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Date Contents July 13, 2016 Convened the "Expert Consultation Meeting on the Amendment Draft of the Tobacco Hazards Prevention Act". July 22, 2016 Convened a conference on the amendment draft of the Tobacco Hazards Prevention Act with the local Department of Health. July 26, 2016 Released predicted amendment drafts of Articles 4, 5 and 7 of the Allocation and Use of Health and Welfare Surcharge of Tobacco Products. September 28, 2016 Convened the Assessment Meeting for the Tobacco Product Surcharges. October 3, 2016 Convened an inter-departmental conference on the assessment of the Tobacco Product Surcharges and Taxes, and amendment draft of the Tobacco Hazards Prevention Act. October 5, 2016 Convened a conference on the Taiwan Tobacco Hazards Prevention Act. The Ministry of Health and Welfare and Ministry of Finance have jointly amended and released Articles 4, October 7, 2016 5 and 7 of the Regulations on the "Allocation and Use of the Health and Welfare Surcharge on Tobacco Products", which shall come into effect as of the date of promulgation. Chen-Wu Yang, Yun-Sheng Chen, Yu-Jen Hsu and 17 other council members have proposed the amendments October 14, 2016 og Article 2 of the Tobacco Hazards Prevention Act. The proposal was submitted for the Social and Environmental Committee review after being approved in the first reading by the Legislative Yuan. Ming-Tsung Tseng and 16 other council members have proposed the amendments of Articles 4 and 35 of the October 14, 2016 Tobacco Hazards Prevention Act. The proposal was submitted for the Social and Environmental Committee review after being approved in the first reading by the Legislative Yuan. October 19, 2016 Convened a conference on the amendment draft of the Tobacco Hazards Prevention Act with the local Department of Health. October 28, 2016 Held the "Team Meeting on E-Cigarette Prevention". Kuo-Tung Liao, Tien-Tsai Cheng and 16 other council members have proposed the amendments of Articles November 11, 2016 2, 4, 6, 10, 24 and 35 of the Tobacco Hazards Prevention Act. The proposal was submitted for the Social and Environmental Committee review after being approved in the first reading by the Legislative Yuan. Ming-Wen Chen, Chen-Ching Su, Hsin-Chun Ho and 19 other council members have proposed the November 11, 2016 amendments of Article 4 of the Tobacco Hazards Prevention Act. The proposal was submitted for the Social and Environmental Committee review after being approved in the first reading by the Legislative Yuan. Yung-Ming Hsu, Tien-Lin Chao, Chun-Yi Li and 16 other council members have proposed the amendments November 18, 2016 of Articles 4 and 35 of the Tobacco Hazards Prevention Act. The proposal was submitted for the Social and Environmental Committee review after being approved in the first reading by the Legislative Yuan. November 18, 2016 Held the discussion meeting on the provisions of the "Tobacco Hazards Prevention Act". November 28, 2016 Held the discussion meeting on the provisions of the "Tobacco Hazards Prevention Act". Yu-Min Wang and 18 other council members have proposed the amendments of Article 5 of the Tobacco December 9, 2016 Hazards Prevention Act. The proposal was submitted for the Social and Environmental Committee review after being approved in the first reading by the Legislative Yuan. Hung-Tai Fei and 18 other council members have proposed the amendments od Articles 2 and 35 of the December 23, 2016 Tobacco Hazards Prevention Act. The proposal was submitted for the Social and Environmental Committee review after being approved in the first reading by the Legislative Yuan. Li-Chan Lin, Yu-min Wang, Chao-Ming Chen and 22 other council members have proposed the amendments February 17, 2017 of Articles 14, 24 and 30 of the Tobacco Hazards Prevention Act. The proposal was submitted for the Social and Environmental Committee review after being approved in the first reading by the Legislative Yuan. 158