※Should discrepancy due to translation occur, the Chinese version shall prevail.

1. If two Entities which are Investment Entities described in Subparagraph 2 of Article 8 of the “Regulations Governing the Implementation of the Common Standard on Reporting and Due Diligence for Financial Institutions” (hereinafter referred to as the Regulations) are under common management, and such management fulfils the due diligence obligations of such Investment Entities, the two Entities are deemed as Related Entities referred to in Article 4 of the Regulations.   

2. A Financial Account held by an individual or an Entity, and opened and maintained by a Reporting Financial Institution on or after 1 January 2019 is deemed a Preexisting Account referred to in Article 22 of the Regulations, if:

(1) The Account Holder also holds with the same Reporting Financial Institution (or with its Related Entity located in the territory of the R.O.C. as the Reporting Financial Institution) a Preexisitng Account opened as of 31 December 2018 (hereinafter referred to as“such Preexisitng Account”); 

(2) The Reporting Financial Insitution (and its Related Entity located in the territory of the R.O.C. as the Reporting Financial Institution) treats such Preexisitng Account, and any other Financial Accounts held by such Account Holder opened and managed on or after 1 January 2019 as a single Financial Account for purposes of implementing special due diligence provisions pursuant to Article 47, and for purposes of calculating the balance or value of any of the Financial Accounts pursuant to Article 49 of the Regulations;

(3) The Reporting Financial Institution is permitted to satisfy AML/KYC (Anti-Money Laundering/Know Your Customer) Procedures for any Financial Account which is opened and managed on or after 1 January 2019 and is held by the Account Holder of such Preexisting Account by relying upon the results of AML/KYC Procedures performed for such Preexisting Account; and