Chapter XXIII: Section 2: The Executive Yuan

ARTICLE 55. The Executive Yuan is the highest organ through which the Central Government exercises its executive powers.

ARTICLE 56. In the Executive Yuan, there shall be a President, a Vice-President and a number of Executive Members, to be appointed and removed by the President.

The Executive Members mentioned in the preceding paragraph who do not take charge of Ministries or Commissions shall not exceed half of those who are in charge of Ministries or Commissions as provided in the first paragraph of ARTICLE 58.

ARTICLE 57. In the Executive Yuan, there shall be various Ministries and Commissions which shall separately exercise their respective executive powers.

ARTICLE 58. The Ministers of the various Ministries and the Chairmen of the various Commissions shall be appointed by the President from among the Executive Members.

The President and the Vice-President of the Executive Yuan may act concurrently as Minister or Chairman mentioned in the preceding paragraph.

ARTICLE 59. The President of the Executive Yuan, the Executive Members, the Ministers of the various Ministries and the Chairmen of the various Commissions shall be individually responsible to the President.

ARTICLE 60. In the Executive Yuan there shall be Executive Meetings composed of the President, the President of the Executive Yuan and the Executive Members to be presided over by the President. In case the President is unable to be present, the President of the Executive Yuan shall preside.

ARTICLE 61. The following matters shall be decided at an Executive Meeting:

1. Statutory and budgetary bills to be submitted to the
Legislative Yuan.

2. Bills concerning a state of emergency and special pardons
to be submitted to the Legislative Yuan.

3. Bills concerning declaration of war, negotiation of
peace, conclusion of treaties and other important
international affairs to be submitted to the Legislative
Yuan.

4. Matters of common concern to the various Ministries and
Commissions.

5. Matters submitted by the President.

6. Matters submitted by the President of the Executive Yuan,
the Executive Members, the various Ministries and
Commissions.

ARTICLE 62. The organization of the Executive Yuan shall be determined by law.