Regulations Governing the Banking Activity and the Establishment and the Investment by Financial Institution Between the Taiwan Area and the Mainland Area Article 21

A Taiwan bank intending to establish a representative office in Mainland Area shall submit the following documents to the Competent Authority for approval:1. Application;2. A feasibility study;3. Minutes of the board resolution;4. Financial reports for the last three (3) years;5. A calculation worksheet for its ratio of equity capital to risk-weighted assets for the latest fiscal half year;6. Documents verifying that the proposed representative meets the qualification requirements set forth in Paragraph 2 hereof; and7. Such other information or documents as may be required by the Competent Authority.The proposed representative mentioned in the preceding paragraph should have good moral character and professional leadership ability, and is free of the situations set forth in Article 3 of the Regulations Governing Qualification Requirements and Concurrent Serving Restrictions and Matters for Compliance by the Responsible Persons of Banks(referred to as the “Regulations Governing Qualification Requirements” hereunder), and complies with the provisions in Paragraph 3 Article 3-1 of the same Regulations.When a third-area subsidiary bank intends to establish a representative office in Mainland Area, its Taiwan parent company shall submit the following documents to the Competent Authority for approval:1. Application;2. A feasibility study;3. Minutes of the board resolution of both the parent company and the third-area subsidiary bank;4. A calculation worksheet for the ratio of equity capital to risk-weighted assets of the third-area subsidiary bank for the latest fiscal half year; and5. Such other information or documents as may be required by the Competent Authority.
中文原文 臺灣地區與大陸地區金融業務往來及投資許可管理辦法第21條
臺灣地區銀行赴大陸地區設立代表人辦事處,應檢附下列書件,向主管機關申請許可:
一、申請書。
二、可行性分析。
三、董事會議事錄。
四、最近三年度財務報告。
五、最近半年度自有資本與風險性資產比率計算表。
六、預定代表人之資格條件符合第二項規定之證明文件。
七、其他主管機關規定應提出之資料或文件。
前項代表人應具備良好之品德操守及專業領導能力,且無銀行負責人應具備資格條件兼職限制及應遵行事項準則(以下簡稱資格條件準則)第三條所列各款情事,並應符合資格條件準則第三條之一第三項規定。
第三地區子銀行赴大陸地區設立代表人辦事處,臺灣地區母公司應檢附下列書件,向主管機關申請許可:
一、申請書。
二、可行性分析。
三、母公司及第三地區子銀行董事會議事錄。
四、第三地區子銀行最近半年度自有資本與風險性資產比率計算表。
五、其他主管機關規定應提出之資料或文件。

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