Taiwan antitrust regulator's quest for raid powers was stymied by government, chairwoman says
By Xu Yuan ( October 13, 2020, 06:18 GMT | Insight) -- Long-time efforts by Taiwan’s antitrust regulator to obtain the power to conduct raids in investigations have stalled following the failure to get a draft proposal approved by the government before it could be scrutinized by lawmakers, the agency’s top official has said. Taiwan Fair Trade Commission Chairwoman Huang Mei-ying told lawmakers at a meeting yesterday that the Executive Yuan, the executive branch of the Taiwanese government, had rejected the earlier proposal by the antitrust regulator to introduce search-and-seizure powers.Long-time efforts by Taiwan’s antitrust regulator to obtain the power to conduct raids in investigations have stalled following the failure to get a draft proposal approved by the government before it could be scrutinized by lawmakers, the agency’s top official has said....
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