Chapter I General
Article 1
Regulations Governing the Recognition of an Impartial Third Party
and its Public Auction Procedure (hereinafter called "the
Regulations") have been made in accordance with Article 15,
Paragraph 2 of the Financial Institutions Merger Act (hereinafter
called "the Act").

Article 2
An impartial third party should handle those businesses set out in
Article 6 of the Regulations based on the spirits of independence,
objectivity, and fairness, so as to balance the interests of creditors
and debtors. .

　　   Chapter II The Recognition of an Impartial Third Party
Article 3
An institution which complies with the following conditions can
apply to the governing body to be recognized as an impartial third
party:
1.A limited liability company with a paid-in capital exceeding
NT$1 billion;
2.Legal persons as shareholders own more than 50% of the issued
capital;
3.More than one-fifth of the employees should have the following
qualifications:
a.More than ten real estate appraisers or those who have actually
engaged in appraisal work for more than five years;
b.More than one lawyer;
c.More than one accountant;
d.More than one architect;
e.More than two land registration agents;
f.More than five real estate brokers.

Article 4
An institution which complies with the conditions mentioned in the
above Artcle should fill in an application form, and submit it,
together with the following documents, to the governing body for
recognition:
1.Documents concerning the registration of the company or the
minutes of initiators meeting;
2.The articles of incorporation should indicate, among others, that
the company should have more than nine Board members and three
supervisors, that more than one third of them should be experts
with legal, accounting, and architectural knowledge and experience,
and that the names of the Board members and supervisors should
be submitted to the governing body for approval;
3.A list of shareholders or initiators;
4.A list of Board members and supervisors or their designators;
5.The identification documents of the responsible person;
6.Paid-in capital, after deducting cumulative losses, if any, still
exceeds NT$1 billion as certified by a CPA, or the name and
address of the bank which has been entrusted to receive the
payment of shares and a document certifying that initiators have
fully paid the shares in accordance with the relevant regulations;
7.Business regulations;
8.Other documents that may be required by the governing body.
An institution which has been reviewed and recognized as an
impartial third party shall be issued a recognition certificate by the
governing body.

Article 5
The business regulations mentioned in Paragraph 1, Subparagraph
7 of the above Article should at least cover the following aspects:
1.Organizational structure and departmental responsibilities;
2.Regulations governing the appraisal of floor prices for the
auction of real estates, and the processes of various auction
activities;
3.The establishment of a Real Estate Auction Floor Price Appraisal
Committee and its members;
4.The establishment of a real estate data bank;
5.Internal management and accounting control system;
6.Personnel allotment, management and training;
7.Business principles and directions;
8.The criteria of service charges.

Article 6
A recognized impartial third party should only conduct those
businesses listed below:
1.Pursuant to Article 15, Paragraph 1, Subparagraph 3 of the Act,
it will be entrusted by asset management corporations (AMCs) to
handle the public auction of real estate which serve as collateral to
financial institutions;
2.Pursuant to Article 15, Paragraph 1, Subparagraph 4 of the Act,
it will be entrusted by the court as requested by the governing body
to handle the public auction of real estate in accordance with the
provisions of the Compulsory Execution Act;
3.Pursuant to Article 15, Paragraph 3 of the Act, it will be
entrusted and supervised by compulsory execution agencies to
handle compulsory execution cases as applied by financial
institutions;
4.The appraisal of monetary assets of financial institutions;
5.Other businesses as may be approved by the governing body.

Article 7
A Board member and supervisor of an impartial third party should
not have any one of the following matters:
1.Any one of the matters as specified in Article 30 of the Company
Act:
2.Having been a Board member, supervisor, manager, or the
equivalent of a legal entity when it pronounced bankruptcy, the
termination of bankruptcy has not reached three years or any
compromise reached has not been carried out;
3.A record of having written false or bad checks within the last 3
years (resulting in a bad credit report);
4.Having violated the provisions in the Securities Transaction Act,
Company Act, Banking Act, Insurance Act, Credit Cooperative
Act,, Farmers' Association Act, Fishermen's Association Act, or
Foreign Exchange Management Act, and having been convicted by
the court of a punishment more serious than a fine, whose
execution has completed, a deferment has expired, or five years
have not passed after being pardoned;
5.Having committed such a crime as internal rebellion or external
interference of the state after the termination of Mobilization and
Rebellion Suppression Period and having been convicted by the
court as such;
6.Having been convicted of a compulsory work under security
preservation punishments or a hoodlum reformatory punishment,
whose execution has not been made or has not completed or five
years have not passed after the completion of execution; or having
been convicted of other security preservation punishments whose
execution has not been made or has not completed;
7.Having committed the crime of corruption under the Criminal
Code or its special Acts or any crimes under the Organized Crime
Prevention Act;
8.Having committed such crimes as vote buying, accepting bribery,
affecting voting or campaign, manipulating elections through
bribery under the Criminal Code or its special acts, or having
committed the crime of embezzlement, fraud, dishonesty, or
forging documents by using opportunities or means in the positions
occupied, and having been convicted by the court of a fixed-term
imprisonment or above; however, those cases where a deferment
has been pronounced or the imprisonment has been converted to a
fine and the execution has completed are excluded.
9.Having committed crimes other than those indicated in the five
Subparagraphs mentioned above, and having been convicted by the
court of a fixed-term imprisonment or above and whose execution
has not been done or has not yet completed; however, those cases
where a deferment has been pronounced or the imprisonment is
below six months and can be converted to a fine are excluded;
10.Having had facts which suggested that the person has engaged
in or has been connected with other dishonest or improper
activities, and these facts are sufficient enough to demonstrate that
he (or she) would not be suitable to handle those businesses to be
conducted by an impartial third party.
Should a Board member or supervisor be a legal entity, the above
requirements are applicable to the representative of the legal entity
or a person designated to perform the relevant functions.

Article 8
Aside from not having those matters indicated in Article 7,
Paragraph 1 above, the manager of an impartial third party should
have the following qualifications:
1.Having had one of the qualifications indicated in Article 3,
Subparagraph 3 above, and having engaged in related professional
businesses for more than two years;
2.Having had a master's degree or above, having worked as a
supervisor in finance, appraisal, construction management,
brokerage or related institutions or in public or private enterprises
for more than two years, or having been a lecturer in finance,
appraisal, construction management, brokerage or related courses
in domestic or foreign colleges or above for more than three years,
and having performed outstandingly in above positions;
3.Having graduated from a college or above, having worked as a
supervisor in finance, appraisal, construction management,
brokerage or related institutions or in public or private enterprises
for more than three years, and having performed outstandingly in
above positions;
4.Having worked as a supervisor in finance, appraisal,
construction management, brokerage or related institutions or in
public or private enterprises for more than five years;
5.having had other facts that are sufficient to demonstrate that the
person has professional knowledge or experience in auctioning and
can handle public auction businesses in a sound and effective
manner, and having obtained prior approval from the governing
body;
The manager mentioned above includes president, executive vice
president, senior vice president, manager and deputy manager.

Article 9
In case any application items or documents attached thereto
submitted by an institution already recognized as an impartial third
party are found to be forged or untrue, the governing body can
withdraw the recognition.

Article 10
Should a recognized impartial third party have the following
matters, the governing body could terminate the recognition:
1.Not having conducted its businesses in accordance with the
provisions set out in Article 2 of the Regulations;
2.Having conducted those businesses that are recognized but not
having followed the relevant regulations and the matter is
considered serious, or having been indicted by a prosecutor
because of the violation of Acts;
3.Not having complied with the conditions or requirements set out
in Acticle 3 or Article 4, Paragraph 1, Subparagraph 2, and having
made no improvement before the deadline;
4.Having conducted businesses other than those listed in Article 6
without prior approval, and having made no improvement before
the deadline;
5.Having violated the provisions set out in Articles 7 and 8, and
having made no improvement before the deadline.

　　   Chapter III The Public Auction Procedure of an Impartial Third Party
　　　　      Section 1 An Entrusted Auction
Article 11
An agreement concerning an entrusted auction should be made in
writing, and it should at least indicate the following:
1.The creditor;
2.The order of priority of the mortgage;
3.The kind of executive title;
4.Expenses in obtaining the executive title;
5.The actual amount of the debt;
6.The target of the entrusted auction;
7.The method of auction;
8.Auction expenses

Article 12
After being entrusted to handle the auction of real estate, an
impartial third party should request the real estate registration
agency to make a note under "Other Registration Matters" in the
ownership part of the registration book that "the real estate is being
auctioned by an impartial third party".
In case an entrusted auction is terminated or something occurs that
makes the auction no longer necessary, the impartial third party
should advise the real estate registration agency within seven days
thereafter to remove the above-mentioned note.

　　　　      Section 2 Fixing the Floor Price
Article 13
An impartial third party should set up a Real Estate Auction Floor
Price Appraisal Committee, which should comprise more than five
members. The Committee would determine the floor price of real
estate which has been entrusted for auction, and the floor price so
determined would be reported to the Board of Managing Directors
or Directors for information.
More than two-thirds of the members of the Floor Price Appraisal
Committee mentioned above should be architects, real estate
appraisers or those who have actually engaged in real estate
appraisal for more than five years, and real estate brokers.
When entrusted to handle the auction of real estate, an impartial
third party should appraise the floor prices of land and building
separately in accordance with the floor price appraisal regulations
approved by the Board of Directors.

Article 14
Having determined the floor price of real estate following the
procedure indicated in the above-mentioned Article, an impartial
third party should advise the mortgagor, debtor, and creditor of the
floor price, and afford them an opportunity to express their
opinions.
Should the mortgagor, debtor or creditor disagree with the floor
price, he (or she) should present his (or her) views, together with
the relevant proof, to the impartial third party within seven days
after being advised of the floor price.
After receiving the above-mentioned views, the Real Estate
Auction Floor Price Appraisal Committee should reappraise the
floor price based on the proof and opinions received. If the views
and proof are considered valid, the Committee should revise the
floor price accordingly. However, if they are considered invalid,
the floor price becomes final. Those who had expressed the
disagreement would be duly informed.

Article 15
Prior to the appraisal of the floor price of real estate, an impartial
third party should make a field visit to the real estate, take pictures,
and make an inspection record concerning the utilization of the real
estate.
The inspection record mentioned above should indicate the
following:
1.in the case of auctioning land: How the land is utilized; if there
are working subjects or farm crops, and if so, their owners;
2.the occupier or user of a building: if it is occupied or used by
someone other than the mortgagor or debtor; the name of the
occupier or user and the reasons thereof.

　　　　      Section 3 Auction Proclamation
Article 16
In auctioning real estate, an impartial third person should publicize
the following in the internet, proclaim them at the head office or
the branch concerned till the auction date, and publish them in a
nation-wide newspaper for more than three consecutive days:
1.The location, kind, actual condition, occupying and utilizing
situations, and other relevant matters of that real estate;
2.The date, time, place, and method of auction;
3.The floor price of the auction;
4.The deadline for paying the price; if the payment is to be made
in installments, the amount of down payment, the number of
installments, and the deadline for payments;
5.The qualifications or conditions, if any, of buying the real estate;
6.The place, date and time of perusing the relevant data of the real
estate;
7.The amount of deposit to be paid and the means of payment;
8.Should the winning bidder fail to make the full payment before
the deadline, how the deposit would be handled.
The mortgagor, debtor, and creditor should also be advised of the
above-mentioned contents of the proclamation.

Article 17
The date of auction should not be less than seven days and more
than 14 days after the proclamation.

　　　　      Section 4 Auction
Article 18
The auction of real estate can be conducted by bidding or outcry or
through the Internet.
Before an auction is made through internet, an impartial third party
should prepare the relevant operating regulations and submit them
to the Board of Directors and then to the governing body for
approval; only thereafter can such auctions be made.
The winning bid should be awarded to a bidder whose bid is the
highest and also exceeds the floor price.

Article 19
In case an auction is carried out through bidding, bidders should
put their sealed bidding documents into a tender box installed by an
impartial third party.
The bidding documents mentioned above should indicate the
following:
1.The name or title, age, identification document number or
unified serial number and address of the bidder;
2.The real estate lot number;
3.The actual bid.

Article 20
A bid would be considered invalid if it has not been submitted in
the manner set out in the above-mentioned Article, the bidder has
not paid the full amount of the deposit as required, or the bid is
below the floor price.

Article 21
In case an auction is made through bidding, the person in charge of
the auction should open the sealed bids in front of the public after
the bid submission has been completed.
If more than one bidder offer the same highest price, bidders will
be given another chance to outbid each other. However, if none of
them were willing to up their bid, the winner would be determined
by drawing lots.

Article 22
In order to carry out an auction through outcry, an impartial third
party should set up a place suitable for such an auction. The setting
up of the place and the rules concerning the outcry should be
submitted by the impartial third party to the governing body for
reference.
The person in charge of the auction as mentioned above should
announce every bid loudly three times. If there is no higher bid
offered thereafter, he (or she) should indicate that the bid is
awarded by clapping a board or through other suitable means.

Article 23
The winning bid should be considered null and void if the bidder
has failed to make the full payment prior to the deadline as set out
in the proclamation or has not made the down payment in full
under the installment plan.
Should the above-mentioned situation occur, an impartial third
party should inquire all bidders whose bids exceeded the floor
price whether they would be willing to purchase the real estate
based on the original prices they had offered and to make responses
within seven days after receiving the inquiry. The bidder who had
offered the highest price and is willing to buy wins the bid. The
provision set out in Article 21, Paragraph 2 above is also applicable
in this case.

Article 24
An impartial third party should advise the mortgagor, debtor, and
creditor the result of the bidding by indicating the following:
1.The winning price;
2.The land appreciation tax to be paid;
3.The auction expenses and the expenses in obtaining the
executive title (calculated based on the lawsuit expense certificate
issued by the court) to be paid;
4.The amount of money to be paid as calculated based on the
principal, interest, and default charge shown in the executive title;
5.The amount to be paid to the mortgagee.
The mortgagor, debtor, or creditor may express his (or her) opinion
regarding Paragraph 1, Subparagraphs 4 and 5 mentioned above
within seven days after being advised thereof. In case a
disagreement is expressed, the impartial third party should make
recalculations based on the views and proof received. If these
views and proof are considered valid, the amount should be
recalculated accordingly. However, if they are considered invalid,
the amounts would be final. The one who had expressed the
disagreement would be duly advised. If there is no disagreement,
the impartial third party should distribute the money in accordance
with the order set out in Paragraph 1, Subparagraphs 2 to 4
mentioned above, so as to clear the mortgage of the creditor. Any
residual should be returned to the mortgagor. However, should
there be any mortgagees other than AMCs and who are enjoying
lower than second order of priority, the residual should be
deposited in the court, and the mortgagees should be duly advised.

　　　　      Section 5 Reauction
Article 25
Should any of the following occur in the auction of real estate, an
impartial third party could make two more auctions after obtaining
the consent of the creditor:
1.No bid has been submitted;
2.Bids have been submitted, but they have been considered invalid;
3.No winning bid has been determined after following the
procedure set out in Article 23, Paragraph 2.
In case a reauction is made as indicated above, the floor price could
suitably be adjusted downward, and each adjustment should not
exceed 20% of the previous floor price.

Article 26
If the reauctions indicated in the above Article are not successful,
an impartial third party should not proceed with any further
reauction. However, with the consent of the mortgagor, another
reauction could be made.
In case another reauction is made by an impartial third party in
accordance with the preceding Paragraph, the floor price could
suitably be adjusted downward, and the adjustment should not
exceed 20% of the previous floor price.

Article 27
The date of a reauction should not be less than 15 days and more
than 30 days after the previous auction (or reauction).

　　　　      Section 6 The Registration of Transfer
Article 28
After a buyer pays the full price in accordance with the auction
conditions, an impartial third party should issue an auction award
certificate.
The buyer could present the auction award certificate mentioned
above to the real estate registration agency and apply for the
registration of right transfer and the cancellation of mortgage in
accordance with the land registration regulations. The buyer could
make the above application without being joined by the mortgagor.

Article 29
If real estate to be submitted by a mortgagor or debtor is currently
occupied by the mortgagor or debtor himself (or herself), the buyer
could request the court to remove such occupation through the civil
lawsuit procedure. In case a third person occupies the real estate
illegally after an inspection record is made in accordance with
Article 15 mentioned above and becomes involved in a criminal act,
the buyer could report to the local police to handle the matter as a
criminal case.

　　   Chapter IV Supplementary Provisions
Article 30
The Regulations shall come into force from the date of its
promulgation.