I. INTRODUCTION
1. The Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen and Matsu (hereinafter referred to as Chinese Taipei) has consulted eight government bodies and fifty-eight local professional associations on the applicability to other professional services of Disciplines on Domestic Regulations in Accountancy Sector ("the Accountancy Disciplines") .
2. The professions were asked to answer three questions, as proposed in the Chairperson’s note dated 13 August 2002 . The professions that have responded include architecture services, engineering services, legal services, medical and dental services, taxation services and veterinary services.
3. Chinese Taipei began domestic consultations in August, and the results from these are contained in this submission. We reserve the right to revise or add more comments on this issue.