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CEDEVAL General Internal Regulation

The Board of Directors of CEDEVAL approved the General Internal Regulation in session JD-02/2022 dated February 22, 2022. This document establishes the corporate governance structure, participant obligations, and operational procedures for electronic records, custody, clearing, and settlement. It defines the legal regime, risk management systems, and fee structures applicable to CEDEVAL and its users.

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General Internal RegulationCEDEVAL
Approved by the Board of Directors in session JD-02/2022 dated 02/22/2022Version: 01

CEDEVAL

CENTRAL SECURITIES DEPOSITORY

REGULATION

GENERAL INTERNAL


General Internal RegulationCEDEVAL
Approved by the Board of Directors in session JD-02/2022 dated 02/22/2022Version: 01

Content

TITLE I.................................................................................................................................................. 7 GENERAL PART ................................................................................................................................... 7 CHAPTER I.............................................................................................................................................. 7 GENERAL PROVISIONS................................................................................................................ 7 Nature ............................................................................................................................................... 7 Legal Regime ........................................................................................................................................ 8 Regulation ....................................................................................................................................... 8 Modifications to the Regulation .................................................................................................................. 9 Definition of Terms ............................................................................................................................ 9 Functions .............................................................................................................................................. 14 CHAPTER II........................................................................................................................................... 15 CORPORATE GOVERNANCE ................................................................................................................. 15 Corporate Governance Structure ...................................................................................................... 15 Board of Directors ....................................................................................................................................... 15 Presidency............................................................................................................................................ 16 General Management .................................................................................................................................. 17 Registrar............................................................................................................................................ 17 Implementation of Corporate Governance Standards ...................................................................... 18 Conflict of Interest Management ............................................................................................................ 18 Corporate Governance Code ........................................................................................................... 18 Risk Management................................................................................................................................ 18 External Audit and Fiscal Oversight ...................................................................................................... 18 Internal Control System .................................................................................................................... 18 Committees ......................................................................................................................................... 19 Regulatory Compliance Function ..................................................................................................... 19 CHAPTER III ......................................................................................................................................... 20 PARTICIPANTS.................................................................................................................................... 20 Participants.......................................................................................................................................... 20 Operations .......................................................................................................................................... 21 Information Requirements................................................................................................................ 23 Duties of Participants.................................................................................................................. 24 Contractual Suspension by CEDEVAL ................................................................................................. 24 Contractual Termination by the Participant .......................................................................................... 24 Entities Subject to Intervention .......................................................................................................... 25 Access or Identification Keys ......................................................................................................... 25 TITLE II ............................................................................................................................................... 26 ELECTRONIC RECORDS .............................................................................................................. 26 CHAPTER I............................................................................................................................................ 26 ELECTRONIC REGISTRY OF ISSUANCE DEPOSITS................................................................ 26 Electronic Registry of Issuance Deposits 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General Internal RegulationCEDEVAL
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Unregistered or Uninscribed Issuances ................................................................................................... 27 CHAPTER II .......................................................................................................................................... 27 ELECTRONIC REGISTRY OF SECURITIES ACCOUNTS.................................................................... 27 Electronic Registry of Securities Accounts.......................................................................................... 27 Co-ownership Accounts....................................................................................................................... 27 Responsibility .................................................................................................................................... 28 Securities Accounts ............................................................................................................................... 28 Types of Accounts .................................................................................................................................. 28 Operations Between Accounts .................................................................................................................. 29 Inactive Accounts .................................................................................................................................. 30 CHAPTER III ......................................................................................................................................... 30 ELECTRONIC REGISTRY OF SHAREHOLDERS.................................................................................... 30 Shareholder Registry ......................................................................................................................... 30 CHAPTER IV......................................................................................................................................... 31 DOCUMENT CUSTODY REGISTRY.................................................................................... 31 TITLE III............................................................................................................................................... 31 CEDEVAL OPERATIONS AND SERVICES...................................................................................... 31 CHAPTER I............................................................................................................................................ 31 DEPOSIT AND WITHDRAWAL OPERATIONS OF ISSUANCES AND SECURITIES ..................................... 31 Issuance or Securities Deposit Contract ................................................................................. 32 Securities Administration...................................................................................................................... 32 Deposit of issuances authorized for public offering, represented by book entries or by securities........................................................... 32 Deposit of securities belonging to issuances authorized for public offering and that are represented by means of securities.................................................. 32 Deposit of securities not registered with the Superintendence, represented by book entries or by securities............................................................................................ 33 Deposits and Withdrawals................................................................................................................................ 33 Withdrawal of Issuances and Book Entries ................................................................................ 33 Withdrawal of Issuances and Book Entries from Abroad......................................................... 34 Documentary Archive ............................................................................................................................... 35 CHAPTER II .......................................................................................................................................... 35 CUSTODY OPERATIONS ............................................................................................................ 35 Custody ................................................................................................................................................ 35 Securities Custody ..................................................................................................................... 35 Document Custody ...................................................................................................................... 35 CHAPTER III ......................................................................................................................................... 36 OPERATIONS WITH THE CENTRAL BANK AND THE STATE......................................... 36 Delegation by the Central Bank ........................................................................................ 36 Instrumentation of the Delegation.......................................................................................................... 36 Applicable Legal and Regulatory Regime ................................................................................................... 36 Duties of CEDEVAL........................................................................................................................... 36


General Internal RegulationCEDEVAL
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Accounts of the Central Bank and the State ............................................................................ 37 CHAPTER IV ......................................................................................................................................... 37 SERVICES RELATED TO THE DEPOSITORY RECORDS .......................................... 37 Account Statements................................................................................................................................ 37 Designation of Beneficiaries ................................................................................................................ 37 Exchange of Securities and Share Certificates..................................................................................... 38 Amortization of Securities......................................................................................................................... 38 Representation in the Exercise of Rights ......................................................................................... 38 Representation of Social Rights............................................................................................. 39 Liquidation of Economic Rights ................................................................................................... 39 Deposit of Securities Not Registered for Public Offering ............................................... 39 Encumbrances on Securities .................................................................................................................. 39 Pledge on Securities............................................................................................................................ 40 Seizures on Securities ...................................................................................................................... 40 Other Encumbrances ................................................................................................................................ 41 Non-seizability of Securities in Administration..................................................................................... 41 Types of Documents Issued by CEDEVAL................................................................................... 41 Documentation Formats ................................................................................................................. 42 Legitimation Statements ................................................................................................................. 42 Certificates of Book-Entry Securities .......................................................................................................... 43 CHAPTER V .......................................................................................................................................... 43 COLLATERAL ADMINISTRATION ..................................................................................................... 43 Registration and Inscription of Collateral ................................................................................................ 43 Types of Collateral ................................................................................................................................ 43 Receipt and Return of Documents .............................................................................................. 44 Representation of Collateral Beneficiaries...................................................................................... 44 Execution of Collateral..................................................................................................................... 45 TITLE IV .............................................................................................................................................. 45 CLEARING AND SETTLEMENT ...................................................................................................... 45 CHAPTER I............................................................................................................................................ 45 CLEARING AND SETTLEMENT SYSTEM................................................................................ 45 Clearing and Settlement System of Operations.................................................................... 45 Guiding Principles of the System............................................................................................................ 46 Stock Exchange Clearing Process of Operations ............................................................................. 46 Settlement Process of Operations ............................................................................................... 47 Procedure in Case of Defaults........................................................................................... 47 CHAPTER II .......................................................................................................................................... 47 OPERATIONS PERFORMED IN THE STOCK EXCHANGE TRADING SYSTEMS .................... 47 Agreements and Contracts with Related Institutions......................................................................... 47 Relationship with a Stock Exchange....................................................................................................... 48 Relationship with other Institutions ............................................................................................................ 48


General Internal RegulationCEDEVAL
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TITLE V ............................................................................................................................................... 48 INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS ................................................................................................... 48 CHAPTER I............................................................................................................................................ 48 OPERATIONS WITH FOREIGN SECURITIES................................................................................. 48 CHAPTER II .......................................................................................................................................... 49 FOREIGN STOCK EXCHANGE INTERMEDIARIES ............................................................................... 49 Remote Operators ............................................................................................................................ 49 Remote Operations............................................................................................................................ 49 CHAPTER III ......................................................................................................................................... 50 INTERNATIONAL CUSTODY CONTRACTS.................................................................................. 50 TITLE VI .............................................................................................................................................. 50 ELECTRONIC TRANSACTION SYSTEMS ...................................................................................... 50 SINGLE CHAPTER ................................................................................................................................. 50 ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE ........................................................................................................................ 50 Communications and Electronic Signature .................................................................................................... 50 Information Systems........................................................................................................................ 51 TITLE VII ............................................................................................................................................. 51 RISK MANAGEMENT AND INSTITUTIONAL CONTROL SYSTEMS.................................... 51 CHAPTER I............................................................................................................................................ 51 INTEGRAL RISK MANAGEMENT SYSTEM ................................................................................ 51 CHAPTER II .......................................................................................................................................... 52 INTERNAL CONTROL SYSTEM....................................................................................................... 52 Internal Control Function .................................................................................................................... 52 Head of Internal Control............................................................................................................... 52 Head of Systems Audit................................................................................................. 53 CHAPTER III.......................................................................................................................................... 53 CYBERSECURITY AND BUSINESS CONTINUITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM...................... 53 Cybersecurity, Information Security and Business Continuity ............................................. 53 CHAPTER IV ......................................................................................................................................... 54 MONEY LAUNDERING AND ASSET PREVENTION SYSTEM AND .......................................... 54 TERRORISM FINANCING .................................................................................................. 54 Money Laundering and Asset Risk Management and Terrorism Financing .............................................. 54 Terrorism.............................................................................................................................................. 54 Responsible for the AML/CFT Prevention Function............................................................................. 55 Information Requirements................................................................................................................ 55 TITLE VIII ............................................................................................................................................ 55 FINAL PROVISIONS ................................................................................................................... 55 SINGLE CHAPTER ................................................................................................................................. 55 FEES, COMMISSIONS, SURCHARGES AND PENALTIES.................................................................... 55 Transparency in the Establishment of Commissions............................................................................ 55 Commissions ............................................................................................................................................ 56 Contractual Information for Users ............................................................................................ 56


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