Regulations Governing the Banking Activity and the Establishment and the Investment by Financial Institution Between the Taiwan Area and the Mainland Area Article 28

A Taiwan bank must have obtained the approval of the Competent Authority before applying to [the financial authority in] Mainland Area for the establishment of a branch. When the Taiwan bank replaces its proposed branch manager, the bank shall submit documents verifying that the new branch manager meets the qualification requirements set forth in Paragraph 2 of Article 26 to the Competent Authority for approval; when the Taiwan bank changes the planned operating capital for or the planned address of its branch office, the bank shall submit relevant documents to the Competent Authority for approval.A Taiwan bank shall promptly inform the Competent Authority after obtaining approval from the financial authority in Mainland Area [to establish a branch] and submit the following documents to the Competent Authority for recordation before the branch commences business:1. An approval letter from the financial authority in Mainland Area;2. Business items approved for operation by the financial authority in Mainland Area;3. Planned date for commencement of business and detailed address [of the branch];4. Name of branch manager; and5. Such other information or documents as may be required by the Competent Authority.When a Taiwan bank intends to close its branch in Mainland Area, the bank shall first obtain approval from the Competent Authority before applying to the financial authority in Mainland Area, and promptly inform the Competent Authority after obtaining approval from the financial authority in Mainland Area [to close a branch]. The Taiwan bank shall also submit the approval letter from the financial authority in Mainland Area and the planned closing date to the Competent Authority for recordation before closing the branch.A Taiwan parent company must have obtained the approval of the Competent Authority before its third-area subsidiary bank may apply to [the financial authority in] Mainland Area for the establishment of a branch. The Taiwan parent company shall promptly inform the Competent Authority after obtaining approval from the financial authority in Mainland Area [to establish a branch], and submit the documents set out in Subparagraphs 1 to 3 of Paragraph 2 hereof to the Competent Authority for recordation before the branch commences business.The provisions in Paragraph 3 hereof apply mutatis mutandis to a Taiwan parent company when its third-area subsidiary bank intends to close its branch in Mainland Area.
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28條
臺灣地區銀行經主管機關許可後,始得向大陸地區提出申請設立分行。
變更預定分行經理時,應檢附變更後之分行經理符合第二十六條第二項規定之證明文件,報主管機關許可;變更預定專撥營業資金或分行所在地,應檢附相關資料報主管機關許可。
臺灣地區銀行應於大陸地區金融主管機關許可後,立即通報主管機關,並於分行開業前,檢附下列資料報主管機關備查:
一、大陸地區金融主管機關之核准函。
二、大陸地區金融主管機關核准經營之業務項目。
三、預定開業日期及詳細地址。
四、分行經理姓名。
五、其他主管機關規定應提出之資料或文件。
臺灣地區銀行裁撤其大陸地區分行,應報經主管機關許可後,始得向大陸地區提出申請,並應於大陸地區金融主管機關許可後,立即通報主管機關。
分行裁撤前,臺灣地區銀行應檢附大陸地區金融主管機關核准函及預定裁撤日期,報主管機關備查。
臺灣地區母公司經主管機關許可後,其第三地區子銀行始得向大陸地區提出申請設立分行。
大陸地區金融主管機關許可後,臺灣地區母公司應立即通報主管機關,並於分行開業前,檢附第二項第一款至第三款資料報主管機關備查。
第三地區子銀行裁撤其大陸地區分行時,臺灣地區母公司應準用第三項規定辦理。

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