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Except that the provisions amended and promulgated on April 19th, 2022, should take effect on May 1st, 2022, this amendment shall and shall become effective on the date of promulgation.

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Article 8
Pursuant to Paragraph 3, Article 6 of the Act, when a laborer registered at an insured establishment applies for participation in the Insurance, unless government agencies (institutions), public schools, and he completes the application using the online application system provided by a government agency (institution), he should complete an insurance application form and an extended coverage application form, submit both to the Insurer, and attach a photocopy of the front and reverse sides of the responsible person’s national identity card and photocopies of the following related documentation from the relevant industrial competent authority:
1.Factory: The relevant factory registration documents.
2.Mine: Mine registration certificates, permits for mining or prospecting, or relevant supporting documents.
3.Salt, ranges, pastures, forest, and tea plantations: Registration certificates or relevant supporting documents.
4.Transportation: Transport enterprise permits or relevant supporting documents.
5.Public utility: Utility permits or relevant supporting documents.
6.Company or corporate: Company registration certificates or business registration certificates.
7.Private schools, news media, cultural entities, public-interest entities, cooperative entities, vocational training institutions, and civil societies of various industries: Registration permits or registration certificates.
8.The person planning to run in election and candidates for central or local public office elections: The Control Yuan's Letters of Approval to open accounts for political donations, the official letters or equivalent supporting documents sufficiently indicating the acceptance and registration of candidate by the corresponding Election Committee.
9.The elected candidates for central or local public office elections: The certificates of election.
10.Others: Practice licenses or relevant registration, approval, or reference documents.
If the insured unit is unable to obtain the supporting documents in the preceding Paragraph according to the regulations, it shall apply for registration (change) of the withholding unit issued by the tax collection authority, or use the uniform invoice certificate to proceed to the insurance application procedures.

Article 10
If the name, date of birth, and/or national ID number of the insured is changed or incorrect, the insured shall immediately notify the insured unit to which it affiliates.
If the relevant personal information of the insured in the preceding Paragraph is changed or incorrect, the insured unit shall immediately fill in the application for the change of the insured, and attach it with a copy of the front and back of the national ID card or relevant supporting documents and submit all of them to the insurer for verification.
If the insured fails to notify the insured unit to which it affiliates by the provisions of Paragraph 1, or the insured unit fails to submit relevant documents to the insurer by the provisions of the preceding Paragraph, the insurer may make a change by the information registered by the relevant authorities.

Article 11
An insured establishment should prepare the employee roster, record of work attendance, and annual salary bookkeeping for inspection by the competent authority, the insured person, and the public employment service institution pursuant to Article 7 regulations of the Law, and keep them on record for five years after the insured person leaves the establishment.
The above employee roster shall separately record the following matters:
1.Name, date of birth, address, and national ID number.
2.Starting date of employment.
3.Type of work.
4.Work hours and pay.
5.The reason and period of leave without pay.

Article 16-2
To apply for various insurance benefits by the provisions of the Act, the attached identity certificate,within six months, shall be verified by the following units if such documents are prepared outside the premise of government agencies (institutions) of the Republic of China:
1.Prepared overseas: To be verified by ROC embassies abroad; those prepared at foreign embassies and consulates in Taiwan or authorized institutions shall be re-verified by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
2.Prepared in Mainland China: To be verified by the agency established or designated by the Executive Yuan or the non-governmental organization entrusted by it.
3.Prepared in Hong Kong or Macau: To be verified by the agency established or designated by the Executive Yuan or a non-governmental organization entrusted by it in Hong Kong or Macau.
If the documents in the preceding Paragraph are in foreign languages, the Chinese translation certified by the units listed in the preceding Paragraphs or the notary public in China shall be attached. However, if the documents are in English, they may be exempted from being attached unless the insurer considers it necessary.

Article 18-1
The labor insurance injury and illness benefit stipulated in Paragraph 2 of Article 17 of this Act are the injury and illness benefit prescribed in the Labor Insurance Act and the Labor Occupational Accident Insurance and Protection Act .

Article 26
The Enforcement Rules shall be effective from January 1, 2003.
Except that the provisions amended and promulgated on April 19th, 2022, should take effect on May 1st, 2022, this amendment shall and shall become effective on the date of promulgation.