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  Chapter 3 Procedure for acceptance of complaints by the central competent authority

Article 6
The application for review filed by the applicant in writing with the central competent authority pursuant to Paragraph 2 of Article 2 shall be reviewed by the central competent authority’s Gender Equality Work Committee pursuant to the Regulations.
The written form referred to in the preceding paragraph shall contain the following items signed or sealed by the applicant or they agent, included with documents related to the original administrative action:
1.Name of the applicant, they address or residence, contact telephone number and ID number. If the applicant is a corporate entitf or other group with an administrator or a representative, the name, office or business office, name, address or residence, contact telephone number and ID number of the administrator and representative.
2.Name, address or residence, contact telephone number and ID number of the legal representative and agent of the applicant, if any, attached with the power of attorney in the case of an agent having been appointed.
3.Subject matters, facts and reasons for the complaint.
4.The agency of office capability take administrative action.
5.The date of the application.
6.Appeals against previous administrative action, if any, and the agency with which the appeal has been filed and the date of the appeal.
If the applicant has filed an appeal pertaining to the same matter, the central competent authority shall notify the applicant to withdraw the review or appeal in writing within 15 days.
Article 7
The application for review shall be deemed duly served on the date when the central competent authority’s Gender Equality Work Committee receives the application form.
If the applicant has filed the application for review with any agency other than the central competent authority in error, the date of acceptance by that agency shall be considered as the date of review for the application .
Article 8
The central competent authority’s Gender Equality Work Committee shall deliver the photocopied or duplicated copy of the application form for review to the local competent authority. The local competent authority shall respond and explain within seven days after the receipt of the official documents,and forward related documents and materials to the agency with the obligation to take administrative action. The agency shall respond within 20 days after the receipt of the official documents, and forward related documents, and materials to the central competent authority.
The central competent authority’s Gender Equality Work Committee shall make a decision within 3 months upon receipt of the application form for review. The period may be extended once if necessary, provided that the extension shall be no longer than 3 months and the applicant shall be notified .
Article 9
The applicant may withdraw the application submitted to the central competent authority’s Gender Equality Work Committee for the review before a decision is maded. After withdrawing the application, the applicant may not file an application for review on the same matter again.