Regulations Governing the Banking Activity and the Establishment and the Investment by Financial Institution Between the Taiwan Area and the Mainland Area Article 57
A Mainland commercial bank or Mainland-funded bank that meets the following requirements may apply to the Competent Authority for approval to establish a representative office in Taiwan Area:1. The bank is in compliance with the law, is soundly managed and has not committed any major regulatory violation within three (3) years prior to application;2. The bank is ranked, in terms of capital or assets, among the top one thousand banks in the world within one year prior to application;3. The bank has good credit standing and a sound financial structure, and has been approved by the financial authority at the place of registration to establish a representative office in Taiwan Area; and4. The bank has established a branch and operated business in a member country of OECD for two years or longer.A Mainland commercial bank or Mainland-funded bank can establish only one representative office in Taiwan 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57條
大陸地區商業銀行或陸資銀行具備下列各款條件者，得向主管機關申請許可在臺灣地區設立代表人辦事處：
一、守法、健全經營，且申請前三年內無重大違規情事。
二、申請前一年度於全世界銀行資本或資產排名前一千名以內。
三、信用卓著且財務健全，並經登記地金融主管機關同意前來臺灣地區設立代表人辦事處。
四、已在OECD之會員國家設立分支機構並經營業務二年以上。
單一大陸地區商業銀行或陸資銀行在臺灣地區設立代表人辦事處，以一處為限。
一、守法、健全經營，且申請前三年內無重大違規情事。
二、申請前一年度於全世界銀行資本或資產排名前一千名以內。
三、信用卓著且財務健全，並經登記地金融主管機關同意前來臺灣地區設立代表人辦事處。
四、已在OECD之會員國家設立分支機構並經營業務二年以上。
單一大陸地區商業銀行或陸資銀行在臺灣地區設立代表人辦事處，以一處為限。