Chapter IV Supervision and Management of Subsidiaries |
| Article 38 | A public company shall specify in its internal control systems necessary control activities with respect to its subsidiaries and, with consideration to the statutory requirements of the government where a given subsidiary is located and the nature of the subsidiary's business, see that a subsidiary establishes its own internal control systems. |
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| Article 39 | A public company shall execute at least the following control activities when supervising and managing its subsidiaries' business management:
1. Establish an adequate organizational control structure between it and each subsidiary, including the election of, the assignment of authority and responsibility to, and the remuneration policy and system for the subsidiary's directors, supervisors, and high-level managers.
2. Set out overall business strategies, risk management policies, and guidelines applicable to it and its subsidiaries, as a basis for each subsidiary to map out business plan and risk management policies and procedures for relevant business operations.
3. Set forth policies and procedures applicable to it and each subsidiary in relation to business segmentation, liaison regarding order placement, materials preparation methods, inventory allocation, conditions for accounts receivable and accounts payable, and account processing.
4. Set forth policies and procedures for supervising each subsidiary's material financial and business matters such as business plan and budget, material investment and reinvestment in equipment, borrowings and debt, lending of funds to others, endorsement/guarantees, obligations and commitments, investment in securities and derivatives, important contracts, major changes in assets, and management of the adoption of the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRSs), the accounting professional judgment process, and the process for changes in accounting policies and accounting estimates. |
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| Article 40 | A public company shall execute at least the following control activities when supervising and managing its subsidiaries' financial and business information:
1. Supervise the establishment of independent financial and business information systems by its subsidiaries.
2. Establish effective financial and business communication systems between it and each subsidiary; in addition to the major financial and business matters referred to in the preceding article that shall be reported prior to their occurrence, the subsidiary shall also immediately report to the company the occurrence of any other material event that, under the Act or any applicable regulations, shall be announced or reported as likely to affect company rights and interests and securities prices.
3. Obtain, and analyze and review, at least on a quarterly basis, each subsidiary's monthly management reports, including business report, monthly statement of production and sales volumes, monthly balance sheet, monthly income statement, monthly cash flow statement, aging account receivable analysis and delinquent debt report, aging inventory analysis, monthly report on loaned funds, and monthly report on endorsements/guarantees.
4. Arrange for each subsidiary to provide necessary financial and business information or retain CPAs to audit or review each subsidiary's financial report in compliance with the requirements of laws and regulations regarding matters to be publicly announced or reported and the time limits therefor.
The FSC shall prescribe compliance matters in connection with companies' obtaining, and analyzing and reviewing, of each subsidiary's monthly management reports under subparagraph 3 of the preceding paragraph. |
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| Article 41 | A public company shall execute at least the following control activities when supervising and managing its subsidiaries' audit management:
1. Direct each subsidiary to establish an internal audit department and to adopt procedures and methods for self-assessment of its internal control systems, based upon the nature of its business, its operational scale, and number of employees, and monitor the subsidiary's execution of such matters.
2. Include all subsidiaries in the internal audit scope in the company's internal audit implementation rules, and regularly, or from time to time, conduct audits. Upon submission of the audit findings and recommendations in reports, the public company shall notify the audited subsidiary to make corrections and prepare follow-up reports on a regular basis, to ensure that proper corrective measures have been taken in a timely manner.
3. All subsidiaries shall, with the least delay, report to the public company matters such as special audit plans, annual audit plans and the implementation thereof, and the correction of any defects and irregularities discovered in their internal control systems.
4. The public company's internal audit department shall review the audit reports or self-assessment reports submitted by each subsidiary, and shall follow up on the correction of any defects and irregularities in internal control systems. |
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