Regulations Governing Offshore Structured Products Article 17
An offshore structured product must meet the following criteria and the documents provided in Subparagraphs 1 through 6 and Subparagraph 8 of Paragraph 1, Article 19 herein have been reviewed by the trustee or sub-distributor in accordance with the rules set out by TFSR pursuant to Paragraph 1 of Article 20 herein before it can be offered to professional investors for trust investment, brokerage trade or linking to an investment-linked insurance product in the Republic of China:1. The long-term credit rating of the issuing institution or the guarantor, or the issue rating of the offshore structured product is at a certain level or higher given by a credit rating agency approved or recognized by the FSC.2. The product is not denominated in NTD.3. The product is not linked to any of the following:(1) NTD interest rate or exchange rate indices.(2) Securities issued in Taiwan.(3)Taiwan stock indices compiled by domestic and foreign institutions and relevant financial products. The preceding provision does not apply to indices compiled by the Taiwan Stock Exchange Corporation or the GreTai Securities Market in collaboration with a foreign institution and not using stocks listed in Taiwan as the main constituent stocks.(4)Offshore funds not approved by or not effectively registered with the FSC for offering and sale in Taiwan, and offshore funds not privately placed in Taiwan in accordance with the provisions of the Regulations Governing Offshore Funds.When offshore structured product is targeted specifically to professional institutional investors, an offshore fund that is not a securities investment trust fund type and is already sold to professional institutional investors domestically by a securities investment trust enterprise or securities investment consulting enterprise can be a linked product.
中文原文 境外結構型商品管理規則第17條
境外結構型商品符合下列條件者，由受託或銷售機構就第十九條第一項第一款至第六款及第八款之文件依第二十條第一項金融總會所定規範審查後，始得為於中華民國境內對專業投資人從事受託投資、受託買賣或為投資型保單之標的：
一、發行機構或保證機構之長期債務信用評等或境外結構型商品之發行評等，應符合經本會核准或認可之信用評等機構評等達一定等級以上者。
二、不得以新臺幣計價。
三、不得連結至下列標的：
（一）新臺幣利率及匯率指標。
（二）國內有價證券。
（三）國內外機構編製之台股指數及其相關金融商品。
但如該指數係由臺灣證券交易所股份有限公司或財團法人中華民國證券櫃檯買賣中心與國外機構合作編製非以台股為主要成分股之指數，不在此限。
（四）未經本會核准或申報生效得募集及銷售之境外基金，及未依境外基金管理辦法規定於國內私募之境外基金。
境外結構型商品限以專業機構投資人為對象者，得以證券投資信託事業或證券投資顧問事業已於國內對專業投資機構進行銷售之未具證券投資信託基金性質之境外基金為連結標的。
一、發行機構或保證機構之長期債務信用評等或境外結構型商品之發行評等，應符合經本會核准或認可之信用評等機構評等達一定等級以上者。
二、不得以新臺幣計價。
三、不得連結至下列標的：
（一）新臺幣利率及匯率指標。
（二）國內有價證券。
（三）國內外機構編製之台股指數及其相關金融商品。
但如該指數係由臺灣證券交易所股份有限公司或財團法人中華民國證券櫃檯買賣中心與國外機構合作編製非以台股為主要成分股之指數，不在此限。
（四）未經本會核准或申報生效得募集及銷售之境外基金，及未依境外基金管理辦法規定於國內私募之境外基金。
境外結構型商品限以專業機構投資人為對象者，得以證券投資信託事業或證券投資顧問事業已於國內對專業投資機構進行銷售之未具證券投資信託基金性質之境外基金為連結標的。