Examination Regulations on the Establishment Application of Satellite Broadcasting Businesses and Foreign Satellite Broadcasting Businesses Article 3
Applicants shall meet the following qualifications:1. Applicants of a satellite broadcasting business shall possess one of the following qualifications:(1) Company limited by shares that has been established or being established according to law and with shares directly held by non-citizens being less than 50% of total issued shares of said business.(2) Foundation that has been established or being established according to law.2. Applicants of a foreign direct satellite broadcasting service operator (hereinafter referred to as “foreign service operator”) shall be limited to a branch office of a foreign satellite broadcasting business located in the Republic of China that has been established according to law; applicants of a foreign satellite broadcasting program supplier (hereinafter referred to as “foreign program supplier") shall be limited to a branch office or agent of a foreign satellite broadcasting business located in the Republic of China that has been established according to law.For the agent of the foreign program supplier in Subparagraph 2 of the preceding paragraph, one agent shall be limited for each single channel.For those applying to run a foreign program supplier, while, at the same time, establishing a branch office and agent in the Republic of China, said branch office shall be the party applying for approval.
中文原文 衛星廣播電視事業及境外衛星廣播電視事業申設審查辦法第3條
申請人應符合下列資格：
一、經營衛星廣播電視事業應具備下列資格之一：
（一）依法設立或設立中之股份有限公司，且外國人直接持有之股份，應低於該事業已發行股份總數百分之五十。
（二）依法設立或設立中之財團法人。
二、經營境外直播衛星廣播電視服務事業（以下簡稱境外直播衛星事業），以依法設立之境外衛星廣播電視事業分公司為限；經營境外衛星頻道節目供應事業（以下簡稱境外節目供應事業），以依法設立之境外衛星廣播電視事業分公司或代理商為限。
前項第二款境外節目供應事業之代理商，單一頻道以一代理商為限。
申請經營境外節目供應事業，同時在中華民國設立分公司及代理商者，應由該分公司申請許可。
一、經營衛星廣播電視事業應具備下列資格之一：
（一）依法設立或設立中之股份有限公司，且外國人直接持有之股份，應低於該事業已發行股份總數百分之五十。
（二）依法設立或設立中之財團法人。
二、經營境外直播衛星廣播電視服務事業（以下簡稱境外直播衛星事業），以依法設立之境外衛星廣播電視事業分公司為限；經營境外衛星頻道節目供應事業（以下簡稱境外節目供應事業），以依法設立之境外衛星廣播電視事業分公司或代理商為限。
前項第二款境外節目供應事業之代理商，單一頻道以一代理商為限。
申請經營境外節目供應事業，同時在中華民國設立分公司及代理商者，應由該分公司申請許可。