Regulations Governing Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Terrorism Financing of Financial Technology Innovative Experimentation Article 3

An applicant shall comply with the following provisions in undertaking due diligence (DD) measures on participants:1.An applicant shall not accept anonymous accounts or accounts in fictitious names for establishing or maintaining business relationship.2.An applicant shall undertake DD measures on participants when:(1)Establishing business relations with any participant;(2)There is a suspicion of money laundering or terrorist financing; or(3)The applicant has doubts about the veracity or adequacy of previously obtained participant identification data.3.The DD measures on participants to be taken by an applicant shall be as follows:(1)Identifying the participant and verifying that participant’s identity using reliable, independent source documents, data or information. In addition, an applicant shall retain copies of the participant’s identity documents or record the relevant information thereon.(2)Verifying that any person purporting to act on behalf of the participant is so authorized, identifying and verifying the identity of that person using reliable, independent source documents, data or information. In addition, an applicant shall retain copies of the person’s identity documents or record the relevant information thereon.(3)Identifying the identity of the beneficial owner of a participant and taking reasonable measures to verify the identity of the beneficial owner, including using the relevant data or information from a reliable source.(4)Understanding, and in view of the situation, obtaining relevant information on the purpose and intended nature of the business relationship when undertaking DD measures on participants.4.An applicant shall not establish business relationship with a participant before completing the DD measures on the participant.5.If an applicant forms a suspicion of money laundering or terrorist financing and reasonably believes that performing the DD process will tip the participant off, the applicant is permitted not to pursue that process and file a suspicious ML/TF transaction report (STR) instead.
中文原文 金融科技創新實驗防制洗錢及打擊資恐辦法第3條
申請人應依下列規定辦理確認參與者身分措施:
一、不得接受參與者以匿名或使用假名建立或維持業務關係。
二、於下列情形時,應確認參與者身分:
(一)與參與者建立業務關係時。
(二)發現疑似洗錢或資恐交易時。
(三)對於過去所取得參與者身分資料之真實性或妥適性有所懷疑時。
三、確認參與者身分應採取下列方式:
(一)以可靠、獨立來源之文件、資料或資訊,辨識及驗證參與者身分,並保存該身分證明文件影本或予以記錄。
(二)對於由代理人辦理者,應確實查證代理之事實,並依前目方式辨識及驗證代理人身分,並保存該身分證明文件影本或予以記錄。
(三)辨識參與者實質受益人,並以合理措施驗證其身分,包括使用可靠來源之資料或資訊。
(四)確認參與者身分措施,應包括瞭解業務關係之目的及性質,並視情形取得相關資訊。
四、申請人完成確認參與者身分措施前,不得與該參與者建立業務關係。
五、懷疑參與者或交易可能涉及洗錢或資恐,且合理相信執行確認參與者身分程序可能對該參與者洩露訊息時,得不執行該等程序,而改以申報疑似洗錢或資恐交易。

English translation for reference only; the Chinese text prevails. Not legal advice.