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Construction and Planning

(4) The Regulations for Family Restroom in the Public Environment were enacted to comply with the
Convention on the Rights of the Child, giving priority to children’s interests in all affairs that concern

them, and creating a friendly environment for their caretakers.

(5) Articles of the Building Design and Construction Chapter, Building Technical Regulations on sunlight
at building sites and lighting were reviewed and revised, so as to maintain housing quality in urban
land with high use intensity and high density of tall buildings.

(6) The Directions for Mechanical Amusement Park Facility Accident Reporting and Investigation were
established to control the reporting and investigation mechanisms for mechanical amusement park
facility accidents around the country. The Directions provide basic principles for clarifying the cause

of accidents and ensuring user safety.
(7) The format of forms related to the Administrative Regulations on Indoor Decoration of Buildings was

revised. With consideration to the impact on public safety and health caused by using the wrong
pipes (power cable pipes) for tap water facilities, which result in water or power leakage or cause water
pollution, during the construction, expansion, or renovation of buildings, the building interior decoration
completion inspection checklist E1-6 was revised to add “certificate of qualification from inspection

of water pipe addition or change of design,” so as to protect the rights and interests of citizens when
using water.

(8) Based on the practical experience of local competent authorities of building administration over the
years, the Building Permit Application Review Form was revised in coordination with law amendments,
including adding a column for the worksite director, specifying the chief technician or architect, and
reviewing the signature column. This strengthens the provision of building administration information

and accelerates building administration procedures.
2. Promotion of Green Building

19 county and city governments and building authorities specified by the MOI received subsidies for

green building promotion, as well as establishing a green building review and random inspection system.

3. Administration of Architects

(1) 597 applications for training workshop recognition filed in accordance with the “Regulations for
the Application of Replacement of Architect’s Business Practice License and Certification of the
Seminar Attendance Documents” were received in 2017.

(2) 334 architect licenses were issued in 2017.

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