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CHAPTER  TWO PROCEDURES OF REPORT FILING FOR RECORD
Article 5
Prior to engaging in multi-level sales operations, a multi-level sales enterprise, should prepare a complete and truthful report containing the following items, and apply for record by the central competent authority:
the name of the enterprise, the actual paid in capital, the representative or legally responsible natural person, location, date of establishment, and documents pertaining to the corporation and business registration; primary place of business and other business operating places; the date of commencement of multi-level sales operations; conditions for participating in the multi-level sales plan or organization; the multi-level sales structure, including commissions, bonuseses and other economic benefits provided, conditions for earning such remuneration, methods of calculation, and estimates for the highest percentage such payments constitute within the overall sales income; the participation agreement terms and conditions as well as the form of the contract; the itemized products or services for sale, prices, unit costs, uses of the product or service, place of origin or source, and other related matters; for enterprises which have a partial refund policy providing a standard for determining the degree of use or damage of a product or service pursuant to Article 23-2 or 23-3 of the Act, provide the standard and its contents; and such other matters as may be required by the central competent authority.
The format and process of report discussed in the preceding paragraph may be prescribed by the central competent authority.

Article 6
Multi-level sales enterprises which fail to provide a complete report meeting the requirements of paragraph one of the preceding article, shall be deemed to not have filed a complete report, and the central competent authority may return their report, and order them to resubmit a complete one for record.
Regarding any of the requirements in paragraph one of the preceding article, the central competent authority may in its discretion determine it to be appropriate, to order the multi-level sales enterprise to provide additional supplemental amendments to the report; if the amendatory supplements are not filed, then the preceding paragraph may be applied.

Article 7
Except for changes regarding the unit costs in Article 5(1)(vii), all other alterations in the required materials submitted in the report for the multi-level sales enterprise, should be reported prior to their going into effect. But for items included within the scope of Article 5(1)(i) above, which may have changed, it is permitted to report within 15 days of the change.
The format and process of making amendment to the report discussed in the preceding paragraph may be prescribed by the central competent authority.

Article 8
Multi-level sales enterprises which intend to cease their multi-level sales operations, should file a written report with the central competent authority prior to cessation.

Article 9
The central competent authority shall record in a roster the names of multi-level sales enterprises found, upon checking, to have fully reported all the information in paragraph 1 of Article 5.
The roster of multi-level sales enterprises and the important developments of the relevant information thereof shall be published by the central competent authority.
The publication referred to in the preceding paragraph may take the form of publication on the World Wide Web site, or other forms sufficient to make the information widely known to the public.

Article 10
If a multi-level sales enterprise listed in the roster is found, upon checking, to have relocated to an unknown location or shows no evidence of operation, the central competent authority may note such circumstances in the roster.