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The Central Bank of Jordan amends Article 6(b) of the Returned Cheques Unit Instructions to permit reporting customer names in either Arabic or English, provided the name matches the approved identity document and the attached nationality code appendix. The system rejects any new or modified RET or TRN records that do not comply with the specified language codes for nationalities, which become effective on 7/5/2013.
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In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
Central Bank of Jordan
Reference No.: 5302 / 4/2/10
Date: 17/6/1434 AH
Corresponding Date: 28/2/2013 AD
Circular to Licensed Banks
Greetings,
With reference to the Returned Cheques Unit Instructions No. (2011/55) dated 24/10/2011, we hereby present the following amendment to the text of paragraph (b) of Article (6) of these Instructions, in accordance with the requirements of the automated system for these Instructions, to be read as follows:
"The use of the Arabic or English language when reporting the names of the Bank's customers who are the issuers of returned cheques, based on the approved identity document and in accordance with the details set out in the attached appendix to this Circular."
We wish to note that the active Returned Cheques Unit system rejects uploading any new record within the reporting files (RET) or modification files (TRN) that does not conform to the details set out in the attached appendix.
Please accept our highest regards,
The Governor
Dr. Ziad Frieze
P.O. Box 37 - Amman 11118 - Jordan • Phone: 09 2004320 • Telegram: Karam/Amman • Fax: 21250, 21476, 21766 • Fax: 4638889, 4611330, 463972
List of Nationality Codes with Reporting Language effective from 7/5/2013
Resident Nationality Field Code
| Reporting Language | Description | Code |
|---|---|---|
| Arabic | Jordan | 1. |
| Arabic | Iraq | 2. |
| Arabic | Lebanon | 3. |
| Arabic | Oman | 4. |
| English | Pakistan | 5. |
| English | Philippines | 6. |
| Arabic | Qatar | 7. |
| Arabic | Saudi Arabia | 8. |
| Arabic | Syria | 9. |
| Arabic | United Arab Emirates | 10. |
| Arabic | State of Palestine | 11. |
| Arabic | Egypt | 13. |
| Arabic | Libya | 14. |
| Arabic | Sudan | 15. |
| English | State of Israel | 16. |
| English | United Kingdom | 17. |
| English | Yugoslavia | 18. |
| English | Canada | 19. |
| English | America | 20. |
| English | Other Countries - Foreign | 21. |
| Arabic | Other Countries - Arab | 22. |
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This document amends: Instructions for the Returned Checks’ Unit No. (55/2011)
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