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Article 4
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An offshore banking branch may only conduct the following types of business:
1.Accepting foreign currency deposits from natural persons, juristic persons, government agencies outside the territory of the R.O.C, or financial institutions within or outside the territory of the ROC;
2.Extending credit in foreign currency to natural persons, juridical persons, government agencies, or financial institutions within or outside the territory of the ROC;
3.Selling foreign currency financial debentures or other certificates of debt issued by the head office to natural persons, juristic persons, government agencies, or financial institutions within or outside the territory of the ROC;
4.Conducting commission agency, brokerage, and agency activities of foreign currency denominated securities, or other foreign currency denominated financial products approved by the competent authorities, for natural persons, juristic persons, government agencies, or financial institutions within or outside the territory of the ROC;
5.Conducting the issuance, advising and negotiation of letters of credit in foreign currency, and import/export collection for natural persons, juristic persons, government agencies, or financial institutions outside the territory of the ROC;
6.Conducting foreign currency remittances and exchanges, foreign currency transactions, borrowing or lending of funds, and buying or selling of foreign currency denominated securities or other foreign currency denominated financial products approved by the competent authorities, between the said offshore banking branch and other financial institutions, and between the said offshore banking branch and natural persons, juristic persons, government agencies, or financial institutions outside the territory of the ROC;
7.Underwriting securities issued outside the territory of the ROC;
8.Bookkeeping and managing for foreign currency loans extended outside the territory of the ROC;
9.Conducting custody, agency and consultation businesses related to the businesses stipulated above for natural persons, juristic persons, government agencies, or financial institutions within or outside the territory of the ROC;
10.Conducting consulting relating to asset allocation or financial planning, and sales services in connection with foreign currency denominated securities or other foreign currency denominated financial products approved by the competent authorities, for natural persons, juristic persons, government agencies or financial institutions within or outside the territory of the ROC;
11.Other foreign currency businesses approved by the competent authorities.
The term, "financial institutions within the territory of the ROC" as used in any subparagraph of the preceding paragraph shall mean any financial institution approved by the CBC to engage in foreign exchange businesses or any offshore securities branch established in accordance with this Act.
Foreign exchange deposits of natural persons, juristic persons, and government agencies within the territory of the R.O.C made with an offshore banking branch prior to January 6, 2006 may be terminated and remitted after termination by request made to such offshore banking branch and, in such circumstances, the restrictions prescribed in paragraph 1, subparagraph 6, shall not apply.
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