Standards Governing the Establishment of Securities Firms Article 29

A foreign securities firm applying for the establishment of a branch office within the territory of the ROC shall deposit operating capital which shall not be less than the total amount of the increase in minimum paid-in capital required for establishment of a branch office under Article 21, and the business bond and the settlement/clearance fund required to be deposited in accordance with Articles 9 and 10 of the Regulations Governing Securities Firms, Article 6 of the Regulations Governing the Conduct of Securities Trading Margin Purchase and Short Sale Operations by Securities Firms, and the requirements of other rules and regulations. However, when subsequently further applying for the establishment of a branch office thereafter, the firm shall deposit the business bond and the settlement/clearance fund in accordance with the provisions, applied mutatis mutandis, of Articles 9 and 10 of the Regulations Governing Securities Firms regarding the amounts required to be deposited for establishment of securities firm branch offices.A foreign securities firm applying for the establishment of a branch office shall maintain in the ROC assets which shall not be less than the amount of the special reserve required to be appropriated in accordance with Article 14 of the Regulations Governing Securities Firms and the amount of the liabilities on the balance sheet of the branch office.