Regulations Governing the Application of Limited Partnership Registration Article 12
In applying for registration of forming a branch office in the territory of the Republic of China, a foreign limited partnership shall submit the following documents to the competent authority:1. The application form;2. The document proving the status of the foreign limited partnership;3. The letter of appointment and the identification document of the responsible person who is in the territory of the Republic of China and authorized by the foreign limited partnership;4. The letter of appointment and the identification document of the managerial officer who is in the territory of the Republic of China and authorized by the foreign limited partnership;5. The document proving the operational funds deposited in the territory of the Republic of China; and6. The ownership certificate and the written consent of the owner of the building where the branch office is located shall be submitted. The ownership certificate of the building can be substituted by the transcript of the building, the tax registration certificate of the building, the most recent building tax statement or other documents which can prove the owner of the building. The written consent of the owner can be substituted by the lease agreement entered into between the limited partnership or its branch office and the owner.The documents stated in Subparagraphs 1, 4 and 6 of the preceding paragraph shall be attached to the application filed by a foreign limited partnership for registration of forming a branch office in the territory of the Republic of China.In the case of change in the particulars of registration of a limited partnership branch office located in the territory of the Republic of China, the foreign limited partnership shall apply for registration of the change by submitting the following documents:1. The application form; and2. The document proving the change.If the audit by a certified public accountant for a foreign limited partnership’s operational funds deposited in the territory of the Republic of China is not required, the provisions set out in Article 16 of the Regulations Governing Independent Certified Public Accountant Auditing the Registered Capital Amount of Limited Partnership shall apply mutatis mutandis to the documents proving its operational funds deposited in the territory of the Republic of China; if necessary, experts may be consulted.When a branch office of a foreign limited partnership located in the territory of the Republic of China terminates its business, the foreign limited partnership shall apply for the registration of branch office nullification by submitting to the competent authority a completed application form and the written consent of the foreign limited partnership or other supporting documents. If all branch offices located in the Republic of China terminate their businesses, an application for dissolution registration shall be filed.
中文原文 有限合夥登記申請辦法第12條
外國有限合夥申請在中華民國境內設立分支機構之登記，應檢具下列文件：
一、申請書。
二、外國有限合夥資格證明文件。
三、外國有限合夥在中華民國境內之負責人指派書及其身分證明文件。
四、外國有限合夥在中華民國境內分支機構之經理人指派書及其身分證明文件。
五、在中華民國境內營運資金證明文件。
六、分支機構所在地之建物所有權人所有權狀、同意書。
建物所有權狀得以建物謄本、房屋稅籍證明、最近一期房屋稅單或其他得證明建物所有權人之文件代之；所有權人同意書得以有限合夥或其分支機構與所有權人簽訂之租賃契約代之。
外國有限合夥申請在中華民國境內增設分支機構之登記，應檢具前項第一款、第四款及第六款之文件。
外國有限合夥在中華民國境內分支機構登記事項有變更者，應檢具下列文件，申請變更登記：
一、申請書。
二、變更事項之證明文件。
外國有限合夥在中華民國境內營運資金免經會計師查核簽證者，其在中華民國境內營運資金證明文件，準用會計師查核簽證有限合夥登記出資額辦法第十六條規定之文件，必要時，並得參考專家意見。
外國有限合夥在中華民國境內分支機構終止營業者，應檢具申請書，並應檢具外國有限合夥之同意書或其他證明文件，申請分支機構廢止之登記。
其終止在中華民國境內全部分支機構之營業者，並應辦理解散登記。
一、申請書。
二、外國有限合夥資格證明文件。
三、外國有限合夥在中華民國境內之負責人指派書及其身分證明文件。
四、外國有限合夥在中華民國境內分支機構之經理人指派書及其身分證明文件。
五、在中華民國境內營運資金證明文件。
六、分支機構所在地之建物所有權人所有權狀、同意書。
建物所有權狀得以建物謄本、房屋稅籍證明、最近一期房屋稅單或其他得證明建物所有權人之文件代之；所有權人同意書得以有限合夥或其分支機構與所有權人簽訂之租賃契約代之。
外國有限合夥申請在中華民國境內增設分支機構之登記，應檢具前項第一款、第四款及第六款之文件。
外國有限合夥在中華民國境內分支機構登記事項有變更者，應檢具下列文件，申請變更登記：
一、申請書。
二、變更事項之證明文件。
外國有限合夥在中華民國境內營運資金免經會計師查核簽證者，其在中華民國境內營運資金證明文件，準用會計師查核簽證有限合夥登記出資額辦法第十六條規定之文件，必要時，並得參考專家意見。
外國有限合夥在中華民國境內分支機構終止營業者，應檢具申請書，並應檢具外國有限合夥之同意書或其他證明文件，申請分支機構廢止之登記。
其終止在中華民國境內全部分支機構之營業者，並應辦理解散登記。