Central Bank of Tunisia Circular to Approved Intermediaries No. 2018-13 of December 21, 2018

Tunis, December 21, 2018 CIRCULAR TO APPROVED INTERMEDIARIES No. 2018-13 OBJECT: Circular to Approved Intermediaries No. 2017-09 of October 27, 2017, regarding the financing conditions for the importation of non-priority products. The Governor of the Central Bank of Tunisia, Having regard to the Exchange and Foreign Trade Code promulgated by Law No. 76-18 of January 21, 1976, consolidating and codifying the legislation governing exchange and foreign trade regulating relations between Tunisia and foreign countries, as amended by subsequent texts and notably the decree-law No. 2011-98 of October 24, 2011; Having regard to Law No. 2016-35 of April 25, 2016 establishing the status of the Central Bank of Tunisia; Having regard to Law No. 2016-48 of July 11, 2016, concerning banks and financial institutions; Having regard to Decree No. 77-608 of July 27, 1977 setting the application conditions for the aforementioned Exchange Code, as amended by subsequent texts and notably Government Decree No. 2017-393 of March 28, 2017; Having regard to Circular No. 94-14 of September 14, 1994, concerning the financial settlement of imports and exports of goods, as amended by subsequent texts; Having regard to Circular to Approved Intermediaries No. 2017-09 of October 27, 2017, regarding the financing conditions for the importation of non-priority products, as amended by Circular to Approved Intermediaries No. 2018-01 of March 1, 2018; Having regard to the opinion of the Compliance Control Committee No. 2018-21 of December 19, 2018, as provided for in Article 42 of Law No. 2016-35 of April 25, 2016 establishing the status of the Central Bank of Tunisia; Decides: Article 1: Circular No. 2017-09 dated October 27, 2017, regarding the financing conditions for the importation of non-priority products, is hereby repealed. Article 2: This circular enters into force as of the date of its notification. THE GOVERNOR, Marouane EL ABASSI