The Banking Act of The Republic of China Article 71

Businesses which may be conducted by a commercial bank are as follows:1.To accept checking deposits;2.To accept demand deposits;3.To accept time deposits;4.To issue bank debentures;5.To extend short-term, medium-term and long-term loans;6.To discount bills and notes;7.To invest in government bonds, short-term notes, corporate bonds, bank debentures and corporate stocks;8.To handle domestic and foreign remittances;9.To accept commercial drafts;10.To issue domestic and foreign and letters of credit;11.To guarantee the issuance of corporate bonds;12.To conduct domestic and foreign guarantees;13.To act as collecting and paying agent;14.To act as the agent to distribute government bonds, treasury notes, corporate bonds and corporate stocks;15.To conduct warehousing, custody and agency businesses in relation to the businesses in the preceding fourteen subparagraphs; and16.To conduct other relevant businesses authorized by the competent authority.