On Thursday last week the Cabinet announced that the popular ride-hailing app Uber is presently incompatible with Taiwanese law, and that the government is looking into how to establish a fair and competitive market environment.
According to a leak by an official, the Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC) will need to amend legislation which means that Uber will not be in a position to legally operate alongside other taxi companies until next year at the earliest.
An unnamed official explained, according to information provided by the MOTC, that under current law Uber is already able to submit an application to operate as a taxi driver service provider and be regulated by the government. However, the dispute over Uber concerns the dispatch of self-operated cars, which then take passengers in return for a profit.
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The official further stated, the ministry will hold a meeting on how to adapt legislation this week, and it intends to complete any amendments to the law by the end of this year. The government will carry out a comprehensive review and explore related policy, in order to build a fair and competitive service environment.
(CNA, TRANSLATED BY EDWARD JONES)
行政院上週四表示，熱門叫車APP「Uber」現階段不符我國法規，但政府會研議建立公平競爭環境。
據官員透露，交通部將修法，最快明年起Uber可與其他計程車業者合作，合法上路。
不具名的官員說明，依據交通部資料，Uber依據現行法制已可申請計程車客運服務業，接受政府管制，而Uber爭議在於派遣自用小客車載客營利。
這位官員表示，交通部預訂本週召開法規調適會議，預計今年底前可完成修法。政府也會全面檢討，研議相關政策，建立一個公平競爭的服務環境。
(中央社)
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