BOARD OF DIRECTORS

BOARD RESOLUTION NO. 086/2022

SUBJECT: INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT – APPROVAL OF FORM NO. 250 FOR THE ENTRY AND EXIT OF CURRENCY TO AND FROM THE NATIONAL TERRITORY.

VIEWED:

• Law No. 1670 of October 31, 1995, of the Central Bank of Bolivia (BCB) and its modifications.
• Supreme Decree No. 29681 of August 20, 2008.
• Supreme Decree No. 4492 of April 21, 2021.
• The Statute of the BCB approved by Board Resolution No. 128/2005 of October 21, 2005, and its modifications.
• The Technical Report BCB-GOI-SRES-DNI-INF-2022-23 of August 31, 2022, issued by the International Operations Management (GOI).
• The Legal Report BCB-GAL-SANO-DLBCI-INF-2022-181 of September 9, 2022, issued by the Legal Affairs Management (GAL).

CONSIDERING:

That Article 44 of Law No. 1670 establishes that the highest authority of the BCB is its Board of Directors, which is responsible for defining its policies, specialized regulations of general application, and internal rules.

That paragraphs a) and o) of Article 54 of the BCB Law indicate as an attribution of the Board of Directors: a) To issue regulations and adopt general decisions that are necessary for the BCB to fulfill the functions, competencies, and powers assigned to it by the Law; and o) To approve, modify, and interpret the Statute and Regulations of the BCB, by two-thirds of the votes of all its members, without the need for any additional administrative act.

That Article 1 of Supreme Decree No. 29681 aims to establish the obligation of natural or legal persons, public, private, or mixed, national or foreign, to declare the physical entry and exit of currency from the national territory, as well as to regulate the registration and control of such operations.

That Article 2 of Supreme Decree No. 29681 establishes that all natural or legal persons, public, private, and mixed, national or foreign, are obliged to report to the National Customs of Bolivia the entry and exit of currency from the national territory through a form to be provided by said entity, which for all purposes shall have the character of a sworn statement.

That paragraphs a) and b) of Article 5 of Supreme Decree No. 29681 authorize the National Customs of Bolivia to fulfill the following functions: a) To require the presentation of the sworn declaration form for the physical entry or exit of currency, referred to in Article 2 of this Supreme Decree; and b) To monthly remit the sworn declaration forms, whose declared amounts are equal to or greater than USD 10,000.00 (TEN THOUSAND 00/100 US DOLLARS) or its equivalent in other currencies, to the Financial Investigations Unit for processing within the framework of its competencies.

That Article 1 of Supreme Decree No. 4492 aims to establish new limits for the entry and exit of currency from the national territory, for which it modifies Supreme Decree No. 29681 of August 20, 2008.

That Article 2 of Supreme Decree No. 4492 modifies Article 3 of Supreme Decree No. 29681 of August 20, 2008, stating that the physical entry and exit of currency to and from the national territory, for amounts between USD 10,000.00 (TEN THOUSAND 00/100 US DOLLARS) and USD 20,000.00 (TWENTY THOUSAND 00/100 US DOLLARS) or its equivalent in another currency, will require registration in a form for this purpose of the Central Bank of Bolivia - BCB, in which data on the origin and destination of funds must be recorded, in relation to the entry and exit of currency to and from the national territory. For amounts greater than USD 20,000.00 (TWENTY THOUSAND 00/100 US DOLLARS) or its equivalent in another currency, it must be carried out through Financial Intermediation Entities regulated by the Financial System Supervision Authority - ASFI.

The Statute of the BCB, approved by Board Resolution No. 128/2005 of October 21, 2005, and its modifications, establishes in numeral 1) of Article 11 that, within the framework of Law No. 1670, the BCB Board of Directors has among its attributions to approve general decisions and issue regulations that are necessary for the BCB to fulfill the functions, competencies, and powers assigned to it by the Law.

That the Technical Report BCB-GOI-SRES-DNI-INF-2022-23 of August 31, 2022 from the GOI recommends the update of Form No. 250 "Sworn Statement of Accompanied Baggage and Entry and Exit of Currency".

That the Legal Report BCB-GAL-SANO-DLBCI-INF-2022-181 of September 9, 2022 from the GAL concludes that the modification to Form No. 250 does not contravene the current legal framework; therefore, it is legally appropriate, recommending the BCB Board of Directors its approval.

THEREFORE,

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CENTRAL BANK OF BOLIVIA RESOLVES:

Article 1.- Approve Form No. 250 "Sworn Statement of Accompanied Baggage and Entry and Exit of Currency", which forms part of this Resolution as an Annex, insofar as it concerns the Central Bank of Bolivia.

Article 2.- Board Resolution No. 064/2021 of April 21, 2021 is hereby repealed.

Article 3.- The Presidency and the General Management are charged with the execution and compliance of this Board Resolution.

La Paz, September 15, 2022

SIGNED. ROGER EDWIN ROJAS ULO, Gabriel Herbas Camacho, Gumerindo Héctor Pino Guzmán, Diego Alejandro Pérez Cueto Eulert.

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS

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Form No. 250

SWORN STATEMENT OF ACCOMPANIED BAGGAGE AND CURRENCY TRANSPORTATION

(Currencies for amounts between USD 10,000 and USD 20,000 or its equivalent in other currencies)

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EVERY TRAVELER ENTERING OR DEPARTING FROM/TO THE PLURINATIONAL STATE OF BOLIVIA, MUST PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:

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ENTRY: ☐ Country of provenance: _______________ DEPARTURE: ☐ Final destination country: _______________

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I. IDENTIFICATION:

NAME(S) AND SURNAME(S)

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IDENTIFICATION DOCUMENT:
Passport: ☐ ID ☐ Other: ☐
Number: _______________
Occupation: ____________________

NATIONALITY:
Bolivian: ☐ Foreigner: ☐ Country of nationality (for foreigners): _______________ Date of Birth: ___ / ___ / ___

NAME OF THE BORDER, AIRPORT OR PORT OF ENTRY OR EXIT TO/FROM BOLIVIA: _________________________________________________________

TRAVEL COMPANY NAME

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FLIGHT NUMBER/NUMBER PLATE

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OWN MEANS

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REASON FOR TRIP:
Tourism: ☐ Return: ☐ Health: ☐ Business: ☐ Others: ☐ _______________

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II. ACCOMPANIED BAGGAGE

AFTER HAVING READ THE DETAILED INSTRUCTIONS ON THE REVERSE OF THIS FORM, I DECLARE TO BRING BAGGAGE AND/OR ARTICLES SUBJECT TO CUSTOMS TAXES PAYMENT: Yes: ☐ No: ☐

TOTAL QUANTITY OF BAGGAGE:

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I DECLARE TO BRING OTHER MERCHANDISE SUBJECT TO SPECIAL REGIMES OR DESTINATIONS: Yes: ☐ No: ☐

DETAIL:

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III. CURRENCY REGISTRATION:

DO YOU CARRY CASH BETWEEN USD 10,000 TO USD 20,000 OR ITS EQUIVALENT IN OTHER CURRENCIES? Yes: ☐ No: ☐

IF YOUR ANSWER IS AFFIRMATIVE, YOU MUST DECLARE THE AMOUNT YOU BRING:

USD (US DOLLARS) No cents/USD Dollars (no cents)

OTHER CURRENCIES No cents/Other Currencies (no cents)

INDICATE THE ORIGIN OF THE CURRENCY

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INDICATE THE DESTINATION OF THE CURRENCY

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IMPORTANT:

Currency transportation, from or to the Plurinational State of Bolivia for amounts exceeding USD 20,000.00 (TWENTY THOUSAND 00/100 US DOLLARS) or its equivalent in other currencies, must be transferred through normal banking procedures in entities regulated by the Financial System Supervision Authority – ASFI.

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I HAVE READ THE INFORMATION ON THE REVERSE OF THIS FORM AND I DECLARE UNDER OATH THE ACCURACY OF THIS SWORN STATEMENT

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ENTRY/DEPARTURE DATE: ________________________ SIGNATURE: ________________________

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GENERAL INFORMATION:

Every traveler or person responsible for a family group entering Bolivian territory must fill out Form 250 - SWORN STATEMENT OF ACCOMPANIED BAGGAGE AND CURRENCY TRANSPORTATION and present it to the customs administration for verification. When departing national territory, the filling of Form 250 - SWORN STATEMENT OF ACCOMPANIED BAGGAGE AND CURRENCY TRANSPORTATION is individual.

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II. ACCOMPANIED BAGGAGE

It is the set of articles for use or consumption of the traveler conducted to the country or countries of their route or destination, in quantities and values that do not demonstrate commercial purposes (Article 188 RLGA). The traveler is allowed to introduce without payment of customs duties as accompanied baggage the following articles:

1. USED ARTICLES: clothing and personal effects, books, magazines, printed matter of all kinds, a camera, a laptop, a video camera and accessories, a recorder, radio recorder or radio receiver, a cell phone, sporting goods, a musical instrument, children's strollers, wheelchairs for invalids and other goods for personal orthopedic use.

2. NEW ARTICLES: Articles of strict personal use or consumption without commercial purposes up to a value of USD 1,000 (One thousand US dollars), with the following limitations:

• Up to 3 liters of alcoholic beverages.
• Up to 400 cigarettes.
• Up to 50 cigars or 500 grams of chopped tobacco.

Note: All articles that are not detailed in numerals 1 and 2, or that exceed their allowance of USD 1,000 (One thousand US dollars), are subject to the payment of customs taxes.

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III. ENTRY AND EXIT OF CURRENCY

In compliance with Supreme Decree No. 4492 of 21/04/2021 that modifies Supreme Decree No. 29681 of 20/08/2008, every traveler is obliged to report to the National Customs through this Sworn Statement, the entry or exit of currency to or from national territory, for amounts between USD 10,000.00 (TEN THOUSAND 00/100 US DOLLARS) and USD 20,000.00 (TWENTY THOUSAND 00/100 US DOLLARS) or its equivalent in other currencies.

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IMPORTANT

Baggage and/or articles subject to the payment of customs taxes that are not declared in the Form, may be nationalized prior to reification of numeral II of the Form and the payment of the customs violation as a result of the commission of the customs offense established in article 188 of the Regulations to the General Customs Law, provided that the merchandise has been identified during customs control within the framework of the traveler regime in the primary zone. The allowance for Accompanied Baggage will be applied, provided that a period of more than ninety (90) days has elapsed since their last entry into the country. Regarding currency, if you do not present the sworn statement, or do so imprecisely, you will be subject to a fine of thirty percent (30%) of the difference between the amount established by physical review and the declared amount, without prejudice to the legal action that corresponds within the framework of Supreme Decree No. 29681 of 20/08/2008.

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GENERAL INFORMATION:

Every individual traveler or person responsible for a family group entering or departing Bolivian territory must fill out Form 250 - SWORN STATEMENT OF ACCOMPANIED BAGGAGE AND CURRENCY TRANSPORTATION and present it to the customs administration for verification. When departing national territory, the filling of Form 250 - SWORN STATEMENT OF ACCOMPANIED BAGGAGE AND CURRENCY TRANSPORTATION is individual.

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II. ACCOMPANIED BAGGAGE

Is the set of traveler's articles that are taken to the countries of their route or destination, in quantities and values that do not presume commercial purposes (Article 188 RLGA).
The traveler is authorized to introduce the following items without payment of customs duties as accompanied baggage:

1. USED ARTICLES: clothing and personal belongings, books, magazines, printed matter of all characters, a photographic machine, a portable computer, a video camera and accessories, a recorder, a radio recorder or a radio receiver, a cell phone, sporting goods, a musical instrument, children's car, wheelchairs for invalids and other goods for personal orthopedic use.

2. NEW ARTICLES: Articles of strict personal use or non-commercial personal consumption up to a value of USD 1,000 (one thousand USD dollars), with the following limitations:

• Up to 3 liters of alcoholic beverages.
• Up to 400 cigarettes.
• Up to 50 cigarettes or 500 grams of chopped tobacco.

Note: All the items that are not detailed in numerals 1 and 2, or that exceed their franchise of USD 1,000 (One thousand US Dollars), are subject to the payment of customs taxes.

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III. CURRENCY TRANSPORTATION

In accordance with the D.S. 4492 of 21/4/2021 that modifies the D.S. 29681 of 20/08/2008 specifies that, each traveler has the obligation to report currency transportation from or to the Plurinational State of Bolivia for amounts between USD 10,000.00 (TEN THOUSAND 00/100 US DOLLARS) and USD 20,000.00 (TWENTY THOUSAND 00/100 US DOLLARS) or its equivalent in other currencies to the National Customs through this statement.

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IMPORTANT

All checked Baggage and/or articles subject to the customs taxes payment that are not declared in this Statement, could be nationalized after reification of numeral II of this Statement and the payment of the customs violation as a result of the customs offense commission established in article 188 of the Regulations to the General Customs Law, as long as the goods have been identified during customs control within the custom regime framework of the passenger in the primary zone. The Accompanied Baggage franchise will be applied, as long as a period of more than ninety (90) days has elapsed since the last entry into the country. Regarding currency transportation, if a complete and truthful form has not been filled out, in this case the penalty is thirty percent (30%) applied to the difference between the amount established in a physical search and the amount declared, without prejudice to the corresponding legal action within the D.S. 29681 framework.