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Article NO. Content

Title:

Operating Rules of the Taiwan Stock Exchange Corporation  CH

Amended Date: 2024.11.15 (Articles 50-1 amended,English version coming soon)
Current English version amended on 2023.12.05 
Categories: Basic Laws and Regulations
77-2     A mainland area person, juristic person, organization or other institution that obtains listed securities due to gift or succession shall apply to a securities broker for account opening with the following documents submitted:
  1. Proof of payment of estate tax or gift tax issued by a tax collection authority or other evidentiary documents, and the power of attorney for filing tax returns required by the tax collection authority.
  2. In the event of a natural person, identification documents or documents evidencing approval of his entry to Taiwan.
  3. The company registration certificate of a juristic person, organization or other institution denotes a juristic person or organization qualification certificate or registration certificate issued by the local government.
    A mainland area person, juristic person, organization, other institution, or a company in which it invests in a third area, which has obtained the approval of the Investment Commission, Ministry of Economic Affairs, for investing in TWSE listed companies, shall apply to a securities broker for account opening with the following documents submitted:
  1. A photocopy of the written approval of sale, and power of attorney for filing tax returns required by the tax collection authority.
  2. In the event of a natural person, identification documents or documents evidencing approval of his entry to Taiwan.
  3. Qualification certificate of the juristic person, organization, other institution, or company in which it invests in a third area (as duly notarized, certified, legalized in accordance with the requirements of the Investment Commission, Ministry of Economic Affairs governing documents required for applications for investment in Taiwan by Mainland Area people).
    The principal shall comply with the following provisions when engaging an agent to open an account on its behalf pursuant to the preceding two paragraphs:
  • Where the principal is a natural person, the agent shall personally present the identification documents of the principal and the agent, power of attorney (must be notarized by a notary public office of the Mainland Area and legalized by the Straits Exchange Foundation), and the related documents specified in the preceding two paragraphs.
  • Where the principal is a juristic person, organization, other institution, or company in which it invests in a third area, the agent shall personally present the identification documents of the principal, power of attorney (as duly notarized, certified, legalized in accordance with the requirements of the Investment Commission, Ministry of Economic Affairs governing documents required for applications for investment in Taiwan by Mainland Area people), and the related documents specified in the preceding two paragraphs.
  • The opening of a New Taiwan Dollar account by a mainland area person applying for account opening pursuant to subparagraph 1 of the preceding paragraph may be governed by Article 77, paragraph 2 mutatis mutandis, provided the identificationdocuments and power of attorney must be notarized by a notary public office of the mainland area and legalized by the Straits Exchange Foundation.
  •     Such account as mentioned in paragraphs 1 and 2 may only accept sale orders and may not accept purchase orders.
        Listed securities acquired pursuant to paragraph 1 may be sold by the mutatis mutandis application of Article 82-1.