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Relevant Laws

Title:Operating Rules of the Taiwan Stock Exchange Corporation (2022.04.28)
Article 135     Where any securities firm violates Article 13, Article 16, paragraph 2 of Article 21, Article 23, paragraph 1 or 6 of Article 25, paragraph 3 of Article 28-1, paragraph 1 of Article 29, Article 33, Article 40, Article 68, subparagraph 1, 2, 3, 6, 8, or 11 of Article 75, paragraph 1 of Article 75-1, paragraph 1 of Article 75-2, Article 75-7, Article 76, Article 77-9, Article 79-1, paragraph 2, or 3 of Article 80, Article 80-1, paragraph 4 of Article 82, paragraph 3 of Article 85, Article 87, paragraph 2 of Article 93 or Article 95 hereof, the TWSE may notify it to make correction or improvement within a prescribed time frame, or, in addition thereto, impose a breach penalty of not more than NT$100,000.
    Where any securities firm violates these Operating Rules, the Regulations Governing Brokerage Contracts, or other bylaws, rules, regulations, announcements, and circular letters of the TWSE, unless otherwise provided, the TWSE may notify it to make correction or improvement within a prescribed time frame, or, in addition thereto, impose a breach penalty of not more than NT$100,000.
Article 136     Where any securities firm violates paragraph 4 of Article 25, Article 26, paragraph 2 or paragraph 3 of Article 58, subparagraph 5 of paragraph 1 and paragraph 3 of Article 75, paragraph 2 of Article 75-1, paragraph 2 of Article 75-2, Article 77-4, paragraph 5 of Article 80, Article 81, paragraph 1, 2, or 3 of Article 82, Article 82-1, paragraph 2 of Article 83, paragraph 1, 2, 3, 5, or 6 of Article 91, paragraph 2 of Article 91-1, paragraph 2 of Article 92, paragraph 2 or 3 of Article 94, or Article 113-1, or fail to make correction or improvement within the time limit designated in accordance with the preceding article, the TWSE may warn them or impose a breach penalty of not more than NT$300,000, and notify it to make correction or improvement within a prescribed time limit.
Article 141     Where a securities firm commits any of the following acts, the TWSE may restrict or suspend the trading, in whole or in part, of its dealing or brokerage business or at its business premises or terminate the market usage contract:
  1. violation of Article 30 by making false statements or reports to the TWSE that result in damages to the TWSE or others.
  2. violation of Article 83, paragraph 1 by producing false records and vouchers.
  3. violation of Article 89 by offsetting outside the Exchange or transacting outside the Exchange or transacting securities that are not listed by the TWSE without the approval of the Competent Authority.
  4. violation of Article 75, subparagraph 5 or having any event set forth in Article 90, paragraph 1 or Article 94, paragraph 2 that seriously damages the rights and interests of the principal, which has been verified by the TWSE.
  5. violation of Article 83, paragraph 5 of, Article 96, or Article 97.
  6. a disposition under Article 142, paragraph 1, subparagraph 4, where corrections have not been made after 3 months.
  7. any events set forth in Article 3 of the Regulations Governing Special Inspection of and Guidance to Securities Firms as prescribed by the TWSE, and has not been able to improve after being subject to guidance for several times.
  8. failure to present relevant account books or certificates within a specified time limit, after being subject to a disposition under Article 142, paragraph 1, subparagraph 1.