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1.Promulgated by Order of OCAC No.0900017637 dated June 1, 2001.
2.Amended by Order of OCAC No.09230568841 dated January 6, 2004. (effective immediately)
3.The amended Direction 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 were promulgated by Order of OCAC No.10201015901 dated June 26, 2013(effective immediately)
4.Amended by Order of OCAC No.10701015511 dated April 3, 2018.(effective immediately) |
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1.These Directions are set by the Overseas Community Affairs
Council(OCAC) and work as guidelines for the OCAC to reward
overseas compatriots for their generous and voluntary donation.
2.The donations in these Directions refer to donations to the
military, disaster relief, charity, cultural education, or
other purposes that serve the purpose of public welfare.
3.The reward types are as follows：
(1)Awarding of a certificate.
(2)Award of a gold medal or a silver medal.
(3)Award of a plaque.
(4)Presidential praise.
4.For those who donate to domestic or overseas compatriot
communities for charity purposes, their donations are
evaluated in TWD and are rewarded according to the
following criteria. In the case of donation in foreign
currencies or non-monetary donations whose value is
converted according to Direction 5, they shall also be
rewarded according to the criteria in Direction 4.
(1)If the amount of a one-time donation is more than NT$ 100,000
but less than NT$ 300,000, the Minister of the OCAC will award
the certificate.
(2)The silver medal will be awarded by the Minister of the OCAC
if the amount of a one-time donation is more than NT$ 300,000
but less than NT$ 1 million.
(3)The gold medal will be awarded by the Minister of the OCAC if
the amount of a one-time donation is more than NT$ 1 million
but less than NT$ 3 million.
(4)If the amount of a one-time donation is more than NT$ 3 million,
the Minister of the OCAC will award the plaque.
(5)If the amount of a one-time donation is more than NT$ 11 million
but less than NT$ 50 million and meets application requirements,
the OCAC will apply to the Premier of the Executive Yuan to award
the plaque.
(6)A donation with a total amount of more than NT$ 50 million or a
cumulative amount of more than NT$ 100 million, which meets the
requirements in the Praise and Commendation Act and its Enforcement
Rules, can be reported to the Executive Yuan for review and
submitted to the President for plaque awarding or presidential
praise.
One-time donation that meet Subparagraphs 4 and 5, or 4 and 6, at
the same time will be treated by Subparagraph 5 or 6 respectively,
and no additional awards shall be given.
5.For donors abroad, the rewarding details must be submitted to the
OCAC for review and approval by the overseas offices.
Donation in foreign currencies or non-monetary donations will be
converted to TWD according to the following criteria：
(1)Donations made overseas are converted to TWD by the overseas
offices according to the exchange rate of the donation time and
the local market price.
(2)Donations made domestically are converted to TWD by the OCAC
according to the spot selling rate of the Bank of Taiwan on the
donation day and the local market price.
6.For donations made through fundraising, if the donation amount
reaches more than five times the standard amount specified in the
Direction 4, the reward shall be reviewed and approved in accordance
with the provisions in the same Direction.
7.When the central or a local government receives and transfers a
donation from overseas compatriots and submits related papers to
the OCAC, the latter shall review the donation according to Direction
4 and 6.
8.These Directions are applicable to donations made by legal persons
or groups established by overseas compatriot community. |