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18 September 2023 
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Council for Trade in Services  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION PURSUANT TO ARTICLE III:3 OF THE  
GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TRADE IN SERVICES  
The following notification from the delegation of the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, 
Kinmen and Matsu , dated 15 September 2023, is being circulated to the Members of the Council for 
Trade in Services.  
 
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1  MEMBER NOTIFYING:  
The Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu  
2  NOTIFICATION UNDER ARTICLE:  
Article III:3 of the General Agreement on Trade in Ser vices 
3  DATE OF ENTRY INTO FORCE:  
2 June 2023 
3.1  Duration:  
Indefinite  
4  AGENCY RESPONSIBLE FOR ENFORCEMENT OF THE MEASURE:  
Nationa l Development Council  
 
5  DESCRIPTION OF THE MEASURE:  
Measure:  
 
Personal Data Protection Act  
 
Description:  
 
The Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA) has been enacted to regulate the collection, processing, 
and use of personal data so as to prevent harm on personality rights and to facilitate the proper use 
of personal data. In order to incentivize non -government agencies to invest  more resources in data 
protection, Article 48 of the PDPA was amended. The amendment increased the administrative fines 
on non -government agencies that fail to implement proper security measures to avert personal data 
breaches, and allows non -government a gencies to be fined without first being ordered to rectify their 
violations. In addition, Article 1 -1 of the PDPA was added, specifying that the competent authority 
of the PDPA is the Personal Data Protection Commission. The amendments to Article 48 entere d into 
force on 2 June 2023, while Article 1 -1 of the PDPA has not yet been enacted.  
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  6  MEMBERS SPECIFICALLY AFFECTED, IF ANY:  
None 
7  TEXT AVAILABLE FROM:  
https://law.moj.gov.tw/ENG/L awClass/LawAll.aspx?pcode=I0050021  
 
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