Circular Letter No. 3182 — Discloses procedures necessary for the registration of the appointment of a director responsible for matters related to the Brazilian Payment System - SPB

CIRCULAR LETTER NO. 003182

Discloses procedures necessary for the registration of the appointment of a director responsible for matters related to the Brazilian Payment System - SPB

According to the provisions of Circular 3.281, of April 4, 2005, we inform that financial institutions holding Reserve Bank accounts, as well as clearinghouses and settlement service providers holding settlement accounts at the Central Bank, must carry out the following procedures for the appointment of the statutory director responsible for matters related to the Brazilian Payment System - SPB, or the holder of a position that may be responsible for the administration of the aforementioned settlement account:

I - the appointment must be registered in the System of Information on Entities of Interest of the Central Bank - Unicad, in the Links Module / Inclusion, selecting the type of link - Director Responsible for Area of Activity / Director Responsible for Matters Related to SPB - Circ. 3281-;

II - entities not registered in the Unicad System must effectuate the aforementioned appointment via electronic mail, through the PMSG750 transaction of the Central Bank Information System - Sisbacen, addressed to the Department of Information Management of the Financial System - Defin, informing the CPF number and the full name of the person;

III - the appointment referred to in the preceding items I and II must be carried out by April 29, 2005;

IV - the closure of the record of the replaced director must be effected in the Unicad System, in the Links Module - Consultation / Alteration, searching for the respective record of - Director Responsible for Matters Related to SPB - Circular 3281-, selecting the status - Closed / Cancelled - and informing the date of substitution in the appropriate field; and

V - the substitution of the responsible person must be registered, immediately, in the same manner described in items I and II above.

2. The appointment of the director made in accordance with Circular 3.060, of September 20, 2001, must be closed in the Unicad System, in the Links Module - Consultation / Alteration, searching for the respective record of - Director Resp. for Implementation Restructuring SPB - Circ. 3060-, selecting the status - Closed / Cancelled - and informing the date of closure.

Brasília, April 14, 2005.

Department of Information Management of the Financial System

Sérgio Almeida de Souza Lima
Head