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Article 50
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A securities firm applying to invest in a foreign enterprise, unless otherwise provided by laws or regulations, shall meet the requirements listed below; however, if a securities firm does not meet a condition in subparagraphs 1 to 5, but concrete improvement has been made, and the improvement has been recognized by the FSC, it may be exempted therefrom:<br/>1. Have not received any disciplinary warning from the FSC in the most recent 3 months.<br/>2. Have not been ordered by the FSC to relieve or replace the duties of its director, supervisor, or managerial officer in the most recent 6 months.<br/>3. Have not had business suspended as punishment from the FSC within the last 1 year.<br/>4. Have not had the license of branch offices or of a portion of the business invalidated by the FSC as punishment within the last 2 years.<br/>5. Have not had trading terminated or restricted by the TWSE, the TPEx, or the TAIFEX as punishment under each of their regulations or rules.<br/>6. The regulatory capital adequacy ratio has not been below 200 percent within the most recent 3 months, and its CPA audited or reviewed financial report for the most recent period shows no accumulated deficit, and its financial condition meets the provisions of Articles 13, 14, 16, 18, 18-1 and 19, provided that the requirement regarding the aforementioned regulatory capital adequacy ratio does not apply if special-case approval has been obtained due to special needs.<br/>7. The combined total amount invested in foreign enterprises plus the funds that a securities firm establishing an overseas branch office(s) appropriates there for local operations and the amount invested in Mainland China enterprises do not exceed 40 percent of the securities' firm's net worth. However, when there is special need and approval as a special case has been received, this provision does not apply.
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