2025-08-29 | A 8313The Central Bank of the Argentine Republic issued Communication A 8313 to update Section 52 of its Monthly Accounting Information Regime, specifically modifying points 52.1.1, 52.1.3, and 52.1.4 while incorporating a foreign currency Liquidity Coverage Ratio field and adjusting validation control 108. Financial entities must submit compressed files named “LIQUIDEZ.ZIP” containing “RATIO_LIQ.TXT” and “PERFIL_LIQ.PDF” via the BCRA portal, using regime code 00073 and requirement code 00002, with data formatted in AAAAMMDD and LCR values rounded to two decimals. These modifications take effect for August 2025 submissions, with a processing deadline of September 22, 2025.
“Year of the Reconstruction of the Argentine Nation” COMMUNICATION “A” 8313 29/08/2025 TO FINANCIAL ENTITIES: Ref.: Circular RUNOR 1-1916: Monthly Accounting Information Regime. Liquidity Coverage Ratio - (R.I.-L.C.R.). Modifications
We address you to provide the consolidated text corresponding to Section 52 of "Submission of Information to the Central Bank", based on the provisions made known through Communication A 8308. In this regard, the following modifications are highlighted:
52.1. General Instructions 52.1.1. The information to be submitted will be saved in a compressed file named “LIQUIDEZ.ZIP” containing the files “RATIO_LIQ.TXT” and “PERFIL_LIQ.PDF” according to the record design inserted in point 52.3. and the instructions provided in the following points. The aforementioned file must be sent by accessing the Internet site (https://www3.bcra.gob.ar) in accordance with what is established in point 1.2.1.2 of Section 1 of "Submission of Information to the Central Bank." For the identification of this regime, "00073" will be used as the regime code and for the requirement code, the code "00002" will be recorded. 52.1.2. At the time of submitting the data, in the relevant application, the date to which the data correspond will be recorded, in the AAAAMMDD format, which must coincide with the last day of the month to be reported. 52.1.3. The file named “RATIO_LIQ.TXT” will be of variable length, and must be saved taking into account what is provided in point 1.2.3.1 of Section 1 of "Submission of Information to the Central Bank." 52.1.4. The "Liquidity Coverage Ratio" (LCR) corresponding to each day of the month will be reported, discriminated by currency, separating integers from decimals with the "," symbol, rounding to two decimal places. B.C.R.A. SUBMISSION OF INFORMATION TO THE CENTRAL BANK Section 52. Liquidity Coverage Ratio. Version: 3rd. COMMUNICATION “A” 8313 Validity: 01/08/2025 Page 1
Designation: Liquidity Coverage Ratio “RATIO_LIQ.TXT” Sheet 1 of 1
| No. | Field Name | Type (1) | Max Length (2) | Observations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Day | Numeric | 2 | Corresponding to each day of the month to be reported. |
| 2 | Consolidation Code | Numeric | 1 | According to point 52.1.5 of these instructions. |
| 3 | Liquidity coverage ratio (LCR) - Pesos | Numeric | 6 | According to point 52.1.4 of these instructions. |
| 4 | Liquidity coverage ratio (LCR) – Foreign currency | Numeric | 6 | According to point 52.1.4 of these instructions. |
| (1) Only accepts numeric characters. | ||||
| (2) The delimiter ";" must be used as a field separator. | ||||
| P.R.: Procedural Rules of this regime. | ||||
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52.4. Validation error table. B.C.R.A. SUBMISSION OF INFORMATION TO THE CENTRAL BANK Section 52. Liquidity Coverage Ratio.
| Code | Legend | Cause |
|---|---|---|
| 101 | FILE "RATIO_LIQ.TXT" NOT FOUND | The file "RATIO_LIQ.TXT" was omitted from saving, or the reported file does not correspond to the record design, or it is empty. |
| 102 | FILE "PERFIL_LIQ.PDF" NOT FOUND | The file "PERFIL_LIQ.PDF" was omitted from saving. |
| 103 | ENTITY CODE INCORRECTLY REPORTED | The entity code does not correspond to an entity authorized for this regime - requirement. |
| 104 | INCORRECT REPORTING DATE | Information corresponding to a non-existent date or a period not enabled for processing was submitted. |
| 105 | FORMAT ERROR - RECORD XXX | Some of the fields in the specified record do not match the format established in the record design or exceed the maximum length. |
| 106 | MISSING DAY REPORTING FOR CONSOLIDATION CODE XX | For the indicated consolidation code, the ratio corresponding to one or more days of the period under report was omitted. |
| 107 | DUPLICATE NOTIFICATION - DAY XX | For the indicated day, more than one record with the same consolidation code was reported. |
| 108 | LIQUIDITY COVERAGE RATIO (LCR) - PESOS OR FOREIGN CURRENCY FIELDS INCORRECTLY REPORTED | The field was reported with a value equal to "0" or negative. |
| 109 | INCONSISTENCY IN CONSOLIDATION CODE WITH MINIMUM CAPITAL INFORMATION REGIME | The consolidation code "1" was not reported, having been reported in the Minimum Capital Information Regime as consolidation code "1". |
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