Regulations Governing Foreign Bank Branches And Representative Offices Article 19-1
A foreign bank branch shall compute the total amount of its eligible assets based on its holdings of the following asset items according to the format and assigned weights provided in Attachment5:1. NTD cash on hand;2. Time deposits in the Central Bank of the Republic of China as well as NTD deposits deposited and re-deposited in the Central Bank of the Republic of China;3. NTD bonds and bills issued by the ROC government;4. NTD bonds, bills, beneficial securities and asset-backed securities issued by state-run enterprises and private enterprises in the ROC;5. Outstanding NTD mortgage loans extended to ROC nationals;6. Outstanding loans extended to state-run and private enterprises, government agencies and individuals in the ROC (excluding outstanding NTD mortgage loans in the previous subparagraph);7. Total investment in real estate for own use in the ROC; and8. Such other items as designated by the competent authority.For a foreign bank branch that accepts deposit of less than NT$1,500,000 from individuals and has more than five hundred such accounts, and the total amount of deposits of less than NT$1,500,000 from individuals exceeds 1 percent of total amount of NTD deposits accepted by the branch, such branch's total holding of eligible assets shall not be less than 40 percent of the total amount of NTD deposits accepted by the branch. For a foreign bank branch that does not offer retail deposit business or if its retail deposit business does not reach the thresholds set forth above, such bank's total holding of eligible assets shall not be less than 15 percent of the total amount of NTD deposits accepted by the branch.Attachment 5 Instructions for Calculating Eligible Assets of Foreign Bank Branches.PDF