a conference on tobacco hazards prevention. April 19, 2013 The amendment draft of Articles 4 and 35 of the Tobacco Hazards Prevention Act was submitted to the Legislative Yuan for priority review. May 1, 2013 The Executive Yuan has convened a review meeting for amendment draft of Article 7 of the Tobacco and Alcohol Tax Act. A preliminary meeting was held on the same day at the office of Political Commissar Hsueh. May 3, 2013 The Executive Yuan has convened a review meeting for the amendment draft of Articles 4 and 35 of the Tobacco Hazards Prevention Act. May 9, 2013 The Executive Yuan has approved the amendment draft of Articles 4 and 35 of the Tobacco Hazards Prevention Act, and has increased the health and welfare surcharge of tobacco products to NTD 2000 per thousand cigarettes (or per kilogram) in Article 4 Paragraph 1 and Article 35 Paragraph 3 of the Tobacco Hazards Prevention Act. The amendment draft of Articles 4 and 35 of the Tobacco Hazards Prevention Act has been approved in May 17, 2013 the first reading by the Legislative Yuan and submitted to the Social Welfare and Environmental Hygiene Committee and Finance Committee for review in the jointly convened general committee review meeting. May 17, 2013 Convened a meeting on the effectiveness and future planning of the tobacco surcharge. Ou-Po Chen, Chih-Wei Chiu and 19 other council members have proposed the amendment draft of Articles May 31, 2013 4 and 6 of the Tobacco Hazards Prevention Act. The proposal was submitted for committee review after being approved in the first reading by the Legislative Yuan. Tian-Tsai Hsu, Chih-Wei Chiu and 19 other council members have proposed the amendment draft of Article May 31, 2013 4 of the Tobacco Hazards Prevention Act. The proposal was submitted for committee review after being approved in the first reading by the Legislative Yuan. Yao Yang, Ou-Po Chen and 19 other council members have proposed the amendment draft of Articles 4 May 31, 2013 and 6 of the Tobacco Hazards Prevention Act. The proposal was submitted for committee review after being approved in the first reading by the Legislative Yuan. May 31, 2013 Convened a meeting to discuss Article 16 Paragraph 1 Subparagraph 2 of the Tobacco Hazards Prevention Act on measures for other outdoor areas open to the general public for leisure and entertainment purposes. June 18, 2013 Released predicted amendments of Articles 12 and 13, the attached figures and texts of Article 2 with changes to the 8 diagrams of warning signs on tobacco product containers in the Regulations for the Testing of Yields of Nicotine and Tar Contained in Tobacco Products and the Labeling of Cigarette Containers. The amendments were publicly announced during the period of June 19-25, 2013. June 21, 2013 Convened a progress meeting for amending regulations regarding health and welfare surcharge of tobacco products. August 20, 2013 Amended and released Articles 12 and 13, attached figures and texts of Article 2, and 8 diagrams of warning signs on tobacco product containers for the Regulations for the Testing of Yields of Nicotine and Tar Contained in Tobacco Products and the Labeling of Cigarette Containers. The amendments came into effect in June 1, 2014. Chun-Yi Li and 18 other council members have proposed the amendment draft of Article 29 of the Tobacco September 16, 2013 Hazards Prevention Act. The proposal was submitted for committee review after being approved in the first reading by the Legislative Yuan. Shih-Pao Lai, Ching-Chuan Su, Shou-Chung Ting and 29 other council members have proposed the October 4, 2013 amendment draft of Articles 13 and 29 of the Tobacco Hazards Prevention Act. The proposal was submitted for committee review after being approved in the first reading by the Legislative Yuan. 155 Appendix