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Latest Updates under Laws and Circulars

 

Intermediate Circulars

DECISION NO. CIRCULAR NO. SUBJECT DATE VIEW CIRCULAR
13549 668 Amend. the basics decisions no. 5258 & 7534 25-04-2023 AR
13547 667 Electronic Banking and Financial Operations 13-04-2023 AR
13546 666 Exceptional measures for cash withdrawals 31-03-2023 AR
13544 665 Investments by Residents in Securities Issued by Non-Residents 28-03-2023 AR
13542 664 Operations related to credit investment shareholding and participation 28-03-2023 AR

 

Basic Circulars

DECISION NO. CIRCULAR NO. SUBJECT DATE VIEW CIRCULAR
13548 165 Electronic “Cash Money” Settlement Operations 19-04-2023 AR
13486 164 Bank operating expenses 12-10-2022 AR
13439 163 Monitoring the accounts of Public Officials 27-05-2022 AR EN
13423 162 Payment of Public Sector Employees Salaries 28-03-2022 AR
13384 161 Exceptional measures for cash withdrawals 16-12-2021 AR EN

 

Translations 

DECISION NO. CIRCULAR NO. SUBJECT DATE VIEW CIRCULAR
13353 159 Exceptional restrictions relating to some banking operations 17-08-2021 AR EN FR
13335 158 Exceptional measures for the gradual withdrawal of deposits in foreign currencies 08-06-2021 AR EN
13324 157 Exceptional measures for foreign-currency operations 10-05-2021 AR EN
13262 154 Exceptional measures to reactivate the work of banks operating in Lebanon 27-08-2020 EN
13257 153 Transfers to Lebanese students abroad 19-08-2020 EN
13221 151 Exceptional measures concerning cash withdrawals from foreign currency bank accounts 21-04-2020 EN
12837 1 Fighting Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing 26-06-2018 EN
12174 2 Conditions of the Establishment of the persons governed by the provisions of Articles 183 and 184 of the Code of Money and Credit 21-01-2016 EN

 

 

Alternate Access to Circulars 

Intermediate Circulars 

 DECISION NO.  CIRCULAR NO.  SUBJECT  DATE  VIEW CIRCULAR
13181 538 Banks Statement 16-01-2020 AR
13103 526 The Status of the Central Office of Credit Risk 03-09-2019 AR
13102 525 Reserve Requirements 03-09-2019 AR
12866 507 Academic, professional and ethical qualifications  04-09-2019 AR
12826 498 Amendment of basic decisions no. 7818 & 7299 & 7548 & 7933 & 7540 & 12174 13-06-2018 AR EN
12728 478 Financial Statements of Money Dealers 01-12-2017 AR
12658 471 Reserve Requirements 06-09-2017 AR

 

Basic Circulars

DECISION NO. CIRCULAR NO. SUBJECT DATE VIEW CIRCULAR
13216 149 Purchase of Foreign Currencies in Cash by BDL 03-04-2020 AR
13100 147 Opening of Bank Accounts 03-09-2019 AR EN
12872 146 General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) 13-09-2018 AR
12768 145 Liquidity Coverage Ratio 08-03-2018 AR EN FR
12713 143 International Financial Reporting Standard no. 9 (IFRS 9) 07-11-2017 AR EN FR