Laws and Regulations Database of the Central Bank of the Republic of China(Taiwan)

Article 1
These Regulations are prescribed pursuant to Article 13 of The Central
Bank of the Republic of China (Taiwan) Act.

Article 2

　The Central Mint（"the Mint"）is directly supervised by the Central
Bank of the Republic of China (Taiwan)（"the Bank"）. The Mint's major 
business is minting and melting legal tender and commemorative coins, recycling
the legal tender coins, producing the seals or commemorative medals, and other
casting products.

　The Mint may also cast other commemorative medals, badges, and other
metal casting products when required, provided that such business does
not interfere with its major business.

Article 3
　The Mint shall have a Manager in charge of the overall business and two
Deputy Managers to assist him.

Article 4

　The Mint shall have at least one or two senior engineers and one senior
officer to handle technical and administrative matters delegated by the
Manager.

　Such persons may, concurrently be appointed Director of a division or
offices or take assignment within a division, office or works.

Article 5
　The Mint shall have a Secretary to draft integrated plans, review work
performance, take custody of official seals, and carry out other designated
matters.

Article 6

　The Mint shall have the following divisions, offices and works:

　1.Planning Division

　2.Procurement and Supply Division

　3.Quality Control Division

　4.Secretariat.

　5.Accounting Office

　6.Personnel Office

　7.Occupational Safety and Health Office

　8.Ethics Office

　9.Information Management Office

　10.Melting and Rolling Works

　11.Coining and Packing Works

　12.Fine Casting Works

　13.Maintenance Works

Article 7

　The Planning Division shall be responsible for the following tasks:

　1.Matters pertaining to improving production plans.

　2.Matters pertaining to promoting research and development.

　3.Matters pertaining to the administration of blue prints for tools,
　　molding equipment, and spare parts.

　4.Matters pertaining to planning the production schedule, examining 
　　the production standards, monitoring and expediting production
　　progress, and calculating, analyzing and reporting production
　　results.

　5.Matters pertaining to production allocation.

　6.Matters pertaining to receiving orders for stamps/seals, and
　　commemorative medals production.

　7.Matters pertaining to receiving orders for and sales of metal
　　casting.

　8.Other matters pertaining to production control.

Article 8

　The Procurement and Supply Division shall be responsible for the
following tasks:

　1.Matters pertaining to the following procurements:
　 (1)Procurement of machinery, equipment and raw materials; and
　 (2)Other procurement  projects where the value of procurement exceeds 
　　 one tenth of the threshold for publication, excluding the procurement 
　　 of civil works service.

　2.Matters pertaining to storage,  management, and disbursement of raw 
　　materials.

　3.Matters pertaining to safekeeping and delivery of products.

　4.Matters pertaining to safekeeping of recycled coins and delivery
　　of re-collected coins.

　5.Matters pertaining to safekeeping of recycled coins and delivery
　　of re-collected coins.

Article 9

　The Quality Control Division shall be responsible for the following tasks:

　1.Matters pertaining to planning and implementation of quality
　　control procedures and methods.

　2.Matters pertaining to inspecting the quality and quantity of
　　products and semi-finished products.

　3.Matters pertaining to analyzing raw materials and miscellaneous
　　minting products.

　4.Matters pertaining to identifying counterfeit coins.

　5.Other matters pertaining to quality control.

Article 10

　The Secretariat shall be responsible for the following tasks :

　1.Matters pertaining to document processing, typing, receiving and
　　delivery, monitoring document flow, and filing.

　2.Matters pertaining to the following procurements:
　 (1)Procurement of civil works service; and
　 (2)Other procurement projects where the value of procurement is less 
　　 than one tenth of the threshold for publication, excluding the 
　　 procurement of machinery, equipment and raw materials. 

　3.Matters pertaining to property management.

　4.Matters pertaining to paying, receiving and safekeeping of cash.

　5.Matters pertaining to maintaining environmental sanitation.

　6.Matters pertaining to legal affairs.

　7.Matters pertaining to supervising and arranging security guards.

　8.Other matters for which other divisions, offices or works are not responsible.

Article 11

　The Accounting Office shall be responsible for the following tasks:

　1.Matters pertaining to drafting the accounting system.

　2.Matters pertaining to the preparation and verification of budgets
　　and fiscal reports.

　3.Matters pertaining to accounting affairs and calculating costs.

　4.Matters pertaining to internal audit.

　5.Matters pertaining to financial management.

　6.Other matters pertaining to budgets, accounting, statistics and
　　audit.

Article 12

　The Personnel Office shall be responsible for the following tasks:

　1.Matters pertaining to organization and manpower planning.

　2.Matters pertaining to drafting personnel regulations.

　3.Matters pertaining to proposals for the recruitment, appointment
　　and dismissal, promotion, and transfer of employees.

　4.Matters pertaining to planning and implementation of training,
　　advanced studies, and business trips of employees.

　5.Matters pertaining to performance appraisal, incentives and discipline, 
　 remuneration, benefits, insurance for employees.

　6.Matters pertaining to the review of retirement, compensation and
　　severance of employees.

　7.Matters pertaining to management and statistics with regard to 
　　personnel data, and other matters related to labors.

　8.Other matters pertaining to personnel management.

Article 13

　The Occupational Safety and Health Office shall be responsible for the
following tasks:

　1.Matters pertaining to planning, supervising and examining labor
　　safety and health.

　2.Matters pertaining to investigations, reports and statistics on
　　occupational accidents.

　3.Matters pertaining to medical care for employees.

　4.Matters pertaining to environmental protection.

　5.Other matters pertaining to labor safety and health.

Article 14

　The Ethics office shall be responsible for the following tasks:

　1.Matters pertaining to promotion of integrity and social participation.

　2.Matters pertaining to drafting, promotion, and implementation of 
　　integrity regulations and directions and preventive measures.

　3.Matters pertaining to drafting, coordination, and implementation of 
　　suggestions for integrity reformation.

　4.Matters pertaining to property-declaration of public servants, 
　　recusal of public servants due to conflicts of interest, and 
　　businesses relevant to integrity and ethics directions.

　5.Matters pertaining to handling corruption and malfeasance 
　　related to the Mint..

　6.Matters pertaining to inspecting businesses that carry risks of corruption.

　7.Matters pertaining to handling and coordinating the protection 
　　of official confidential information of the Mint.

　8.Matters pertaining to handling and coordinating security 
　　maintenance of the Mint.

　9.Other matters pertaining to the Mint’s ethics.

Article 15
　The Information Management Office shall be responsible for the 
following tasks:
1.Formulating the objectives and strategies for the Mint's overall 
　information business development.
2.Planning, establishing, managing, operating and maintaining 
　information networks as well as computer software and hardware.
3.Planning, designing, managing and maintaining information application 
　systems.
4.Planning and managing information security operations.
5.Promoting and publicizing information related operations, and 
　providing related education, training, and technical consultation.
6.Other matters related to information management.

Article 16

　The Melting and Rolling Works shall be responsible for the following tasks:

　1.Matters pertaining to producing and safekeeping coin materials.

　2.Matters pertaining to melting the recycling coins unfit for
　　circulations.

　3.Other matters pertaining to the melting and rolling business

Article 17

　The Coining and Packing Works shall be responsible for the following tasks:

　1.Matters pertaining to designing, engraving and safekeeping of
　　master dies.

　2.Matters pertaining to producing and safekeeping of coining molds.

　3.Matters pertaining to producing and safekeeping of circulated
　　coins and various kinds of ordinary metal casting products
　　(commemorative coins, medals and badges).

　4.Matters pertaining to the handling of reclaim coins.

　5.Matters pertaining to producing and safekeeping seals.

　6.Other matters pertaining to the coining and packing business.

Article 18

　The Fine Casting Works shall be responsible for the following tasks:

　1.Matters pertaining to producing and safekeeping fine casting coins
　　and commemorative coins (medals, badges).

　2.Matters pertaining to producing and safekeeping seals, medals and
　　badges.

　3.Matters pertaining to research and development of other fine
　　casting metal products.

　4.Other matters pertaining to the fine casting metal business

Article 19

　The Maintenance Works shall be responsible for the following:

　1.Matters pertaining to maintaining equipment and facilities.

　2.Matters pertaining to producing tools and molds.

　3.Matters pertaining to scheduling, supplying and maintaining
　　power and utilities.

　4.Matters pertaining to dealing with wastewater.

　5.Other matters pertaining to maintaining machinery and utilities.

　6.Other matters pertaining to maintaining machinery and utilities.

Article 20
　The Manager shall be appointed by the Governor of the Bank following 
approval of the Bank’s Board of Directors; the Deputy Managers shall 
be appointed by the Governor of the Bank; the Secretary and Directors 
of each division, office and works shall be appointed by the Manager, 
and such appointment shall be reported to the Bank for future reference. 
The Directors of Accounting, Personnel, and Ethics Offices shall be 
separately appointed in accordance with relevant regulations. Other 
personnel shall be appointed (hired) by the Manager according to 
personnel rules.

Article 21

　Each division, office, or works of the Mint shall have a Director. The
works may, in addition, have a Deputy Director. Other personnel shall be
appointed within the number specified in Article 22.

　Each division, office, or works may be divided into several sections when
required. Each section shall have a chief. A Section shall not be formed
if there are no sufficient employees to form two sections.

Article 22
　The number and ranks of the Mint's employees shall be tabulated
separately.

Article 23
　When required, Manager of the Mint may appoint unpaid consultants for
advice on or implementation of specific matters.

Article 24

　When required, the Mint may engage independent contractor workers.

　The number, compensation and engagement method of such workers
shall be determined by the Manager.

Article 25
　When required, the Mint may establish ad hoc teams or committees to
deal with relevant matters. Members of such teams or committees may
be seconded from the present divisions/offices within the Mint and shall
serve without extra compensation.

Article 26
　The hierarchical structure in the Mint shall be prescribed separately.

Article 27

　 These Regulations shall come into force on the date of promulgation.

　 The amendments of Article 2, Article 7, Article 8, and Article 17 to
Article 19, promulgated on October 27, 2004, shall take effect on January 1,
2005.

　The amendment promulgated on November 26, 2015 shall take effect 
on  January 1, 2016.