2017-12-08

Regulation (NAP) - Setting the Exchange Rate of the 'New Family of Dobra'

The Administrative Council of the Central Bank of São Tomé and Príncipe fixes the Euro purchase exchange rate at 24.50 Dobras, establishing a definitive conversion value for the New Family of Dobra under existing exchange legislation. This Permanent Application Standard revokes NAP No. 17/2009 and subjects any deviation from the set rate to statutory sanctions. The regulation officially takes effect on January 1, 2018, following the end of the simultaneous circulation period scheduled for June 30, 2018.

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CO IGO .P 99 Revocation Data: NAP 17/2009 ENTRY INTO FORCE 01/01/2018 ISSUE DATE 08/12/2017 DOC NO. PAGE 1/1 21/2017 NAP PERMANENT APPLICATION STANDARD Having considered: Subject: Setting the Exchange Rate of the "New Family of Dobra" Considering what is stipulated in No. 3 of the Single Article of NAP No. 011/2009 - Amendment to the Exchange Regime, and under Article 6 of Decree-Law No. 32/99 - "Exchange Law", which grants the Central Bank of São Tomé and Príncipe the competence to regulate the functioning of the exchange market; Given the need to convert, for the New Family of Dobra, the value of the exchange rate between the Dobra and the Euro in force under Article 4 of Decree-Law 11/2016 - "Creation of the Conversion Rate", In these terms, the Administrative Council of the Central Bank of São Tomé and Príncipe resolves as follows: Article 1. (Subject Matter)

  1. This NAP sets the Euro purchase exchange rate at 24.50 Dobras.
  2. The use of a rate different from that established in the preceding number of this NAP is subject to the application of the sanction provided for under current legislation. Article 2. (Revocation Clause) This standard revokes NAP No. 17/2009, of December 31, after the end of the simultaneous circulation period, established on June 30, 2018. Article 3. (Entry into Force) This NAP enters into force on 01/01/2018. Central Bank of São Tomé and Príncipe, December 08, 2017. PROPOSER(S) C.A.