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will reduce the burden of organizations in preparing financial statements. These measures fulfill the re-
sponsibility of the competent authorities in supervising the financial affairs of organizations while provid-
ing convenience to the people. In addition, they reduce the degree of government management and
shape an environment which is more in line with the development of modern civil society.

2. Occupational Associations

Occupational associations comprise units, groups or practitioners in the same industry, includ-
ing manufacturing, commerce, freelance, farmers, fishermen, laborers, etc. They are formed for the

purpose of coordinating intra-industry relations, enhancing common interests, and promoting social
and economic construction. As at the end of 2022, there were in total 476 industrial, commercial, and
freelance associations under the authority of the MOI, including 375 and 101 social associations na-
tionwide and at provincial levels, respectively.

In conjunction with the implementation of the International Covenant on Economic, Social, and
Cultural Rights and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, and in response to amend-
ments to the Local Government Act, the amendments to the Industrial Group Act were prepared and
proposed by the MOI to the Executive Yuan on January 7, 2020 for deliberation (still in progress). The

focus of such amendments lies in the removal of various regulatory requirements—relaxation of the
previous requirements in which occupational associations that engaged in more than one industry to
mandatorily join a trade association belonging to one of the multiple industries for which the associa-

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