Enforcement Rules of the Banking Act Article 2

"Notes" as referred to in Article 12, Item 3, of the Law shall mean "Commercial Negotiable Instrument" as defined in Article 15, Section 1, of the Law."Bank Guarantees" as referred to in Article 12, Item 4 of the Law shall mean any guarantee extended by, any local bank, investment and trust company, branch of a foreign bank within the territory of the Republic of China, or any other local or foreign financial institution which is approved by the Ministry of Finance other than the bank extending [the relevant] credit facilities."Government Authorized Credit Agencies" as referred to in Article 12, Item 4, of the Law shall mean the Small and MediumBusiness Guarantee Foundation, Agriculture Guarantee Foundation, Overseas Chinese Loan Guarantee Foundation or any other credit guarantee institution approved for establishment or permitted by the Ministry of Finance.