Regulations Governing the Banking Activity and the Establishment and the Investment by Financial Institution Between the Taiwan Area and the Mainland Area Article 73

A Mainland commercial bank or Mainland-funded bank intending to make equity investment under these Regulations shall submit the following documents to the Competent Authority for approval:1. Application;2. Investment plan, including the strategic objective and method of investment, expected benefits, sources of funds and fund utilization plan;3. Particulars of the bank;4. The bank’s ranking among the world’s leading banks by capital or assets for the year before application;5. Documents describing sources of funds, regulatory compliance, financial integrity, and past investment experience of the bank;6. Minutes of the board resolution approving the filing of an application to invest in Taiwan Area;7. A document issued by the financial authority at the place of registration approving the equity investment in a financial institution in Taiwan Area; and8. Such other information or documents as may be required by the Competent Authority.Documents mentioned in Subparagraphs 6 and 7 in the preceding paragraph shall be certified by a notary public or a notarization institution at the bank’s place of registration. In addition, documents produced in a third area must be authenticated by a Overseas mission; documents produced in Mainland Area must be authenticated or verified by the institution set up or designated, or by the private organization entrusted by the Executive Yuan.All documents referred to in Paragraph 1 hereof must be attached with a traditional Chinese counterpart.