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Registration of Offshore Overseas Chinese and Foreign Nationals
- New addition
- Basis:
Article 10 of the Regulations Governing Investment in Securities by Overseas Chinese and Foreign Nationals (hereinafter referred to as "the Regulations"), Article 77-4 of the Operating Rules of the Taiwan Stock Exchange Corporation (TWSE), and Article 44-4 of the Operating Rules of the Taiwan Futures Exchange Corporation (TAIFEX).
- Qualification:
The term "offshore overseas Chinese and foreign nationals" means overseas Chinese, foreign natural persons and foreign institutional investors outside the territory of the Republic of China (ROC).
- Offshore overseas Chinese and foreign natural persons mean those who have a nationality other than the Mainland China area, are at least 20 years old and hold an identification certificate.
- Offshore foreign institutional investors mean those institutions incorporated outside the territory of the ROC, according to the laws and regulations of the locale.
- Application Documents
- Registration Application Form: The agent (or the representative) of the offshore overseas Chinese and foreign nationals shall fill out a "Application Form for Registration of Offshore Foreign Institutional Investors to Invest in ROC Securities or Trade ROC Futures" as in Form 1-1-1 and "Application Form for Registration of Offshore Overseas Chinese and Foreign Natural Persons to Invest ROC in ROC Securities or Trade ROC Futures," Form 1-1-2.
- Documents Enclosed: When applying for registration, offshore overseas Chinese and foreign nationals shall prepare the following documents:
- Power of attorney to agent or letter of appointment to representative.
- Identification certificates
- Offshore Overseas Chinese and Foreign Natural Persons: passport, identification certificate or other documents with a photo attached which can prove the applicant's nationality or status.
- Offshore Foreign Institutional Investors
- Non-fund Type
- Corporation
Certificate of incorporation issued by a local governing authority such as a company registration certificate; if there is no company registration certificate, the following documents may serve as replacement:
- The articles of incorporation which the local governing authority has on record.
- Qualification certificate issued by the local tax authorities.
- Other organizations established according to law, such as government investment institutions, non-profit organizations, foundations and academic organizations. The certificate or the letter from the local governing authority approving their establishment should be presented; if there is no such certificate or letter, the following documents may serve as replacement:
- The articles of incorporation which the local governing authority has on record.
- The regulations or rules enacted as the basis for the establishment of the applicant.
- Qualification certificate issued by the local tax authorities.
- Type of Fund
- The certificate or the letter from the local governing authority approving its establishment should be presented; if there is no such certificate or letter, any of the following documents may serve as replacement:
- The record published in the web site of the local governing authority showing that the fund has completed its establishment registration.
- Document, such as an offering prospectus, trust contract, or memorandum for private placement, that can serve to show that the local governing authority has accepted the filing or has created a record.
- Qualification certificate issued by the local tax authorities.
- In the case of an applicant for registration in the form of a subfund, if it is unable to provide documents as provided in point (i), it shall substitute the following documents:
- Document in compliance with point (i) for the parent fund.
- Document specifying the legal or regulatory basis of the establishment of the subfund, and sufficient to prove the relationship between the parent fund and the subfund.
- When necessary, the TWSE or TAIFEX may require the offshore foreign institutional investors of the fund type which checks "hedging" or "investment" and "hedging" in Point 2 of the Declaration Items in the Registration Application Form to provide its articles of incorporation or the establishment contract, or documents explaining the investment or trading strategies.
- Flow of Processing
- Transmission of the Registration Application Form: Once the agent (or the representative) of the offshore overseas Chinese or foreign national applying for registration transmits the Registration Application Form online through the TWSE system, the TWSE will, after on-line review of information transmitted through computer has been completed, issue the "Certificate of Completed Registration for Offshore Overseas Chinese and Foreign Nationals," Form 1-2.
- Relevant Materials: The agent (or the representative) of the offshore overseas Chinese or foreign national shall deliver to the TWSE the English version of the registration form signed personally by the applicant for registration (identical to the contents of the information transmitted to TWSE), along with the Chinese version of the registration form and the certificate for registration completion for recordation. The TWSE will review these documents periodically. The agent (or representative) of the offshore overseas Chinese or foreign national shall retain a full set of the documents provided in item 2 of the above-mentioned (3), "Application Documents."
- Denial of registration: The TWSE or TAIFEX may deny the registration if any of the following circumstances applies to the offshore overseas Chinese or foreign national applying for registration:
- The registration documents or the particulars they contain are found to be fraudulent or untrue;
- An incomplete set of registration documents is submitted or the documents have not been fully filled out, and the applicant has failed, upon notification by TWSE, to supplement the documents within 5 days; or
- There is a serious violation of the Regulations Governing Investment in Securities by Overseas Chinese and Foreign Nationals or the laws and regulations concerning securities or futures administration.
- Amendment
If any content of the registration items of the offshore Chinese or foreign national has changed, the agent (or the representative) should apply to the TWSE for amendment of the registration.
- Application:
- Name Change
Amendment Registration Application Form: The agent (or the representative) of the offshore Chinese or foreign national should transmit the "Registration Application Form for Name Change by Offshore Overseas Chinese and Foreign Nationals" as in Form 1-3-1 online through the TWSE system. Once no error is found in an online check through the TWSE system, the agent can print out the "Certificate of Amendment Registration Completion for Offshore Overseas Chinese and Foreign Nationals," Form 1-4, with which the agent can apply to securities brokers or futures commission merchants for name change. The related documents need not be filed for recordation with the TWSE, but the TWSE or TAIFEX may require the applicant to provide related information when necessary.
- Change of the Agent or the Representative
Amendment Registration Application Form: The agent (or the representative) of the offshore Overseas Chinese or foreign national should transmit the "Registration Form for Change of the Agent or Representative by Offshore Overseas Chinese and Foreign Nationals," Form 1-3-2, online through the TWSE system. Once a check is performed online in the TWSE system and no error is found, the agent can print out the "Certificate of Amendment Registration Completion for Offshore Overseas Chinese and Foreign Nationals," Form 1-4, with which the agent can apply to securities brokers or futures commission merchants for the name change. The related documents need not be filed for recordation with the TWSE, but the TWSE or TAIFEX may require the applicant to provide related information when necessary.
- Amendment of Other Items: Except the above-mentioned changes, for changes in Item Five of the registration form, the background information of the shareholders, and Item Six, other basic information, the agent (or the representative) of the offshore overseas Chinese or foreign national may make the amendment through the TWSE system on his own initiative, and the relevant documents and information need not be sent to the TWSE for recordation.
- Cancellation
- Application Processing:
- Cancellation Registration Form: Where the agent of the offshore overseas Chinese or foreign national applying for cancellation is a custodian bank, it should transmit the "Registration Cancellation Application Form for Offshore Overseas Chinese and Foreign Nationals," Form 1-5, online through the TWSE system, and fax a copy of the power of attorney for tax payment or the letter of consent issued by the Taipei National Tax Administration to the TWSE. Then the agent can print out the "Certificate of Completed Registration Cancellation for Offshore Overseas Chinese and Foreign Nationals," Form 1-6, online through the TWSE system, and can go to the securities firm or futures commission merchant to cancel the account.
- Where the agent of the offshore overseas Chinese or foreign national applying for cancellation is a futures commission merchant, it should transmit the "Application Form for Cancellation of Registration of Offshore Overseas Chinese and Foreign Nationals," Form 1-5, online through the TWSE system, and fax a copy of Form 1-5 to the TWSE for verification. Then the agent may print out the completed Certificate of Cancellation Registration, Form 1-6, and proceed to the futures commission merchant to cancel the account.
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