Unofficial Translation Article 16: Extended Time for Registration The extended time for registration may be provided for one of the following reasons: a. The stated objectives of the union or the employer association are not to defend or promote the rights and interests of persons that the statute of the union or the association has defined; b. The union is not independent. A union is considered to be not independent if it is - under control of an employer or employer association; and - under interference or influence of any kind from any employer or employer association; c. The union or the employer association does not meet the requirements as stipulated in Article 12 (Requirements for Application for Registration) of this law; d. The statutes of the union or the employer association do not fulfill the conditions as required by this law or its implementing regulations; e. The leaders, managers and those responsible for the administration of the union or the employer association do not fulfill all the conditions as stipulated in Article 20 (Requirements for Leaders, Managers, and Those Responsible for the Administration of Unions at the Enterprise or Establishment) and Article 21 (Requirements for Leaders, Managers and Those Responsible for the Administration of Employer Associations) of this law; f. The name of the union or the employer association is the same as that of a registered union or a registered employer association or so closely resembles that of a registered union or a registered employer association or so unclearly describes its coverage or objectives that the public is likely to be deceived or misunderstand. The Ministry in charge of Labor must communicate in writing the reasons for extended time for the registration of a union or an employer association within 30 (thirty) working days following receipt of the application. Any union or employer association whose application has been time extended for 30 (thirty) days from the day of notification is to correct and complete the gap otherwise the application will be automatically denied. Article 17: Maintenance of Registration In order to maintain the approved registration to be valid, each union or employer association must: a. Submit their annual financial statements and annual activity reports, based on the financial books and records they keep, to their members for information, and a copy of which shall be furnished for the Ministry in charge of Labor at the latest by the end of March of the following year. They should show: - Total income during the reporting period, shown by amounts from all the sources of income; - Expenditure of the union or the employer association; - Activities of the union or the employer association; and Page 7 of 39