CIEX No. 13/2023: Operating Hours for Receiving Applications at the BCB

EXTERNAL CIRCULAR

La Paz, March 6, 2023

CIEX No. 13/2023

FROM: GENERAL MANAGEMENT
ADMINISTRATION MANAGEMENT

TO: PUBLIC SECTOR ENTITIES
PRIVATE ENTITIES AND THE FINANCIAL SYSTEM
CITIZENS IN GENERAL

SUBJECT: HOURS FOR RECEIVING APPLICATIONS AT THE BCB

Gentlemen:

The Central Bank of Bolivia (BCB) informs that it will receive applications in physical and digital format at the Single Window for Correspondence (VUC) and Official Contact Channels, during the following hours:

No.	Type of Applications	Reception Hours
1	General Applications (TGL)	8:00 to 18:00
2	Applications for Operational Requests (TSO)	8:00 to 16:00

In this regard, the following clarifications are made:

Official Contact Channels
The official email address: tramites@bcb.gob.bo and the WEB portal https://www.bcb.gob.bo/tramites_digitales are enabled as the official contact point and electronic channel for receiving applications in digital format.

Applications for Operational Requests (TSO)
Applications for Operational Requests will be received, in accordance with what is established in the Deadline Schedule for Receiving Applications for Operations of the Public Sector1 and the Financial System2. Furthermore, the applications must be directed to the corresponding operational area.

1 Schedules available in Annex 1
2 See Schedules in Annex 2

TSO must have signatures authorized and previously accredited before the BCB; applications whose signatures do not match the records held by the BCB will not be accepted; furthermore, the presentation time will be verified. The Single Window for Correspondence and the BCB's operational areas may reject applications when the presented documentation has errors in numerical or literal figures, alterations, is incomplete, due to insufficient funds, or when they do not comply with the valid requirements and regulations established to carry out operations.

The Administration Management through the Sub-management of Document Management will be responsible for compliance and corresponding control.

External Circulars CIEX No. 8/2020, CIEX No. 9/2020 both dated February 28, 2020, and CIEX No. 44/2020 dated September 4, 2020, are hereby repealed.

Sincerely.

DIGITALLY SIGNED DOCUMENT

Pavel Alex Pérez Armata
ADMINISTRATION MANAGER

Rubén Gonzalo Ticona Chique
GENERAL MANAGER

Validate digital signatures at: validar.firmadigital.bo RGTCH/PAPA/oapd/jvj/ecbs

ANNEX 1

DEADLINE SCHEDULE FOR RECEIVING OPERATIONS OF THE PUBLIC SECTOR

No.	TYPE OF OPERATION	DEADLINE FOR RECEIPT
1	Transfer of foreign currency abroad.	12:00
2	Credit to current and reserve accounts of financial entities.	15:30
3	Credit to fiscal current accounts at Banco Unión.	15:30
4	Transfers to and from Special Accounts.	15:30
5	Transfer to and from other accounts of the MEFP.	15:30
6	Payment of external public debt with a value date subsequent.	15:30
7	Debit in MEFP accounts for payment upon maturity of its Marketable Securities.	15:30
8	Disbursements of External Debt.	15:30
9	Opening of Letters of Credit.	15:30
10	Periodic collection operations (or their suspension) with 1 day's advance notice.	15:30
11	Payment of commissions to the BCB.	15:30
12	Automatic debit instructions of the MEFP in case of non-compliance with Intergovernmental Agreements or Conventions for the execution of Concurrent Plans, Programs, or Projects.	15:30
13	Payment orders from the MEFP to Autonomous Territorial Entities, their Decentralized and Concentrated Entities, Public Enterprises, and Public Universities.	15:30

ANNEX 2

DEADLINE SCHEDULE FOR RECEIVING OPERATIONS OF THE FINANCIAL SYSTEM

No.	AREA	TYPE OF OPERATION	DEADLINE FOR RECEIPT
1	GOM-SOMA	Request for credit to current or reserve account at the order of the last holders for payment upon maturity of public securities and/or early cancellations.	12:00
2	GOM-SOMA	Authorization of debit to current or reserve accounts of the Clearing Bank for the amount of 2% of the nominal value adjudicated as guarantee, for financial entities that do not have accounts at the BCB.	12:00
3	GOM-SOMA	Authorization of debit by the Clearing Bank for placement of adjudicated securities for financial entities that do not have accounts at the BCB.	12:00
4	GOM-SOMA	Authorization of credit and/or debit by the Clearing Bank for Repo operations with the BCB (Repo Auctions).	12:00
5	GOM-SOMA	Authorization of credit and/or debit by the Clearing Bank for Repo operations with the BCB (Money Market).	15:00
6	GOM-SOSP	Transfer Orders (OTs) for customs revenues.	15:00
7	GOI-SOEXT	Request from the financial system to purchase USD through the Bolsín.	15:00
8	GOM-SOSP	Transfers to MEFP accounts.	15:30
9	GEF-SRRA	Request for BUN operations.	15:30
10	GEF-SSPSF	Operations enabled in the LIP System (only entities declared in contingency).	15:30
11	GEF-SSPSF	Financial System operations not enabled in the LIP System (CPVIS-CAPROSEN-FIUSEER-CPRO-BDP) (business day prior to processing).	15:30
12	GEF-SSPSF	Payment orders (business day prior to cash delivery)	15:30
13	GOM-SOMA	Sending by the EDV of the charge for Economic Rights (based on the attorney-in-fact).	16:00
14	GOM-SOMA	Sending by the EDV of communication of maturity of dematerialized securities with list of last holders to be paid.	16:00
15	GOM-SOMA	Sending by the EDV of the report of Release of securities in guarantee for the Cancellation of Dematerialized Securities.	16:00
16	GOM-SOMA	Sending by the EDV of communication regarding the registration of seizure and lifting of fund retention of securities annotated in the account annotation registration system.	16:00