Chapter II Application for Use |
| Article 7 | Prior to application for direct connections and transmission of information, connection tests must be successfully completed by the TWSE. System connections with the TWSE's trading information system shall not affect the TWSE's operation of the centralized securities market. The TWSE may place restrictions on the filing of applications as deemed necessary.
A user applicant shall specify in the application the equipment type or model, quantity, and place where the equipment will be installed. Installation may take place only upon approval from the TWSE, and a user applicant may neither relocate nor install additional equipment without the approval of the TWSE.
Applicant users wishing to switch to an indirect connection, or make any subsequent change in connections, shall first report to the TWSE for approval.
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| Article 8 | Each applicant user, including information companies and telecommunication enterprises, that applies to use the Trading Information shall submit the following documents:
- A letter of application.
- A photocopy of the company registration documents, or for a foundation, a photocopy of its registration certificate.
- A photocopy of the company's amendment registration documents.
- A photocopy of the permit license or approval letter issued by the competent authority for the target industry.
Qualifications for user applicants whose principal business is not the provision of trading information may be separately prescribed by the TWSE, based on actual need and the principle of avoiding the creation of inappropriate entry barriers for enterprises or prejudice to the principle of free competition in the market.
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| Article 9 | Foreign information companies, news media institutions and Qualified Foreign Institutional Investors (QFIIs) applying to use the trading information shall submit the following materials:
- A letter of application.
- The original of its certificate of incorporation and statement of its scope of business.
Foreign information companies, news media institutions and QFIIs applying to obtain trading information through indirect connection shall additionally submit the original document evidencing that it will receive trading information through an indirect connection.
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| Article 10 | Where securities firms or futures commission merchants apply for use of trading information, the relevant provisions governing the establishment of securities firms and futures commission merchants shall apply.
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| Article 11 | Where cable radio and television enterprises or satellite radio and television enterprises broadcast trading information relayed by other user applicants through a broadcast channel, a letter of application shall be submitted along with the following documents:
- For cable radio and television and direct satellite radio and television broadcast system operators:
- A photocopy of the company registration documents, or for a foundation, a photocopy of its registration certificate.
- A photocopy of the company's amendment registration documents.
- A photocopy of its cable radio and television enterprise or satellite radio and television enterprise permit license.
- Documents evidencing the source of the trading information.
- For a cable transmission system:
- A photocopy of the company registration documents, or for a foundation, a photocopy of its registration certificate.
- A photocopy of the company's amendment registration documents.
- A photocopy of its cable broadcasting system registration certificate.
- Documents evidencing the source of trading information.
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