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Coding Procedure for Licensed and Registered Organizations in the Republic of Armenia

The Central Bank of the Republic of Armenia establishes a standardized coding procedure to assign unique identification codes to licensed and registered financial organizations. The document specifies distinct code ranges and provisioning principles for various entities, including banks, credit organizations, insurance companies, investment funds, and crypto-asset service providers. It further details the structural formatting for head offices and branches while reserving specific numerical ranges for future allocation by the Central Bank.

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No. Title of Legal Acts Licensed and Registered Organizations/Persons (per Legal Acts) Provision of Codes in Accordance with the Provisions of this Coding Procedure Name/Type of Organization Code Range Provisioning Principle Structural Unit (Head Office/Branch) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1․ Law "On Banks and Banking Activity" HO-68, adopted 30 June 1996. Banks 103 bb - 399 bb, where 103 is the Central Bank. Starting from 103 with +3 principle xxx00- (head office) xxx01-99 (branches) Bank unions A code established by the Procedure is not provided

The codes identifying the Central Bank are

7 included within the range of numbers established for Banks. 2․ Law "On Credit Organizations" HO-359, adopted 29 May 2002 Credit organizations Including: 600 bb - 799 bb Starting from 600 with +1 principle xxx00- (head office) xxx01-99 (branches) Credit unions Saving unions Organizations implementing financial leasing (leasing organizations) Factoring organizations implementing financing against assignment of monetary claims (factoring) Organizations implementing consumer credit

8 Other credit organizations Union of Credit Organizations A code established by the Procedure is not provided

3․ Law "On Payment and Settlement Systems and Payment and Settlement Organizations" HO-150, adopted 24 November 2004 Payment and Settlement Organizations Incuding: 49001 bb-49999 bb Starting from 49001 with +1 principle xxzzz-00 to xxzzz-99 (branches will be identified by two additional digits) Money transfer organization Processing and clearing organization Union of Payment and Settlement Organizations A code established by the Procedure is not provided

4․ Law "On Circulation of Credit Information and Activity of Credit Bureaus" HO-185, Credit Bureaus

Provided From the range of codes for other reporting organizations

9 adopted 28 October 2008 5․ Law "On Insurance and Insurance Activity" HO-177, adopted 9 April 2007 Companies Implementing Insurance or Insurance Intermediary Activities Including: 53001bb-53999 bb Starting from 53001 with +1 principle xxzzz-00 to xxzzz-99 (branches will be identified by two additional digits) Life insurance company None-life insurance company Reinsurance company Insurance brokers Insurance agents A code established by the Procedure is not provided

5.1 Union of insurance or insurance intermediary companies Union A code established by the Procedure is not provided

6․ Law "On Compulsory Insurance of Liability Arising Bureau of insurance companies implementing compulsory insurance Bureau (or Bureau of Insurance Companies)

  • Provided From the range of codes for other

10 from the Use of Motor Vehicles" HO-63, adopted 18 May 2010 Law "On Insurance and Insurance Activity" HO-177, adopted 9 April 2007 of liability arising from the use of motor vehicles (hereinafter: Bureau) reporting organizations 7․ Law "On Investment Funds" HO-245, adopted 22 December 2010 Funds (Investment fund including pension fund) - 51001 fff - 51999 fff կամ 51001 fffff - 51999 fffff Starting from 51001 with +1 principle xxzzz-fff to xxzzz-fff or xxzzz-fffff to xxzzz-fffff (fund managers associated with said funds will be identified by an additional fff-three digits or fffff-five digits) 8․ Law "On Investment Funds" HO-245, adopted 22 December 2010 Fund Manager Including: 48001 bb- 48999 bbStarting from 48001 with +1 principle xxzzz-00 to xxzzz-99 (branches will be identified by two additional digits) 8.1 Law "On Investment Funds" HO-245, Investment fund manager

11 adopted 22 December 2010 8.2 Law "On Accumulative Pensions" HO￾244, adopted 22 December 2010 Pension fund manager 8․3 Law "On Investment Funds" HO-245-N, adopted 22 December 2010 Non-public fund manager 9.1 Law "On Accumulative Pensions" HO￾244, adopted 22 December 2010 Pension Fund Custodian A code established by the Procedure is not provided

9.2 Law "On Accumulative Pensions" HO￾244, adopted 22 December 2010 Account Operator Status A code established by the Procedure is not provided

12 9.3 Law "On Accumulative Pensions" HO￾244, adopted 22 December 2010 Participant Register Keeper + Provided From the range of codes for other System participants 10․ Law "On Securities Market" HO-195, adopted 11 October 2007 Investment Companies 56001 bb- 56999 bbStarting from 56001 with +1 principle xxzzz-00 to xxzzz-99 (branches will be identified by two additional digits) 11․ Law "On Securities Market" HO-195, adopted 11 October 2007 Regulated Market Operators + Provided From the range of codes for other System participants 12․ Law "On Securities Market" HO-195, adopted 11 October 2007 Central Depository + Provided From the range of codes for other System participants

13 13․ Codes established for other System participants Other participants: Participants of the Central Bank payment and settlement and/or information systems (e.g., Deposit Guarantee Fund, Central Depository, operators of the regulated market). 58001 bb- 58999 bbStarting from 58001 with +1 principle xxzzz-00 to xxzzz-99 (branches will be identified by two additional digits) 14․ - RA Treasury 900bb-929bb Starting from 900 with +1 xxx00- (head office) 15․ Law "On Securities Market" HO-195, adopted 11 October 2007 Reporting Issuers 50001-50999 Starting from 50001 with +1 principle

14 16. Law "On Asset Securitization and Asset-Backed Securities" HO-96, adopted 26 May 2008 Asset securitization fund + Provided From the range of codes established for funds 16.1 Law "On Asset Securitization and Asset-Backed Securities" HO-96, adopted 26 May 2008 Asset securitization fund manager + Provided From the range of codes established for fund managers 17․ Law "On Pawnshops and Pawnshop Activity" HO-43, Pawnshops 55001bb-55999 bb Starting from 55001 with +1 principle xxzzz-00 to xxzzz-99 (branches will be identified by two additional digits)

15 adopted 3 December 2003 18․ Law "On Currency Regulation and Currency Control" HO-135, adopted 24 November 2004 Persons implementing foreign exchange trading (exchange offices) 54001 bb- 54999 bbStarting from 54001 with +1 principle xxzzz-00 to xxzzz-99 (branches will be identified by two additional digits) 19․ Law "On Currency Regulation and Currency Control" HO-135, adopted 24 November 2004 Persons implementing foreign exchange dealer-brokerage trading + Provided From the range of codes for other System participants

20․ Law "On Currency Regulation and Currency Control" HO-135, adopted 24 November 2004 Persons organizing foreign exchange trading auctions + Provided From the range of codes established for other reporting organizations

16 21․ Codes established for other reporting organizations Entities submitting reports to the Central Bank which are not participants in the payment and settlement system of the Central Bank (e.g., Credit Bureaus, Bureau of insurance companies implementing compulsory insurance of liability arising from the use of motor vehicles, persons implementing foreign exchange dealer￾brokerage trading). 52001yy- 2100 yy Starting from 52001 with +1 principle xxzzz-00 to xxzzz-99 (branches will be identified by two additional digits, if such may exist according to the effective legislation)

The range of numbers from 93000 to 99999 is reserve and remains at the disposal of the Central Bank; it may be provided, if necessary, based on the order of The ranges are considered reserve and may be provided as necessary.

17 the Chairman of the Central Bank. 22․ Law "On Crypto￾assets" HO-159- N, adopted 29 May 2025 Crypto-asset service providers 47001bb-7999bb Starting from 47001 with +1 principle xxzzz-00 to xxzzz-99 (branches will be identified by two additional digits) ։