Title:
Announced Date:February 23, 2001
Date:Amended on January 17, 2014 (effective from January 22,2014)
Chapter 1: General Principles
1.These Directions are prescribed by the Central Bank of the Republic of China (Taiwan) ("Central Bank") in order to establish an Electronic Bidding System ("EBS") for central government bonds and treasury bills.
2. Electronic online bidding for central government bonds and treasury bills shall be handled in accordance with these Directions. Matters not prescribed in these Directions shall be handled in accordance with the Directions for the Sales and Buybacks of Central Government Bonds, the Directions for the Sales and Buybacks of Treasury Bills, the Government Certification Authority Certification Practice Statement, Ministry of Economic Affairs Certification Authority Certification Practice Statement and other relevant laws and regulations.
3.A digital signature mechanism shall be used for the transmission of information over the EBS, with authentication and certificate issuance services performed by the Government Certification Authority, the National Development Council (“the NDC”) and Certification Authority, Ministry of Economic Affairs.The NDC and the authority for company registration shall undertakehead-end registration management on behalf of the Certification Authority, handling the verification of system participant identities and certificate applications and revocation.